The Bruins dug themselves a hole early, but managed to find a way out. No. 17 UCLA baseball (12-4, 2-0 Pac-12) gave up five runs in the third inning, but came back to defeat Washington State (4-11, 0-2) 8-5 in the second game of the conference series opener Saturday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right fielder Jeremy Ydens put the finishing touch on UCLA baseball’s five-run comeback Saturday afternoon. Ydens went 3-for-3 on the day and drove home the winning run in the eighth inning. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

The Bruins have been hit by a downpour in the past week. No. 17 UCLA baseball (10-4) heads into conference play to face Washington State (4-9) following a two-game skid, the cancelation of a full game, the postponment of an eight-inning contest due to rain and the injury of its junior starting pitcher Jon Olsen. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Jon Olsen will undergo surgery Friday to repair facial fractures suffered by a line drive to the face. While he is out, the Bruins will shuffle their starting rotation around to accommodate the loss. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)

Failure to mount a comeback cost the Bruins a win, but failure to stop a comebacker may have lost them their No. 2 pitcher. Junior pitcher Jon Olsen started the game for No. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Jon Olsen, who started Sunday’s game for the Bruins, left in the bottom of the first inning after taking a line drive to the face. He was taken to Ronald Reagan Medical Center for further evaluation. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)

It was all about the freshmen on Saturday for the Bruins. Roommates Devon Bling and Eddy Lai – the only freshmen on No. 17 UCLA men’s golf’s roster – combined to shoot 13-under par in the final round of the Jackrabbit Invitational in Boulder City, Nevada, securing a second-place team finish. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Devon Bling won his first career event at the Jackrabbit Invitational in Boulder City, Nevada, on Saturday. He won the event by a single stroke and finished an impressive 15-under-par. (UCLA Athletics)