UCLA's Savage named national coach of year in college baseball, UC Santa Barbara's Flora top pitcher

Mark Patton: UCSB Pitching Ace Jackson Flora Now Does Bullying from the Bump

Jackson Flora could be shaving in one of those Gillette commercials in the not-too-distant future. In the distant past, however, he more likely would’ve posed for the advertisement that hawked the Charles Atlas bodybuilding program in comic books. It depicts a peach-fuzzy, 97-pound weakling who bulks up after a bully kicks sand in his face. Flora didn’t need a bad beach day to spur his transformation from a 5-foot-4, 100-pound high school freshm…

UCLA's Savage named national coach of year in college baseball, UC Santa Barbara's Flora top pitcher

UCLA's John Savage was named Skip Bertman Coach of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation. The Bruins swept the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and finished 52-8.

Savage Recognized as Skip Bertman Coach of the Year

Savage receives college baseball's premier coaching honor.

College Baseball Foundation Names Flora National Pitcher of the Year - University of California, Santa Barbara

For the second time this week, Jackson Flora has been crowned the 2026 Pitcher of the Year. The College Baseball Foundation announced UC Santa Barbara's star pitcher as the recipient of its 2026 National Pitcher of the Year award on Saturday, during a press conference at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.