This post was updated March 7 at 2:22 a.m. UCLA baseball (10-3) heads to the East Coast to face Maryland (7-5) for its conference opener – a three-game weekend series beginning Friday. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Rissas attempts a pickoff of first. The graduate student left-hander has appeared five times for UCLA baseball this season after spending four years with UC San Diego. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
The distance between Jackie Robinson Stadium and Husky Ballpark in Seattle, Washington – the Bruins’ longest trip in Pac-12 competition – is about 950 miles. But for its Big Ten debut, UCLA baseball (10-3) will travel around 2,300 miles to face Maryland (7-5) at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium in a three-game series beginning Friday and ending Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Payton Brennan races back to the bag on a pickoff attempt at first. The redshirt sophomore center fielder is slashing .440/.533/.760 through 25 at-bats this season. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
The Wolverines tagged freshman right-hander Wylan Moss for two runs in the top of the first, but the Bruins took the lead with three in the bottom half of the inning. Read more...
Photo: Blake Balsz points towards the Bruin dugout after hitting a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth. The sophomore catcher made his second collegiate start as the designated hitter Tuesday, recording a career-high six RBIs. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Sixty-four teams qualify for the NCAA tournament every year – with berths awarded to 31 conference champions and 33 teams at-large. The Bruins have missed the cut each of the past two seasons, but if they’re hoping to make it this time around, they’ll either have to win their conference or impress the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins huddle at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA baseball will take on Michigan Tuesday in a nonconference matchup against a Big Ten opponent. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Roch Cholowsky stepped into the batter’s box amid a 0-for-14 stretch – hitless in the three games prior to Sunday. Nonetheless, the crowd at Jackie Robinson Stadium roared when the sophomore shortstop’s name was announced over the PA system in the bottom of the fifth. Read more...
Photo: Roch Cholowsky trots home after hitting a home run. The sophomore shortstop hit two long balls for four RBIs Sunday, breaking a 0-for-14 stretch. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Players and coaches often say it’s important to keep a short memory in sports. But coach John Savage has said his team needs to remember they can rebound from mistakes and tough losses. Read more...
Photo: Wylan Moss pitches at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The freshman right-hander notched his second collegiate save Saturday against UConn. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Pac-12 teams averaged 9.75 hits per game last season. And the Bruins, despite the second-worst batting average in the conference, still recorded 8.98 base knocks per contest. Read more...
Photo: Cody Delvecchio walks off the mound. The junior right-hander was charged with eight earned runs in UCLA baseball’s 8-3 loss to No. 14 Vanderbilt. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
