UCLA baseball has played 26 games. Twelve of those games have been decided by one run. Tuesday night, it was the same story, as the Bruins (13-13, 6-3 Pac-12) fell 5-4 to the San Diego State Aztecs (21-9, 8-3 Mountain West). The Aztecs started the scoring in the bottom of the second inning, as senior […]
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Baseball hopes to ride momentum into Texas road trip games
After Sunday’s loss to USC, coach John Savage told his players that March 5 needed to be stamped in their calendars. “This is when our mindsets need to change,” he said. And they did. UCLA baseball (6-5) came up with a season-high 13 hits in Tuesday’s win against Cal State Northridge, sparking a team that […]
UCLA baseball falls to UC Riverside despite dominant outing
Tuesday night, UCLA baseball saw the Justin Hooper that they have been waiting for. The sophomore lefty entered the game in the fourth and struck out 10 of the first 13 batters he faced. “That was a breakout session,” said coach John Savage. “If anybody was at the ballgame tonight, I think they saw a […]
Unranked baseball aims to recover from last season’s losses
For the first time in 12 years, UCLA baseball enters the season unranked. “And I am perfectly okay with that, because you have to earn it,” said coach John Savage. “I know that sounds kind of gimmicky, but at the same time, I don’t have any reason to believe why we should be ranked.” Savage […]
Men’s water polo misses championship but leaves accomplished legacy
The NCAA Tournament did not pan out the way UCLA men’s water polo wanted. Its finish was an ending that would have seemed unfathomable after a 24-0 start to the season. But with a 9-8 double overtime loss against Cal in the semifinal matchup of the NCAA Tournament, the Bruins’ quest for a third straight […]
UCLA men’s water polo renews focus for NCAA Tournament
The last two years that the UCLA men’s water polo team was in the NCAA Tournament, it had a relatively easy path to the championship game. UCLA got to play non-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation opponents in the semifinal round, the conference which coach Adam Wright has consistently referred to as the most competitive in the […]
Men’s water polo falls to USC with automatic NCAA berth on the line
Storm clouds loomed over Spieker Aquatics Center at the end of the first quarter – then the rain started to pour. Even before the weather matched the tone on the pool deck, the dark and stormy day for UCLA had already begun. No. 1 USC was up 3-0 after eight minutes, and it proved to […]