Chase Utley recently got some attention for getting hit by pitches. The former Bruin and current Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman was struck by the 200th pitch of his career April 17 in a game against the San Diego Padres. Read more...
Photo: (Courtney Fortier, Ceci Sheng and Claire Sun)
This post was updated May 9 at 9:04 a.m. The Bruin bats didn’t make much noise following their quietest weekend of the season. Long Beach State (21-27) shut down No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Jack Ralston pitched 3 2/3 innings in UCLA baseball’s 5-1 loss to Long Beach State on Tuesday night. Ralston is 0-4 this season with a 5.96 ERA. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins went 16-3 in the month of April. One of those losses came from the 49ers. No. 11 UCLA baseball (30-13, 14-7 Pac-12) will have a chance to avenge its April 10 loss to unranked Long Beach State (21-26) on Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore second baseman Chase Strumpf is in the midst of a 13-game hitting streak in which he is batting .551. Strumpf also leads the Bruins with 10 home runs this season. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No team had been able to sweep the Bruins this season, but the Wildcats did just that. No. 7 UCLA baseball (30-13, 14-7 Pac-12) dropped all three games against Arizona (28-17, 10-11), losing 3-1 on Friday and 6-3 on Saturday, and sacrificing its share of first place in the conference. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher Zach Pettway struck out a career-high 10 batters Friday night but suffered the loss after allowing two runs. The Bruins lost the game 3-1. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins lead the Pac-12 in runs, but were shut out Thursday night in a complete game from the opposing pitcher. No. 7 UCLA baseball (30-11, 14-5 Pac-12) has averaged 7.3 runs this season and came into an away game against unranked Arizona (26-17, 8-11) on an eight-game win streak. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore left fielder Jeremy Ydens finished Thursday night’s contest against Arizona 2-for-4 from the plate and increased his batting average to .355 on the season. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With three of the Bruins’ starting pitchers out with injuries, members of the bullpen have had to embrace new roles on the team. Junior pitcher Jack Ralston and sophomore pitchers Kyle Mora and Ryan Garcia discuss how they have prepared to take on greater responsibility on the mound. Read more...
The two best offenses in the Pac-12 will go head to head in Tucson, Arizona, this weekend. No. 7 UCLA baseball (30-10, 14-4 Pac-12) will take on Arizona (25-17, 7-11) in a three-game series starting Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Jake Bird will take the mound for UCLA baseball Thursday night in its series opener against Arizona. Bird leads the Bruins in innings pitched and ranks third on the team in strikeouts. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
