The top two teams in the country will square off this weekend. No. 1 UCLA baseball (21-5, 7-2 Pac-12) will play at No. 2 Stanford (19-3, 6-0) in a three-game series starting Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior right-hander Jack Ralston will make his eighth consecutive Saturday start for UCLA baseball against No. 2 Stanford this weekend. Ralston has a career-low 2.66 ERA this season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

The Pac-12 is filling up the top of the national rankings. No. 1 UCLA baseball (21-5, 7-2 Pac-12) held on to the top spot in the nation for the third straight week after its series win against USC (10-17, 3-6) last weekend – but its conference rivals trail close behind in the polls. Read more...

Photo: Junior third baseman Ryan Kreidler is on pace to put up career highs in hits, home runs and OPS. However, Kreidler has posted a .182 batting average in the first nine games of Pac-12 play. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

Flirting with a no-hitter, Jesse Bergin posted his longest start in a month. No. 1 UCLA baseball (21-5) returned to Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday with a 10-1 victory over CSUN (12-17). Read more...

Photo: Freshman right-hander Jesse Bergin pitched his longest outing in over a month Tuesday against CSUN, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Bergin allowed one earned run and struck out eight. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins have the chance to sweep the Matadors for the first time in four years. No. 1 UCLA baseball (20-5, 7-2 Pac-12) will host CSUN (12-16, 0-3 Big West) on Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium after playing the Matadors once already this season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore outfielder Jarron Silva started one game for UCLA baseball prior to the start of the conference schedule. Since then, he has made three starts and is now hitting .316 on the season. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

After suffering their biggest loss of the year, the Bruins responded with two of their largest wins. No. 1 UCLA baseball (20-5, 7-2 Pac-12) lost to crosstown rival USC (10-16, 3-6) 7-2 Friday night – its largest margin of defeat this season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore outfielder Jarron Silva recorded a career-high four RBIs and one home run against USC. Silva had only started three games and had recorded four hits and three RBIs entering Sunday. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins got off to their hottest start of the year Tuesday. No. 1 UCLA baseball (18-4, 5-1 Pac-12) down LMU (15-9, 5-1) 9-4 on the back of a six-run first inning, its highest scoring opening frame of the year. Read more...

Photo: Senior outfielder Jake Pries launched UCLA baseball’s first grand slam of the season Tuesday against LMU. Pries is now hitting .290 with 14 RBIs. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)