As players come back from injury, baseball shuts out UC Irvine

With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the Bruins welcomed back a pair of injured players. No. 1 UCLA baseball (42-8, 19-5 Pac-12) defeated UC Irvine (31-15, 12-6 Big West) 7-0 on Tuesday to finish undefeated in midweek games this season. The game marked the return from injury for both junior left […]

Baseball prepares to face UC Irvine en route to being undefeated in midweek games

The Bruins are one game away from finishing undefeated in midweek play. No. 1 UCLA baseball (41-8, 19-5 Pac-12) will visit UC Irvine (31-15, 12-6 Big West) in its final Tuesday game of the season. The Bruins will have a chance to finish the season without a midweek loss for the first time since 2012 […]

Bruins achieve series sweep against Cougars with season-high stats

The Bruins put their offensive firepower on display this weekend. No. 1 UCLA baseball (41-8, 19-5 Pac-12) took down Washington State (10-36-1, 2-21-1) by scores of 6-2, 10-0 and 13-10 to earn its first road sweep of the season. The Bruins’ 29 runs and eight home runs in the series were both season highs. “We […]

Record-breaking Bruins baseball goes up against hapless Cougars

The Bruins are gunning for their 40th win and 12th consecutive series win. No. 1 UCLA baseball (38-8, 16-5 Pac-12) will travel north to Pullman, Washington, to face Washington State (10-33-1, 2-18-1) in a three-game series. The Bruins have won 11 straight series and are the only team left in the nation to have not […]

Baseball hits eight weeks atop national rankings with six top MLB Draft prospects

The top-ranked Bruins have the star power to back it up. No. 1 UCLA baseball (38-8, 16-5 Pac-12) has six players ranked in Baseball America’s list of 2019 Top 400 MLB Draft Prospects, and all six are within the top 300. Junior second baseman Chase Strumpf, junior first baseman Michael Toglia, junior right-hander Ryan Garcia, […]

Baseball continues midweek perfection with walk-off win over Long Beach State

Tuesday’s extra-inning walk-off win started with a reliever on the mound. No. 1 UCLA baseball (38-8, 16-5 Pac-12) edged out Long Beach State (11-35, 5-10 Big West) 2-1 in a 12-inning walk-off win to take the season sweep over the Dirtbags. With the bases loaded, a passed ball allowed junior first baseman Michael Toglia to […]

Around the League: May 7

Men’s tennis Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor A number of teams across the Pac-12 advanced to the second weekend of competition in the NCAA tournament. No. 11 seed UCLA men’s tennis (19-5, 8-0 Pac-12) moved on to the round of 16 after posting back-to-back 4-0 sweeps over Grand Canyon and Oklahoma State. The Bruins’ duo […]