Author Archives: Robert Costa

Chad Concolino did not come back from a devastating ankle fracture to attempt to turn pro. He did not come back to be a starter for the UCLA baseball team. In fact, Concolino did not come back with hopes to see much playing time at all. What the fifth-year senior did come back for is […]

Last Friday, the UCLA baseball team beat No. 14 Texas A&M 8-6 to increase its winning streak to seven games and jumpstart hopes of a successful run through the non-conference schedule. But after Tuesday’s loss to UC Irvine, Friday seems very far away. Two losses to the Aggies over the weekend combined with Tuesday night’s […]

Redemption. This one word sums up the feelings of UCLA sophomore catcher Chris Denove after a 3-2 win over UC Santa Barbara that began with only lows, but ended on the high of his 12th-inning walk-off home run Tuesday night at a frigid Jackie Robinson Stadium. “It was definitely redemption. I am just happy to […]

Down 6-5 with one out and two runners on in the top of the sixth, UCLA coach Gary Adams called on Brant Rustich to stop a Pepperdine rally that had already scored one run in the inning and threatened to blow the game wide open. The freshman pitcher quelled the rally, retiring the next two […]

CARSON “”mdash; Jorge Salcedo’s ear-to-ear smile said it all. His first match as UCLA men’s soccer head coach was an astounding success. Playing against Salcedo’s former professional team, the MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy, the Bruins pulled off a 1-0 upset in an exhibition at Home Depot Center, the Galaxy’s home field. Freshman midfielder Eli Meschures […]

The UCLA baseball team scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday against Loyola Marymount to seemingly tie the game. But the sun had other plans, and darkness descended over LMU’s Page Stadium before the inning could be completed. According to NCAA rules, when it’s too dark to play, the score reverts […]

Coming into the first game of the baseball season, hopes were high for the UCLA team in coach Gary Adams’ last season. Despite having a sub-.500 record last year, being picked to finish seventh in the Pac-10 this year and beginning the season unranked in any poll, the Bruins hoped that they would play at […]