The Bruins’ pitching staff leads the Pac-12 in strikeouts – but when the ball is put in play, the team has another weapon. No. 1 UCLA baseball (31-7, 11-4 Pac-12) is first in the Pac-12 in fielding percentage for the second straight year, owning a .981 mark. Through 38 games, the Bruins have committed just […]
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Men’s golf places second in Pac-12 championship with best performance in years
For the first time since 2013, the Bruins boasted three top-10 finishers at the Pac-12 championship. UCLA men’s golf played in Eugene, Oregon, at the Eugene Country Club for the 2019 Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championship. The Bruins finished in second place with an even par score of 1420. Stanford placed first, seven strokes ahead with […]
Softball secures success in conference games with help of strategic adjustments
The Bruins are powering through conference play. No. 2 UCLA softball (40-2, 14-1 Pac-12) dominated Oregon State (21-18, 3-13) over the weekend, outscoring the Beavers 25-3 in the series. After the Bruins lost just their second game of the season to the Oregon Ducks (21-22, 4-11) the weekend prior, junior outfielder Bubba Nickles said a […]
Q&A: Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chase Utley reminisces on Bruin roots, talks future plans
Chase Utley was UCLA baseball’s All-American starting second baseman from 1998 to 2000 before he left school early to go pro. Utley played in the MLB from 2003 to 2018 with the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers, putting up over 250 home runs and 1000 RBIs with a .275 batting average over his career. […]
Beach volleyball prepares to defend conference title in Trojan territory
With the regular season behind them, the Bruins are set to defend both of last season’s titles. No. 1 UCLA (28-1) will begin postseason play at the Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Championship at Merle Norman Stadium in Los Angeles. UCLA will face the winner of No. 8 seed Utah (5-7) and No. 9 seed Oregon (4-9-1) […]
Jordyn Wieber to leave UCLA gymnastics coaching staff to head Arkansas’ program
An Olympic gold medalist is on her way out of Westwood. UCLA gymnastics volunteer assistant coach Jordyn Wieber has accepted the head coaching position at Arkansas, announced Hunter Yuracheck, Arkansas vice chancellor and director of athletics, on Wednesday. Wieber enrolled at UCLA in 2013 and served as a team manager during her first three years […]
UCLA basketball center Moses Brown to declare for NBA Draft
Moses Brown has made it official. The freshman center’s name was on the official league-released list of underclassmen entering the 2019 NBA Draft. Although Brown has not made a personal statement confirming this, a team spokesman told the Los Angeles Times that Brown would enter the draft pool with no intention of returning to school. […]