The Bruins are running out of time to get their season back on track. With just six games left to play in the regular season, No. 18 UCLA baseball (32-17, 15-9 Pac-12) will face off against Oregon (25-24, 11-13) in a weekend series at home. The Bruins have lost five of their last six conference […]
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Pitcher Jake Bird aims to prove himself, finish strong in last season
Jake Bird is on a mission in his final season with the Bruins. “I got something to prove,” Bird said. The senior pitcher has been No. 18 UCLA baseball’s (32-17, 15-9 Pac-12) Friday starter after not getting picked in the 2017 draft. He has solidified himself as one of the best aces in the conference […]
Baseball breaks bad run with resounding 15-2 victory over CSUN
The Bruins needed a confidence booster heading into the final stretch of the season Tuesday. No. 18 UCLA baseball (32-17, 15-9 Pac-12) had lost six of its last seven games and fallen 11 spots in the rankings coming into the final midweek game of the season, but won 15-2 against unranked CSUN (25-27, 12-9 Big […]
UCLA baseball to continue postponed CSUN matchup before final midweek game
The Bruins and the Matadors have some unfinished business to attend to. No. 18 UCLA baseball (31-16, 15-9 Pac-12) will take on CSUN (24-26, 12-9 Big West) in a doubleheader Tuesday, first wrapping up the final innings of their incomplete March 14 matchup before starting game two right after. The Bruins were ahead 3-2 in […]
Baseball’s struggles continue as Bruins lose series to Washington Huskies
The Bruins had their foot in the door on several occasions Sunday, but stood and watched as it slammed shut. No. 11 UCLA baseball (31-16, 15-9 Pac-12) squandered a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning of Sunday’s rubber match against unranked Washington (25-21, 15-9) in Seattle, losing 6-4 on a walk-off 2-run homer in the […]
UCLA baseball hopes to maintain Pac-12 standing, snap losing streak
The Bruins are in a lull, and if they don’t return to form this weekend they will endanger their chances of obtaining home-field advantage for the postseason. No. 11 UCLA baseball (30-14, 14-7 Pac-12) has to win the upcoming series against unranked Washington (23-20, 13-8) this weekend to avoid falling to fourth place in the […]
Former Bruin Chase Utley reflects on college baseball, hit by pitches
Chase Utley recently got some attention for getting hit by pitches. The former Bruin and current Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman was struck by the 200th pitch of his career April 17 in a game against the San Diego Padres. That’s good for No. 8 on the all-time list. “For me, it’s about trying to […]