Having lost any chance at a title this season, UCLA baseball has nothing to lose and intends to play that way, battling eighth-ranked Washington in its final series of the season, according to senior infielder Pat Gallagher. Read more...
Photo: Senior infielder Pat Gallagher said he wants to “take something” from Washington and end baseball’s season on a winning note. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Instead of running around playrooms as a kid, Christoph Bono ran around inside NFL locker rooms with NFL stadiums as his playground. Years before the redshirt sophomore outfielder was making a game-saving catch to help UCLA baseball advance in the College World Series during its 2013 national championship run, he was hammering on the bolts of stadium seats with his plastic tool kit, watching his father, Steve Bono, play at the highest level that football has to offer. Read more...
Photo: Bono switched to the baseball team after originally starting out on the football team, as a quarterback, like his father. He made a game-saving catch against North Carolina State in the College World Series that prevented the go-ahead runs from scoring. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For UCLA baseball, the season started well enough, as the defending national champions began the season ranked No. 12 and were picked to finish third in the Pac-12. Read more...
Photo: Junior catcher Shane Zeile helped accommodate baseball’s shifting, injury-filled roster this year in his transition from infielder to catcher. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It was a bittersweet ending for UCLA baseball, as Oregon handed the team its third-straight sweep in its last home series of the season. “With all the time we spent out there for practice and games, it’s just sort of bittersweet,” said senior infielder Pat Gallagher. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore catcher Justin Hazzard and the Bruins were swept for the third straight series this past weekend. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Though last season ended in a championship celebration for UCLA baseball, there hasn’t been much to celebrate this year. In a downtrodden season headlined with injuries, inexperience and heightened expectations, this weekend will present the team an opportunity to celebrate its most veteran players. Read more...
Photo: Junior catcher Shane Zeile received multiple accolades, but downplayed those successes, instead choosing to focus on current team struggles. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
On the road for the last midweek game of the season, UCLA baseball coach John Savage was in familiar territory. However, Anteater Ballpark, the stadium that the once-UC Irvine coach helped build along with then-UC Irvine athletic director and current UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero, didn’t treat the Bruins so kindly on Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Junior catcher Shane Zeile knocked in UCLA’s lone RBI as the Bruin offense struggled in a 10-2 loss to UC Irvine. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With only seven games left, and after having been eliminated from playoffs contention, UCLA is heading into the home stretch with thoughts of rebuilding its team for next year. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore catcher Justin Hazard (left) talks with sophomore pitcher Cody Poteet (right). While pitching didn’t struggled often this season, the Bruins have been eliminated from contention for the playoffs and will now just be playing for pride. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
