Saturday, May 24

Baseball may field Jon Olsen in new pitching rotation for regionals

When you think about UCLA baseball’s pitching staff, you think about Griffin Canning. The junior ace pitches Friday nights, has four pitches that coach John Savage has called “Major League average” and is projected to be a first-round pick in this month’s MLB draft. Read more...

Photo: Jon Olsen has been a stalwart presence on Sundays for UCLA baseball. The sophomore pitcher’s 2.91 ERA is sixth-best among Pac-12 pitchers, and only a handful of pitchers have as many wins in conference as Olsen. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Battle of the Editors: Debate on winners of Daily Bruin’s athletes of the year awards begins

The year is almost over, and all the sports are wrapped up except for softball, baseball and track and field. With the annual Daily Bruin Sports Yearlies just a week away, this year’s Sports editors take the time to throw down on who is deserving of candidacy for men’s and women’s athletes of the year. Read more...

Photo: Freshman gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross earned first-team All-American honors on uneven bars and balance beam in her first season. She also led the Bruins with four perfect 10s. (MacKenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)


Around the League: Pac-12 sends three baseball, four softball teams to nationals

While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Baseball Grant Sugimura, assistant Sports editor With the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship bracket having been announced, two Pac-12 teams find themselves in the top eight seeds. Read more...

Photo: No. 3 seed Oregon softball will take on No. 6 seed Washington in the double elimination round of the Women’s College World Series. Oregon and Washington are two of the three Pac-12 teams in the tournament with the other being No. 5 seed UCLA. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Baseball clinches NCAA Regional spot after splitting Oregon games

UCLA baseball (30-25, 19-11 Pac-12) split the final two games of its series with Oregon (30-25, 12-18) over the weekend, which turned out to be good enough for both a series victory and a regular season record that won them an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: Daniel Rosica had one of the best offesnive days of his whole career Saturday. The redshirt sophomore catcher had four hits and scored four runs. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Baseball defeats Oregon 6-0 in final Pac-12 series opener

Griffin Canning threw his third complete-game shutout of the year Thursday night, leading UCLA baseball (29-24, 18-10 Pac-12) to a 6-0 defeat of Oregon (29-24, 11-17) in its series opener. Read more...

Photo: Right handed pitcher Griffin Canning held Oregon scoreless in UCLA’s 6-0 win Thursday night. The junior had 10 strikeouts in the Bruins’ series-opening win. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Baseball looks to defeat Oregon to secure NCAA Tournament spot

UCLA baseball coach John Savage said his team’s destiny is in its own hands. The Bruins, ranked 56th in RPI, enter their final weekend of the year on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: Thursday night’s game figures to be a pitcher’s duel as junior Griffin Canning will face Oregon’s David Peterson. MLB.com has them projected as the No. 17 and No. 31 draft prospects of 2017, respectively. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UC Irvine overpowers UCLA baseball following subpar Bruin pitching

UCLA baseball (28-24) allowed 10 runs in the fourth inning en route to a 12-4 loss to UC Irvine (21-32) on Tuesday night. Senior Moises Ceja made the start, spelling sophomore Justin Hooper, who will be available out of the bullpen this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Freshman shortstop Ryan Kreidler gave UCLA a lead with a solo homer early in the game. In the following inning, the Bruins’ pitching staff gave up 10 runs. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)



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