You know which team is the most under-appreciated at UCLA? Here are some clues about its members: They are at their best in front of big crowds. No matter how out of hand the game has become, they never give up hope. They have amazing teamwork. They never lose. Now, here would be the logical […]
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Baseball: Baseball just misses weekend sweep
Just like coach Gary Adams said, “It was a good weekend, but it could have been a sensational one.” In the first series of the year for the UCLA baseball team against Fresno State, it won Friday’s game, 6-2, and Saturday’s, 13-11, but narrowly missed the sweep Sunday, losing 3-2 in 10 innings at Jackie […]
[Online] Baseball: Bruins baseball club to meet Bulldogs for first time since 1986
Ten days into the season, Fresno State comes into Westwood to take on the UCLA baseball team and its perfect record. Of course, at 1-0, the Bruins’ perfect record is less noteworthy than the “perfect” label suggests. Still, the Bruins have to be encouraged by their win over a respected UC Riverside squad and eager […]
M.baseball: Skip's swan song
Beyond low expectations, two straight losing seasons, and anything on the baseball field lies a story line as large as the legacy of the man who created it. After 949 victories, 10 NCAA tournament appearances, and more major leaguers produced than any other college coach, this is UCLA baseball coach Gary Adams’ 30th and final […]
Baseball: Gary Adams honored at annual Alumni Day
The annual alumni day gives the UCLA baseball program a chance to celebrate the tradition of Bruin alumni success in baseball and other post-UCLA ventures, but Saturday’s festivities turned into a more singular celebration ““ one of coach Gary Adams. Just having begun his 30th and last season at the helm, the whole year will […]
Baseball: Coach Adams opens final season
Today is the first baseball game of the year. It’s also the last game. Weather permitting, today is coach Gary Adams’ last first game as his 30th and final season coaching the UCLA baseball team gets under way at 3 p.m. at home against UC Riverside. “To be honest,” Adams said, “I don’t feel any […]
UCLA needs to unite around own Super Bowl
For four hours, 30 people gathered in my living room, forgetting about everything save the matter at hand. Whether you like football or not, this past Sunday was part of our essence as Americans. The Super Bowl was broadcast to the entire world and, commercials included, represents a microcosm of our culture. It’s as American […]