Griffin Canning put the Bruins on his back Friday night. The sophomore right-hander twirled a complete-game shutout to lift UCLA baseball (15-16, 6-7 Pac-12) to a win on the road in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel against Washington (17-12, 7-6) and sophomore righty Noah Bremer. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore righty Griffin Canning hurled a complete-game shutout Friday night against Washington to give the Bruins a 1-0 win in the series opener against the Huskies. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
UCLA baseball has yet another chance to turn its season around this weekend. The Bruins, who have lost eight of their last 10 games, are still just one weekend sweep away from vaulting into the top three of the Pac-12 conference standings. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore RHP Griffin Canning will try to lower his 5.40 ERA in Pac-12 play when UCLA baseball takes on Washington this weekend. With a sweep, the Bruins can vault right back into Pac-12 championship contention. (Daniel Alcazar/Photo Editor)
UCLA had one of its best hitters at the plate with the go-ahead run at third base in the bottom of the eighth inning. Junior right fielder Kort Peterson had a chance to be the hero – just like he’d been when he blasted a walk-off home run against Texas on March 12. Read more...
Photo: Freshman closer Brian Gadsby shut out LMU in the top of the ninth inning to prevent more late-game drama. The Lions came back from a three-run deficit in the eighth inning to tie the game. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Thirty under 30 Women’s volleyball assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Friday when she was named to the association’s Thirty under 30 list. Read more...
Photo: After helping coach Michael Sealy and the UCLA women’s volleyball team make two consecutive playoff runs, assistant coach Kaitlin Nielsen was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Women’s volleyball Thirty under 30 list. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After dropping its third straight conference series, UCLA baseball, now No. 85 in RPI, is on the path to falling out of contention for an NCAA Tournament berth. Read more...
Photo: Eric Filia’s strong hitting has been a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing campaign for UCLA baseball. The redshirt senior leads the Bruins with a .352 batting average. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Three more games came and went for UCLA baseball over the weekend, and the Bruins showed no signs of being anything other than the middling team they’ve been throughout the first half of the season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore first baseman Sean Bouchard has been the offensive star for the Bruins as of late, knocking in 23 runs in the past 18 games.(Mackenzie Posse/Daily Bruin)
Coach John Savage said the story of Saturday’s game was not told in the box score. UCLA had just one fielding error in the game, but that didn’t illustrate how well – or not well – the Bruins were playing defensively. Read more...
Photo: Freshman closer Brian Gadsby and the Bruins let up four runs in the ninth inning Saturday against Stanford in an 8-2 loss. (Daniel Alcazar/Photo Editor)
