For a player and a team that have struggled throughout the first half of the 2016 season, Friday night’s game may have marked a turning point. Read more...

Photo: Junior left fielder Brett Stephens roped a double into right center that scored two, tying the game and setting up junior designated hitter Kort Peterson for the walk-off single that won it. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)

Griffin Canning gave UCLA baseball a chance to win Thursday night. But the team didn’t take it. The sophomore hurled a complete game, letting up four runs – three earned – on just five hits en route to a 4-1 loss to Stanford, extending UCLA’s losing streak to a season-long seven games. Read more...

Photo: Griffin Canning has taken over as the ace of UCLA baseball’s staff, but the sophomore couldn’t put an end to the Bruins’ losing streak Thursday night. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The last time UCLA baseball was in control of a ballgame was March 26 against Arizona, when the Bruins cruised into the ninth with a four-run lead. Read more...

Photo: Griffin Canning will take the hill on Thursday, as UCLA baseball will try to snap a six game skid. Last time out the sophomore allowed seven earned runs. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The 2016 Major League Baseball season officially opened this week, with five Bruins featured on active rosters across the league. As this year’s baseball season heats up, take a look at the UCLA alumni contributing at the next level. Read more...

Photo: Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer notched three seasons at UCLA from 2009-2011, earning numerous awards and honors before being drafted fourth overall in 2011 MLB draft.

The effect was the same, but the cause was different. UCLA baseball (12-14, 4-5 Pac-12) lost its fifth straight midweek game Tuesday night, falling to Cal State Northridge 4-1. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right-hander Jake Byrd pitched 5 innings on Tuesday, allowing four runs – three earned – in the Bruin’s loss to Cal State Northridge. The outing was a major improvement over Byrd’s last game, where he gave up seven runs in 1.1 innings to Cal State Fullerton. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

Someone’s losing streak will come to an end Tuesday night when UCLA baseball hosts Cal State Northridge. The Bruins (12-13, 4-5 Pac-12) have dropped five in a row heading into the matchup with the Matadors (20-8, 0-3 Big West), who have fallen in four straight. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore RHP Jake Bird struggled in his start against Cal State Fullerton last Tuesday, giving up six earned runs while only recording four outs. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

UCLA baseball caught a break this weekend when Cal ace Daulton Jefferies was scratched from his Friday night start with a leg injury. Not that it mattered. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball dropped all three of its games to Cal, but junior third baseman Luke Persico notched a pair of three-hit games to raise his average to .306. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)