Author Archives: Sam Connon
Senior signoffs: Cole Madey remembers his trials and triumphs as a golfer at UCLA
When asked to write a piece on my time at UCLA, I was both honored and humbled. To simply say my time at UCLA has been amazing would be an insurmountable understatement. In all of my dreams and expectations of the school, I have come to realize UCLA has surpassed them all. I showed up […]
Three Bruins selected during first night of 2019 MLB Draft
This post was updated June 3 at 9:26 p.m. Three Bruins will have an MLB contract awaiting them when UCLA baseball’s season comes to a close. Junior first baseman Michael Toglia was the lone Bruin to get drafted in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft on Monday. Toglia was the first Bruin off […]
Strong all-around performance propels baseball to win over Loyola Marymount
This post was updated June 2 at 9:53 p.m. The Bruins will live to fight another day. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (50-9, 24-5 Pac-12) got some revenge against Loyola Marymount (34-24, 15-12 WCC) on Sunday night via a wire-to-wire 6-1 victory. With both teams boasting 2-1 records in the Los Angeles regional, the Bruins […]
Baseball pushed to losers bracket after upset loss against Loyola Marymount
The Bruins are going to have to take a slightly longer route to Omaha, Nebraska. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-9, 24-5 Pac-12) stranded eight men on base and went 0-for-7 with men in scoring position en route to a 3-2 loss to Loyola Marymount (34-23, 15-12 WCC) on Saturday. The Bruins will have to […]
Baseball boasts bounty of Pac-12 awards as regular season comes to a close
The Bruins followed up a record-breaking regular season with a record-breaking Pac-12 awards campaign. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (47-8, 24-5 Pac-12) reeled in a program-record eight All-Pac-12 team members Wednesday, as well as a Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year award for junior right-hander Ryan Garcia and a Pac-12 Coach of the Year award for […]
Un-Connon Opinions: New bill allowing collegiate athletes to earn money is step toward fairness
Senate Bill 206 could be the great equalizer. For years, there have been heated public debates about the financial compensation of collegiate athletes. People have argued about amateur status, scholarships, inter-sport equity, low-income exceptions and so on. But when the California State Senate threw in its two cents, everything came to a screeching halt. SB […]