Monday, August 3

UCLA track and field enters NCAA championship with greater numbers, higher rankings

The season will culminate in one weekend for track and field athletes across the nation. The Bruins will send 20 athletes to compete in 16 events at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. Read more...

Photo: Junior distance runner Robert Brandt is one of four UCLA track and field athletes who will compete in more than one event at the 2019 NCAA championship – as he will compete in the 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)



Strong all-around performance propels baseball to win over Loyola Marymount

This post was updated June 2 at 9:53 p.m. The Bruins will live to fight another day. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (50-9, 24-5 Pac-12) got some revenge against Loyola Marymount (34-24, 15-12 WCC) on Sunday night via a wire-to-wire 6-1 victory. Read more...

Photo: Junior second baseman Chase Strumpf (right) hit his first home run of the postseason on a three-run shot to left that put UCLA baseball up 4-0 in the third inning Sunday against LMU. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)



Softball advances to NCAA title series behind walk-off 10th-inning home run

This post was updated June 2 at 4:24 p.m. It was deja vu for the Bruins. Two games, two wins and redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia in the circle one win away from the Women’s College World Series championship series. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning of UCLA softball’s game against Washington on Sunday. The Bruins will now advance to the championship series for the first time since 2010. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Baseball pushed to losers bracket after upset loss against Loyola Marymount

The Bruins are going to have to take a slightly longer route to Omaha, Nebraska. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-9, 24-5 Pac-12) stranded eight men on base and went 0-for-7 with men in scoring position en route to a 3-2 loss to Loyola Marymount (34-23, 15-12 WCC) on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior right-hander Jack Ralston picked up his first loss of 2019 after pitching into the seventh and allowing three earned runs Saturday night against Loyola Marymount. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Baseball opens NCAA regional with commanding win over Omaha

Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia showed why he was the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-8, 24-5 Pac-12) defeated No. 4 seed Omaha (31-23-1, 20-10 Summit) 5-2 to win its first game of the Los Angeles regional and advance to the winners’ bracket. Read more...

Photo: Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia tossed 112 pitches in 8 1/3 innings for UCLA baseball in game two of the Los Angeles regional Friday. Garcia was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year on Wednesday and was also a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)