Jake Bird is back. After battling through a midseason shoulder injury and losing the Saturday starting spot, the right-hander pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, recording seven strikeouts. Read more...
Photo: Jake Bird started the season as the Bruins’ Saturday starter, but lost the job early in the season. The junior righty threw 6 1/3 innings of shutout ball in the second game of the series against USC. (Daniel Lee/Daily Bruin)
A two-run homer and Griffin Canning were all UCLA baseball needed to beat USC at Dedeaux Field on Thursday night. The junior starter threw a season-high 134 pitches to put up a complete-game shutout, striking out 10 and scattering seven hits with one walk en route to the Bruins’ (22-20, 11-8 Pac-12) 2-0 victory over the Trojans (19-23, 6-13). Read more...
Photo: The only runs of the game in UCLA’s Thursday night matchup with USC came when Chase Strumpf hit a two-run homer. The freshman third baseman had two of the Bruins’ seven hits to score freshman Michael Toglia and help his team take the first game of the rivalry series 2-0. Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Although the UCLA-USC rivalry is nearly a century old, at least one outfielder is excited. “I’m looking forward to the rivalry,” said freshman Michael Toglia, the only out-of-state starter on the roster. Read more...
Photo: Moises Ceja will start Saturday for the Bruins. The senior had a rough outing last time out against Cal Poly, lasting just 3 2/3 innings and giving up five runs on nine hits. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
UCLA baseball was six outs away from a two-run victory when things started to go south. It started in the eighth when junior reliever Jake Bird’s hit batsman and a pair of singles cut the lead in half. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right fielder Michael Toglia’s two-run home run put UCLA up 4-3 against visiting San Diego State on Tuesday night, but the Bruins were unable to hold a late-game lead and eventually lost 8-6. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Nick Kern, frail and dejected, sat up in his bed. It was April 2016 and Kern was a familiar patient at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Nick Kern endured six surgeries and more than 50 days of hospitalization to return to the sport he loves. The redshirt senior has appeared in 13 games this year – starting six of them – and his only home run this season was a pinch-hit game-tying two run blast in the ninth inning against No. 1 Oregon State. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA baseball (21-19) will conclude a five-game stretch of nonconference games with a home matchup against San Diego State (30-15) on Tuesday. The Bruins and Aztecs last squared off April 4, resulting in a 5-4 loss for UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Sean Bouchard was the most productive offensive player for the Bruins last time they played San Diego State, slugging a solo shot. The junior first baseman is hitting .309 on the year with a team-leading seven homers and 28 RBIs. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
The series almost slipped away. Scott Burke didn’t let it. Coach John Savage called on the senior closer to record a five-out save in the eighth inning Sunday as UCLA clung to a 5-4 lead against Cal Poly. Read more...
Photo: The closer’s job has changed hands a few times this season, but it was all Scott Burke’s on Sunday. The senior recorded five outs Sunday to pick up his third save of the year. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
