UCLA Takes On Cal St. Fullerton In Bruins' Toughest Challenge Of The Season
by Nestor on Jun 11, 2010 7:00 PM PDT
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Man, we have had some week here on BN. This time last Friday the mood was different as all of us were experience an unreal concoction of emotions as Coach was preparing for his eternal date Nell. His departure left us in melancholy and reflective mood all week. Yet one could just sense how we were collectively lifting each other's spirits through posts after posts sharing comments, reflections, videos, pictures and memories about the Coach. Then the baseball team cruised through the Regionals disposing of a great program like LSU, a solid one in UCI and just destroying Kent State. The vibe kept building with the softball's magic carpet ride, which seemed directly driven by Coach upstairs.
Now here we are a week later, the mood is different as the baseball team (46-13) gets ready to take on their biggest challenge to date. Cal State Fullerton has always had our number. They have had our number this season too. Yet I would think the UCLA baseball team should play with no sense of pressure and expectations. They have already had an incredible season and in my book, shattering all kinds of team records. In my book they have lived up to Coach's ideals in the way they have embraced team first mindset and also battled through adversity after their much hyped 22-0 start came to an end. So they just need to relax and keep having fun like they have done the entire season.
So here we go. Gerrit Cole (10-2, 3.11) gets the start tonight against Noe Ramirez, RHP, So. (11-1, 2.63). The first pitch is scheduled for this evening at 7:30 pm PST. The game is going to be live across the nation on ESPN2. You can also follow along with GameTracker or get updates on Ryan's UCLA baseball twitter. So might as well thread this as our game thread with updates, thoughts, analysis and anything else.
GO BRUINS.
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Dodgers-Angels
UCLA-Cal St. Fullerton…its the all LA-OC showdown tonight
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
the Angels remind me of SC
they come form SC country Orange County haha
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Jackie Robinson? Eric Karros?
Todd Zeile? Dave Roberts?
by SuperBruinMan on Jun 11, 2010 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
wow that was ripped, thank goodness that went foul
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Scary inning there...
deep fly ball, just ran down by the first CSF batter; 3rd batter hits a HR-length foul before grounding out. Settle down Gerritt and get some Ks.
Easy money and faithless women, red-eye whiskey for the pain...
sounds like there is a good number of fullerton fans there
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
There we go
Get a lead early for Cole
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
OT... NCAA track & field champs
Decent day for UCLA tracksters at the NCAAs…
- two women’s Pole Vaulters (Pena and Viuf ) finished 3rd and 4th, respectively.
- 800-meter runner, JR Cory Primm, who set the school record in the semifinal a couple days ago, placed 5th in the NCAA final.
— Men’s 4×100 relay ran very well in the semifinal and will race in the NCAA final on Saturday (without their two fastest guys (Carroll, academics; Rolle, slight injury).
Overall, however, a disappointing season peppered with a handful of outstanding individual performances here and there. But things are looking up for next year, with a top-20 recruiting class coming in and a couple big uglies (throwers like Darius Savage and Matt Kosecki) coming off of red-shirt seasons to mature, build strength. Primm and the entire relay team will be back as well.
Easy money and faithless women, red-eye whiskey for the pain...
When we have a good track team, it's really a blast to watch.
Since the schollies were cut back, things have not been quite like they used to. Always fun to watch though.
Cole looks to be a bit off his game tonight.
Hope he can figure it out. Maybe trying too hard. Overthrowing.
A sign of a good pitcher
is whether or not he can pitch well even without his best stuff
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Jeff Gelalich
strikes out
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Brett Krill
struck out as well
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Nice play on that chopper
to end the inning
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Cole has faced 10 batters in three innings
Lookin’ good. Let’s get the bats going.
And the second batter is HBP
Making me nervous…
And now Cole hits the next batter.
2 on, nobody out.
Nervous
Bases loaded with no outs… Come on defense!
by UCLA11 on Jun 11, 2010 8:48 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Doesn't matter
The ump didn’t have an angle on it.
Amaral's throw way off line.
Runner at 3rd scores, and HOW THE HELL WAS THAT GUY SAFE AT 3RD?!?
3 up, 3 down. Going to 5th inning.
Damn, that was too easy for Fullerton.
Anyone know where I can watch this online?
Don’t have ESPN here.
by TheNewBruinPrototype on Jun 11, 2010 9:10 PM PDT reply actions
Mental weakness
I know the team is young…but to consistently play your worst game against the same team is a mental weakness. Hope they pull it out but at this point UCLA is to CSF as Wazzu is to UCLA in hoops.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
by tasser10 on Jun 11, 2010 9:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Then our boys
need to tell Jobu that they’ll do it themselves.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
by tasser10 on Jun 11, 2010 9:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Headlights on from car behind left field stops play for a moment.
Huh, hadn’t seen that happen before.
Off topic...
5 schools… Florida, Oregon, Washington, Alabama and Fresno State have allegedly made illegal contact with USC’s Dillion Baxter. Florida has already denied the claim.
How about Fresno trying to jump in there?!
We need something, anything
to get our offense going.
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Ramirez is getting everything on the corners.
Wish Cole would get some of those calls.
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Cole still throwing heat
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Tying run up to the plate
with no outs.
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
So was the following swing
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Let's get something going here!
Runners on the corners, 3-2 pitch
by UCLA11 on Jun 11, 2010 10:09 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
alrighty fellas lets go, right here
thats a hell of an at bat, bases loaded no out
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
be patient, he's looking a bit rattled and a bit drained, take pitches
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Argh, struck out swinging, nobody can advance.
1 out, still bases loaded.
between the Dodgers and Bruins
I have seen so much inept offense with RISP tonight it makes me sick to my stomach
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Unlucky
Solid hit caught by shortstop.. No runs score. Their pitcher has had a heckuva game and we just can’t hit him.
by UCLA11 on Jun 11, 2010 10:22 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
could have used that double an inning ago : (
and that error haha
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
even a 3-run inning would be okay with me
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Tying run @ second
1 run in on throwing error
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
hey hey a little luck on our side
come on guys, please dont squander this
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Krill is having a very bad game.
0-4 now, just struck out swinging.
Sloooow roller to short brings in a run
Gaillego beats it out to keep the inning going. 3-4 Bruins
formerly bruinhoo
Wish we could have gotten one when the bases were loaded and none out
At least the deficit is manageable.
of course, we really do not deserve to win this game
but hey, with the way this game is going lets just try to keep it at 4-3 and have one more go at it
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Base hit by Dunlap!
Amaral can only get to 2nd base, though.
lets go baby lets GOOOO!
come on now great AB stay patient
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Passed ball gets runner to 3rd
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
Let's not think that anymore.
That backfired horribly. :-(
Eh? Fullerton now changes right fielders?
Watson in at RF.
deserved that
this has been a clinic all night on what not to do with runner on base
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Ugh picked off at first
If we play smart ball then we have a chance. That wasn’t smart. And now he strikes out. We went from zero to two outs.
by UCLA11 on Jun 11, 2010 11:10 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
There was no need to send that runner
You want him on first with no outs cause a double play scores the winning run. Absolutely horrible. There is a reason that we don’t beat them, and you just saw it.
Ridiculously stupid
That’s how a manager loses the game. Got to get your fingerprints all over the game.
Going with the Lefty-Righty matchup didn't help
Taking out someone who’s a much better hitter is not a good idea.
by SuperBruinMan on Jun 11, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugly nnith. We had this one and let it get away.
Why don’t you let Cody bat. He was hot last week ant Noe was out of the game.
this one is on the coach!!
we had no OUTS!!!!!! ughhhhhhh!!!
we cant even pin it on that one pick off
the boys were given tons of opportunities and then some to tie it or take the lead, and they completely squandered every single chance they had to come back…that was simply infuriating
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
savage got greedy...
and bit him in the ass!!!
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