The song played in ballparks across the country may be failing to capture a key part of baseball.
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame” ends with, “For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out, / At the old ballgame.”
But batters typically get more than a single plate appearance.

Landon Stump’s job was in jeopardy before Sunday.
Coach John Savage said on Feb. 22 that he needed better Sunday starts and that a change in the rotation was on the table after the junior right-hander failed to get through the third inning.

Ahead of No. 1 UCLA baseball’s (14-2, 3-0 Big Ten) weekend series with Michigan (9-6) at Jackie Robinson Stadium, assistant Sports editor Gabriela Garcia shares five thoughts on the Bruins’ first 16 games of the 2026 campaign, as the squad rides an eight-game win streak and its best start since 2010.

This post was updated March 11 at 11:22 p.m.
Baseball games are typically nine innings long.
But Tuesday’s boxscore will tell you the Bruins and Anteaters only played seven.

Runners explode out of the starting blocks before fighting through the final stretch.
And the Bruins opened their weekend series with overwhelming speed before grinding their way across the finish line.

This post was updated March 5 at 10:45 p.m.
After dominating the field in year one, a reigning conference co-champion will return.
And this time even stronger.

Goose eggs lined the Bruins’ side of the scoreboard heading into the seventh inning Tuesday.
UCLA had sent 25 batters to the plate through six frames, and none had recorded a hit.