The Bruins are in a slump. With the start of Pac-12 play looming, they have lost six of their last seven games. UCLA baseball’s (6-9) most recent defeat, a 5-3 loss to UC Irvine (10-5) on Tuesday, marks its fourth straight. Read more...
Photo: Kyle Cuellar was the only Bruin to come up with an RBI on Tuesday night, and he had three of them. The freshman designated hitter went 3-for-5 with a double, batting third for UCLA. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA baseball lost three games in essentially three different ways this weekend against Texas. The Bruins’ bullpen faltered Friday, the Longhorns’ pitching staff stymied the offense Saturday and the defense miffed crucial plays Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore closer Brian Gadsby got tagged with the loss in Friday’s contest. Overall, the bullpen gave up seven runs in 11 innings of work in the three games against Texas. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
After Sunday’s loss to USC, coach John Savage told his players that March 5 needed to be stamped in their calendars. “This is when our mindsets need to change,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Chase Strumpf’s multi-hit night Tuesday was a key part of UCLA’s 13-hit attack on CSUN. The freshman third baseman went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a sacrifice bunt. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
After a quiet weekend at the plate, the Bruins found their bats. They recorded more hits Tuesday than in all three games of the Dodger Stadium Classic combined. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Kreidler raised his average by 56 points Tuesday night. The freshman third baseman went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and is now a .306 hitter. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
At the beginning of the season, UCLA baseball coach John Savage said his team would be much different from last year’s squad offensively. So far, that hasn’t been the case. Read more...
Photo: Michael Toglia put up impressive numbers last summer, but he hasn’t repeated them 10 games into his first Division I season. The freshman right fielder is hitting .161 with just one extra base hit, a double. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Different ballpark. Same team. After going 8-for-67 in two games at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Friday and Saturday, UCLA baseball went just 4-for-33 at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, losing to USC 4-3 in 10 innings. Read more...
Photo: Freshman third baseman Chase Strumpf hit a deep fly ball to left field that landed in the field level at Dodger Stadium Sunday afternoon in the Bruins’ 4-3 loss to the Trojans. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ close defensive battle Friday was decided on one play. An error. UCLA’s (5-3) unconventional walk-off 1-0 victory over Michigan (7-3) marked the Bruins’ sixth one-run game of the season, and the first of this weekend’s Dodger Stadium Classic. Read more...
Photo: Senior left fielder Brett Stephens laid down what would become the game-winning bunt in the ninth inning. An error on the play allowed the Bruins to score the only run of the game and clinch a 1-0 victory. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
