Then-UC Irvine athletic director Dan Guerrero hired then-USC pitching coach John Savage in 2000 in an attempt to revitalize an Anteater baseball program that was dormant since 1992. Read more...
Photo: John Savage walks in the Bruins’ bullpen at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Before he was UCLA baseball’s head coach, Savage served as UC Irvine’s head coach. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The nation’s top-ranked team lived up to its billing over the weekend, sweeping the inaugural MPSF Midseason Rumble at Beach Volleyball Stadium in Stanford, California. No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Sally Perez raises her arm in celebration. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 11 at 5:58 p.m. After spending last weekend on the beach, the Bruins spent this one cruising to victory. In its second consecutive sweep to open Big Ten play, UCLA men’s tennis (4-6, 2-0 Big Ten) trounced Purdue (8-3, 0-1) by a score of 7-0 on Sunday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
Photo: Giacomo Revelli ranges to his left as he backhands a ball. The senior appeared in UCLA men’s tennis’ singles lineup for the first time since Feb. 2 on Sunday, defeating Nour Fathalla in straight sets. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
Tempers flared in College Park, Maryland, when the Bruins’ 5-foot-10, 180-pound Cody Delvecchio shouted and pointed at the Terrapins’ 6-foot-5, 250-pound Alex Calarco. While the UCLA junior right-hander had just struck out the opposing catcher to escape a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the fifth, what may have been most peculiar about Delvecchio’s aggression is that Calarco already took him yard earlier in the game, and the Bruins were down 4-0. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Cody Delvecchio walks off the mound after completing the top of an inning. (Rylan Riccabona/Daily Bruin)
Homecoming homers. Homers away from home. Regardless of the venue, the Bruins’ bats have been blistering as of late. With a 12-0 run-rule victory against Loyola Marymount (8-17) at Smith Field on Sunday, No. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Megan Grant stands in right field at Easton Stadium as she shades her eyes. (Rylan Riccabona/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins stumbled at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational two weeks ago, with historic losses to No. 1 Stanford and No. 3 Hawaii. But now with two more MPSF wins under their belt, last year’s reigning national champions appear to be back on track. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Genoa Rossi raises her arm to pass the ball. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
About 1,000 bodies strained against the barricades along Bruin Walk on Saturday morning. Students – packed like sardines – shoved and scrambled as their collective momentum crashed into the narrow fences sectioning the official line for UCLA men’s basketball’s regular-season finale against USC. Read more...
Photo: Students wait in line up the hill from Pauley Pavilion’s Northwest Entrance before UCLA men’s basketball regular-season finale matchup against USC on Saturday. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
