The Bruins had their foot in the door on several occasions Sunday, but stood and watched as it slammed shut. No. 11 UCLA baseball (31-16, 15-9 Pac-12) squandered a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning of Sunday’s rubber match against unranked Washington (25-21, 15-9) in Seattle, losing 6-4 on a walk-off 2-run homer in the 11th frame. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right-hander Ryan Garcia threw 5 2/3 innings for UCLA on Sunday, allowing 3 runs on just four hits. The Bruins, however, fell to the Huskies in extra innings 6-4. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins are in a lull, and if they don’t return to form this weekend they will endanger their chances of obtaining home-field advantage for the postseason. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right fielder Jeremy Ydens said he has faith that the UCLA offense will get back on track soon. Ydens is hitting .351 this season with 20 RBIs. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated May 9 at 9:04 a.m. The Bruin bats didn’t make much noise following their quietest weekend of the season. Long Beach State (21-27) shut down No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Jack Ralston pitched 3 2/3 innings in UCLA baseball’s 5-1 loss to Long Beach State on Tuesday night. Ralston is 0-4 this season with a 5.96 ERA. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins went 16-3 in the month of April. One of those losses came from the 49ers. No. 11 UCLA baseball (30-13, 14-7 Pac-12) will have a chance to avenge its April 10 loss to unranked Long Beach State (21-26) on Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore second baseman Chase Strumpf is in the midst of a 13-game hitting streak in which he is batting .551. Strumpf also leads the Bruins with 10 home runs this season. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Bruins lead the Pac-12 in runs, but were shut out Thursday night in a complete game from the opposing pitcher. No. 7 UCLA baseball (30-11, 14-5 Pac-12) has averaged 7.3 runs this season and came into an away game against unranked Arizona (26-17, 8-11) on an eight-game win streak. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore left fielder Jeremy Ydens finished Thursday night’s contest against Arizona 2-for-4 from the plate and increased his batting average to .355 on the season. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)