Author Archives: Andrew Howard

This weekend the UCLA baseball team has a chance to remove the bitter taste in its mouth with a sweet victory against its archrival USC. UCLA (15-16, 5-1 Pac-10) lost on Tuesday to the No. 17 Anteaters (24-8-1, 4-2 Big West). The Bruins were unable to pitch with effectiveness, play the normally stout defense that […]

Throughout the year so far, the Bruin baseball team has enjoyed success because of their ability to excel in three crucial aspects of the game. The Bruins have had solid pitching, stout defense and the quality at-bats. Tuesday against the UC Irvine Anteaters (24-8-1, 4-2 Big West), the Bruins (15-16, 5-1 Pac-10) could not put […]

The Bruin baseball team is singing a new tune these days. Where a few weeks ago they might have been singing “Stormy Monday” by T-Bone Walker, nowadays, Randy Bachman’s “Taking Care of Business” might be more appropriate. The Bruins (15-15, 5-1 Pac-10) took care of business on their home field by beating the Washington Huskies […]

One pitch at a time, one inning at a time, one game at a time. To not dwell on or be content with the past, while also not looking too far ahead. That has been the motto and the mantra of the Bruin baseball team this week going into this weekend’s series against Pac-10 foe, […]

Last week, the Bruin baseball team learned how quickly its fortunes and its season can turn around. Going into a game against the Pacific Tigers on March 25, the Bruins were struggling, riding a six-game losing streak and having lost 10 of their last 12 games. Yet, one inning can transform a season and jump-start […]

This was not the way that the Bruins would have wished to begin their “new season.” Over the weekend, the No. 23 Bruins (8-9) dropped two of three to the Ole Miss Rebels (13-5) at Oxford-University Stadium. The Bruins were pounded by the Rebels 8-0 on Friday night, outlasted the Rebels in a tightly contested […]

Following a tough and disappointing series loss to No. 10 Cal State Fullerton two weeks ago, the members of the UCLA baseball team had a week to recuperate their injured bodies, work on fundamentals, and refocus to get ready for the next challenge. The first chance No. 23 UCLA (7-7) has to get back on […]