UCLA baseball coach John Savage made a name for himself in college baseball through high school recruiting and player development.
His 2010 squad, which brought the Bruins back to the Men’s College World Series for the first time in 13 years, was led largely by right-handed starters Gerrit Cole, who came to Westwood despite being a first-round pick by the New York Yankees out of high school, and Trevor Bauer, who graduated high school a semester early to play for UCLA.

I walked into John Savage’s office May 18 of last year as the only reporter there.
Despite UCLA’s sweep of Stanford on Senior Day, the Bruins’ head coach seemingly had very little to celebrate.

No. 15 seed UCLA baseball (48-18, 22-8 Big Ten) lost a weather-induced double header to No. 6 seed LSU 9-5 and No. 3 seed Arkansas 7-3 Tuesday in the Men’s College World Series, ending the Bruins’ season.

This post was updated June 18 at 3:43 p.m.
OMAHA, Neb. – A steal of home.

It’s an image former Bruin Jackie Robinson made famous with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

OMAHA, Neb. – A classic nursery rhyme came to life Monday and Tuesday.
After a three-run first inning outburst, the Bruins seemingly fell asleep as rain began to trickle in Monday night.

Some may say luck has been on the Bruins’ side this postseason, despite a perfect record on the national stage.
Facing five opponents across six games in the NCAA tournament, UCLA has faced just one other Power Four program – Arizona State in the Los Angeles regional.

For the first time since winning the national title in 2013, No. 15 seed UCLA baseball (47-16, 22-8 Big Ten) is back in Omaha, Nebraska, for the Men’s College World Series, where it’ll be joined by No.

Junior right-hander Cody Delvecchio is academically eligible and on No. 15 seed UCLA baseball’s roster ahead of the Men’s College World Series, which begins Friday in Omaha, Nebraska, D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers posted Thursday morning on the social media platform X.

This post was updated June 12 at 4:07 a.m.
No. 15 seed UCLA baseball heads to the Men’s College World Series after a bit of an Omaha drought – and it’s not alone.

Coach John Savage – in just his fifth year with the program – ended the Bruins’ 13-year Men’s College World Series drought in 2010 when he led the team to Omaha, Nebraska.