The Bruins capped off their season-opening homestand with another scoreless debut on the mound. No. 4 UCLA baseball (4-0) took down Loyola Marymount (1-2) by a score of 5-0 on Tuesday night on the back of freshman right-hander Nick Nastrini’s 4 2/3 shutout innings in his first collegiate start. This came one game after another […]
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Baseball comes off weekend sweep of Saint John’s, to face Loyola Marymount
The Bruins are coming off an opening weekend sweep – but John Savage said he knows the journey has just begun. “There are some positive things (about the weekend series), but at the same time we realize it’s a long journey and we have to get better,” the coach said. “We still have a lot […]
UCLA sweeps St. John’s in three-game season-opening weekend
The Bruins’ starting pitching has yet to give up an earned run. No. 5 UCLA baseball (3-0) completed the series sweep of St. John’s (0-3) with an 11-1 victory on a Sunday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium. In his first appearance for the Bruins, freshman right-hander Jesse Bergin picked up where redshirt junior right-hander Jack […]
Baseball delivers shutout performance in second game against St. John’s
The Bruins had a low scoring, come-from-behind victory Friday night, but they won in a much different fashion Saturday. No. 5 UCLA baseball (2-0) clinched the series victory with a 9-0 victory over St. John’s (0-2) at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Redshirt junior right-hander Jack Ralston got the start for the Bruins and threw six scoreless […]
Baseball boasts successful start in opening day comeback win over St. John’s
Coach John Savage started sophomore right-hander Zach Pettway knowing he was made for Fridays. “Pettway is a competitor,” Savage said. “That’s the one thing he’ll give you day in and day out. He looked like a Friday-night guy to me.” No. 5 UCLA baseball (1-0) started its season with a 3-2 comeback victory over defending […]
Weekend in Preview: Feb. 15
BaseballSam Connon, assistant Sports editor The Bruins’ first test in 2019 will be a big one. No. 5 UCLA baseball will open its season at home against St. John’s on Friday with sophomore right-hander Zach Pettway taking the mound for the Bruins. Pettway was projected to be coach John Savage’s No. 2 starter before junior […]
With hype and hopes high, baseball sees chance to contend for championship
Michael Toglia made it clear the Bruins were all in on a championship in 2019. “That’s the goal, pretty simple,” said the junior first baseman. UCLA baseball has had more preseason hype than it’s had in years – the Bruins were ranked inside the top five by every major polling outlet and were picked to […]