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UCLA Welcomes Maryland To Town In 2012 Season Opener
When UCLA takes to the field on Friday to kick off their 2012 season, it will have been 257 since they last played a game and considering the way their 2011 season ended, that is a long 257 days. From sluggish start to roaring finishing and Pac-10 title and ending in a disappointing exit in a home...
2012 UCLA Baseball Preview Part 2: Pitching
Another season, another five-part preview as we look ahead to the 2012 UCLA baseball season, which will get underway on February 17th when the Bruins take on Maryland at Jackie Robinson Stadium. As we look to the season, we started with Part 1, a general 2011 review and 2012 preview with a look at...
UCLA Wins Pac-10 Championship Despite Loss To Arizona St.
An outright Pac-10 title and Regional host spot. That makes swallowing a loss a whole lot easier and while UCLA did fall to Arizona St., 10-5, to close their regular season, the season finished on a high note. The first good bit of news came right before first pitch as UCLA was announced as a...
UCLA Falls Short Against UC Santa Barbara, 5-4
The momentum of a five-game win streak has quickly turned into a two-game losing streak for the Bruins. A game earlier in the season against Cal Poly was canceled due to rain so UCLA scheduled a game against UC Santa Santa Barbara for Wednesday to make up the game in the schedule. After the Gauchos...
UCLA Breaks Out The Bats As They Take It To San Diego St., 14-6
The majority of UCLA's wins this season have come in very close games. Heading into Tuesday night's game against San Diego St., all but five of the Bruins' wins came by five runs or less. Well, after Tuesday night's game, that number is up to six. The tense moments that UCLA fans have gotten used...
UCLA Holds On To Edge Long Beach St., 6-4
UCLA hadn't had much success on Tuesday nights in the past few weeks. Two weeks ago, Cal St. Fullerton got to the Bruins early and the offense never got going enough to mount a comeback. Last week, the bullpen couldn't hold the lead against UC Riverside and the Bruins were eventually bested in 11...
UCLA Blows Ninth Inning Lead, Loses In 11th to UC Riverside
Midweek games are often overlooked. Even the staunchest of supporters of midweek games will not put Tuesday or Wednesday games on par with weekend series. Besides the fact that conference games are played on weekends, weekend series gives a better indication of a team's quality and when the...
UCLA In Complete Control As They Dominate Pepperdine 9-0
Any concerns about the UCLA offense were put to bed, at least for one night, as the bats came out early and the Bruin pitchers continued their tremendous start to the season as second-ranked UCLA dominated Pepperdine, 9-0, on Tuesday night. After a weekend in which they scored just eight runs all...
2011 Bruin Baseball Preview Part 2: Pitching
Another season, another five-part preview as we look ahead to the 2011 UCLA baseball season, which will get underway on February 18th when the Bruins take on San Francisco at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Prior to last season I wrote up College Baseball 101 for those of you who want the basics of...
Bruins Back On Brink After 7-1 Loss In Game One Of Champ. Series
Sometimes it's not velocity that gets it done on the mound. Gerrit Cole, the flamethrower, got touched up a bit because South Carolina was able to reach out and square the ball up some, letting the pitch create the power. Meanwhile, the Gamecocks started their ace, Blake Cooper, on short rest and...
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