Six UCLA baseball players were selected in this year’s MLB draft from June 12-14, one more than in last season’s draft. Ace Griffin Canning, a projected first-round pick, slid to the second round and was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 47th pick overall. Canning was an All-Pac-12 player this season, posting a […]
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Infielder Sean Bouchard regains hitting power ahead of MLB Draft
It was a sunny day in late February, and the Bruins were in the midst of their second preseason weekend series. In the first inning of Saturday’s matchup against Gonzaga, Sean Bouchard slugged a first-pitch home run to give UCLA an early lead. Five innings later, he hit another one. It had taken the junior […]
Video: Leading Off: UCLA baseball’s sideline supporters
Bruin baseball families discuss game traditions and their unique support networks. Mothers Pat Rosica and Kim Stephens weigh in on their favorite rituals.
Video: Leading Off: Bruin baseball players discuss 2017 MLB draft
Monday marks the beginning of the 2017 MLB draft. Junior pitcher Jake Bird, junior pitcher Griffin Canning and junior first baseman Sean Bouchard reflect on their UCLA careers and their futures as potential major league players.
Pitcher Griffin Canning rises from humble beginnings, enters MLB Draft
Griffin Canning’s college career is over, but his pitching career isn’t. The UCLA baseball ace wasn’t a touted prospect in either high school or college. But after enjoying a career season in 2017, the junior is a projected first-round pick in Monday’s MLB Draft. [Related: Full 2017 MLB Draft coverage] Pitching has been Canning’s calling card […]
Jake Bird prepares for MLB Draft in wake of shoulder injury
As his second-grade year came to an end, an 8-year-old Jake Bird signed his friends’ yearbooks. “Save this autograph for when I’m playing in the major leagues,” he told them. Fast forward to the start of Bird’s junior year in college – after which Bird would be eligible for the MLB Draft – and it […]
UCLA baseball sees end of season, anticipates tournament play in next
UCLA baseball’s season ended the same way that it started – with a one-run bout. UCLA salvaged a 3-2 win against San Jose State on Feb. 18 to begin the season but couldn’t save it last weekend in the regional round of the NCAA tournament, falling to San Diego State 3-2 in 13 innings. By […]