Coach John Savage’s upcoming weekend rotation isn’t only different from what he expected months ago – it’s different than what he expected last week. Savage will throw in pitchers senior Jake Bird on Friday, junior Jon Olsen on Saturday and freshman Zach Pettway on Sunday in UCLA baseball’s (4-0) three-game series against Baylor (2-1), starting Friday at the Jackie Robinson Stadium. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Jake Bird struck out six batters in six innings of work in UCLA baseball’s season opener last week, securing him another Friday night start this weekend when UCLA takes on Baylor. (Nathan Smith/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Chase Strumpf was 0-for-4 coming up to plate with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth. One pitch later, the sophomore second baseman was strolling around second base while his entire team swarmed him from the dugout. Read more...

Photo: Chase Strumpf delivered the final blow in UCLA baseball’s walk-off victory over Pepperdine. The sophomore second baseman entered his final at-bat of the night with an 0-for-4 batting line, but his RBI double ultimately made him the hero Tuesday night. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)

UCLA baseball won its first game of the season by grinding out at-bats. “One of our big things throughout the fall was winning 3-2 counts,” said sophomore second baseman Chase Strumpf after Friday’s game. Read more...

Photo: Jon Olsen’s recent appendectomy didn’t stop him from performing well on the mound. The junior blanked Portland over seven innings in his first start of the year Saturday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)

Ryan Kreidler was relaxing during his winter break. Then he received a text from his teammate. “Hey man, I can’t stop thinking about it.” The sophomore shortstop saw the message and knew just what his teammate, sophomore infielder Kyle Cuellar, was talking about. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball has not made it to the College World Series since it last won the NCAA championship in 2013. The Bruins start their campaign to return to Omaha, Nebraska, this weekend. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer got the start for the UCLA alumni team Saturday – and the 2018 Bruins capitalized. The current team topped the Bruin alumni 5-3, scoring 3 runs on 4 hits off the major leaguer in his four innings pitched. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore first baseman Michael Toglia led the 2018 Bruins to 5-3 victory over the UCLA alumni squad in an exhibition at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday. The former outfielder drove in three of the team’s five runs. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)