Pregame ceremonies on Sunday honored retiring coach Gary Adams. The team then honored him with a 14-0 thrashing of Washington State. Combined, it was a fitting day to celebrate the man who has devoted the last 30 years to the UCLA baseball program. “It was one of the best days I’ve ever experienced,” Adams said. […]
Author Archives: Ben Peters
Baseball: Team to honor seniors, coach
UCLA will officially celebrate the Gary Adams farewell tour Sunday in pregame ceremonies starting at 11:40 a.m. Along with the Bruins’ baseball coach of 30 years, UCLA will honor the careers of five departing seniors ““Â third baseman/outfielder Brandon Averill, outfielder Chad Concolino, third baseman Preston Griffin, second baseman Mike Svetlic and starting pitcher Casey Janssen. […]
Olympians’ courage to be tested in Athens
It’s a scary thing being an American these days. People hate Americans for reasons out of Americans’ personal control. They resent the toes this country has stepped on and its rise to prosperity. They want to hurt Americans because that is the nature of life ““ to take down those on top. To the United […]
Baseball: Scouring field for Adams’ successor
As the sun sets on the final 14 games of Gary Adams’ coaching career, another story arises ““ who will lead the UCLA baseball team next year? Well, one potential candidate, Arizona coach Andy Lopez, returns to Westwood today. Lopez, whose Wildcats take on the Bruins in a non-league series this weekend, could be an […]
Baseball: Baseball sits third in Pac-10
Sunday’s game was undoubtedly one of the greatest victories in the history of the UCLA baseball program. Not only did the miraculous six-run ninth inning and the opponent it came against make it so, but the 13-12 comeback victory over USC was also important in the context of the season. After taking two of three […]
Baseball: Pitching gives UCLA trouble against USC
Before Sunday’s epic UCLA comeback, Friday’s game was supposed to be a featured pitching matchup. It didn’t completely disappoint, but it didn’t fully live up to expectations either. UCLA and USC both trotted out their No. 1 pitchers in the series opener, but neither the Bruins’ Casey Janssen nor the Trojans’ Ian Kennedy had his […]
Track meet proves to be the key to beating ‘SC
I found out that we can run faster, throw further, and jump higher than USC. So what if the Bruins I was watching don’t play at the Rose Bowl or Pauley Pavilion. On Saturday, I ventured to Drake Stadium for the annual UCLA vs. USC track and field meet, believing it to be the surest […]