On Tuesday night, UCLA baseball will face a player – and a team – that has undergone a transformation during the 2015 season. The player is freshman Cameron Bishop. The team is UC Irvine. The Anteaters (23-13, 10-2 Big West) have reinvented themselves since starting the season 0-6, winning 23 of 30 games and taking […]
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High strikeout total wears down pitcher James Kaprielian in loss to Cal
In Jackie Robinson Stadium on Thursday night, it was a slugfest between the two arms on the mound, not the two offenses at the plate. No. 3 UCLA (26-8, 12-4 Pac-12) sent out its top starting pitcher – junior James Kaprielian – for the series opener, while Cal countered with one of its best pitchers […]
Spring practice tests players in new offensive, defensive roles
It’s been almost two years since Nate Iese made his third and seemingly final position change at UCLA. In fall 2013, the then-redshirt freshman made the switch from defensive line to F-back, a position he’s settled into. “(The position change to F-back) was a little fresh for me; a different position than I was used […]
Bruins’ young sprinters on the fast track to improvement
UCLA’s men’s track and field team featured a new athlete on the anchor leg of the 4×100-meter relay Saturday. Freshman sprinter Joe Herrera took the role in stride, helping UCLA reach a season-best time of 40.97 seconds, which blew away Oklahoma’s time of 41.63. Even still, the mark is 2.06 seconds behind the nation’s leading […]
UCLA barrels over USC, rallying behind left fielder’s decisive play
Junior left fielder Ty Moore had no hesitation as he tagged up from third base in the top of the sixth inning Sunday. “As soon as the ball was hit, (assistant coach T.J. Bruce) said ‘tag,’ and as soon as the ball was caught, he said, ‘go, go, go,’” Moore said. About three seconds later, […]
Home atmosphere key for track and field athletes
Nicholas Scarvelis, UCLA’s top shot put thrower, considers many intractable factors when he steps into the shot put ring, not just the weather. Particularly, the redshirt junior takes into account adrenaline and meet atmosphere. “I can project (my throw distance) based on the adrenaline factors that lead into it,” Scarvelis said. At the annual Rafer […]
Defensive end Takkarist McKinley positions himself for starting role
Takkarist McKinley is currently focusing on the more specific aspects of football, like adding body weight to gain an advantage over other defensive linemen. “I got here (at) about 225 (pounds). I’m at 243 right now. That’s what (former defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich) wanted me to be at – 245,” said the junior defensive end. […]