Prospect rankings are often meaningless. They routinely fail to predict a 17-year-old’s skillset at 21 or the future impact they’ll have on a team. UCLA baseball had Baseball America’s most premier 2021 recruiting class, ultimately winning 40 games that year before falling in the NCAA regionals. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky flips a ball towards second. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Many longtime Bruin fans feared rivalries built after 95 years in the Pac-12 would vanish once UCLA moved to the Big Ten. However, the now-separated conference’s longstanding matchups have proven the test of time. Read more...
Photo: Martin (left) high fives sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky (center) after crossing home plate with junior outfielder Jarrod Hocking on deck. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A team needs to be firing on all cylinders in order to take down a top-10 baseball squad. But Tuesday, Bruin hitters recorded just four hits, the pitching staff allowed seven runs and the defense made three errors, tying its single-game season high. Read more...
Photo: Sophomores shortstop Roch Cholowsky, second baseman Grant Gray, third baseman Roman Martin, first baseman Mulivai Levu, catcher Cash Dugger and coach John Savage surround redshirt junior right-hander Josh Alger during a mound visit. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)
Many might assume that a team that lost seven players to the 2024 MLB Draft – including No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana – would be a shadow of its former self. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball players cheer on their teammates from the dugout. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins let their opponent score first for the 22nd time this season Sunday – but for the 15th time this year, it didn’t matter. A three-run Husky third was met with a three-run Bruin third. Read more...
Photo: As he approaches home plate, sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky (back turned to camera) is greeted by (from left to right) sophomore first baseman Mulivai Levu, freshman outfielder Logan de Groot, sophomore catcher Cashel Dugger and sophomore left fielder Dean West. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)
Torpedo bats – also called bowling pin bats for their shape – have taken MLB by storm this season. However, it’s not always about what’s nice and new, but what’s tried and true. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky follows through on his swing. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
For the fourth time this season, the Bruins will have to prove it’s not how they start the weekend that matters – it’s how they finish. Read more...
Photo: Wylan Moss pitches at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The freshman right-hander made his second consecutive Friday start in the series opener against Washington. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
