Around the League: Baseball teams maintain ranks, women’s tennis misses second-seed chance

While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. BaseballDavid Gottlieb, assistant Sports editor After suffering just its third loss of the season to UCLA on Saturday, Oregon State held onto the No. 1 spot in D1Baseball.com’s […]

Strong pitching leads UCLA to victory over Long Beach State

Make it two good starts in a row for Justin Hooper. Throughout March, the sophomore southpaw struggled to last four innings on the mound. But in the past two weeks Hooper seems to have found his groove, pitching throughout the fifth each time. Tuesday night he earned his first win of the season and lasted […]

Baseball seeks to defeat Long Beach State, improve NCAA standing

UCLA baseball’s NCAA Tournament standing is on the rise. The team’s RPI increased 10 spots to No. 57 after taking a win from No. 1 Oregon State over the weekend, and they currently sit in third place in the Pac-12. Even with Saturday’s victory, coach John Savage said his team’s position isn’t ideal heading into […]

Baseball drops series versus No. 1 Oregon State after close third game

The Bruins needed a hit to complete the comeback – one that would claim a series against the No. 1 Oregon State Beavers. During game three, UCLA baseball entered the bottom of the ninth inning down 2-1 to Oregon State, but had an opportunity to tie or win the game after tallying two hits and […]

UCLA baseball falls 4-2 to No. 1 OSU, offense struggles on both sides

Nick Kern gave the Bruins hope in the bottom of the ninth. With two outs and a runner on third, he sent a 3-2 pitch to deep into the outfield, far over the head of the Beavers’ left fielder. The shot had just enough power to carry over the wall, tying the teams at 2 […]

Baseball to confront No. 1 Oregon State, toughest challenger yet

UCLA baseball’s schedule hasn’t been easy. The Bruins have faced eight teams currently ranked in the top 50 in RPI – five of which are in the top-25 national rankings. But UCLA (17-16, 9-6 Pac-12) could face its most formidable challenge of the year when it hosts No. 1 Oregon State (30-2, 14-1) this weekend. […]

The Rundown: April 20

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s water polo Michael Hull, assistant Sports editor The rankings released Wednesday made it official. The UCLA women’s water polo team is the outright top team in the country after taking down former-No. 1 Stanford 10-9 at Avery Aquatic Center […]