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The Rundown: April 16

This post was updated April 16 at 1:26 p.m. Men’s basketball Sam Connon, assistant Sports editor Mick Cronin is starting to round out his staff. The new UCLA men’s basketball coach is expected to hire his first new assistant after Cincinnati associate head coach Darren Savino was passed up on for the Bearcats’ coaching vacancy. Read more...

Photo: (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball drives in handful of home runs in series sweep of East Carolina

The Bruins secured the series victory Saturday afternoon – and the series sweep a few hours later. No. 1 UCLA baseball (27-6, 9-3 Pac-12) won both games of its doubleheader against No. Read more...

Photo: Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia tossed seven shutout innings in Saturday’s victory over East Carolina. Garcia has 24 strikeouts over his past two appearances and his season ERA is 1.32 – the lowest among qualified Bruin starters. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Baseball rides Toglia’s five RBIs to 7-5 comeback victory against East Carolina

Michael Toglia’s five-RBI night sunk the Pirates’ chances of stealing a Friday night win. No. 1 UCLA (25-6, 9-3 Pac-12) baseball defeated No. 8 East Carolina (25-8, 8-1 AAC) 7-5 in a comeback effort that marked its fifth consecutive game against a ranked opponent. Read more...

Photo: Junior first baseman Michael Toglia drove in five Bruins on Friday against the Pirates. He hit his fifth home run of the year. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA baseball readies to sail into top-10 series with East Carolina Pirates

The Bruins are taking a break from Pac-12 play to face a top-10 team. No. 1 UCLA baseball (24-6, 9-3 Pac-12) will host No. 8 East Carolina (25-7, 8-1 AAC) in a three-game series starting Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right-hander Zach Pettway is set to make his ninth-straight Friday start for No. 1 UCLA baseball against No. 8 East Carolina. Pettway owns a 3.42 ERA in 55 1/3 innings this season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Baseball’s strong offense helps it achieve success against ranked teams

The bats are heating up for the Bruins. No. 1 UCLA baseball (24-6, 9-3 Pac-12) scored just two runs in Friday’s loss to then-No. 2 Stanford (21-5, 7-2) but has scored 30 runs on 36 hits to win its past three games. Read more...

Photo: Junior first baseman Michael Toglia has hit four home runs and has picked up 29 RBIs in 30 games this season. After hitting .336 a year ago, Toglia is batting .261 so far in 2019. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


Baseball’s strong at-bats drive in 6th-straight midweek win over UC Irvine

The Bruins remain perfect in midweek games. No. 1 UCLA baseball (24-6, 9-3 Pac-12) defeated No. 18 UC Irvine (21-6, 5-1 Big West) 9-3 at Jackie Robinson Stadium to increase its Tuesday winning streak to six. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right fielder Garrett Mitchell is hitting .345 for UCLA baseball this season. Mitchell is 8-for-13 in his last three games and has now registered five three-hit games this year. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Un-Connon Opinions: Pac-12 mayhem demonstrates larger institutional incompetence

It’s been said time and time again, but I think that’s for a good reason – it’s true. The Pac-12 is a mess. And “mess” is a bit of an understatement. Read more...

Photo: The Pac-12 is the only Power Five conference to run its own independent television station, while its peers have relied on Fox Sports and ESPN to runs their programming for them. DirecTV and Verizon Fios customers cannot get access to the Pac-12 Network. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)



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