This post was updated Aug. 15 at 4:46 p.m. Men’s water polo Joy Hong, assistant Sports editor Four Bruins helped Team USA in Budapest, Hungary last weekend, but finished in seventh place out of eight teams. Former UCLA men’s water polo members – utility Alex Roelse, attacker Max Irving and defender Chancellor Ramirez – as […]
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Four current Bruins, four UCLA commits selected in MLB Draft
Jake Bird was at home when he got the call. “I was … hanging out with my little brother and my dad,” the pitcher said. “The (Colorado) Rockies called me in the morning, and I was really pumped when I saw the pick come in and see my name pop up – it was really […]
Injuries, losses frustrate UCLA baseball’s aspirations for championship win
There was a point in 2018 when the Bruins looked like they were on the road to Omaha, Nebraska. UCLA baseball (38-21, 19-11 Pac-12) was in the midst of an eight-game winning streak, wrapping up April with a 13-3 record. It had jumped up to the No. 7 spot in the national rankings, and had […]
Mitchell, one of UCLA’s best baseball recruits, thrives despite health issues
Garrett Mitchell has been compared to Lonzo Ball and Myles Jack for good reason – he’s one of the best baseball recruits ever to come to UCLA. However, his story is not as straightforward as the five-star recruit on his way to the pros after a brief stop in Westwood. Coming out of Orange Lutheran […]
Baseball knocked out of NCAA tournament in Minnesota rematch loss
The Bruins ran out of arms. No. 2 seed UCLA baseball (38-21) lost 13-8 to No. 1 seed Minnesota (44-13) on Sunday night in the Minneapolis regional, eliminating the Bruins from the NCAA tournament and ending their season. The defeat came hours after the Bruins beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs, which extended their hopes of reaching […]
UCLA baseball eliminates Gonzaga in NCAA regional, will rematch Minnesota
For the first time since May 31, 2015, the Bruins won a playoff game by more than one run. No. 2 seed UCLA baseball (38-20) knocked No. 3 seed Gonzaga (33-24) out of the NCAA tournament Sunday, taking down the Bulldogs 10-4. The Bruins had a .221 batting average in the first two games of […]
UCLA baseball falls 3-2 to top-seeded Minnesota in extra-inning game
This post was updated June 3 at 2:10 p.m. The Bruins trailed for eight innings Friday, but they came away with the victory. On Saturday, they didn’t trail until the tenth, but were unable to escape with a win this time around. No. 2 seed UCLA (37-20, 19-11 Pac-12) fell to No. 1 seed Minnesota […]