Roman Martin pointed to togetherness after the Bruins dropped their seventh straight game Tuesday. “I think we get pretty separated,” the freshman infielder said. “That’s our main problem.” But when the Bruins host the Cougars in their second series of conference play, they’ll have a chance to get on the mend. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage talks to multiple UCLA baseball players during a mound visit. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)
This post updated March 13 at 9:54 p.m. Sophomore right-hander Cody Delvecchio could only watch after throwing his first pitch Tuesday. The ball sailed off an opponent’s bat and over the left field wall – a scene all too familiar for the Bruins this year. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder Roman Martin goes for a high-five with freshman catcher Cashel Dugger after hitting his first career home run. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)
Coach John Savage laid out the road map to finish games before the season even began. Right-handers painted the path. Freshman Luke Rodriguez, junior Nate Leibold and sophomore Cody Delvecchio were to emerge from the bullpen with graduate student Rashad Ruff waiting in the wings to close out the game. Read more...
Photo: Freshman first baseman Mulivai Levu gets ready to hit a pitch at Jackie Robinson Stadium. (Xiang Li/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins are heading to Berkeley for a three-game series to kick off conference play. UCLA baseball (5-6) will face off against California (8-3) in its first Pac-12 conference game and series of 2024. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Luke Rodriguez pitches at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Rodriguez has a 1.64 ERA across 11 innings in 2024. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
A midweek rematch of last week’s 23-run affair proved to be the antithesis of the former. The Dirtbags scored the sole two runs of the game as the Bruins were shut out for the first time since March 2023. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right-hander Landon Stump pitches at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Stump struck out eight over four innings against Long Beach State. (Xiang Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 5 at 8:39 p.m. The Bruins’ seven errors against Long Beach State last week had coach John Savage seeing ghosts. “Welcome to the haunted house tonight, buddy,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman shortstop Roch Cholowsky gets set in the infield before a pitch is thrown at Dodger Stadium. Cholowsky started his first collegiate game at shortstop on Sunday, with coach John Savage shifting junior Cody Schrier to second base. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 3 at 10:55 p.m. LOS ANGELES – Coach John Savage dubbed his team’s recent stretch of the schedule as “hell week” – five games in six days, all against different opponents. After rain resulted in the cancelation of Saturday’s contest against San Diego, UCLA had the chance to take “Blue Heaven on Earth” by storm and finish the week 3-1. Instead, “hell week” reached its conclusion as the Bruins familiarized themself with “Blue Hell on Earth.” Unable to recover from UC Irvine outfielder Caden Kendle’s seventh-inning grand slam, UCLA baseball (5-5) fell 5-2 to UC Irvine (9-0) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic finale. Read more...
Photo: Junior outfielder AJ Salgado stretches over the Dodger Stadium left field wall to try and rob a home run. The seventh-inning home run, a grand slam hit by UC Irvine’s Caden Kendle, placed the Anteaters ahead 5-1 en route to their victory. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
