Mississippi State victory puts UCLA a win away from national title

If UCLA baseball’s ship is going to sink, it’s going to be on the arm of its submarine closer. In another jam at the College World Series with the game on the line, the Bruins turned to sophomore David Berg, who has pitched every game in the team’s postseason run, to finish off another victory.

Strong Side: UCLA baseball prevails despite loss of key players

John Savage and I sat down to eat lunch somewhere in Brentwood before the season began. I had covered UCLA baseball for the two previous seasons but I was going to be otherwise occupied during spring quarter. I knew I wouldn’t get to see many of his team’s games this season so I wanted to catch up and wish him well.