Gilbert Quiñonez

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• The time is ripe for Bruin fans

  June 11, 2007 at 1:03 a.m.

  Those of you who are graduating got to witness an incredible era in UCLA sports during your time here. It is an era that will certainly mark the turning point of UCLA sports, not just because of the Bruins’ success on the field. The last few years have seen a boost in UCLA’s fan base, a boost in the program’s prestige and higher expectations in all of the major programs.

• As a jack of all trades, I think I hit the jackpot

  June 11, 2007 at 12:07 a.m.

  Lou Gehrig said it best. “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”

• Softball Series worth watching

  May 31, 2007 at 12:40 a.m.

  One of my favorite sporting events of the year starts today: the Women’s College World Series. For those of you who aren’t familiar with college softball, I ask you this: Are you a serious baseball fan? Because if you are, you’ll love the Women’s World Series, when college softball is played at its highest level.

• 100th title to usher in new era

  May 16, 2007 at 12:45 a.m.

  It’s not often this school has a rally or a ceremony for a championship. Of course, this isn’t because championships don’t happen often – there’s been 14 of them in the past five years. But because they come so frequently, we take them for granted.

• Closer starting to come into his own

  April 24, 2007 at 12:13 a.m.

  As the season began for the UCLA baseball team, many expected Brant Rustich to be the team’s star reliever. Rustich, however, has struggled at times this season, seeing his ERA balloon to 6.17.

• Two comebacks help sweep Northridge

  April 23, 2007 at 12:22 a.m.

  The UCLA baseball team may be in one of its best stretches in a decade, but the team hasn’t been making it look easy. The Bruins had to come from behind twice in a three-game sweep of Cal State Northridge over the weekend, winning 8-3 and 6-5 on Saturday and 12-8 on Sunday.

• Baseball pushing forward

  April 20, 2007 at 1:07 a.m.

  The surging UCLA baseball team hopes to stay on a roll this weekend when it hosts Cal State Northridge. The No. 24-ranked Bruins have won 11 of their last 13 ...

• Gold Glove awards not a good fit for NCAA

  April 19, 2007 at 12:11 a.m.

  One of my least favorite things about Major League Baseball is coming to college. The NCAA announced on Wednesday that Rawlings will begin giving Gold Glove awards in college baseball ...

• Team upsets Pepperdine to extend winning streak

  April 18, 2007 at 1:18 a.m.

  The Bruins are on one of their best winning stretches in several years, and that continued on Tuesday night. UCLA beat Pepperdine 6-2, pulling the upset against the No. 11 ...

• UCLA will likely win Gauntlet

  April 17, 2007 at 12:07 a.m.

  UCLA has earned enough points to win the Lexus Gauntlet, and can mathematically clinch winning the Lexus Gauntlet as soon as Friday. The Lexus Gauntlet is a competition every year ...