Saturday, July 4

UCLA baseball strives for win in third match against LMU

With a little over a month left of regular season play, UCLA baseball is set to face the Loyola Marymount Lions for the third time this season. Read more...

Photo: Junior infielder Kevin Williams and the Bruins square off against the Loyola Marymount Lions for a third time this season and are looking to avoid repeating the losing result of their first meeting. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA baseball offense shines in Utah series win

With two outs and one runner on base in the top of the ninth inning, pitcher Nick Kern felt more excitement than pressure as he threw on his gloves, walked up to the batter’s box and swung hard. Read more...

Photo: Junior catcher Shane Zeile was part of an aggressive UCLA attack, going 3-5 with two RBI in the Bruins’ 7-3 victory Saturday. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Baseball looks for win in weekend series against Utah

After playing seven of its last eight games away from Jackie Robinson Stadium, UCLA baseball is on the last leg of its road trip. As the team travels to Utah for a three-game series, it faces more questions than answers possibly for the first time since the preseason. Read more...

Photo: Due to injuries, redshirt sophomore Christoph Bono may have to move from right field to center field as UCLA looks to win its first weekend series in nearly a month. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Jackie Robinson Day, MLB honor former Bruin

“Maybe tomorrow, we’ll all wear ’42,’” said Lucas Black as he portrayed former Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese in the 2013 film, “42”. That day is today: Jackie Robinson Day, the day in Major League Baseball that former Bruin and four-sport letter winner Jackie Robinson is honored and celebrated as every player wears his jersey number, 42. Read more...

Photo: Jackie Robinson (top left) poses with the rest of the UCLA baseball team. Robinson played baseball at UCLA in 1940. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Baseball still comes up short despite altered batting practices

Before the Arizona series this past weekend, UCLA baseball needed to make a change to its routine. The team has struggled to hit with runners in scoring position (RISP) and that, combined with the lack of home run power in college baseball with deadened bats, meant a shortage of runs. Read more...

Photo: Junior Shane Zeile and the Bruins fell to Arizona 6-5 on Sunday despite a modified batting practice regimen. Coach John Savage attributed the loss to lack of quality at-bats. (Carlos Herrera/The Daily Wildcat)




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