“Champions made here.” The motto of UCLA Athletics implies that student-athletes are fostered by the university to be the best embodiment of themselves on the field. But it should mean demonstrating excellence off the field as well. As student-athletes, being a champion means attaining, or at least striving for, high academic excellence as well as […]
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Strong all-around performance propels baseball to win over Loyola Marymount
This post was updated June 2 at 9:53 p.m. The Bruins will live to fight another day. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (50-9, 24-5 Pac-12) got some revenge against Loyola Marymount (34-24, 15-12 WCC) on Sunday night via a wire-to-wire 6-1 victory. With both teams boasting 2-1 records in the Los Angeles regional, the Bruins […]
Home runs let baseball survive a few more hours as it takes down Baylor
This post was updated June 2 at 5:12 p.m. Facing elimination, the Bruins used the long ball to stay alive – at least for a few more hours. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (49-9, 24-5 Pac-12) took down Baylor (35-18, 14-8 Big 12) 11-6 in the NCAA regionals Sunday, hitting four home runs to pull […]
Softball advances to NCAA title series behind walk-off 10th-inning home run
This post was updated June 2 at 4:24 p.m. It was deja vu for the Bruins. Two games, two wins and redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia in the circle one win away from the Women’s College World Series championship series. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (54-6, 20-4 Pac-12) outlasted No. 3 seed Washington (52-9, 20-4) […]
Baseball pushed to losers bracket after upset loss against Loyola Marymount
The Bruins are going to have to take a slightly longer route to Omaha, Nebraska. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-9, 24-5 Pac-12) stranded eight men on base and went 0-for-7 with men in scoring position en route to a 3-2 loss to Loyola Marymount (34-23, 15-12 WCC) on Saturday. The Bruins will have to […]
Baseball opens NCAA regional with commanding win over Omaha
Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia showed why he was the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-8, 24-5 Pac-12) defeated No. 4 seed Omaha (31-23-1, 20-10 Summit) 5-2 to win its first game of the Los Angeles regional and advance to the winners’ bracket. The Bruins were led by 8 1/3 innings […]
Softball one step closer to title after taking down Pac-12 rival Arizona
The Bruins flipped the script on their Pac-12 rivals. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (53-6, 20-4 Pac-12) came out on top 6-2 over conference rival No. 6 seed Arizona (48-13, 19-5) on Friday in a Women’s College World Series matchup between two teams that have a lot of history. “Every time there’s a UCLA-Arizona game, […]