Author Archives: Gilbert Quiñonez

Those of you who are graduating got to witness an incredible era in UCLA sports during your time here. It is an era that will certainly mark the turning point of UCLA sports, not just because of the Bruins’ success on the field. The last few years have seen a boost in UCLA’s fan base, a boost in the program’s prestige and higher expectations in all of the major programs.

One of my favorite sporting events of the year starts today: the Women’s College World Series. For those of you who aren’t familiar with college softball, I ask you this: Are you a serious baseball fan? Because if you are, you’ll love the Women’s World Series, when college softball is played at its highest level.

It’s not often this school has a rally or a ceremony for a championship. Of course, this isn’t because championships don’t happen often ““ there’s been 14 of them in the past five years. But because they come so frequently, we take them for granted.

As the season began for the UCLA baseball team, many expected Brant Rustich to be the team’s star reliever. Rustich, however, has struggled at times this season, seeing his ERA balloon to 6.17.

The UCLA baseball team may be in one of its best stretches in a decade, but the team hasn’t been making it look easy. The Bruins had to come from behind twice in a three-game sweep of Cal State Northridge over the weekend, winning 8-3 and 6-5 on Saturday and 12-8 on Sunday.

The surging UCLA baseball team hopes to stay on a roll this weekend when it hosts Cal State Northridge. The No. 24-ranked Bruins have won 11 of their last 13 games, their best 13-game stretch since 2000. At one point, UCLA’s record was just 8-14, but the team now stands at 19-16 (8-1 Pac-10), with […]