Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Adam Krikorian named Pac-12 Women’s Water Polo Coach of the Century In his 11 years as the coach of UCLA’s women’s water polo team, Adam Krikorian compiled a career 287 women’s wins and won eight national championships. Like the fall […]
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Around the League: Pac-12 rowing represents at NCAA championships, baseball struggles
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Pac-12 in lull as College World Series approaches If the rankings are any indication, it’s not hard to tell that Pac-12 baseball is having a down year. Utah currently leads the conference by […]
UCLA baseball falls in close contest to Pepperdine
This post was updated May 10 at 10:23 p.m. UCLA baseball couldn’t find a way to take control Tuesday night, dropping a close one to Pepperdine. Deadlocked in a 1-1 tie for most of the night, the Waves (23-20, 12-9 West Coast Conference) outlasted the Bruins (23-23, 10-11 Pac-12) winning 4-1. The Bruins got on […]
UCLA baseball enters final stretch Tuesday against Pepperdine
Tuesday games aren’t supposed to be this important. But with UCLA baseball looking for a spot in a 64-team NCAA Tournament with an RPI ranking of 68, every one of the 11 games left in the Bruins’ schedule are going to count. “Right now, everything’s (as important as) conference,” said coach John Savage. “We need […]
Strong pitching leads Bruins to take series against UC Irvine
Coach John Savage called this weekend’s starting pitching contagious. “Watching Griff (Canning) kind of inspires me,” said junior starter Grant Dyer. “And then hopefully Kyle (Molnar) can learn a little bit from me.” UCLA baseball (23-22, 10-11 Pac-12) took two out of three from UC Irvine (26-19, 7-8 Big West) thanks to its starters. Sophomore […]
UCLA baseball hangs on to win after early lead against Long Beach State
The game should have been over by the time it reached the bottom of the first. After four hours and 45 minutes, the Bruins finally pulled away with an 11-10 victory. UCLA baseball (21-21, 9-11 Pac-12) notched five hits and drew six walks in the bottom of the first. By the time a Long Beach […]
UCLA baseball sweeps Oregon, jumps up in Pac-12 standings
As UCLA baseball approached its season’s halfway point, the outlook wasn’t great. The Bruins started the season as a top-10 team, but poor play pushed them out of the rankings and into tenth place in the Pac-12. Coach John Savage said his team was out of the mix. But at least one player was tired […]