Michael Barnett was the only pitcher on the Bruins’ 2024 roster with starting experience. And though the then-sophomore right-hander commenced the year at the back of the weekend rotation, he ultimately led the team with five wins and racked up 79 innings – second only to eventual MLB Draft pick Luke Jewett. Read more...
Photo: Michael Barnett throws a sinker. The junior right-hander struck out a career-high 10 batters in UCLA baseball’s 7-4 win Saturday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Friday night’s starting pitchers entered the affair with a combined ERA of 14.77, suggesting spectators may have been in for a slugfest in the three-game series opener. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Cody Delvecchio tosses a knuckle curve. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
BaseballJack Clarke, Daily Bruin contributor Despite winning five in a row, nine of their last 10 and finding themselves perched atop the Big Ten standings, the Bruins remain unranked by D1Baseball, Baseball America and the USA Today Sports baseball coaches poll. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage talks to junior right-hander Cody Delvecchio (wearing No. 2) during a mound visit. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coach John Savage didn’t mince words after Sunday’s ballgame, saying the Cornhuskers were in pursuit of redemption after losing two straight to the Bruins. “Got to give Nebraska credit,” Savage said. Read more...
Photo: Roch Cholowsky throws towards third. The sophomore shortstop got the Bruins on the board Sunday, launching a solo shot to lead off the bottom of the fourth. (Alexefrain Gonzales Diaz/Daily Bruin)
MLB Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver once said, “The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals and three-run homers.” UCLA baseball (15-4, 4-1 Big Ten) embodied the philosophy Saturday at Jackie Robinson Stadium when redshirt senior right fielder AJ Salgado slugged a pair of three-run long balls to score six of its 11 runs while the pitching staff limited Nebraska (7-10, 1-4) to three. Read more...
Photo: AJ Salgado swings at a pitch at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The redshirt senior right fielder slugged a pair of three-run bombs in UCLA baseball’s 11-3 win over Nebraska on Saturday. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
If there’s one positive that a 54-game schedule offers, it’s opportunity. And one shot is all it takes for a player to break out of a slump. Read more...
Photo: Cody Delvecchio looks towards home plate as he walks off the mound. The junior right-hander turned in five shutout innings in UCLA baseball’s 5-2 win over Nebraska on Friday. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Gerrit Cole was the Bruins’ ace the last time they faced the Cornhuskers. The right-hander – just months away from being selected first overall in the 2011 MLB Draft – took a perfect game into the seventh and finished the series opener with nine shutout innings and eight strikeouts in UCLA’s 1-0 extra-innings victory. Read more...
Photo: Former Bruin right-hander Gerrit Cole throws a changeup at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Cole started the series opener the last time UCLA faced Nebraska. (Daily Bruin file photo)
