The last time it played Pepperdine, the UCLA baseball team was ranked No. 2 in the nation and was coming off of a series sweep of San Francisco. The Bruins laid the smackdown on the Waves, winning their fourth straight game, 9-0, to open the year. Read more...

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Sophomore second baseman Trevor Brown and the Bruins play a non-conference game against the Pepperdine Waves in Malibu today. UCLA beat Pepperdine 9-0 earlier this year.

Dean Espy was 4 years old the last time UCLA was the victim of a no-hitter. Read more...

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Junior pitcher Gerrit Cole lost his third straight start in a 7-5 loss to the Beavers on Friday, part of Oregon State’s 2-1 weekend series win over UCLA.

When Baseball America released its annual preseason college baseball poll, the media outlet heaped heavy praise on the Pac-10, granting six spots in the top 25 to teams from the conference. Read more...

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Sophomore outfielder Jeff Gelalich and the Bruins will take on Oregon State in a three-game series at Jackie Robinson Stadium this weekend.

Seventy-two hours after watching Zack Weiss and Nick Vander Tuig struggle mightily in a heartbreaking loss to Stanford, coach John Savage trotted his two freshman pitchers right back to the mound again. Weiss started Tuesday night against UC Irvine and pitched a gem in leading the No. Read more...

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Junior first baseman Dean Espy went 2-for-4 at the plate and knocked in two RBIs in No. 24 UCLA’s 6-1 victory over UC Irvine at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday. Espy helped UCLA get on the board early, batting in two runs in the opening two innings. The Bruins will now take on the No. 3 Oregon State Beavers in a three-game home weekend series which begins Friday.

There's a reason why some freshmen redshirt. They're allowed to passively watch and learn from game action while still being a part of the team and working out each day. Read more...

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Freshman pitcher Nick Vander Tuig has blown four saves this season.

STANFORD "”mdash; The game was theirs for the taking. Taking a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning, the UCLA baseball team looked poised to win its fifth consecutive Pac-10 series against a Stanford team that struggled to hit the ball for the "rubber" game's first eight innings. Read more...

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Sophomore outfielder Beau Amaral and the Bruins lost their first Pac-10 series this weekend against Stanford.