Sixty-four teams qualify for the NCAA tournament every year – with berths awarded to 31 conference champions and 33 teams at-large. The Bruins have missed the cut each of the past two seasons, but if they’re hoping to make it this time around, they’ll either have to win their conference or impress the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins huddle at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA baseball will take on Michigan Tuesday in a nonconference matchup against a Big Ten opponent. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)

Roch Cholowsky stepped into the batter’s box amid a 0-for-14 stretch – hitless in the three games prior to Sunday. Nonetheless, the crowd at Jackie Robinson Stadium roared when the sophomore shortstop’s name was announced over the PA system in the bottom of the fifth. Read more...

Photo: Roch Cholowsky trots home after hitting a home run. The sophomore shortstop hit two long balls for four RBIs Sunday, breaking a 0-for-14 stretch. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

Pac-12 teams averaged 9.75 hits per game last season. And the Bruins, despite the second-worst batting average in the conference, still recorded 8.98 base knocks per contest. Read more...

Photo: Cody Delvecchio walks off the mound. The junior right-hander was charged with eight earned runs in UCLA baseball’s 8-3 loss to No. 14 Vanderbilt. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)

Roch Cholowsky put the Bruins on his shoulders for the second straight game. With his team clinging to a one-run lead in the bottom of the fourth, the sophomore shortstop came to the plate with the bases loaded and one away. Read more...

Photo: Roch Cholowsky scrambles back to second. The sophomore shortstop launched a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the fourth – his second grand slam in as many games. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)