UCLA baseball had already won the series entering Saturday’s game against Oregon, but the Bruins didn’t exactly look content with a series win. They blew out the Ducks 13-1, pulling off a three-game sweep that pushed UCLA (19-18, 9-9 Pac-12) over Oregon (17-17, 7-8 Pac-12) in the conference standings. The Bruins batted around in the first to […]
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Baseball picks up win in Oregon series opener despite being out-hit
It’s generally not good to get out-hit by the other team, but the Bruins will take a win any way they can get it. UCLA baseball (17-18, 7-9 Pac-12) picked up a 6-3 victory in its opening game against Oregon (17-14, 7-6) Thursday night. Ducks starting pitcher Matt Krook struggled in the first inning and […]
UCLA baseball looks to counter Oregon’s lefties in three-game set
It’s been a month since UCLA baseball took a conference series, but coach John Savage still thinks the Bruins have a shot at defending their conference title. “I just think everybody would have to believe that the Pac-12 is pretty wide open right now,” Savage said. “The standings can change over one weekend .” Although […]
UCLA baseball beat Pepperdine 10-6 after big seven-run inning
Down 4-0 after the three innings, the Bruins were on their way to dropping their sixth Tuesday game in seven tries and third game in a row. But UCLA baseball (16-18, 6-9 Pac-12) responded, and put a crooked number on the board in the sixth to take down Pepperdine (18-17, 8-7 West Coast Conference) in […]
UCLA baseball drops fourth straight Pac-12 series with Washington loss
For the fourth weekend in a row, the Bruins couldn’t find a way to win a conference series. UCLA baseball (15-18, 6-9 Pac-12) dropped another series Sunday, falling 7-4 in the rubber match to Washington (19-12, 9-6). The game got off to a promising start for the Bruins, as freshman starting pitcher Kyle Molnar retired […]
UCLA baseball hopes to end string of losses in game against LMU
After dropping its third straight conference series, UCLA baseball, now No. 85 in RPI, is on the path to falling out of contention for an NCAA Tournament berth. “But we’re not done,” said freshman catcher Jake Hirabayashi. “Morale is still up. We’re going to keep working hard and hopefully string some games together and be […]
UCLA baseball drops seventh consecutive game despite strong pitching
Griffin Canning gave UCLA baseball a chance to win Thursday night. But the team didn’t take it. The sophomore hurled a complete game, letting up four runs – three earned – on just five hits en route to a 4-1 loss to Stanford, extending UCLA’s losing streak to a season-long seven games. The Cardinal (16-8, […]