Dakota Hudson throws really hard. A lanky 6-foot-5 right-hander, the Mississippi State ace sits in the mid-90s with his fastball, sometimes running it up to 97 miles per hour. But he won’t be the hardest thrower No. 21 UCLA baseball (3-5) faces this weekend. That title belongs to Oklahoma righty Alec Hansen, a 6-foot-7 righty […]
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Bruin baseball drops exhibition game in ninth inning to NC Dinos
The Bruins held their own against Korean Professional Baseball’s NC Dinos Tuesday. No. 21 UCLA baseball (3-5) entered the ninth inning tied before the Dinos put up two to take the exhibition game by a score of 4-2. Wednesday’s game was the closest the Dinos have played over the course of their NCAA tour. They […]
Baseball continues search for consistent starter after loss to UCSB
Justin Hooper is the quintessential hard-throwing pitching prospect. The lefty is 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, and he throws in the mid to upper 90s. But the freshman doesn’t always know where the ball is going to go. Hooper hit the first two batters he faced, and issued a four-pitch walk to the third in No. 21 […]
Promising freshman Justin Hooper to make first start for Bruins at UCSB
It’s just a midweek game at the beginning of March but if the hype on Justin Hooper is real, people will someday look back on it as a special moment. A 6-foot-5 left-hander whose tantalizing potential earned him the No. 7 spot on Baseball America’s list of the top MLB Draft prospects in the freshman […]
UCLA baseball drops final game in otherwise dominant Cal Poly series
A day after a 19-run, 18-hit outburst, UCLA baseball’s lineup was quieted Sunday as Cal Poly took the series finale 6-2. Right-hander Erich Uelmen, did the silencing, limiting the No. 14 Bruins (3-4) to just six hits and two runs in a complete-game effort as the Mustangs (6-2) salvaged their lone win of the three–game […]
UCLA baseball trounces Cal Poly to clinch series in historic 19-0 win
After an opening week worse than any in recent memory, UCLA baseball started to make the right kind of history Saturday night. In a 19-0 win over Cal Poly (5-2), No. 15 UCLA (3-3) produced its largest margin of victory since 2008 and its most runs in a game since 2010. Every starting position player […]
UCLA baseball hangs on to beat Cal Poly 7-6
No. 14 UCLA baseball pulled out a 7-6 win in its opening game against Cal Poly on Friday, but the night could have gone a lot more smoothly. The Bruins (2-3) jumped out to a 5-0 lead over the Mustangs (4-1), putting up three runs in the second and two in the third. Trouble hit […]