The Bruins’ trip to the 2019 College World Series was a long time in the making. Until it wasn’t. From the top-ranked 2016 recruiting class to the young pitchers stepping up due to injuries in 2018, coach John Savage and UCLA baseball found themselves with plenty of expectations thrust upon them prior to this season. Read more...
Photo: (Graphic Illustration by Claire Wu/Graphics contributor and Claire Sun/Illustrator)
This post was updated June 9 at 10:55 p.m. Just like they did the last time they were the top team in the country, the Bruins fell short of Omaha. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball lost to Michigan on Sunday night, ending its season in the super regional. The Bruins have not advanced to the College World Series since 2013. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
Male Athlete of the Year: Joshua Kelley, football Jason Maikis, assistant Sports editor In a rough year for UCLA football, one Bruin stood out in a big way. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football redshirt junior running back Josh Kelley led the Bruins with 12 touchdowns and 1,243 yards on the ground (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor).
This post was updated June 9 at 1:18 a.m. The Bruins were six outs from elimination. But for the fourth straight time, they escaped its grasp. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pinch hitter Jake Moberg reached on an error to lead off the top of the 12th on Saturday night against Michigan. Moberg scored from first on a double to center, giving UCLA baseball a one-run lead. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins will again have to win multiple elimination games in order to advance. No. 1 UCLA baseball (51-10, 24-5 Pac-12) fell to Michigan (45-19, 16-7 Big Ten) 3-2 in the first game of the Los Angeles super regional. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia tossed over 100 pitches for the 10th time in his last 11 starts in an eventual losing effort against Michigan on Friday night. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins continued to set program records at this week’s MLB Draft. The 13 players taken in this year’s draft broke UCLA baseball’s program record for most Bruins taken in a single MLB Draft, a record formerly held by the 12 pro-hopefuls selected from the 2000 and 2006 squads. Read more...
Photo: Junior shortstop Ryan Kreidler was one of 13 Bruins taken in the 2019 MLB Draft. Kreidler went 5-for-12 in UCLA baseball’s three elimination games in the Los Angeles regional. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
To punch their ticket to Omaha, the Bruins’ final task is a familiar one: win a three-game series. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (51-9, 24-5 Pac-12) will host Michigan (44-19, 16-7 Big Ten) for the NCAA Super Regional this weekend with a chance to earn the program’s sixth College World Series berth and the first since 2013. Read more...
Photo: Junior second baseman Chase Strumpf helped carry No. 1 UCLA baseball out of last weekend’s regional with two three-run home runs in the final two games against Loyola Marymount. Strumpf hit .284 in the regular season with seven homers. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
