UCLA baseball’s weekend series at Washington could be the defining series of the season for the team, which is firmly on the bubble for the NCAA Regionals. The Bruins (29-25, 10-8 Pac-10) are tied for third place in the conference, and considering the precedent of years past, a top-four finish in the conference should clinch […]
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Baseball: Coach’s final home game ends in loss to Anteaters
In Gary Adams’ last game at Jackie Robinson Stadium, the Bruins made a valiant comeback but could not pull it out for their retiring coach, losing 7-5 against UC Irvine. Unlike Sunday’s 14-0 blowout over Washington State where Adams admitted he started to get emotional, last night’s close game forced him to focus on the […]
Baseball: Baseball in tight Pac-10 race
With this past weekend’s series win over Washington State, the UCLA baseball team has kept itself in good position in the Pac-10 Conference to compete for an NCAA regional spot. Heading into tonight’s game with UC Irvine, the Bruins (29-24, 10-8 Pac-10) are now tied for third place with Arizona State with only two conference […]
Baseball: Hitting coach could take the helm
After three decades of moderate success under Gary Adams, it would seem the UCLA Athletic Department might want to make a clean break from the Adams regime and hire a coach from outside the baseball program. But surprisingly, there is an in-house candidate for the job ““ UCLA hitting coach Vince Beringhele. Athletic Director Dan […]
Baseball: Wildcats gnaw through team’s content
UCLA was feeling pretty good about itself last Sunday after its dramatic ninth-inning comeback against USC. Maybe too good, in fact. Since that victory, the Bruins have lost four of their last five, including a pair of hideous non-conference losses against Arizona this weekend in which UCLA surrendered 31 runs. “I think a little satisfaction […]
Baseball: Baseball defeats USC in “˜miracle of Jackie Robinson Field’
With seemingly all hope lost, the UCLA baseball team went into the bottom of the ninth on Sunday down by five runs against USC in front of the remainder of a large crowd that had mostly given up and left. The fans that did stay witnessed what Bruins coach Gary Adams called “the miracle of […]
Baseball: Last Ups
It does not get any bigger than this. This weekend’s baseball series between UCLA (23-18, 6-6 Pac-10) and USC (20-22, 6-6) at Jackie Robinson Stadium is not your typical rivalry series. For both teams, it is much more important than that. With the balance in the Pac-10, a loss in this series for either team […]