This post was updated June 9 at 1:18 a.m. The Bruins were six outs from elimination. But for the fourth straight time, they escaped its grasp. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (52-10, 24-5 Pac-12) defeated Michigan (45-20, 16-7 Big 10) 5-4 in extra innings Saturday night behind junior first baseman Michael Toglia’s game-tying homer in […]
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Baseball to host Michigan with College World Series berth on the line
To punch their ticket to Omaha, the Bruins’ final task is a familiar one: win a three-game series. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (51-9, 24-5 Pac-12) will host Michigan (44-19, 16-7 Big Ten) for the NCAA Super Regional this weekend with a chance to earn the program’s sixth College World Series berth and the first […]
Home runs let baseball survive a few more hours as it takes down Baylor
This post was updated June 2 at 5:12 p.m. Facing elimination, the Bruins used the long ball to stay alive – at least for a few more hours. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (49-9, 24-5 Pac-12) took down Baylor (35-18, 14-8 Big 12) 11-6 in the NCAA regionals Sunday, hitting four home runs to pull […]
Baseball seizes Pac-12 title with win over Oregon, ending three-year drought
The Bruins have won the Pac-12 title for the first time since 2015. No. 1 UCLA baseball (46-8, 23-5 Pac-12) defeated Oregon (27-28, 10-18) on Thursday night 4-2 to win its ninth straight and record-setting 23rd Pac-12 game of the season. With Stanford’s loss later in the night, UCLA clinched the top conference record. The […]
Baseball looks to clinch Pac-12 title in regular season finale against Oregon
The Bruins have one last regular season series to play, but according to sophomore right fielder Garrett Mitchell, the team already has a playoff mentality. “It’s important to win every pitch, every at-bat, every inning,” Mitchell said. “We have to do that next weekend and through the rest of the postseason.” No. 1 UCLA baseball […]
Baseball thrives with high batting averages across the board
The Bruins own their highest team batting average since 2012, despite the absence of their opening day leadoff hitter for much of the season. No. 1 UCLA baseball’s (42-8, 19-5 Pac-12) .293 average – boosted by six players batting above .300 – is good for fourth in the Pac-12. Coach John Savage said having players […]
As players come back from injury, baseball shuts out UC Irvine
With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the Bruins welcomed back a pair of injured players. No. 1 UCLA baseball (42-8, 19-5 Pac-12) defeated UC Irvine (31-15, 12-6 Big West) 7-0 on Tuesday to finish undefeated in midweek games this season. The game marked the return from injury for both junior left […]