Author Archives: Jack Kearns

Only two pitchers took the mound for UCLA on Sunday. They were both freshmen. “You got a guy throwing eight innings and a guy who’s throwing 93 to end the game,” said coach John Savage. “It was fun to see both those kids evolving into Bruin pitchers.” Freshman Zach Pettway threw eight shutout innings to […]

The Bruins came off their walk-off victory on Tuesday by earning walks to win again Friday. No. 11 UCLA baseball (5-0) drew a walk to load the bases, tie the game and take the lead during the eighth inning of a 5-2 win over Baylor (2-2) on Friday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins […]

Coach John Savage’s upcoming weekend rotation isn’t only different from what he expected months ago – it’s different than what he expected last week. Savage will throw in pitchers senior Jake Bird on Friday, junior Jon Olsen on Saturday and freshman Zach Pettway on Sunday in UCLA baseball’s (4-0) three-game series against Baylor (2-1), starting […]

Chase Strumpf was 0-for-4 coming up to plate with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth. One pitch later, the sophomore second baseman was strolling around second base while his entire team swarmed him from the dugout. “It’s 1-for-5 in the box score,” said coach John Savage. “But at the end of the […]

UCLA baseball won its first game of the season by grinding out at-bats. “One of our big things throughout the fall was winning 3-2 counts,” said sophomore second baseman Chase Strumpf after Friday’s game. “I don’t know how many we won but I thought we won a lot tonight, and I think that had a […]

Ryan Kreidler was relaxing during his winter break. Then he received a text from his teammate. “Hey man, I can’t stop thinking about it.” The sophomore shortstop saw the message and knew just what his teammate, sophomore infielder Kyle Cuellar, was talking about. Omaha. “It’s in the back of your mind every day, every time […]