A midweek rematch of last week’s 23-run affair proved to be the antithesis of the former. The Dirtbags scored the sole two runs of the game as the Bruins were shut out for the first time since March 2023. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Landon Stump pitches at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Stump struck out eight over four innings against Long Beach State. (Xiang Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 5 at 8:39 p.m. The Bruins’ seven errors against Long Beach State last week had coach John Savage seeing ghosts. “Welcome to the haunted house tonight, buddy,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman shortstop Roch Cholowsky gets set in the infield before a pitch is thrown at Dodger Stadium. Cholowsky started his first collegiate game at shortstop on Sunday, with coach John Savage shifting junior Cody Schrier to second base. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 3 at 10:55 p.m. LOS ANGELES – Coach John Savage dubbed his team’s recent stretch of the schedule as “hell week” – five games in six days, all against different opponents. After rain resulted in the cancelation of Saturday’s contest against San Diego, UCLA had the chance to take “Blue Heaven on Earth” by storm and finish the week 3-1. Instead, “hell week” reached its conclusion as the Bruins familiarized themself with “Blue Hell on Earth.” Unable to recover from UC Irvine outfielder Caden Kendle’s seventh-inning grand slam, UCLA baseball (5-5) fell 5-2 to UC Irvine (9-0) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic finale. Read more...
Photo: Junior outfielder AJ Salgado stretches over the Dodger Stadium left field wall to try and rob a home run. The seventh-inning home run, a grand slam hit by UC Irvine’s Caden Kendle, placed the Anteaters ahead 5-1 en route to their victory. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins fell victim to self-inflicted mistakes in a rainy contest against a future conference foe. UCLA baseball (5-4) fell to Michigan (4-6) by a score of 4-3 on Friday at Jackie Robinson Stadium, with the Wolverines’ three seventh-inning runs being unearned due to a wild pitch and a costly two-out error from junior second basemen Duce Gourson. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Luke Jewett throws a pitch at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Jewett tossed a career-high 110 pitches over 6.0 innings against Michigan. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)
Coach John Savage acknowledged the difficulties of this week’s schedule after taking down Long Beach State in 10 innings Wednesday. “This is hell week,” Savage said. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student right-hander Rashad Ruff pitches at Jackie Robinson Stadium. (Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins and Dirtbags were tied in the bottom of the 10th with two outs and a runner on second. Payton Brennan – hitless with two punchouts to his name – walked up to the plate. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center fielder Payton Brennan celebrates in the outfield with his teammates after hitting a walk-off single in the 10th inning. (Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin)
The crack of the bat is the quintessential sound of baseball. From big flies to bunts, it draws the most attention. Not all batted balls that spur the attention-grabbing tone fall for hits, but Tuesday night, the Bruins’ 10th proved the difference. Read more...
Photo: Freshman third baseman Roch Cholowsky hits the ball against Nevada in the seventh inning Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Cholowsky’s two-run double provided the Bruins the game-winning run. (Xiang Li/Daily Bruin)
