It seems as though coach John Savage’s best-case scenario of losing only one recruit to the major leagues is coming to fruition. Though five of the prized members of the UCLA baseball recruiting class were selected in the first 20 rounds of the draft Tuesday and Wednesday, only John Drennen is expected to forgo his […]
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Baseball: MLB draft results may hinder baseball’s future
The Major League Baseball amateur draft will be held on Tuesday, and the UCLA baseball team may not find the results entirely to its liking. High-profile recruits such as outfielder John Drennen likely will be drafted and sign with major league teams rather than don a Bruin uniform. The coaching staff has resigned itself to […]
Baseball: Baseball season ends with whimper
In a fitting end to a historically bad season, the UCLA baseball team was swept by Washington over the weekend to round out its worst season statistically since 1945. The Bruins (15-41, 4-20 Pac-10) dropped all three games at home to end their season and UCLA coach John Savage’s first year at the helm. UCLA’s […]
Baseball: Baseball loses to Riverside
Laboring through a season that has had its share of blowout losses, the UCLA baseball team can add a heartbreaking one into the mix as well. Down two runs with runners on second and third and no outs in the last inning, the Bruins seemed poised to make a comeback against UC Riverside. Yet in […]
Baseball: Poor hitting keeps Bruins from win against Lions
In the UCLA baseball team’s litany of woes this season, pitching and defense have been the two main culprits. But in the Bruins’ 6-1 defeat at the hands of Loyola Marymount on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium, it was the Bruins’ ineffectual hitting that proved to be their undoing. “I’m pretty disappointed with how […]
Baseball: Baseball looks to make dent in conference play
Though this season has been less than memorable for the UCLA baseball team, the Bruins can still make a considerable impact in conference play. Though it lost any chance to compete in the postseason months ago, UCLA can make the road to the NCAA Tournament tougher for opposing teams by playing the role of spoiler […]
Baseball: Anteaters eaten up by Bruin offense
Mired in its second losing streak of the season, the UCLA baseball team came through in more ways than one for its coach John Savage. Coaching in his first game at UC Irvine since leaving the Anteaters last season to coach for the Bruins, Savage was able to reach a milestone as the Bruins notched […]