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April 20, 11:27 pm

Injury-ridden seasons finally behind UCLA baseball, 4 pitchers back on the mound

Josh Alger came in to shut the door in the Bruins’ 18-2 victory Feb. 15. But it was probably unclear for many in the stands why sophomore catcher Blake Balsz gave the redshirt junior right-hander a long embrace – or why past and present Bruins flooded social media with words for Alger – after a routine relief appearance in an early-season blowout. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior right-hander Josh Alger follows through on his motion at Jackie Robinson Stadium. After a myriad of injuries kept him off the mound since his senior year of high school, Alger had to wait till his fourth season at UCLA to make his collegiate debut, which came Feb. 15. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)

Baseball, Sports

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April 18, 2:49 pm

UCLA baseball sophomores contribute heavily to team’s success, morale

Prospect rankings are often meaningless. They routinely fail to predict a 17-year-old’s skillset at 21 or the future impact they’ll have on a team. UCLA baseball had Baseball America’s most premier 2021 recruiting class, ultimately winning 40 games that year before falling in the NCAA regionals. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky flips a ball towards second. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

Baseball, Sports

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April 17, 11:04 pm

UCLA baseball seeks to secure first victory over a top-25 squad in Oregon matchups

Many longtime Bruin fans feared rivalries built after 95 years in the Pac-12 would vanish once UCLA moved to the Big Ten. However, the now-separated conference’s longstanding matchups have proven the test of time. Read more...

Photo: Martin (left) high fives sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky (center) after crossing home plate with junior outfielder Jarrod Hocking on deck. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Baseball, Sports

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April 16, 8:33 pm

Beavers chew up Bruins as Oregon State buries UCLA baseball 6 runs under

A team needs to be firing on all cylinders in order to take down a top-10 baseball squad. But Tuesday, Bruin hitters recorded just four hits, the pitching staff allowed seven runs and the defense made three errors, tying its single-game season high. Read more...

Photo: Sophomores shortstop Roch Cholowsky, second baseman Grant Gray, third baseman Roman Martin, first baseman Mulivai Levu, catcher Cash Dugger and coach John Savage surround redshirt junior right-hander Josh Alger during a mound visit. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)

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April 14, 10:12 pm

UCLA baseball bounces back, securing comeback weekend series win over Washington

The Bruins let their opponent score first for the 22nd time this season Sunday – but for the 15th time this year, it didn’t matter. A three-run Husky third was met with a three-run Bruin third. Read more...

Photo: As he approaches home plate, sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky (back turned to camera) is greeted by (from left to right) sophomore first baseman Mulivai Levu, freshman outfielder Logan de Groot, sophomore catcher Cashel Dugger and sophomore left fielder Dean West. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)


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