For the first time in three years, the UCLA men’s basketball team is participating in March Madness. And for the first time in three years, Bruin fans will have something to cheer for come tournament time, whether they do it from the seats in the McKale Center, where the Bruins will face Texas Tech in […]
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Baseball: Team optimistic about trip to South
Mired in a six-game losing streak, the UCLA baseball team will travel to Texas this weekend to take on No. 9 Texas A&M. The three-game series will mark the first time the Bruins will travel out of state in the season, and their match-up with the Aggies (11-5) will be the first time the team […]
Baseball: CSUN gives baseball its 6th straight loss
Having started the season surprisingly well, the UCLA baseball team has hit its first prolonged rough patch of the year. Already mired in a five-game losing streak, the Bruins lost their sixth, falling to Cal State Northridge 6-2 on Tuesday. “It was a carbon copy of the last five games,” said coach John Savage. “We […]
Two-way threat
Many might consider it difficult to pitch and also hit at the college level. Some might consider it impossible to do both at an elite level. But those people have not seen Hector Ambriz, the ace Bruin pitcher and cleanup hitter on the most surprising team in the Pac-10. Not only does he make it […]
Baseball: Utah rains defeat upon UCLA
Playing on a field marred by puddles and mud, the UCLA baseball team lost to Utah 7-4 on Friday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The final two games of the series were to be played on Saturday and Sunday, but the downpour and inadequate field conditions led to the cancellation of the games. Friday’s game, which […]
Baseball: Baseball motivated by low ranking
If the UCLA baseball team needed any extra motivation to get off to a quick start, it came this past month when the Pac-10 released its preseason poll. The Bruins (3-3), picked to finish eighth in the conference, have played like they have something to prove. The squad took two of three from Fresno State […]
Baseball: UCLA has big weekend in Fresno
A team picked to finish eighth out of nine teams in its own conference usually isn’t expected to win a series against a team ranked among the nation’s top 50. But with good solid pitching and clutch performances from its upperclassmen, the UCLA baseball team did just that, taking two out of three games from […]