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 […]

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 […]