This post was updated June 4 at 10:35 p.m. The Bruins are in the NCAA super regional for the first time since 2019. While No. 15 seed UCLA baseball (45-16, 22-8 Big Ten) was likely to be pit against formerly-No. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin infield (right) circles around sophomore first baseman Mulivai Levu after securing the team’s first super regional berth since 2019, while other members of UCLA baseball gather nearby. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Big innings have been a theme for the Bruins all weekend. And a five-run top of the fourth seemed to position UCLA in cruise control. But no lead, no matter how daunting, is safe on the road to Omaha, Nebraska. Not unless you have the pitching staff to protect it. And with its bullpen tossing a shutout seventh, eighth and ninth, No. Read more...
Photo: Mulivai Levu celebrates while rounding the bases Sunday night. The sophomore first baseman’s three-run shot capped off a five-run top of the fourth that put UCLA baseball in front 8-0. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo Editor)
Winning at regionals is an accomplishment. But it’s just the beginning, serving as the first stepping stone to potentially capturing a national title. UCLA track and field competed in the NCAA West Regional at Texas A&M’s E.B Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas, from Wednesday to Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA track and field run in pack in Drake Stadium. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 1 at 10:50 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY – One out away from the end of the Bruins’ season, the story was written for NFCA First Team All-American juniors third baseman Jordan Woolery and first baseman Megan Grant – nicknamed “the Bruin Bombers” – to save UCLA’s run toward a national title. Read more...
Photo: No. 9 seed UCLA softball walks out of the dugout and prepares to shake hands with No. 7 seed Tennessee after losing 5-4 on a walk-off single. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
It took Roman Martin 24 games for him to hit his first home run of 2025. But the sophomore third baseman had hit five over his previous 14 contests heading into Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore second baseman Phoenix Call (right) goes to chest bump sophomore third baseman Roman Martin (left) after his grand slam in the second inning Saturday. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
Bats often go silent under the bright lights and towering expectations of the postseason. But when two of the top pitchers in the country – All-American selections NiJaree Canady and junior Taylor Tinsley – face off on softball’s biggest stage, coaches have to resort to other tactics to get runners across the plate. Read more...
Photo: No. 9 seed UCLA softball lines up at home plate after falling 3-1 to No. 12 seed Texas Tech in its second game of the Women’s College World Series. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Maybe it was home-field advantage. Maybe it was because it had been four days since UCLA’s last game. But after getting shut out in Sunday’s Big Ten tournament championship, there’d be no signs of a stagnant offense Friday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore third baseman Roman Martin celebrates with his teammates in the dugout after slugging a home run in Friday’s NCAA regional opener against Fresno State. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
