Thursday, June 4

Daily Bruin, Daily Toreador UCLA softball vs. Texas Tech predictions

No. 11 seed Texas Tech and No. 8 seed UCLA will face off at the Women’s College World Series in an elimination game Sunday. For Red Raider pitcher Kaitlyn Terry, it is her first matchup against her former team. Read more...

Photo: Senior utility Megan Grant screams after hitting a a home run in the top of the second inning against Arkansas on Friday night. Grant hit a four-bagger in each of her first two WCWS contests this year. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)


Five Things: UCLA softball’s opening 2 games at the WCWS

No. 8 seed UCLA softball (53-9, 20-4 Big Ten) split its first two contests at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, including a trouncing of No. Read more...

Photo: Junior utility Soo-Jin Berry yells at the Bruin fans in the Devon Park crowd as she holds up the “Fours Up” hand gesture. The Bruins split their first two Women’s College World Series contests for the third year in a row. UCLA lost back-to-back third-game WCWS contests in 2024 and 2025. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA baseball defeats Virginia Tech in 9th-inning comeback, avoids elimination

This post was updated May 30 at 6:07 p.m. Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion says an object in motion will stay in motion.  Saturday seemed to prove that it would take a force a lot stronger than a tournament-opening loss and two-run deficit in the ninth to stop the Bruins in their tracks.  “We’ve kind of developed an identity,” said junior utility Phoenix Call. Read more...

Photo: Junior corner infielders Mulivai Levu and Roman Martin jump in the air and chest bump while the rest of the squad celebrates behind them. The pair notched back-to-back solo home runs to tie up the game and set up the opportunity for a walk-off win. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA softball axes Arkansas, eliminating Razorbacks from WCWS in run-rule shutout

This post was updated May 29 at 9:50 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY — It is hard to stack runs in a single game.  It is even harder to plate an onslaught of runners in a single frame. Read more...

Photo: Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley takes off her pitching mask and smiles as senior infielder Jordan Woolery stands behind her. Tinsley allowed three hits across 20 batters faced in Friday night’s contest. The triumph marked her 33rd individual victory from the circle this year, which is 15 more wins than her next-highest single-season victory tally. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)


Beat Breakdown: Which Bruin will succeed Chiles as UCLA gymnastics’s floor anchor?

When UCLA gymnastics’ season ended with a third-place finish at the national semifinal, it marked more than just the close of the Bruins’ 2026 campaign – it also brought an end to senior Jordan Chiles’ collegiate career. Read more...

Photo: From left to right: junior Sydney Barros, freshman Tiana Sumanasekera, freshman Ashlee Sullivan and sophomore Mika Webster-Longin. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff, Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Saint Mary’s stuns UCLA baseball in LA regional opener

This post was updated May 30 at 12:45 p.m. It seemed like the Gaels came to Jackie Robinson Stadium looking for a boxing match Friday, with Mike Tyson stickers decorating their batting helmets. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore closer Easton Hawk walks off the mound after pitching the ninth inning Friday. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)