Midway through his first appearance in the College World Series, pitcher Grant Watson took a look up at the scoreboard in TD Ameritrade Park. In that moment, the then-sophomore caught his first glimpse of what he was really up against. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Grant Watson ended his four-year UCLA career with the school record for wins by a left-handed pitcher. Watson won 30 games in 84 pitching appearances from 2012-2015. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)
Senior closer David Berg could hardly hold back his tears. Thousands of hours of work all came down to one game in Jackie Robinson Stadium on Monday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA redshirt sophomore catcher Darrell Miller Jr. (bottom) is tagged out by Maryland catcher Kevin Martir at home plate in the second inning. The missed scoring opportunity turned out to be the difference in the game for the Bruins, who lost by one run. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
With one swing of the bat, everything that had been going wrong for UCLA baseball started to go right. The No. 1-seeded Bruins (45-15) were in a rut offensively at the start of this weekend’s NCAA Regional. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Ty Moore roars in excitement after scoring UCLA’s fourth run against Maryland on Sunday night. The Bruins went on to win the game 4-2 and force a deciding final game on Monday night against the Terps. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA baseball begins its NCAA Tournament run Friday night in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional, which will be played in the Bruins’ home park, Jackie Robinson Stadium. Read more...
The last time the UCLA baseball team was preparing for an NCAA Regional, the circumstances were different. The 2013 Bruins entered their NCAA Regional as the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher James Kaprielian will be the UCLA starter on Friday night when the No. 1 Bruins face Cal State Bakersfield in NCAA play. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
UCLA baseball reeled in two awards and six first-team all-conference honors Wednesday morning, when the Pac-12 announced its all-conference baseball awards. The Bruins’ senior closer, David Berg, was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, and coach John Savage was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage won the Pac-12 Coach of the Year award for the first time in his 11 years as the Bruins’ coach. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
One of the newest traditions in baseball is the convention of the walk-up song. The walk-up song is the tune that each player chooses to have played on the stadium speakers before he steps to the plate for an at bat. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior center fielder Christoph Bono said he chose his walk-up song – “Bad to the Bone” by George Thorogood and the Destroyers – because it has a special connection to his name. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
