Thursday, April 23

Bruin baseball persists in Pac-12 losers bracket following victory against Huskies

The Bruins’ bats came alive on the verge of elimination. After dropping its opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament at 1:26 a.m. Thursday morning, No. 3 seed UCLA baseball (36-21, 19-11 Pac-12) returned to the diamond 11 hours later and defeated No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore third baseman Kyle Karros readies to hit a pitch at the plate. Karros went 5-5 with four RBIs and three runs Thursday in No. 3 seed UCLA baseball’s Pac-12 tournament win over No. 7 seed Washington. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA softball prepares for first-ever matchup against Duke in NCAA Super Regional

In their first-ever softball matchup, the Bruins and Blue Devils will battle with a trip to the Women’s College World Series on the line. No. 5 seed UCLA softball (46-8, 19-5 Pac-12) will play in its eighth-straight NCAA Super Regional and fifth straight at Easton Stadium when it hosts No. Read more...

Photo: Members of No. 5 seed UCLA softball celebrate after recording an out. The blue and gold will take on No. 12 seed Duke in the Los Angeles Super Regional starting Friday. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)



UCLA softball prevails in Los Angeles Regional with 28-run weekend

In 2019, the Bruins used two mercy-rule victories at Easton Stadium to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals. They went on to win the national championship. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore third baseman Thessa Malau’ulu catches the ball off a pickoff attempt against Oregon on April 2. No. 5 seed UCLA softball limited its three Los Angeles Regional opponents to three total runs. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball drops late night matchup against California in Pac-12 tournament

Left-hander Josh Hahn delivered the first pitch of the game for the Bruins on Wednesday at 10:18 p.m. Over three hours and one calendar day later, the blue and gold walked off the field in defeat. Read more...

Photo: No. 3 seed UCLA baseball high-fives after a game May 13. The Bruins dropped their opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament to No. 6 seed California in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday morning. (Olivia Simons/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gabe Galen climbs over obstacles to reach FISU World University Championship

Gabe Galen thought his competitive climbing career was over. As the then-18-year-old accomplished athlete met with doctors in early 2020 to discuss the intense pain he was experiencing in his arm, Galen was told he needed a bone marrow biopsy to rule out bone cancer. Read more...

Photo: Second-year business economics student Gabriel Galen climbs the wall. Galen won a national championship at the USA Climbing Collegiate National Championships in April. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s golf eliminated by Auburn in match play at NCAA championships

This post was updated May 26 at 12:15 a.m. The Bruins wrapped up their season with their best finish since 2018. After failing to reach the match play portion of the tournament in 2019 and 2021, No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Emma Spitz tees off at the 16th hole at Grayhawk Golf Club. Spitz led No. 10 UCLA women’s golf through four rounds of stroke play before the Bruins fell in the first round of match play. (Courtesy of Alicia Um Holmes/UCLA Athletics)