Sophomore first baseman Michael Toglia and sophomore catcher Tyler Haselman, the only two out-of-state players on the Bruin baseball roster, discuss adjusting to life in Los Angeles. UCLA baseball traveled to Toglia and Haselman’s home state of Washington from May 11 to 13, where both players reunited with their families.
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Kris Wilkes withdraws from NBA Draft, to return to UCLA men’s basketball
The Bruins are getting a major piece back for next season. Forward Kris Wilkes is officially returning to UCLA men’s basketball, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported Tuesday. The rising sophomore entered the 2018 NBA Draft pool without hiring an agent in April. Wilkes averaged 13.7 points per game on 35 percent shooting from 3 his […]
UCLA men’s golf season ends at NCAA championship’s first cut
The Bruins’ season came to an end Sunday at the NCAA championship. No. 24 UCLA men’s golf tied for 21st at 28-over par, failing to make the top-15 cut for Monday’s final stroke play round at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Despite the team’s finish, junior Cole Madey advanced to Monday’s round […]
Baseball caps off turbulent regular season with 4-1 victory over Oregon State
The Bruins proved to themselves that they can accomplish what’s needed in the postseason. “We know after today what it takes to win,” said sophomore pitcher Ryan Garcia. “Now we (need to) carry that on in the playoffs.” No. 18 UCLA baseball (36-19, 19-11 Pac-12) defeated No. 2 Oregon State (44-10-1, 20-9-1) 4-1 in the […]
Men’s tennis wins doubles championship, women’s tennis falls short
The Bruins are doubles champions. Senior Martin Redlicki and sophomore Evan Zhu of UCLA men’s tennis defeated Ohio State’s Martin Joyce and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7, 7-6, 11-9 to win UCLA’s thirteenth NCAA men’s doubles championship in program history. “It was literally a margin of one point here and there,” Zhu said. “We just kept fighting […]
No. 2 seed UCLA baseball to face Gonzaga in Minneapolis Regional
The Bruins may not be hosting a regional next week, but they’re still tournament bound for the second year in a row. UCLA baseball (36-19) was awarded the No. 2 seed in the Minneapolis Regional on Monday morning and will take on No. 3-seeded Gonzaga (32-22) on Friday in game one of the double-elimination group […]
Seven track and field athletes race off to NCAA championships
Place in the top 12, or go home – that was the situation for all 24 UCLA track and field athletes who competed this weekend. A total of six Bruins managed to make the cut at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento and will join senior heptathlete Kendall Gustafson at the NCAA championships in […]