Stranded runners came back to bite the Bruins as they stumbled to a second straight defeat against the Golden Bears. UCLA baseball (24-18-1, 10-11-1 Pac-12) placed multiple runners on base in four different innings during its conference clash with California (20-23, 8-15). Read more...
Photo: Junior infielder Daylen Reyes follows through on his swing. Reyes was the lone Bruin to record multiple hits in each of Friday’s and Saturday’s losses to the Golden Bears. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)
Coach John Savage put it bluntly after Friday night’s loss to the Golden Bears. “We have to play better baseball,” Savage said. UCLA baseball (24-17-1, 10-10-1 Pac-12) conceded eight unanswered runs to California (19-23, 7-15) before striking for six of its own in the fifth and sixth innings. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Jake Brooks is pictured twice in a double exposure, standing on the mound at left and delivering a pitch at right. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
Having lost four of their last five series against conference opponents, the Bruins need a series win this weekend to keep the top of the Pac-12 in reach. Read more...
Photo: Senior left-hander Jake Saum delivers a pitch. Saum’s role as a left-handed specialist has resulted in him tallying just 9.2 innings across 19 appearances. (Ilan Berdy/Daily Bruin)
Up by one in the eighth inning, the Bruins were just six outs away from securing a series win over the Pac-12’s top team. Instead, a Stanford grand slam would put those hopes out of reach. Read more...
Photo: Senior right-hander Kelly Austin delivers a pitch during a home game. Austin lowered his conference-leading ERA to 2.34 over the weekend. (Ilan Berdy/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 27 at 10:48 p.m. Just as junior infielder Daylen Reyes returns to the lineup, one of the Bruins’ preseason All-Americans is the latest to be out of action. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson readies to hit the ball in a game against USC. Gourson has been filling in around the infield as UCLA baseball deals with injuries. (Felicia Keller/Daily Bruin)
After sophomore infielder Duce Gourson opened the scoring in the top of the first with a two-run homer, junior third baseman Kyle Karros said he wasn’t expecting to do the same. Read more...
Photo: Junior third baseman Kyle Karros make a throw across the diamond from one leg. Karros and sophomore infielder Duce Gourson hit back-to-back home runs in Tuesday’s contest against Loyola Marymount. (Felicia Keller/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins fell from third to fifth in the Pac-12 standings following a series loss at Dedeaux Field this weekend. After splitting the first two games of the series, UCLA baseball (22-13-1, 9-7-1 Pac-12) dropped Sunday’s rubber match to USC (24-14-1, 11-7) in walk-off fashion. Read more...
Photo: Senior right-hander Kelly Austin delivers a pitch. Austin made two appearances out of the bullpen against USC as he transitions into the role of swingman. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
