This post was updated at 8:15 p.m. When the clock started ticking for the Major League Baseball draft on Thursday, a Bruin was the first to hear his name called. Well, a potential Bruin, that is. UCLA commit Brady Aiken, a left-handed pitcher out of Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, was selected with No. […]
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Baseball names 3 players named to All-Pac-12 Team
UCLA baseball junior closer David Berg, sophomore pitcher James Kaprielian and junior catcher Shane Zeile were all named to the All-Pac-12 Team, the conference announced on Wednesday afternoon. Berg joins former Bruins Garrett Atkins, Trevor Bauer, Dennis Delany and Adam Plutko as the only UCLA players to receive the All-Conference honor three times. Despite missing […]
UCLA baseball’s season falls short, plagued by injuries
After UCLA baseball won the 2013 national championship, the bar was raised, expectations were heightened and the team entered the season with a target on its back. The Bruins had reached the pinnacle of college baseball, and now every team would be coming for them. Even though the team had lost many of its top […]
Baseball ends losing season on high note with series win
With the playoffs out of reach, UCLA baseball had nothing but pride to play for. Instead of mailing in the last three games, the team had a message to send: The Bruins don’t give up and they fight until the very end. For No. 8 Washington (39-15-1, 21-9 Pac-12), the message was received loud and […]
Baseball looking to play spoiler in final series against Washington
Having lost any chance at a title this season, UCLA baseball has nothing to lose and intends to play that way, battling eighth-ranked Washington in its final series of the season, according to senior infielder Pat Gallagher. The Bruins will be playing spoilers this weekend as the Huskies are on the cusp of a Pac-12 […]
Christoph Bono shares athletic success with father at UCLA
Instead of running around playrooms as a kid, Christoph Bono ran around inside NFL locker rooms with NFL stadiums as his playground. Years before the redshirt sophomore outfielder was making a game-saving catch to help UCLA baseball advance in the College World Series during its 2013 national championship run, he was hammering on the bolts […]
Baseball to end challenging year with brighter prospects
For UCLA baseball, the season started well enough, as the defending national champions began the season ranked No. 12 and were picked to finish third in the Pac-12. Coming off of the College World Series championship high, the Bruins fared well in their first month of play, winning seven of their first 11 games. Then […]