Sports are my life. They always have been and likely always will be. As a youngster, if I wasn’t out on the baseball field, I was usually at home watching games on television. However, my skills on the diamond never came close to matching my ability in the classroom. Regardless, I continued to study sports […]
Author Archives: Jason Drantch
Baseball challenges for conference title at Pac-12 showdown against ASU
With UCLA baseball in the home stretch of its regular season schedule, now is an opportune time for a Pac-12 showdown. No. 2 UCLA (34-11, 16-5 Pac-12) travels to No. 7 Arizona State (29-15, 14-7) for a pivotal three-game series that could turn the tide in the conference. The Bruins are atop the conference standings […]
UCLA baseball to face Fullerton as hopes for postseason run high
With college baseball now in the middle of its conference portion of the schedule, many people start looking ahead to which teams will make the postseason. This past weekend, then-No. 7 UCLA (25-7, 12-3 Pac-12) claimed a 2-1 series victory over then-No. 6 USC (26-9, 8-4), staking a strong claim as a postseason team by […]
Oregon State takes series opener, ends UCLA’s winning streak
UCLA and Oregon State boast of two of the best offenses in the Pac-12, but on Thursday night, it was their two starting pitchers who were the storylines. Bruin junior James Kaprielian came into the game leading the conference in strikeouts, and of those 55 strikeouts, 38 percent of them were caught looking. On the […]
UCLA baseball rides momentum into Oregon State series
After starting the season winning 11 of its first 12 games, UCLA baseball hit a bump in the road – a three-game sweep at the hands of then-No. 1 Vanderbilt, then-No. 7 TCU, and then-No. 25 USC. If that weekend was a test to prove that UCLA could hang with the top teams in the […]
Baseball bounces back from weekend losses with win against Pepperdine
After losing all three games over the weekend, coach John Savage said it was time to go back to the drawing board and that the team needed to play better. UCLA baseball had been ranked No. 6 in the nation, but was swept by then-No.1 Vanderbilt, then-No. 7 TCU and then-No. 25 USC, prompting Savage […]
Dodgertown Classic provides lasting memories, hope for SoCal baseball
Opening day for Major League Baseball at Dodger Stadium isn’t until April 6, but on Sunday afternoon, Chavez Ravine was in full swing. For the first time since 2012, UCLA and USC baseball returned to the iconic stadium for the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic. The event wasn’t played in 2014 and was played at […]