Illinois southpaw Regan Hall held the Bruins hitless through two innings as the Fighting Illini headed into the bottom of the third up two. But sophomore second baseman Phoenix Call sparked a five-run rally with a one-out single, signaling the beginning of a dogfight in Omaha, Nebraska. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore second baseman Phoenix Call chases a high pitch. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)
No. 2 seed UCLA baseball (39-15, 22-8 Big Ten) missed out on the conference playoffs last season but will enter its first-ever Big Ten tournament as co-conference regular season champions, with No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky, the Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, shuffles on the infield dirt. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated May 21 at 1:010 pm. Only two teams were left out of the final Pac-12 tournament last year. The Bruins were one of them. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior outfielder AJ Salgado readies himself in the batter’s box. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
A 0.365 winning percentage. Nine wins and 21 losses in Pac-12 play. Tied for last place in the conference. That was the Bruins a year ago. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball poses with its Big Ten conference trophy after earning the conference’s regular season title, along with Oregon. (Courtesy of Luke Bourgeois/UCLA Athletics)
After Thursday night’s loss jeopardized UCLA’s chances at the Big Ten regular season crown, the Bruins evened the series against the Wildcats on Friday night to keep their conference title dreams alive. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky pulls into second base, celebrating by making a heart over his head. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
Roch Cholowsky seemingly hit a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh, with the sophomore shortstop launching his 19th long ball of the year with the bases loaded. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball lines up along the first base line after losing the regular season series to USC. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Last year’s sweep of the Cardinal saved the Bruins from a last-place finish in the Pac-12 to close out the regular season. But a final sweep this year could land UCLA the top seed in next week’s Big Ten tournament. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA baseball high-five and hug in the outfield near the left field line. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
