Friday, April 24

UCLA baseball defeats Cal, secures season’s 4th conference series win

BERKELEY — Gage Jump’s first batter stared back at his foe on the mound. The Bruins’ freshman left-hander wound up on a two-strike pitch, and the Golden Bears’ first baseman Nathan Martorella took a swing, launching Jump’s fastball over the right-field wall. Read more...

Photo: No. 13 UCLA baseball freshman left-hander Gage Jump throws a pitch in a game April 16. Jump pitched 4.2 innings of one-run ball against California in the Bruins’ series-clinching win over the Golden Bears on Sunday in Berkeley. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Margueritte Aozasa discusses recent appointment as UCLA women’s soccer coach

This post was updated April 27 at 9:25 p.m. Assistant Sports editor Sam Settleman and staff writers Jay Fenn and Diego Farinha sat down with newly appointed UCLA women’s soccer coach Margueritte Aozasa to discuss her first collegiate head coaching gig, her plans for the future of the Bruins and more. Read more...

Photo: Coach Margueritte Aozasa shakes a referee’s hand. Aozasa became the sixth coach in UCLA women’s soccer history when she was hired in December. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s volleyball receives final at-large bid for 2022 NCAA tournament

In 2018, the Bruins hosted and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Four years later, the same will hold true. After failing to automatically qualify to the tournament, UCLA men’s volleyball (21-4, 11-1 MPSF) earned an at-large bid for the 2022 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, marking the team’s return to the biggest stage after a four-year absence. Read more...

Photo: Members of No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball put their hands together in a huddle. The blue and gold will compete in the 2022 NCAA tournament at Pauley Pavilion after earning an at-large bid. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball sweeps series against Oregon State off trio of 1-run victories

With two runners on, two outs and trailing by two runs, Delanie Wisz and the Bruins were on their final strike four times in the series opener Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior infielder Delanie Wisz awaits a pitch in the batter’s box in a game. Wisz hit the game-tying two-RBI double in No. 4 UCLA softball’s series opener against Oregon State in Corvallis. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA football, Dorian Thompson-Robinson set aim on 2022 season at Spring Showcase

The arrows flew across the Intramural Field. Highlighting pinpoint accuracy, the Bruin archers loaded up their bows, let the projectiles fly and hit the bullseye time and again. Read more...

Photo: Quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson readies to throw during UCLA football’s Spring Showcase on Saturday at Drake Stadium. Thompson-Robinson has been wearing a 360º camera on his helmet during spring camp to better prepare for the upcoming season. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)