On the cusp of elimination from the postseason, UCLA baseball will face what is, on paper, the toughest opponent it has seen all season. But this series won’t be played on paper. It will be played at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. The Oregon State Beavers (35-8, 17-4 Pac-12) are the No. 2 team in […]
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Baseball loses to CSU Fullerton, postseason hopes dwindle
Needing to win at least 10 out of its last 11 games to have any shot at making the postseason, UCLA baseball made its life much more difficult on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. By dropping its last midweek home game of the season 1-0 to Cal State Fullerton (24-20, 7-8 Big West), UCLA […]
UCLA baseball needs wins to stay in contention for playoffs
Having fallen out of the four major NCAA baseball polls and accumulated a low RPI with its recent play, UCLA baseball’s playoff chances are very much in question with 14 games left to play in the regular season. That’s why, for coach John Savage, it’s all hands on deck in terms of using his pitching […]
Darkness forces UCLA baseball into rare tie with UCSB
The UCLA (22-19-1, 9-9 Pac-12) and UC Santa Barbara (26-11-1, 7-8 Big West) baseball teams met up in Santa Barbara on Tuesday afternoon to settle their season series, but both clubs ended up losing to a common enemy: the sun. With the teams locked into an extra-innings battle, the game was called after 12 innings […]
Baseball shifts focus to UC Santa Barbara after loss
As USC rushed the field at Jackie Robinson Stadium to celebrate its sweep of UCLA baseball, the Bruins were at a potential turning point in their season. Where do they go from here? Do they sink or swim? Coach John Savage could have yelled at his players after blowing a four-run lead on Saturday, but […]
Baseball suffers sweep in USC weekend series
A season of celebrating the sweet spoils of a national championship has quickly turned sour. UCLA baseball (22-19, 9-9 Pac-12) has lost four of its last five weekend series and is potentially in danger of missing the postseason as its RPI continues to plummet. The latest series loss came at the hands of crosstown rival […]
Baseball looks for win in weekend series against Utah
After playing seven of its last eight games away from Jackie Robinson Stadium, UCLA baseball is on the last leg of its road trip. As the team travels to Utah for a three-game series, it faces more questions than answers possibly for the first time since the preseason. The biggest question: Can UCLA win a […]