Above all else, a pitcher needs to be able to command his pitches. For the UCLA baseball team, however, throwing strikes consistently has been a problem throughout the season. And that’s one of many reasons why the Bruins (11-33, 1-14 Pac-10) have won just a single conference game so far this year. “We’ve just walked […]
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Baseball: Bruins continue to struggle
With the offense sputtering, the pitching stumbling, and the defense fumbling, the UCLA baseball team was swept by No. 4 Oregon State over the weekend, a familiar result in what has been a dark and dreary season. Sunday’s game epitomized the gap between the Bruins (11-33) and quality opponents such as the Beavers (36-8). Oregon […]
Baseball: Baseball coach to face former team
It’s just a midweek nonconference game, but for one Bruin, it will have a great deal of added significance. When UCLA’s baseball team squares off against UC Irvine tonight at Jackie Robinson Stadium, it will pit current Bruin coach John Savage against his former team. “I’ve got a lot of positive feelings for that team,” […]
Baseball: Bruins’ 12 errors in series lead to 24th loss in 25 games
There’s an old adage in baseball that pitching and defense wins games. The corollary is that if a team has neither pitching nor defense, they’re not going to win many games. This is proving to be the case for the UCLA baseball team, as the Bruins were swept yet again, this time by Arizona State. […]
Baseball: Baseball suffers another loss
Looking to the last portion of its season with hopeful eyes after breaking its 19-game losing streak last Saturday, the UCLA baseball team suffered another disappointment on Tuesday, falling 9-6 on the road to an abysmal nonconference opponent in the San Diego State Aztecs. The Bruins were in control for the better part of the […]
Baseball: Baseball hopeful to turn season around
Having put an end to its 19-game losing streak, all that remains for the UCLA baseball team is to salvage something from its season with a better second half. With over 20 games left to be played, the Bruins (8-24) still feel they can make this a respectable season. “There are still a lot of […]
Baseball: Baseball breaks losing streak
After weeks of wandering the desert of a 19-game losing streak, the UCLA baseball team snapped the drought with a 9-8 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night. But the joy proved to be shortlived, sandwiched in-between two other losses to the Gauchos (19-18) in what the team treated as another disappointing weekend. “I’m […]