UCLA baseball’s schedule hasn’t been easy. The Bruins have faced eight teams currently ranked in the top 50 in RPI – five of which are in the top-25 national rankings. Read more...
Photo: (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
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Baseball, Men's Water Polo, Sports, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo
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April 19, 11:55 pm
The Rundown: April 20
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s water polo Michael Hull, assistant Sports editor The rankings released Wednesday made it official. Read more...
Photo: Freshman attacker Maddie Musselman was named to her sixth MPSF Newcomer of the Week award Wednesday, breaking the all-time conference record for most Newcomer of the Week honors in a single season. She was previously tied with Stanford’s Jordan Raney, who in 2015 was named Newcomer of the Week five times. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin contributor)
Baseball, Features, Sports
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April 19, 11:31 pm
Dodgers’ manager, UCLA alum Dave Roberts reflects on his Bruin pride
Twenty-two years later, Dave Roberts still thinks about his blue and gold roots. “The daily walk up and down Bruin Walk made me realize how fortunate I was to go to UCLA,” Roberts said. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin)
Baseball, Sports
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April 19, 2:48 am
UCLA baseball defeats Long Beach State in extra innings
Four hours and 11 innings after UCLA baseball’s first pitch Tuesday, it was Chase Strumpf who put an end to the misty evening. With a runner on third and one down, Strumpf sent an 0-1 fastball high into right field. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball defeated No. 17 Long Beach State 2-1 following an 11th-inning walk off sacrifice fly from freshman second baseman Chase Strumpf that scored junior first baseman Sean Bouchard, who led off the inning with a triple. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Baseball, Sports
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April 18, 12:27 am
Baseball to face well-matched opponent in Long Beach State
Well over halfway through its season, UCLA baseball’s record has always hovered around .500. A pendulum swing between a similar number of wins and losses for the Bruins has placed them at dead-even overall, even after taking the series against Stanford over the weekend. Read more...
Photo: Justin Hooper will start for UCLA Tuesday. In his last start, the sophomore lefty threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs and three walks. The last time he was on the mound, he tossed a scoreless inning in relief. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Baseball, Sports
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April 16, 5:53 pm
Baseball earns series win over Stanford after back-and-forth third game
UCLA baseball led by as many as four runs early in Saturday’s contest, but just a few innings later, the Bruins were down by a run, and down to their last strike. Read more...
Photo: With two outs and his team down by a run in the ninth, coach John Savage sent in a pinch hitter: Kyle Cuellar. The freshman came up with an RBI double and sent the game into extras. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Baseball, Sports
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April 13, 11:38 pm
UCLA baseball trumps Stanford 2-0 in a complete shutout
Griffin Canning didn’t miss many bats in his last start, allowing a season-high 10 hits against Washington. That wasn’t an issue Thursday night. [Related: Baseball falls to Washington 7-3 after offensive struggles] The junior ace twirled a complete-game shutout and collected 12 strikeouts, helping UCLA (15-15, 8-5 Pac-12) claim a 2-0 victory against Stanford (18-11, 4-6). Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Griffin Canning threw a 122-pitch shutout with 12 strikeouts against No. 18 Stanford. It was the fifth complete game of his career, as he improved his record to 3-2 and his ERA to 2.77. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)