A supposed challenge turned into a cakewalk. Real quick. Friday night, UCLA baseball began a three-game home series with Michigan State, which held the nation’s 25th-best team ERA and two left-handed starting pitchers. Read more...
Photo: Senior first/third baseman Chris Keck empowered the Bruins’ offensive explosion this weekend, going 5-9 with a home run, two doubles, a triple and nine RBI. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There are flat-seamed baseballs, then there’s flat baseball. The former may or may not have been related to UCLA’s offensive surge through the first seven games of the season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outfielder Kort Peterson leads UCLA with four stolen bases in four attempts so far this season in midst of a strong offensive start from the Bruins this season, ranked No. 6 in the nation in runs per game. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
An unlikely player woke up a quiet Jackie Robinson crowd and provided a bright spot for the Bruins when he sent a ball hurtling into the darkness beyond the 395-feet marker in center field. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore pitcher Hunter Virant came in as a relief pitcher against the NC Dinos after UCLA allowed six runs in two innings. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
For the first five innings of Tuesday night’s game, UCLA baseball’s offense looked like the lifeless iteration of yesteryear. Long Beach State junior pitcher Ryan Cruz had a no-hitter for the first 5.1 innings of the game. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage said that freshman pitcher Griffin Canning showed all the makings of a good pitcher Tuesday night. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
Long Beach State and UCLA were, statistically speaking, nearly identical last year. Both teams opted for pitching-oriented, small-ball approaches, and each yielded similar results. They tied for No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore infielder Luke Persico enters UCLA’s game against Long Beach State Tuesday as the Bruins’ leading run producer. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Eight home runs, 50 hits and 50 runs. Those were UCLA baseball’s offensive totals through just four games this season, and they added up to the Bruins’ first 4-0 start since 2011. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior shortstop Kevin Kramer (right) was key to UCLA’s offensive surge this past weekend, as he went 8-15 with six runs scored from his lofty position in the batting order. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Even though Cal State Northridge is located 30 minutes away from campus in the San Fernando Valley, it still provided a learning experience for UCLA baseball’s youngest players. Read more...
Photo: No. 11 UCLA baseball faces its toughest test so far in the young season this weekend, when it plays a three-game series against No. 17 North Carolina in Orlando, Fla. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
