Tuesday, May 5

Baseball readies to overcome Waves en route to extending win streak

The Bruins’ final stretch of the season will, for the most part, be on the road. No. 1 UCLA baseball (34-7, 14-4 Pac-12) will head to Malibu, California, to face Pepperdine (19-17, 10-8 West Coast Conference) on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Top-ranked UCLA baseball will play 11 of its final 15 regular season games on the road after going 11-1 at home over in the month of April. During the Bruins’ recent homestand, coach John Savage recorded his 600th win as a collegiate head coach in an April 12 victory over ECU. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)



UCLA men’s soccer hires Ryan Jorden as program’s next head coach

The Bruins have found their replacement. UCLA men’s soccer has hired Ryan Jorden to be the program’s next coach, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced Monday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s soccer hired University of the Pacific’s Ryan Jorden to be its new head coach Monday. Jorden will replace former Bruin coach Jorge Salcedo, who resigned March 21. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Softball advances winning streak with 10-0 annihilation of Utah, completing sweep

Make it eight wins in a row for the Bruins. No. 2 UCLA softball (43-2, 17-1 Pac-12) secured a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Utah (15-32, 4-14) on Sunday for the fifth sweep in its sixth Pac-12 series. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore pitcher Holly Azevedo earned her seventh complete game of the season in UCLA softball’s mercy-rule victory over Utah on Sunday. Azevedo now has a record of 10-0 in the circle for the Bruins this season. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Bruin baseball sweeps Utes for third time since 2017 in successful weekend

For the third straight year, the Bruins swept the Utes. No. 1 UCLA baseball (34-7, 14-4 Pac-12) took down Utah (12-25, 4-17) 6-4 on Sunday to extend its winning streak to four games and finish the series sweep. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right fielder Garrett Mitchell picked up three hits Sunday against Utah. The leadoff hitter did not record an RBI in the game, but his eighth inning triple helped UCLA baseball come away with the victory. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA track and field sees men’s success against USC, loss with bright spots for women

The Bruins were able to partake in a victory lap again. No. 21 UCLA men’s track and field trotted around Cromwell Field at USC’s Loker Stadium following a 102-60 victory over No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman distance runner Munir Kabbara opened up the meet against USC with an event victory in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Kabbara was teamed with fellow freshman distance runner DJ Lawson. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo wins show strategic Bruin improvement, lock on NCAA spot

The Bruins took the rubber match and likely locked up a spot in the NCAA championship. No. 3 seed UCLA (23-6, 4-2 MPSF) defeated No. 4 seed California (16-8, 3-3) 7-6 in the third-place game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship at the Avery Aquatic Center in Palo Alto, California. Read more...

Photo: Junior attacker Maddie Musselman logged a hat trick in UCLA women’s water polo’s third-place win over California on Sunday afternoon at the Avery Aquatic Center. The Bruins defeated the bears 7-6 at the MPSF championship. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)