UCLA loses national championship, 2-1, to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the College World Series

OMAHA, Neb. “”mdash; Dan Klein took one look at Whit Merrifield’s line drive into right field, then removed his glove and walked slowly off the mound. Typically, it’s an inning-ending routine for the UCLA closer, but this time it was on the wrong end of a season-ending loss.