Zack Weiss Drafted by: Cincinnati Reds Round 6, Pick: 195 Junior pitcher Zack Weiss is second on the team with 40 relief appearances and sports a 2-1 record with a 2.37 ERA this season. Nick Vander Tuig Drafted by: San Francisco Giants Round: 6, Pick: 192 After a 4.43 earned run average last season, junior […]
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Fifth victim of Santa Monica shooting dies at UCLA medical center
This post was updated at 4:44 p.m. A fifth victim of Friday’s Santa Monica shooting died this morning, according to a statement from UCLA Health System. The woman, 26-year-old Marcela Franco, was taken to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Friday in critical condition after she was shot while driving near 20th Street and Pearl Street in Santa […]
UCLA baseball advances to College World Series
UCLA baseball is headed to its third College World Series in four years. In an up-and-down year for the Bruins, they managed to hold it down against one of their biggest rivals and the No. 5 team in the country, the Cal State Fullerton Titans, in Fullerton and make their way to college baseball’s biggest […]
Man attempts burglary in Courtside
A man broke into a dorm room in Courtside Residential Plaza while students were sleeping at 5:20 a.m. on Friday, according to university police. No items were stolen and no one was hurt, said Nancy Greenstein, a spokesperson for the university police department. The man broke into the dorm room through an open window, Greenstein […]
Q&A: Shortstop Pat Valaika on Friday’s win over Fullerton, MLB Draft
After UCLA baseball’s 5-3 win on Friday night in game one of a three-game Super Regional series against Cal State Fullerton, junior shortstop Pat Valaika spoke to Bruin Sports senior staffer Tyler Drohan about the team’s win and dealing with the Major League Baseball draft. Valaika was selected in the ninth round of the draft […]
Three Bruins picked up in Day Two of MLB Draft
For much of the season, UCLA baseball has been defined by its pitching and defense. On Friday, the second day of the Major League Baseball draft, the Bruins’ strength on the mound and in the field was validated. Junior pitchers Nick Vander Tuig and Zack Weiss, along with junior shortstop Pat Valaika – the Pac-12 […]
Updated: Police revise death toll in Santa Monica shooting to five
Police revised the death toll in Friday’s shooting near Santa Monica College from seven to five, including the suspect, said Suzie Kim, a crime prevention coordinator for the Santa Monica Police Department.