Junior Grant Dyer’s oblique injury forced sophomore Griffin Canning into the role of Friday starter for two weeks. Dyer is healthy now, but Canning doesn’t look like he wants to give up the job. The sophomore delivered eight strong innings, giving up two earned runs and striking out five in UCLA baseball’s (9-7, 1-0 Pac-12) […]
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Freshman pitcher earns first win in Bruins’ series-clinching victory
Kyle Molnar had pitched well – six strong innings of two-run ball – but he exited Sunday’s game on the hook for the loss. The freshman right-hander’s teammates quickly took care of that, plating five runs in the bottom of the sixth to set up Molnar for his first collegiate win in No. 20 UCLA’s […]
UCLA baseball defeats Texas 5-4 with walk-off home run
As soon as Kort Peterson hit it, he put his head down and raised his right hand, index finger pointing skyward. He’d never pimped a home run before, but this one was worth pimping. Peterson led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a towering walk-off blast that gave No. 14 UCLA baseball (7-7) […]
UCLA baseball sets school record for hit batters
The Bruins won’t be quick to advertise it, but they set a school record Tuesday. No. 19 UCLA baseball (6-6) hit nine batters, tied for the third-most in a single game in NCAA history, in a 20-12 loss at Cal State Northridge (10-3) that left the Bruins winless in their first three midweek matchups. Like […]
UCLA baseball takes down USC in 14 innings at Dodger Stadium
Christoph Bono didn’t see the ball go under the shortstop’s glove. But the smattering of UCLA fans still occupying the right-field line at Dodger Stadium was jubilant enough that Bono knew something good had happened. The center fielder’s 14th-inning bouncer gave No. 21 UCLA baseball (6-5) a 5-3 victory over No. 22 USC (6-5) Sunday […]
Baseball relies on strong pitching performances in Oklahoma win
Earlier this season, coach John Savage said the UCLA baseball team was “bad” at everything the team had been traditionally good at. What he was referring to was pitching and defense. That’s what got the Bruins to the pinnacle of college baseball in 2013, and it was what elevated them to a No. 1 overall […]
Bruin pitcher Griffin Canning steps up, sets down Bulldogs
The Bruins didn’t have their ace on Friday. Or maybe they did. With regular Friday starting pitcher Grant Dyer sidelined by an oblique strain, sophomore Griffin Canning stepped up and pitched a gem, leading No. 21 UCLA baseball (4-5) to a 2-1 win over No. 20 Mississippi State (7-3). Canning threw 8 2/3 innings, striking […]