This week is an odd one in the Bruins’ schedule. Following last weekend’s conference series against Washington, UCLA will forego a typical Tuesday matchup for an added day of practice to prepare for the next leg of the Pac-12 season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder Michael Toglia and the UCLA baseball team didn’t have its typical Tuesday game this week, but it has the first of three games against Stanford Thursday evening. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ last walk-off win sparked a season turnaround. Sunday’s 6-5 walk-off victory against Washington may not generate a similar trend for UCLA baseball. But with the lone win from the weekend series, the Bruins avoided a four-game losing stretch and a possible stint of low morale. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outfielder Daniel Amaral is one of the Bruins leading the offense. Amaral is hitting .254 on the season with 30 hits and 16 RBIs. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
UCLA baseball had already lost Games 1 and 2 when Washington took a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning Sunday. In the second half of that game, UCLA found a way to avoid the sweep. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Jack Stronach only ended up playing on Sunday because redshirt senior Nick Kern hurt his elbow early in the game. Stronach ended up going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Brett Stephens gave UCLA baseball fans hope for a comeback Friday night. With Washington up 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth, the senior left fielder clobbered a changeup well over the right field fence for a two-run home run to cut the deficit to two. Read more...
The Bruins are on the cusp of a breakout season. With a .500 win percentage and second-place standing in the Pac-12, they are a projected No. Read more...
Photo: In his last two starts, Jon Olsen has given up two runs over 13 2/3 innings, striking out nine and walking three. The sophomore righty will start on Sunday against Washington. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As UCLA baseball approaches its fourth weekend of Pac-12 play, the baseball writers have a lot to talk about. Listen in as Sports reporter Kyle Cardoza, editor David Gottlieb and contributor Dylan Sanders catch you up on preseason results and conference games, try to figure out how coach John Savage should stack his pitching rotation and take a look ahead to this weekend’s series against Washington. Read more...
Photo: Justin Hooper’s inconsistent Tuesday performance has the baseball beat writers wondering: should the freshman lefty still be in the rotation? (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA baseball has played 26 games. Twelve of those games have been decided by one run. Tuesday night, it was the same story, as the Bruins (13-13, 6-3 Pac-12) fell 5-4 to the San Diego State Aztecs (21-9, 8-3 Mountain West). Read more...
Photo: Junior first baseman Sean Bouchard hit his sixth home run of the season to start off a four-run fourth inning for UCLA baseball, but the Bruins eventually fell 5-4 to the San Diego State Aztecs. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
