Author Archives: David Woods

This is exactly what the Bruins didn’t want to have happen. Coming off the emotional high that was Sunday’s come-from-behind 11-10 victory over Arizona State, the UCLA baseball team (23-17) was brought back to earth by the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (17-20). With six runs in the first three innings, the Gaucho bats propelled their […]

Sunday’s final game, an 11-10 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils, was not only a big victory for the Bruins in terms of the series, but was of paramount importance considering the standings in the Pac-10. With 12 games to play, the Bruins are 7-5 in the conference, tied with the Sun Devils. The […]

There would have been joy in Mudville if Mighty Cody had been at the bat. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning and Arizona State leading by two runs, UCLA freshman Cody Decker stepped calmly to the plate. The Bruins, on the cusp of a rally, needed one big hit to […]

In what has been a season of tests for the UCLA baseball team, this weekend will be no exception. No. 10 Arizona State (27-12, 6-3 Pac-10) will be the first ranked team UCLA (21-15, 5-4) has played in over a month. But the Bruins are confident they can pick up where they left off, when […]

The night was exemplified, curiously enough, by the grill. In the fifth inning of the UCLA baseball team’s Tuesday night win over the Long Beach State Dirtbags, the grill in front of the snack bar at Jackie Robinson Stadium was engulfed in flames while the Bruins led 9-4. Once the fire was extinguished, so was […]

UCLA’s baseball record stands at 18-14. In light of last year’s 15-41 record, it’s a fairly impressive feat. In light of the spate of injuries they’ve sustained, it becomes even more impressive. With serious injuries to freshman star Tim Murphy, senior infielder Sean Carpenter and junior closer Brant Rustich, the Bruins have faced significant adversity […]

After a slow series against Washington last weekend, the Bruins were looking for an offensive spark coming into this weekend against Washington State. Apparently they found it. With 22 runs in the three-game series, the UCLA baseball team (18-14, 3-3) won its first Pac-10 series of the year, taking two of three from the Washington […]