The Bruins got off to their hottest start of the year Tuesday. No. 1 UCLA baseball (18-4, 5-1 Pac-12) down LMU (15-9, 5-1) 9-4 on the back of a six-run first inning, its highest scoring opening frame of the year. The win pushed the Bruins’ winning streak to five games, matching their longest streak of […]
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Baseball finishes weekend home sweep of Arizona, defends No. 1 spot in nation
With Ryan Garcia finally back to full strength, the Bruins rode his arm to victory. No. 1 UCLA baseball (17-4, 5-1 Pac-12) completed the sweep against Arizona (13-10, 2-4) with a 3-1 victory Sunday after 10-5 and 12-10 wins in the previous two games. After scoring 8.5 runs per game over their past four, the […]
Battle of the Editors: The future looks bright for bringing home national titles
UCLA fans have been deprived of a national title for almost a year now, stuck at the 116 mark while rival Stanford continues to pull away. This spring, however, the Bruins have a few opportunities to get back on track, and the Daily Bruin Sports editors fought it out over which team has the best […]
Baseball takes series win against No. 3 Oregon State, prepares to face Arizona
The Bruins claimed the series win in college baseball’s highest-ranked matchup of the season thus far. No. 2 UCLA baseball (14-4, 2-1 Pac-12) took the series victory over No. 3 Oregon State (14-3-1, 1-2-0) with a 9-7 win in the Sunday afternoon rubber match at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The series win is also the Bruins’ […]
Despite lead, baseball faces late-game trouble in loss to Oregon State
The Bruins had a rare ninth-inning collapse. No. 2 UCLA baseball (13-4-0, 1-1-0 Pac-12) fell to No. 3 Oregon State (14-2-1, 1-1-0) 7-3 on Saturday, surrendering four runs in the top of the ninth. Before the game, the Bruins had allowed just two ninth-inning runs in 16 games all season. With the game tied 3-3, […]
No. 2 baseball blows out No. 3 Oregon State to open up Pac-12 play
The Bruins had their highest scoring Friday night of the season against their highest-ranked opponent of season. No. 2 UCLA baseball (13-3, 1-0 Pac-12) opened up Pac-12 play Friday with an 8-0 win over No. 3 Oregon State (13-2-1, 0-1-0) in college baseball’s highest-ranked matchup of the season so far. This was coach John Savage’s […]
Pitchers fill in gap left by injured starter to shut out Long Beach State 2-0
The Bruins’ pitching staff rallied together after losing its starter. No. 2 UCLA baseball (12-3) used a season-high-tying seven pitchers to shut out Long Beach State (2-13) 2-0 on the road Tuesday night. The presumed starter, freshman right-hander Nick Nastrini, was ruled out for the season earlier in the day with thoracic outlet syndrome. “One […]