Before the Arizona series this past weekend, UCLA baseball needed to make a change to its routine. The team has struggled to hit with runners in scoring position (RISP) and that, combined with the lack of home run power in college baseball with deadened bats, meant a shortage of runs. In order to help rectify […]
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Injuries make UCLA’s losses to Arizona hurt even more
UCLA baseball went to Arizona for a duel in the desert with the conference’s best offense against its superb pitching, but left Hi Corbett Field licking its battle wounds. Several of the team’s most important players, senior outfielder Brian Carroll and junior closer David Berg, could potentially be out with injuries sustained in Sunday’s walk-off […]
UCLA baseball braces for battle of champions with Arizona
If the notion that numbers never lie is true, then UCLA baseball has a potential stalemate waiting for it in the desert. The duel will consist of an elite pitching juggernaut versus an offensive powerhouse that split the last two national championships. “We’ve been probably the best road team in the country over the last […]
UCLA baseball drops third straight loss to CSU Fullerton
Coming off back-to-back weekend series losses against Arizona State and Long Beach State, UCLA baseball was in uncharted territory. The team found itself outside of the Baseball America Top 25 for the first time since May 22, 2011, snapping a 42-week streak of being ranked. On Tuesday, the newly unranked Bruins (18-13, 6-3 Pac-12) traveled […]
UCLA baseball faces a change-up in format against Long Beach State
At the halfway point of the regular season, UCLA baseball will face a familiar opponent, but with an unfamiliar twist. The Bruins will take on the Long Beach State Dirtbags (13-14) for the second time this year, but two of the three games – on Friday and Sunday – will be played on the road […]
UCLA baseball drops two of three games to Arizona State
Riding a three-game win streak and winning eight of the last nine, UCLA baseball entered the weekend with the momentum of a close midweek victory over Long Beach State. However, No. 18 UCLA (16-10, 6-3 Pac-12) faltered against Pac-12 opponent Arizona State (15-11, 5-4), losing the final two games of the series on Saturday and […]
UCLA baseball sweeps Cal to open Pac-12 play
When UCLA baseball’s pitching is rolling, the timely hitting tends to follow. With the team opening up its Pac-12 schedule, its blueprint for success will be more important than ever in racking up victories. The formula was cooking for No. 22 UCLA (12-7, 3-0 Pac-12) this weekend as it helped the Bruins sweep the California […]