The crosstown rivalry will be renewed this weekend as UCLA’s baseball team travels to USC’s Dedeaux Field in a match-up between two teams in vastly different situations. After missing the postseason a year ago, the Trojans are 18-9 this season, having won nine of their past 12 games. Meanwhile, the Bruins, who reached the postseason […]
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Baseball: Dirtbags leave Bruins behind in the dust, 2-1
The story remained the same for the UCLA baseball team as its season fell even further into the abyss Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss to Long Beach State at Blair Field. The Bruins (7-18) had chances to break out of their then-losing streak, but once again could not produce in the clutch, extending their […]
Baseball loses ninth in a row, swept by Texas A&M
Heading into College Station with a six-game losing streak, the UCLA baseball team continued to experience a rough patch in its season during its three-game series against No. 9 Texas A&M. The Aggies (15-5) swept the Bruins (7-13), who are now mired in their first nine-game losing streak since 1981. Despite jumping out to early […]
Unusual tour brings indie rockers to UCLA
When indie pop band Xiu Xiu plays at the Cooperage on March 7 through Campus Events, it will be one stop on a tour that begins in the United States but will eventually lead the band overseas to countries such as Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary and Italy. Singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart acknowledges that a tour […]
Baseball: Baseball pitchers start off strong
With three new weekend starters going into this season, it appeared that starting pitching would be the biggest weakness for the UCLA baseball team. Instead, the starters for the Bruins have been the foundation of the team’s surprising 6-3 start. The three weekend starters, Hector Ambriz, Bryan Beck and Brant Rustich, all have ERAs under […]
Baseball: Northridge can’t stop Bruins’ bats
Going into the bottom of the 10th inning down 4-3 to Cal State Northridge on Saturday night, the UCLA baseball team could have easily given in. The Matadors had all the momentum after scoring four unanswered runs because of poor defense and wild pitching on the Bruins’ part. But thanks to three defensive miscues by […]
W. soccer: Bruins’ defense bad news for rivals
Already one of the better defensive teams in the Pac-10 this season, the UCLA women’s soccer team has stepped up its defense so far in the postseason. The Bruins, who will face Ohio State in the NCAA quarterfinals Saturday, have not allowed a goal in three consecutive playoff games. Even more impressive is that UCLA’s […]