I filed into my seat at Jackie Robinson Stadium on May 30, attending what felt like my 100th contest at the ballpark. Only this time, I actually had to push my way through a crowd as I navigated the concourse. Read more...
Photo: The stands filled for the first time this season to watch the Bruins kick off their first regional since 2022. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Next stop: Omaha, Nebraska. With only one hurdle remaining at the Los Angeles Super Regional, No. 15 seed UCLA baseball (47-16, 22-8 Big Ten) cleared it with a 7-0 shutout of UTSA (47-15, 23-4 AAC) on Sunday at Jackie Robinson Stadium, sweeping the Roadrunners to advance to its first Men’s College World Series since 2013. Read more...
Photo: No. 15 seed UCLA baseball poses with its NCAA Super Regional champion trophy after sweeping UTSA at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Sunday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
After the Roadrunners averaged just under nine runs per game in last weekend’s Austin Regional – and the Bruins just under 13 in the Los Angeles Regional – the super regional between the two programs seemed destined for a slugfest. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA baseball celebrate after winning game one of the Los Angeles Super Regional over UTSA. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Omaha, Nebraska. The goal of every college baseball player. And now the Bruins – for the first time since 2019 – are just two wins away from making that dream a reality. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky celebrates as he jogs off the field. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 4 at 10:31 p.m. In its first NCAA super regional since 2019, No. 15 seed UCLA baseball (45-16, 22-8 Big Ten) will face off against UTSA (47-13, 23-4 AAC) in a best-of-three series at Jackie Robinson Stadium beginning Saturday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball warms up on defense before a game at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Saturday, the Bruins host a super regional for the first time since 2019. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 4 at 10:35 p.m. The Bruins are in the NCAA super regional for the first time since 2019. While No. 15 seed UCLA baseball (45-16, 22-8 Big Ten) was likely to be pit against formerly-No. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin infield (right) circles around sophomore first baseman Mulivai Levu after securing the team’s first super regional berth since 2019, while other members of UCLA baseball gather nearby. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Big innings have been a theme for the Bruins all weekend. And a five-run top of the fourth seemed to position UCLA in cruise control. But no lead, no matter how daunting, is safe on the road to Omaha, Nebraska. Not unless you have the pitching staff to protect it. And with its bullpen tossing a shutout seventh, eighth and ninth, No. Read more...
Photo: Mulivai Levu celebrates while rounding the bases Sunday night. The sophomore first baseman’s three-run shot capped off a five-run top of the fourth that put UCLA baseball in front 8-0. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo Editor)
