As soon as Kort Peterson hit it, he put his head down and raised his right hand, index finger pointing skyward. He’d never pimped a home run before, but this one was worth pimping. Peterson led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a towering walk-off blast that gave No. 14 UCLA baseball (7-7) […]
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UCLA baseball sets school record for hit batters
The Bruins won’t be quick to advertise it, but they set a school record Tuesday. No. 19 UCLA baseball (6-6) hit nine batters, tied for the third-most in a single game in NCAA history, in a 20-12 loss at Cal State Northridge (10-3) that left the Bruins winless in their first three midweek matchups. Like […]
UCLA baseball takes down USC in 14 innings at Dodger Stadium
Christoph Bono didn’t see the ball go under the shortstop’s glove. But the smattering of UCLA fans still occupying the right-field line at Dodger Stadium was jubilant enough that Bono knew something good had happened. The center fielder’s 14th-inning bouncer gave No. 21 UCLA baseball (6-5) a 5-3 victory over No. 22 USC (6-5) Sunday […]
Baseball faces strong competition in Dodger Stadium Baseball Classic
Dakota Hudson throws really hard. A lanky 6-foot-5 right-hander, the Mississippi State ace sits in the mid-90s with his fastball, sometimes running it up to 97 miles per hour. But he won’t be the hardest thrower No. 21 UCLA baseball (3-5) faces this weekend. That title belongs to Oklahoma righty Alec Hansen, a 6-foot-7 righty […]
Promising freshman Justin Hooper to make first start for Bruins at UCSB
It’s just a midweek game at the beginning of March but if the hype on Justin Hooper is real, people will someday look back on it as a special moment. A 6-foot-5 left-hander whose tantalizing potential earned him the No. 7 spot on Baseball America’s list of the top MLB Draft prospects in the freshman […]
The Huddle: Live from the studio!
Live from the UCLA Radio studio, it’s the Daily Bruin sports editors. They pontificate for a bit about the dangers of a live broadcast, then get down to the nitty-gritty of UCLA sports. By “the nitty-gritty,” we mean to say that they seize upon the dying embers of the Oscars to hand out some uninspired […]
UCLA baseball drops final game in otherwise dominant Cal Poly series
A day after a 19-run, 18-hit outburst, UCLA baseball’s lineup was quieted Sunday as Cal Poly took the series finale 6-2. Right-hander Erich Uelmen, did the silencing, limiting the No. 14 Bruins (3-4) to just six hits and two runs in a complete-game effort as the Mustangs (6-2) salvaged their lone win of the three–game […]