It can be easy to overlook a Tuesday nonconference matchup, especially when a team like the Bruins has its sights explicitly set on its first Big Ten title. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky, standing on the right side of second base, awaits a ball from first. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The San Francisco Giants celebrated the career of Brandon Crawford on Saturday at Oracle Park. Crawford, who played in Westwood from 2006 to 2008, may be the most recognizable former Bruin shortstop in program history. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky follows through on his swing. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A blown save nearly cost the Bruins their Friday series opener. But the bats stormed back for a walk-off victory. On Saturday, the Bruins’ hitters stayed hot – giving the team’s pitching staff little to worry about – and the hurlers upheld their end of the bargain anyway. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore designated hitter Payton Brennan starts his swing. Brennan returned from a hamstring injury Saturday and slugged a homer. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins were three outs from snapping their two-game skid. Then the Nittany Lions scored four in the top of the ninth, and suddenly, the Bruins were down one and three outs away from a season-long three-game losing streak. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore first baseman Mulivai Levu loads into his swing. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Tuesday was just the Bruins’ third time losing consecutive games this season – but the reality is, the team has dropped six of its last 11. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 15 UCLA baseball watch their teammates from the dugout. (Chloe Agas/Daily Bruin)
James Hepp’s day was done after facing just three hitters Tuesday as the junior right-hander failed to record a single out. And though the Bruins would eventually shut out the Anteaters from the second inning on, the five runs No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball sophomores shortstop Roch Cholowsky, second baseman Phoenix Call, third baseman Roman Martin, first baseman Mulivai Levu, catcher Cashel Dugger and right-hander Justin Lee meet on the mound. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins’ 25-5 start was their best since 2010. But No. 15 UCLA baseball (29-10, 13-5 Big Ten) has since gone 4-6 – including a 1-3 performance last week against then-No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball coach John Savage looks toward the field from the Bruin dugout. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
