For the fourth time this season, the Bruins will have to prove it’s not how they start the weekend that matters – it’s how they finish.

This post was updated April 10 at 9:04 p.m.
The Bruins had lost five of their last eight weekend series – and were on the verge of a sixth – as they headed to Seattle this time last year.

BaseballJack Clarke, Daily Bruin contributor
Despite winning five in a row, nine of their last 10 and finding themselves perched atop the Big Ten standings, the Bruins remain unranked by D1Baseball, Baseball America and the USA Today Sports baseball coaches poll.

If there’s one positive that a 54-game schedule offers, it’s opportunity.
And one shot is all it takes for a player to break out of a slump.

The distance between Jackie Robinson Stadium and Husky Ballpark in Seattle, Washington – the Bruins’ longest trip in Pac-12 competition – is about 950 miles.
But for its Big Ten debut, UCLA baseball (10-3) will travel around 2,300 miles to face Maryland (7-5) at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium in a three-game series beginning Friday and ending Sunday.

Players and coaches often say it’s important to keep a short memory in sports.
But coach John Savage has said his team needs to remember they can rebound from mistakes and tough losses.

Coming off its worst season since 2005, UCLA baseball (4-0) is undefeated to begin 2025. While the Bruins are next headed to Corpus Christi, Texas, for the Kleberg Bank Classic, they are just two weeks away from beginning conference action in their first season in the Big Ten.

This season is about getting the Bruins back to who they once were.
John Savage has reiterated as much after each of his squad’s games this year.

Opening Day jitters that seemed to impact the Bruins’ bats Friday were far from Jackie Robinson Stadium during Saturday’s contest.
Scoring its most runs in a single game since February 2023, UCLA baseball (2-0) cruised to an 18-2 victory over Cal Poly (0-2) in the second game of the 2025 campaign.