Tonight’s game against Long Beach State (16-17-1, 4-1-1 Big West) will be a mixture of old and new for UCLA (20-15, 5-4 Pac-10). The two teams have played against each other once this season, with the Bruins defeating the No. 15 Dirtbags 6-3 in Long Beach on Feb. 28. Junior Brian Schroeder had a strong […]
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Bruins quash Wildcats for first road series win
The word “complete” fits well. After dropping the first game of the series on Thursday night, the UCLA baseball team rebounded to defeat Arizona 13-8 on Friday and 8-5 on Saturday, completing its first road series win of the Pac-10 season. The weekend was an almost complete turnaround from last year’s meetings, when the Arizona […]
Pitcher playing like a major contender
Dave Huff showed up at the ballpark last December, ready to put in time at another offseason workout. Then he realized who had beat him to the mound for a throwing session. Tossing in the pen at Jackie Robinson Stadium was Barry Zito, Oakland A’s pitcher and Huff’s professional role model. Zito, a former USC […]
Steroids score an unspoken home run for major league profits
Major League Baseball is a circus. Any value of the old “American pastime” has been lost. Fans value the skyrocketing grand slam over the pitching duel and watch reality shows like ESPN’s “Bonds on Bonds.” The fact is that the game has turned into just that: a reality show, an overly dramatized version of reality […]
Good season before title game loss not a consolation
Monday flat-out sucked. And I wouldn’t trade it. This is not some half-hearted consolation about how it was a good season and we shouldn’t think about the disappointing ending. That might be a good idea for some, but not me, not yet. I’m not ready for that. Everyone wanted a national title. Looking up in […]
Baseball wins first home sweep in 5 years against SDSU
The number 15 has been a lot kinder this season to the UCLA men’s baseball team than it was last season. Last year, the Bruins won a total of 15 games en route to a 15-41 record. After sweeping San Diego State (6-20) this past weekend by slanted scores of 14-6, 12-2, and 9-1, UCLA […]
Baseball takes 4-game win streak to Pepperdine
The UCLA baseball team is riding high on a wave of confidence going into today’s midweek matchup against No. 24 Pepperdine (9-9). UCLA (9-9) has rebounded to win its last four games after Cal State Fullerton swept it two weeks ago, including a win at Long Beach State and a road sweep of No. 17 […]