Monday, May 11

Young and inconsistent, baseball experiences season of highs and lows

The Bruins’ last walk-off win sparked a season turnaround. Sunday’s 6-5 walk-off victory against Washington may not generate a similar trend for UCLA baseball. But with the lone win from the weekend series, the Bruins avoided a four-game losing stretch and a possible stint of low morale. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outfielder Daniel Amaral is one of the Bruins leading the offense. Amaral is hitting .254 on the season with 30 hits and 16 RBIs. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)



UCLA’s Thomas Welsh, Aaron Holiday test NBA draft without agents

Two more UCLA basketball players have reportedly decided to test the waters in the NBA draft this year, per CBS basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Junior center Thomas Welsh and sophomore guard Aaron Holiday have both declared for the NBA draft but like freshman teammate Ike Anigbogu have not hired an agent. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Aaron Holiday will test his luck in the NBA draft alongside five of his teammates. Holiday averaged 12.3 points and 4.4 assists for the Bruins off the bench. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s tennis ends struggles on the road with win at Stanford

Road struggles no more. After being 1-3 on the road before this weekend and losing its previous road matches against Virginia and USC 4-0 and 4-1, respectively, the No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Evan Zhu clinched No. 10 UCLA’s win over No. 19 Stanford with a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory against David Wilczynski. The Bruins, with the win, moved into sole possession of first place in the Pac-12. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Men’s track and field debuts top athletes at invitational

After UCLA men’s track and field soared to 12th in the national rankings last week, this weekend was meant to be a breather. The team didn’t roll out its A 4×100 relay team, sophomore sprinter Rai Benjamin, freshman jumper Isaiah Holmes in the high jump – for which he’s ranked in the top 10 nationally – or a good majority of its distance team, all of which were critical in the rankings explosion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Arturo Sotomayor posted the fifth-fastest collegiate 1500 in the nation Saturday with a time of 3 minutes, 42.60 seconds, as he and redshirt senior Austin O’Neil went 1-2 in the event. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball pushes win streak to 23 with Battle at the Beach

UCLA beach volleyball swept the Battle at the Beach in Santa Monica over the weekend, pushing its school-record winning streak to 23 consecutive victories. The No. Read more...

Photo: The sophomore duo of Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara went 4-0 in the Battle at the Beach this weekend, including two wins over No. 5 Long Beach State and No. 8 Arizona. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Baseball salvages weekend against Washington with walk-off

UCLA baseball had already lost Games 1 and 2 when Washington took a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning Sunday. In the second half of that game, UCLA found a way to avoid the sweep. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Jack Stronach only ended up playing on Sunday because redshirt senior Nick Kern hurt his elbow early in the game. Stronach ended up going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)