The Bruins will again have to win multiple elimination games in order to advance. No. 1 UCLA baseball (51-10, 24-5 Pac-12) fell to Michigan (45-19, 16-7 Big Ten) 3-2 in the first game of the Los Angeles super regional. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia tossed over 100 pitches for the 10th time in his last 11 starts in an eventual losing effort against Michigan on Friday night. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins continued to set program records at this week’s MLB Draft. The 13 players taken in this year’s draft broke UCLA baseball’s program record for most Bruins taken in a single MLB Draft, a record formerly held by the 12 pro-hopefuls selected from the 2000 and 2006 squads. Read more...
Photo: Junior shortstop Ryan Kreidler was one of 13 Bruins taken in the 2019 MLB Draft. Kreidler went 5-for-12 in UCLA baseball’s three elimination games in the Los Angeles regional. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
To punch their ticket to Omaha, the Bruins’ final task is a familiar one: win a three-game series. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (51-9, 24-5 Pac-12) will host Michigan (44-19, 16-7 Big Ten) for the NCAA Super Regional this weekend with a chance to earn the program’s sixth College World Series berth and the first since 2013. Read more...
Photo: Junior second baseman Chase Strumpf helped carry No. 1 UCLA baseball out of last weekend’s regional with two three-run home runs in the final two games against Loyola Marymount. Strumpf hit .284 in the regular season with seven homers. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 3 at 11:49 p.m. For the first time since 2013, the Bruins are moving on to the super regionals. Facing elimination for the third straight game, No. Read more...
Photo: Junior first baseman Michael Toglia picked up two errors in the field Monday against LMU, but he went 1-for-3 and drove in his fifth run of the weekend to help UCLA baseball advance to super regionals. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 3 at 9:26 p.m. Three Bruins will have an MLB contract awaiting them when UCLA baseball’s season comes to a close. Read more...
Photo: Junior first baseman Michael Toglia was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the first round of the MLB Draft on Monday. The Rockies also picked Toglia in the 2016 draft before the Washington native decided to stick to his commitment to UCLA baseball. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 2 at 9:53 p.m. The Bruins will live to fight another day. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (50-9, 24-5 Pac-12) got some revenge against Loyola Marymount (34-24, 15-12 WCC) on Sunday night via a wire-to-wire 6-1 victory. Read more...
Photo: Junior second baseman Chase Strumpf (right) hit his first home run of the postseason on a three-run shot to left that put UCLA baseball up 4-0 in the third inning Sunday against LMU. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 2 at 5:12 p.m. Facing elimination, the Bruins used the long ball to stay alive – at least for a few more hours. Read more...
Photo: Senior designated hitter Jake Pries hit a two-run home run to open the game for UCLA baseball against Baylor on Sunday. Pries is hitting .291 this season with 10 long balls and 37 RBIs. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
