It was a sunny day in late February, and the Bruins were in the midst of their second preseason weekend series. In the first inning of Saturday’s matchup against Gonzaga, Sean Bouchard slugged a first-pitch home run to give UCLA an early lead. Five innings later, he hit another one. It had taken the junior […]
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Baseball season ends with 3-2 extra-innings loss to San Diego State
UCLA baseball’s season was decided on a hit batsman. With the bases loaded in the top of the 13th, senior Scott Burke came in for relief with one out. The first pitch he threw struck the San Diego State batter, forcing the leading run home. The Bruins did not recover. “I’m surprised I don’t have […]
Baseball defeats Oregon 6-0 in final Pac-12 series opener
Griffin Canning threw his third complete-game shutout of the year Thursday night, leading UCLA baseball (29-24, 18-10 Pac-12) to a 6-0 defeat of Oregon (29-24, 11-17) in its series opener. The junior right-hander picked up his seventh win of the season, recording 10 strikeouts in the process. He allowed four hits and two walks. Canning […]
Baseball powers past Utah in final home series
UCLA baseball swept its final home series of the year in nearly season-best fashion. Twenty-six hits and five homers paved the way to 20 runs for the Bruins over the three-game stretch, the most that they’ve racked up in a conference series since early April. “The power’s kind of been there all year … but […]
Baseball looks to defeat shaky Washington State in conference series
As the regular season nears the finish line, the Bruins continue to battle it out in the Pac-12. “We’ve been playing for our season the last couple of weeks,” said coach John Savage. “This weekend is no different. It’s very, very important.” With only three conference series to go, UCLA baseball (24-21, 13-8 Pac-12) is […]
Jake Bird leads UCLA’s 4-2 victory in second game against USC
Jake Bird is back. After battling through a midseason shoulder injury and losing the Saturday starting spot, the right-hander pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, recording seven strikeouts. “That was a big, big moment in his junior year, coming back from what he did,” said coach John Savage. “Jake went out there and the […]
Inconsistent pitching leads to Bruins’ late-game fall to SDSU
UCLA baseball was six outs away from a two-run victory when things started to go south. It started in the eighth when junior reliever Jake Bird’s hit batsman and a pair of singles cut the lead in half. The following inning, senior closer Scott Burke allowed a pair of home runs, sandwiched around a single, […]