Thursday, April 30

UCLA baseball ends Pac-12 tournament run with walk-off loss to Oregon State

This post was updated May 30 at 11:36 p.m. There was trouble brewing in the bottom of the ninth.  Redshirt sophomore right-hander Kelly Austin was into his second inning of work, having clung onto a one-run lead his previous inning.  The leadoff batter for the Beavers reached on an infield single. Read more...

Photo: Members of No. 3 seed UCLA baseball talk on the mound in a game May 15. The Bruins were eliminated from the Pac-12 tournament Saturday night after losing to No. 2 seed Oregon State in walk-off fashion. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA softball secures 31st Women’s College World Series appearance with Duke win

This post was updated May 30 at 11:34 p.m. On Friday, the Bruins overcame a two-run deficit.  On Saturday, a two-run lead of their own was erased.  They scored the game’s next six runs to book their tickets to Oklahoma City.   “It’s a dogfight,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...

Photo: Members of No. 5 seed UCLA softball celebrate with redshirt sophomore Maya Brady after the center fielder drilled a solo home run over the left field fence in the fourth inning against No. 12 seed Duke on Saturday. Brady tallied a 3-for-4 outing, including two RBIs, to help the Bruins advance to their 31st Women’s College World Series appearance. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball tallies 25 runs in extra-innings comeback triumph over Oregon State

The Beavers crossed the plate 22 times Saturday. They tallied 28 hits, breaking their all-time hit record. They smacked two home runs and blistered nine doubles.  But when redshirt sophomore catcher Tommy Beres stepped up to the plate in the bottom half of the 10th inning, he found his team tied with the Beavers at 22 runs apiece. Read more...

Photo: No. 3 seed UCLA baseball redshirt sophomore catcher Tommy Beres swings at a pitch in a game April 16. Beres launched his first career home run Saturday against No. 2 seed Oregon State to give the Bruins a walk-off win. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball avoids Pac-12 tournament elimination with victory over California

The Bruins got revenge on the Golden Bears to stave off elimination. No. 3 seed UCLA baseball (37-21, 19-11 Pac-12) defeated No. 6 seed California (29-27, 14-16) on Friday night in Scottsdale, Arizona by a score of 9-7 to stay alive in the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...

Photo: Freshman shortstop Ethan Gourson loads up to swing at a pitch at the plate. Gourson gave No. 3 seed UCLA baseball the lead in the top of the 10th with its win over No. 6 seed California in the Pac-12 tournament on Friday. (Olivia Simons/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA softball overcomes deficit to defeat Duke in 1st game of Super Regional

This post was updated May 27 at 11:31 p.m. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Megan Faraimo entered the game as a pinch hitter. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Megan Faraimo throws a pitch during No. 5 seed UCLA softball’s Los Angeles Super Regional opener against No. 12 seed Duke. Faraimo fanned 10 batters and hit a go-ahead two-RBI single to propel the blue and gold to a win Friday. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin)


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)