Saturday, March 21

Baseball’s matchup with UC Irvine pits UCLA coach against former team

It won’t be just another game for coach John Savage and the Bruins on Tuesday. No. 13 UCLA baseball (22-9, 11-4 Pac-12) will take on UC Irvine (20-14) – Savage’s former team – at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday in the first of two meetings between the teams this season. Read more...

Photo: Coach John Savage will get a chance to face off against UC Irvine on Tuesday. The Bruin head coach was instrumental in the revival of the Anteaters baseball program. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA baseball trumps Utah in sixth series win over Utes in seven years

Donning the No. 42 on their caps for Jackie Robinson Day on Sunday, the Bruins honored the UCLA legend with a third consecutive victory. No. 17 UCLA baseball (22-9, 11-4 Pac-12) swept Utah (9-25, 4-8) in Salt Lake City over the weekend after outscoring the Utes by 24 total runs in three games. Read more...

Photo: Freshman right fielder Garrett Mitchell drove home 3 runs in UCLA baseball’s 12-4 victory over Utah on Sunday. With the win, the Bruins completed the weekend sweep of the Utes. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins to face off with Utes after series victory against the Cardinal

After a grueling series win against No. 2 Stanford that catapulted the Bruins into first place in the Pac-12, the Bruins will get a far more favorable draw this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore second baseman Chase Strumpf leads UCLA baseball with seven home runs and 30 RBIs. He has also registered at least one hit in 13 of the Bruins’ last 14 games overall. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Baseball pitching staff to regain key player for conference play

Kyle Molnar will pitch for the first time since 2016 this weekend. The redshirt sophomore posted a 3.32 ERA during his freshman season as the Sunday starter for UCLA baseball, the lowest of any Bruin starting pitcher that year. Read more...

Photo: Pitcher Kyle Molnar is expected to make his return to the mound for UCLA baseball this weekend in Utah. The redshirt sophomore has been out since 2016 with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA baseball to face Utah after upset against Long Beach State

The Bruins did something Tuesday they hadn’t done all year. Fresh off a series win over No. 2 Stanford, No. 17 UCLA baseball (19-9, 8-4 Pac-12) was upset by unranked Long Beach State (13-20) 5-2. Read more...

Photo: Second baseman Chase Strumpf was one of two Bruins to record a hit Tuesday night against Long Beach State. The sophomore is now hitting .324 on the season. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Around the League: Conference play continues for Pac-12 softball, baseball teams

Softball Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor With conference play in full swing, the No. 1 Washington Huskies are leading the nation and the Pac-12 with a 39-2 overall record and a 10-2 conference record. Read more...

Photo: The Pac-12 is now in the middle of intraconference play, and three of the nations top five teams come from the Bruins’ home conference. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Baseball prepares for nonconference play against Long Beach State

After losing a series to California last weekend, coach John Savage addressed his team and told them they needed to become a completely different team. UCLA baseball has scored 39 runs in four games since that weekend, won a series over No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball’s offense has recorded 39 runs in its last four outings. Sophomore first baseman Michael Toglia led the offensive charge for UCLA over the weekend against Stanford, hitting two of the team’s five home runs in the series. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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