No. 6 Arizona State outscored the UCLA baseball team 32-18 and outhit the Bruins 48-29 in three games this weekend. But UCLA (19-24, 5-7 Pac-10) shocked the No. 4 Sun Devils (38-9, 7-5) twice, pulling out one-run wins Thursday and Friday for a very successful trip to Tempe, winning 2 of 3. That the Bruins […]
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McMillan slides easily into world of college baseball
Brett McMillan has made a virtually seamless transition from high school ball ““ a world of 80-mph fastballs and lazy curves ““ to the fastball in the 90s and wicked junk pitches of college. In a matter of months, the true freshman has dug a comfortable spot in the batter’s box at Jackie Robinson Stadium. […]
UCLA loses 5-3 to Long Beach St.
Tuesday must not be the UCLA baseball team’s day. After clinging to a slim lead through seven innings, UCLA fell in a hard-fought 5-3 game Tuesday night to No. 10 Long Beach State (21-11). The loss dropped the Bruins (17-19, 3-3) to 0-6 this year in Tuesday games and 0-7 in midweek games. It also […]
Win against Long Beach St. crucial for UCLA
The UCLA baseball team’s 17-18 record (3-3 in the Pac-10) represents a balance to its season so far that belies one important statistic: they are 0-6 in mid-week games. The game scheduled today is meant to keep the team fresh in-between weekend series that have killed the Bruins all year, as they have lost those […]
Challenging Pac-10 in the cards for baseball
The UCLA baseball team has thus far played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country ““ featuring 14 of 32 games against teams that are or have been ranked this year. Still, the most rigorous part of the season lies ahead, as the Pac-10 once again will prove to be one of college […]
Strong offense secures series win against ‘SC
UCLA baseball head coach Gary Adams wanted to convey a message to his team to change its approach to hitting. So he shaved his mustache. He hadn’t shaved it in 33 years. Whether the clean-cut appearance explains it, Adams’ offense exploded this weekend against No. 18 USC, sandwiching a tough 9-6 loss Saturday between a […]
Starting pitchers crucial to beat Trojans
As far as midseason gut checks go, No. 18 USC will give UCLA a healthy assessment of where it stands over the next three games. The Trojans (8-8) come to Jackie Robinson Stadium this weekend to take on a Bruin team that last weekend beat two ranked opponents, but is still reeling from a 9-0 […]