The Bruins secured the series victory Saturday afternoon – and the series sweep a few hours later. No. 1 UCLA baseball (27-6, 9-3 Pac-12) won both games of its doubleheader against No. 8 East Carolina (25-10, 8-1 AAC) by scores of 8-5 and 3-0, the first time the Bruins have swept a ranked opponent this […]
Category Archives: Baseball
Baseball rides Toglia’s five RBIs to 7-5 comeback victory against East Carolina
Michael Toglia’s five-RBI night sunk the Pirates’ chances of stealing a Friday night win. No. 1 UCLA (25-6, 9-3 Pac-12) baseball defeated No. 8 East Carolina (25-8, 8-1 AAC) 7-5 in a comeback effort that marked its fifth consecutive game against a ranked opponent. Coming into Friday’s game, Toglia was batting .500 with a home […]
UCLA baseball readies to sail into top-10 series with East Carolina Pirates
The Bruins are taking a break from Pac-12 play to face a top-10 team. No. 1 UCLA baseball (24-6, 9-3 Pac-12) will host No. 8 East Carolina (25-7, 8-1 AAC) in a three-game series starting Friday night. This marks the only series the Bruins will play against an out-of-conference team in the latter two months […]
Baseball’s strong offense helps it achieve success against ranked teams
The bats are heating up for the Bruins. No. 1 UCLA baseball (24-6, 9-3 Pac-12) scored just two runs in Friday’s loss to then-No. 2 Stanford (21-5, 7-2) but has scored 30 runs on 36 hits to win its past three games. The Bruins’ offensive production has come in the middle of seven straight games […]
Baseball’s strong at-bats drive in 6th-straight midweek win over UC Irvine
The Bruins remain perfect in midweek games. No. 1 UCLA baseball (24-6, 9-3 Pac-12) defeated No. 18 UC Irvine (21-6, 5-1 Big West) 9-3 at Jackie Robinson Stadium to increase its Tuesday winning streak to six. This marks the first time since 2015 that the Bruins have gone this deep into the season without a […]
Un-Connon Opinions: Pac-12 mayhem demonstrates larger institutional incompetence
It’s been said time and time again, but I think that’s for a good reason – it’s true. The Pac-12 is a mess. And “mess” is a bit of an understatement. There are plenty of more accurate, vulgar descriptions of the situation all over social media. This has almost nothing to do with the Pac-12 […]
No. 1 baseball returns home to face top-ranked UC Irvine
For the first time this season, the Bruins will face back-to-back ranked opponents. No. 1 UCLA baseball (23-6, 9-3 Pac-12) will return home to face No. 18 UC Irvine (21-5, 5-1 Big West) on Tuesday after clinching a road series win against then-No. 2 Stanford this past weekend. The Bruins have just one day of […]