UCLA baseball coach John Savage looks toward the field from the Bruin dugout. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins’ 25-5 start was their best since 2010.
But No. 15 UCLA baseball (29-10, 13-5 Big Ten) has since gone 4-6 – including a 1-3 performance last week against then-No.
It’s a risk putting all of your eggs into one basket – especially against a former Pac-12 rival.
And by the end of Easter Sunday, the Bruins had hatched just one win against the Ducks.
Many longtime Bruin fans feared rivalries built after 95 years in the Pac-12 would vanish once UCLA moved to the Big Ten.
However, the now-separated conference’s longstanding matchups have proven the test of time.
A team needs to be firing on all cylinders in order to take down a top-10 baseball squad.
But Tuesday, Bruin hitters recorded just four hits, the pitching staff allowed seven runs and the defense made three errors, tying its single-game season high.
The Bruins let their opponent score first for the 22nd time this season Sunday – but for the 15th time this year, it didn’t matter.
A three-run Husky third was met with a three-run Bruin third.
Torpedo bats – also called bowling pin bats for their shape – have taken MLB by storm this season.
However, it’s not always about what’s nice and new, but what’s tried and true.
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.
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