The old cliché used by baseball coaches and players when talking to the media is “We’ve got to take one game at a time.” For the Bruins, that adage is proving to be the exact truth. If they were to think ahead beyond their next game, depression might sink in. With the toughest schedule in […]
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Baseball swept by Cal State Fullerton
If the Bruin baseball team needed any more confirmation of its current state of rebuilding, it was reaffirmed by the weekend sweep of UCLA by perennial power Cal State Fullerton, which culminated in a 7-2 Bruin loss on Sunday afternoon. The No. 9 Titans dominated all three games, and were able to illustrate their supremacy […]
Baseball steps up to Titan challenge in weekend series
It just doesn’t get any easier for the UCLA baseball team. The Bruins (5-6) will continue their difficult non-conference schedule tonight at Jackie Robinson Stadium at 6, beginning a three-game series against the No. 9 Cal State Fullerton Titans (5-4), who are just two years removed from winning the College World Series. UCLA coach John […]
Baseball dispatches Pepperdine 2-0
On a night when the cold February air appeared to infect the bats of both teams, the Bruins were able to pull out a 2-0 victory over the No. 9 Pepperdine Waves behind a strong pitching performance from junior starter Brian Schroeder. “I think we’re starting to prove out,” men’s baseball coach John Savage said. […]
Team hopes to improve with new talent
John Savage is looking to take a page right out of the Ben Howland playbook. Just like Howland, the second-year UCLA baseball coach took over a program and looks to drastically change the direction of the program with a fresh coaching philosophy. Just like Howland, Savage’s first season was defined by long stretches of futility […]
Grueling schedule set to challenge freshmen
The UCLA baseball team lost 41 games last year, but that did not deter coach John Savage from giving his team the most daunting schedule in college baseball. In fact, the difficulties the Bruins faced late in the season a year ago gave Savage even more reason to schedule difficult matchups in the non-conference schedule. […]
Baseball’s newest players shine through the fog
Unlike the fog that blanketed Jackie Robinson Stadium for the first game of the weekend’s series against Fresno St. (2-4), there were many silver linings in the UCLA baseball team’s series loss to the Bulldogs. Despite losing the first two games of the series 11-9 and 5-0, the Bruins (1-2) came back strong in the […]