March Madness is nearly here, but coach John Savage wants no part of it. UCLA baseball is riding a hot streak as the winners of six games in a row and 11 wins out of 12 total games but the team isn’t getting caught up in the hype. “You don’t want to be playing your […]
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UCLA baseball completes season sweep of CSUN in 5-1 win
When UCLA baseball played Cal State Northridge on the road two weeks ago, it took two late home runs to propel the Bruins to a 7-3 victory. But this time around, two early home runs gave No. 6 UCLA (11-1) the offense it needed to sweep the season series and defeat CSUN (11-4), 5-1 Tuesday […]
UCLA baseball sweeps Long Beach State in first shutout win of season
For the first five innings of Tuesday night’s game, UCLA baseball’s offense looked like the lifeless iteration of yesteryear. Long Beach State junior pitcher Ryan Cruz had a no-hitter for the first 5.1 innings of the game. The Bruins hadn’t got a runner past first base, had grounded into two double plays and had five […]
UCLA baseball series against UNC to challenge player adaptability
Even though Cal State Northridge is located 30 minutes away from campus in the San Fernando Valley, it still provided a learning experience for UCLA baseball’s youngest players. As UCLA’s first road game of the season, it served as a precursor for what to expect this weekend, when the team hops onto a plane to […]
UCLA baseball matches last season home run total with CSUN win
Cal State Northridge was off to its best start in 13 years. But UCLA baseball is off to an even hotter one. After hitting five home runs over the weekend against Hofstra, the No. 9 Bruins (4-0) added three more in a 7-3 victory over the Matadors (4-1) in its first midweek and road game […]
UCLA baseball opens season against Hofstra this weekend
There will be many baseballs flying through the air at Jackie Robinson Stadium this weekend, as UCLA baseball opens up its 2015 campaign. And with the NCAA’s new flat-seam baseball, some of those balls might actually go over the fence. UCLA will begin the season by hosting Hofstra, a team that finished with a losing […]
UCLA names athletics facilities in honor of Jackie Robinson
This post was updated on Nov. 23 at 2:30 p.m. Seventy-five years ago, Jackie Robinson stepped on the UCLA campus for the first time as a student athlete. On Friday, UCLA honored Robinson by naming the athletics facilities after him. The Jackie Robinson Athletics and Recreation Complex comprises 22 existing UCLA facilities, including Pauley Pavilion, the […]