Sitting at the desk of his Jackie Robinson Stadium office following UCLA’s series-clinching win over Arizona last Saturday, an animated John Savage held a blue pen in his right hand and black-rimmed glasses in his left. Read more...
Photo: Heading into UCLA’s second-to-last regular season series, freshman pitcher James Kaprielian has logged 29 innings on the mound with a 1.86 ERA.
Usually, a reliever’s role doesn’t span more than an inning or two. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher Kevin Kaprelian came in as a reliever in Tuesday’s loss to CSU Fullerton, but his nearly four-inning performance became a highlight of the game.
UCLA coach John Savage called it the pink elephant in the room. Offensive struggles have been an issue for the No. 8 Bruins for much of the season, and Savage said it is no secret in the clubhouse. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore first baseman Chris Keck hit his first career home run last weekend.
For UCLA’s juniors, including top pitchers Adam Plutko and Nick Vander Tuig, the weekend series against Arizona likely represented their last regular season series at Jackie Robinson Stadium, with most slated to leave for the draft. Read more...
Photo: After going undrafted last season, senior second baseman Cody Regis had a career-best hitting performance over the weekend in UCLA’s home sweep of Arizona. He had a career-high six runs batted in on Friday night before tying a career-high in hits, going 4-for-4 on Saturday.
Standing outside the clubhouse of Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night, Adam Plutko paused and then smiled. Read more...
Photo: As tonight’s series begins, junior Adam Plutko is potentially playing in his last start at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
When UCLA and Cal State Northridge faced off earlier this season, the Bruins took advantage of some Matador defense, posting a win at Northridge courtesy of six errors by the home team. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore right fielder Eric Filia finished Tuesday night’s loss to Cal State Northridge 2-for-5 at the plate, as UCLA’s offense fell stagnant.
Nick Vander Tuig sat in the Bruins’ dugout during the eighth inning on Saturday, watching his team squander a three-run lead. After two hit batters and an error, Utah had cut its deficit to just one run with the tying run just 90 feet away at third base. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher Cody Poteet will look to continue the Bruins’ string of good pitching tonight against Cal State Northridge.
