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July 3, 8:43 pm

Coach John Savage agrees to 3 year contract with UCLA baseball

This post was updated July 6 at 5:16 p.m. UCLA baseball will stick with its longtime head coach for a few more years.  A season removed from a 19-33 finish and missing the postseason for the second year in a row, coach John Savage led his team back to the Men’s College World Series for the first time since 2013, when he brought the program to its first and only national title.   “UCLA has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Head Coach John Savage,” a UCLA Athletics spokesperson said Thursday.  Savage’s first extension – which was signed after the 2013 campaign and at the time made him one of the highest-paid coaches in college baseball – concluded at the end of the 2025 season. Read more...

Photo: Coach John Savage holds the super regional trophy as he celebrates with his team. The Bruins swept both regionals before returning to the Men’s College World Series. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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June 20, 7:32 pm

Dizon’s Disposition: All signs indicate UCLA baseball should extend John Savage as head coach

I walked into John Savage’s office May 18 of last year as the only reporter there. Despite UCLA’s sweep of Stanford on Senior Day, the Bruins’ head coach seemingly had very little to celebrate. Read more...

Photo: Coach John Savage walks back to the dugout. In his 21st season as head coach, he led his squad to the Men’s College World Series, ending a 12-year drought. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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June 17, 12:05 pm

‘Some days you have it better than others’: Baseball falls to LSU in 2nd MCWS game

OMAHA, Neb. – A classic nursery rhyme came to life Monday and Tuesday. After a three-run first inning outburst, the Bruins seemingly fell asleep as rain began to trickle in Monday night. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right-hander Landon Stump pitches at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Stump got the nod Monday against LSU but failed to make it out of the third inning. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)

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June 15, 9:03 pm

Bruins to clash claws with Tigers in Omaha for first fight since 2013

Some may say luck has been on the Bruins’ side this postseason, despite a perfect record on the national stage. Facing five opponents across six games in the NCAA tournament, UCLA has faced just one other Power Four program – Arizona State in the Los Angeles regional. Read more...

Photo: No. 15 seed UCLA baseball does the Eight Clap with fans in the stands at Jackie Robinson Stadium. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)

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June 14, 4:31 pm

Bruin baseball corrals Racers with 6-4 win to advance to next game in MCWS

This post was updated June 18 at 12:03 p.m. OMAHA, Neb. – The Racers’ Cinderella magic wasn’t enough to turn the Bruin beast into a prince in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday.    Instead, in its first 2025 Men’s College World Series contest, No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore left fielder Dean West swings at a pitch at Jackie Robinson Stadium. West went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI on Saturday, but arguably his biggest contribution was an inning-ending diving catch he made in the fifth, stranding runners on first and second. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo Editor)


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