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)
The Bruins got on base a ton Friday night, but only did so via the hit five times. No. 11 UCLA (1-0) walked nine times and got hit by a pitch another four and en route to a 7-2 victory over Portland (0-1) in Friday’s season opener at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Chase Strumpf was one of three players to score twice for UCLA. The sophomore second baseman was responsible for three of his team’s nine walks. (Nathan Smith/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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)
SoftballDavid Gottlieb, Sports editor UCLA softball was picked to finish second in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released Monday. The Bruins were one of just two teams to receive first-place votes. Read more...
Photo: Only UCLA and Oregon received first-place votes in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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)
UCLA baseball players competed against former teammates and alumni Sunday for the annual Alumni Game played at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Notable former Bruins – like Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer and Colorado Rockies infielder Pat Valaika – donned their old colors for the day. Read more...
Eric Filia, baseball UCLA baseball will host its alumni game this weekend, but one of its alumni is struggling to stay out of trouble. Former Bruin outfielder Eric Filia will serve a 50-game suspension to start the 2018 season due to a second positive test for a drug of abuse, which Major League Baseball classifies as a recreational drug such as marijuana, cocaine or a stimulant such as amphetamines. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Grace Glenn earned Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors after a 9.95 performance on balance beam in UCLA’s win over Arizona on Saturday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
