The seniors were honored before Sunday’s game and the kids who ran the bases afterward might beg to differ, but for most in attendance, UCLA baseball’s final home series of the season was nothing special. It was certainly nothing new. In dropping two out of three to Arizona State, UCLA did what it’s done over […]
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UCLA baseball aims for strong close to disappointing 2016 season
Almost all of the remaining holdovers from UCLA baseball’s lone national championship team will play their final home games this weekend. It’s a group of four position players: two redshirt senior outfielders, Christoph Bono and Eric Filia, and two senior middle infielders, Trent Chatterton and Brett Urabe. The other four holdovers from that national title […]
Bruin baseball misses chance for comeback against UCSB Gauchos
It was a comeback that could have saved a season. And then it wasn’t. UCLA baseball entered Tuesday’s game against UC Santa Barbara in a must-win situation. Coach John Savage said that his team had to win all seven of its remaining games – starting with UCSB – just to have chance to make the […]
UCLA baseball faces must-win schedule, starting with UCSB
It’s a long shot – a very, very long shot – but there is still a conceivable scenario in which UCLA baseball earns a spot in the NCAA Tournament. That scenario likely requires the Bruins to win all of their final seven games. If, in the weak landscape of West Coast collegiate baseball this year, […]
UCLA baseball stumbles in disappointing series loss to USC
Jackie Robinson Stadium was buzzing Friday evening, with a season-high 2,041 fans on hand to see UCLA baseball jump out to an early lead in its series opener against USC. The marching band played, and the large number of students that arrived on free shuttle buses erupted when redshirt senior center fielder Christoph Bono launched […]
Baseball to take on crosstown rival USC in pivotal late-season series
It seems rather fitting that the do-or-die series for UCLA baseball’s season would come against crosstown rival USC. The Bruins (23-23, 10-11 Pac-12) enter their annual three-game series against the Trojans with an RPI of 75. Their chances of attaining an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament are still there, but they are fading. UCLA […]
UCLA baseball falls in close contest to Pepperdine
This post was updated May 10 at 10:23 p.m. UCLA baseball couldn’t find a way to take control Tuesday night, dropping a close one to Pepperdine. Deadlocked in a 1-1 tie for most of the night, the Waves (23-20, 12-9 West Coast Conference) outlasted the Bruins (23-23, 10-11 Pac-12) winning 4-1. The Bruins got on […]