Wednesday, April 29

Sharp late-game pitching leads baseball to mount comeback over Sacramento State

They haven’t come easy, but they all count the same. No. 1 UCLA baseball (39-3, 21-0 Big Ten) beat Sacramento State (19-25, 5-4 WAC) 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium for the team’s sixth consecutive win, four of which have come in comeback fashion. Read more...

Photo: Juniors center fielder Will Gasparino and second baseman Phoenix Call jump up to chest bump each other. (Alexis Muchnik/Daily Bruin)



UCLA women’s water polo suffers narrow loss to crosstown rival in NCAA semifinal

This post was updated April 26 at 9:56 p.m. LA JOLLA – The final push was not enough. The Bruins fought back from a two-goal deficit to take a lead in the third quarter – their first and only of the match –  but couldn’t keep it going in the fourth as their season came to an end.  Losing in the NCAA tournament semifinal, No. Read more...

Photo: Interim co-head coach Jason Falitz speaks to his team during a timeout on the side of the pool. The Bruins fell to the Trojans for the second time this season. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)





Women’s water polo sweeps by Harvard to open NCAA tournament play

This post was updated Apr. 24 at 7:34 p.m. LA JOLLA — Consistency, consistency, consistency, has been the name of the game for the Bruins. Sometimes, that consistency has dropped off for a quarter, either on offense or defense. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior attacker Emma Lineback releases the ball from her hand. Lineback finished the match with three goals on six attempts and added three assists. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)