Men’s basketballDavid Gottlieb, Sports editor The fight for a bye in the Pac-12 Tournament is getting tighter. The top four teams in the conference each have the luxury of skipping the first round of the tournament – set to take place on March 7. Arizona and USC are the only teams to have clinched a […]
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Baseball defeats Baylor 3-0 behind freshman pitcher’s 8-inning performance
Only two pitchers took the mound for UCLA on Sunday. They were both freshmen. “You got a guy throwing eight innings and a guy who’s throwing 93 to end the game,” said coach John Savage. “It was fun to see both those kids evolving into Bruin pitchers.” Freshman Zach Pettway threw eight shutout innings to […]
UCLA baseball faces season’s first defeat in second game against Baylor
The Bruins could not hang on to a lead Saturday afternoon. No. 12 UCLA baseball (5-1) fell to Baylor (3-2) after blowing a pair of two-run leads at Jackie Robinson Stadium, 8-6. The loss was the Bruins’ first of the 2018 season after winning five consecutive contests to start the year. Junior Jon Olsen took […]
UCLA baseball takes down Baylor 5-2 in first matchup of series
The Bruins came off their walk-off victory on Tuesday by earning walks to win again Friday. No. 11 UCLA baseball (5-0) drew a walk to load the bases, tie the game and take the lead during the eighth inning of a 5-2 win over Baylor (2-2) on Friday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins […]
Baseball tests out new pitching rotation in upcoming Baylor series
Coach John Savage’s upcoming weekend rotation isn’t only different from what he expected months ago – it’s different than what he expected last week. Savage will throw in pitchers senior Jake Bird on Friday, junior Jon Olsen on Saturday and freshman Zach Pettway on Sunday in UCLA baseball’s (4-0) three-game series against Baylor (2-1), starting […]
UCLA baseball waves Pepperdine goodbye with clutch ninth-inning victory
Chase Strumpf was 0-for-4 coming up to plate with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth. One pitch later, the sophomore second baseman was strolling around second base while his entire team swarmed him from the dugout. “It’s 1-for-5 in the box score,” said coach John Savage. “But at the end of the […]
UCLA baseball showcases hitting prowess in sweep of Portland
UCLA baseball won its first game of the season by grinding out at-bats. “One of our big things throughout the fall was winning 3-2 counts,” said sophomore second baseman Chase Strumpf after Friday’s game. “I don’t know how many we won but I thought we won a lot tonight, and I think that had a […]