Tuesday, May 5

Baseball’s strong offense helps it achieve success against ranked teams

The bats are heating up for the Bruins. No. 1 UCLA baseball (24-6, 9-3 Pac-12) scored just two runs in Friday’s loss to then-No. 2 Stanford (21-5, 7-2) but has scored 30 runs on 36 hits to win its past three games. Read more...

Photo: Junior first baseman Michael Toglia has hit four home runs and has picked up 29 RBIs in 30 games this season. After hitting .336 a year ago, Toglia is batting .261 so far in 2019. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)


New men’s basketball coach ready to take dream job with Bruins

Mick Cronin would lay in his bed at night, 2,000 miles away from Westwood, watching the Bruins. He never thought he would have the chance to lead UCLA men’s basketball from the sidelines, but he wondered what he would do if he ever got the job. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball signed former Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin to a six-year, $24 million contract Tuesday morning. Cronin has accumulated 365 career wins as a head coach. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo uses lessons from last season to improve performance this year

It’s been deja vu for the Bruins in the pool. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (21-4, 4-1 MPSF) has an identical record as it did at this point last season in coach Adam Wright’s second year with the team. Read more...

Photo: Senior goalie Carlee Kapana has registered 150 saves and has allowed 102 goals in 19 starts this season. UCLA women’s water polo defeated San Jose State 13-3, but fell short of an upset against No. 1 Stanford, losing the match by a score of 7-6 this weekend. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball guard Kennedy Burke earns second-round pick in 2019 WNBA Draft

Kennedy Burke has become the third Bruin in two years to be selected in the WNBA Draft. The Dallas Wings took the senior UCLA women’s basketball guard in the second round with the 22nd overall pick Wednesday night. Read more...

Photo: The Dallas Wings selected UCLA women’s basketball senior guard Kennedy Burke with the 22nd overall selection of the WNBA Draft on Wednesday night. Burke is the third Bruin to be drafted in the last two seasons. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Baseball’s strong at-bats drive in 6th-straight midweek win over UC Irvine

The Bruins remain perfect in midweek games. No. 1 UCLA baseball (24-6, 9-3 Pac-12) defeated No. 18 UC Irvine (21-6, 5-1 Big West) 9-3 at Jackie Robinson Stadium to increase its Tuesday winning streak to six. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right fielder Garrett Mitchell is hitting .345 for UCLA baseball this season. Mitchell is 8-for-13 in his last three games and has now registered five three-hit games this year. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Golf sees divided results with men’s wins, women’s losses

Men’s golf The Bruins have continued their reign. UCLA men’s golf placed first at the Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona, for the Wyoming Cowboy Classic and have now won back-to-back tournaments. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s golf earned its second-straight victory at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic. Senior Cole Madey finished in first place with a 13-under 203 after three playoff holes. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Men’s tennis adds to 8-game winning streak, netting a win over Pepperdine

The Bruins extended their winning streak to eight matches with another win Tuesday. No. 13 UCLA men’s tennis (12-4, 4-0 Pac-12) defeated Pepperdine (9-10, 3-2 WCC) 4-1 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Govind Nanda has recorded 12 singles victories for UCLA men’s tennis so far this season, including a 6-0, 6-3 over Pepperdine’s Enrique Luque Rico on Tuesday. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)