Jake Bird is on a mission in his final season with the Bruins. “I got something to prove,” Bird said. The senior pitcher has been No. Read more...
Photo: There was a time when it seemed like Jake Bird’s Bruin career would end last season, but the senior has returned to UCLA after not being drafted last summer. The righty has settled into a spot as the Bruins’ Friday night starter in 2018. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins needed a confidence booster heading into the final stretch of the season Tuesday. No. 18 UCLA baseball (32-17, 15-9 Pac-12) had lost six of its last seven games and fallen 11 spots in the rankings coming into the final midweek game of the season, but won 15-2 against unranked CSUN (25-27, 12-9 Big West). Read more...
Photo: (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins and the Matadors have some unfinished business to attend to. No. 18 UCLA baseball (31-16, 15-9 Pac-12) will take on CSUN (24-26, 12-9 Big West) in a doubleheader Tuesday, first wrapping up the final innings of their incomplete March 14 matchup before starting game two right after. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore right-hander Jack Ralston will start for the Bruins in the second game of their doubleheader with CSUN on Tuesday. Ralston is 0-4 in seven starts this season with a 6.75 ERA. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins had their foot in the door on several occasions Sunday, but stood and watched as it slammed shut. No. 11 UCLA baseball (31-16, 15-9 Pac-12) squandered a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning of Sunday’s rubber match against unranked Washington (25-21, 15-9) in Seattle, losing 6-4 on a walk-off 2-run homer in the 11th frame. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore right-hander Ryan Garcia threw 5 2/3 innings for UCLA on Sunday, allowing 3 runs on just four hits. The Bruins, however, fell to the Huskies in extra innings 6-4. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins are in a lull, and if they don’t return to form this weekend they will endanger their chances of obtaining home-field advantage for the postseason. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore right fielder Jeremy Ydens said he has faith that the UCLA offense will get back on track soon. Ydens is hitting .351 this season with 20 RBIs. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
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)
