Griffin Canning’s college career is over, but his pitching career isn’t. The UCLA baseball ace wasn’t a touted prospect in either high school or college. But after enjoying a career season in 2017, the junior is a projected first-round pick in Monday’s MLB Draft. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Griffin Canning went 7-4 this season and led the UCLA baseball team with a 2.34 ERA. He also threw four complete games and led the Bruins with 140 strikeouts in 2017. Canning is projected to be a mid-first-round pick in the MLB Draft, which starts Monday. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)

As his second-grade year came to an end, an 8-year-old Jake Bird signed his friends’ yearbooks. “Save this autograph for when I’m playing in the major leagues,” he told them. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Jake Bird appeared in 18 games for the Bruins in 2017 and finished the season with a 5-5 record to go along with a 2.75 ERA. Bird also managed to strike out 42 batters in just under 56 innings. Bird is projected to be an early-round pick in the MLB Draft which starts June 12. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)

The Bruins started the postseason with a loss, so it’s win-or-go-home for the rest of the weekend. “We expected a dogfight, and we got one,” said coach John Savage. Read more...

Photo: One American League scout said that Griffin Canning was pitching very well, but the junior ace took the loss in Friday’s NCAA Regional matchup. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)