This post was updated May 26 at 10:10 p.m. Thousands of red-clad spectators stood and cheered as Cornhusker right-hander Ty Horn started toward home plate with two outs and runners on second and third in the bottom of the sixth. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 2 seed UCLA baseball grimace from the Jackie Robinson Stadium dugout. The Bruins were shut out for just the second time this season in Sunday’s Big Ten tournament championship. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins have proven they can come back all season. In conference tournament pool play alone, UCLA was down two runs to Illinois on Tuesday and a run to Michigan on Wednesday before winning both games. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Roch Cholowsky readies to throw a ball in between batters. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 24 at 2:41 p.m. With two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the seventh, Jordan Woolery – who was 0-for-6 at the plate in the super regional up to that point – stepped up to the batter’s box. Read more...
Photo: Junior infielder Jordan Woolery celebrates and stomps on home plate after hitting a home run. Woolery went 1-for-4 Saturday against No. 8 seed South Carolina but came up when it mattered most, smashing a two-run walk-off home run to left field in the final inning. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
For the second inning in a row, the Bruins had tying runs on base. But this time around, third baseman Jordan Woolery and first baseman Megan Grant were on deck – a junior tandem that broke UCLA’s single-season record for combined RBIs on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: No. 9 seed UCLA softball huddles together on the third base line at Easton Stadium. The Bruins posted eight hits – just three fewer than the Gamecocks – but were unable to hit with runners in scoring position while the Gamecocks knocked in seven two-out runs Friday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Payton Brennan’s fifth RBI of the Big Ten tournament evened the Bruins and Wolverines for the second time Thursday, when the redshirt sophomore center fielder’s second hit of the day drove home sophomore third baseman Roman Martin in the bottom of the eighth. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore outfielder Payton Brennan runs down the first-base line. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 22 at 11:14 p.m. Rough weather coupled with fresh competition proved to be obstacles in the way of the Bruins’ postseason hopes. Read more...
Photo: UCLA rowing prepares to move on the water. The team notched a ninth-place finish in the Big Ten championships. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 22 at 10:45 p.m. One inaugural Big Ten tournament and one undefeated NCAA regionals later, just one task remains ahead before the Bruins can punch their tickets to the Women’s College World Series. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Megan Grant catches the ball to get an out at first base at Easton Stadium. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
