The winningest coach in Westwood will now be on the pool deck twice as often. Adam Wright, who has coached the men’s water polo team for the last eight seasons, was also named coach of the UCLA women’s water polo team Thursday afternoon. In addition to winning the Bruins’ two most recent national championships, the […]
Author Archives: David Gottlieb
Baseball recruit Estrada decides against UCLA, signs to Cubs for $1M
UCLA baseball’s incoming recruiting class had four players whom coach John Savage called high-profile. “We were hoping to hold on to two of them,” Savage said. “We held on to one of them.” Savage knew he wouldn’t be able to keep Hagen Danner – who received a $1.5 million signing bonus with the Toronto Blue […]
Career trajectories of five 2013 College World Series-winning Bruins
UCLA hasn’t been back to Omaha, Nebraska, since the Bruins went all the way in 2013. Many of the players that helped UCLA secure a College World Series victory four years ago are playing in professional baseball now. Pat Valaika, Colorado Rockies Pat Valaika has been able to stick on a big-league roster all season […]
UCLA baseball loses two recruits, keeps Bird after MLB Draft
UCLA baseball wasn’t able to hold on to its two top recruits this year, but coach John Savage saw that coming. “It was completely predictable,” Savage said. “You’ve got to know what other people are thinking about those players when it comes to the draft.” Those two players were Hunter Greene and Hagen Danner, a […]
Gott’s Thoughts: College baseball needs to retire the No. 42 jersey to honor Robinson
It just doesn’t look right. There’s something about the No. 42 on a baseball uniform that will always seem out of place. But there’s still a place for the number that has been retired across MLB, minor league baseball and UCLA Athletics: college baseball. The MLB retired the number in 1997 to honor the legacy […]
Jake Bird prepares for MLB Draft in wake of shoulder injury
As his second-grade year came to an end, an 8-year-old Jake Bird signed his friends’ yearbooks. “Save this autograph for when I’m playing in the major leagues,” he told them. Fast forward to the start of Bird’s junior year in college – after which Bird would be eligible for the MLB Draft – and it […]
Bruin baseball falls to Longhorns 3-2 in NCAA Regional
The Bruins started the postseason with a loss, so it’s win-or-go-home for the rest of the weekend. “We expected a dogfight, and we got one,” said coach John Savage. UCLA baseball fell to No. 19 Texas by score of 3-2 in the first game of the Long Beach Regional. Because of the double-elimination style bracket, […]