More than a third of the Bruins’ wins this season have been mercy rules. No. 2 UCLA softball (42-2, 16-1 Pac-12) beat unranked Utah (15-31, 4-13) 9-1 at Easton Stadium on Saturday night for its 16th run-rule victory of 2019. Saturday’s five-inning win – and UCLA’s second win in the series – also pushed the […]
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Baseball strikes Utah out for a second game to win weekend series
Jack Ralston continued the strikeout barrage Saturday. No. 1 UCLA baseball (33-7, 13-4 Pac-12) defeated Utah (12-24, 4-14 Pac-12) 6-1, securing the team’s 10th consecutive series win to open the season. Redshirt junior right-hander Ralston got the win Saturday, pitching six innings, striking out eight Utes and improving his record to 7-0. “Everything was working […]
Beach volleyball loses close match to USC in Pac-12 championship dual
It came down to a single court in a three-set match again. And the Bruins still couldn’t clinch the dual. No. 1 seed UCLA beach volleyball (31-3) fell to No. 2 seed USC (28-4) 3-2 for the second time this weekend in the final of the Pac-12 championship. “Obviously, we’re disappointed,” said coach Stein Metzger. […]
Caleb Wilson goes pro with Arizona Cardinals, becomes Mr. Irrelevant of 2019 draft
Caleb Wilson had to wait until the last possible second. The former UCLA football tight end was picked 254th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday, making him this year’s Mr. Irrelevant – the final selection of the draft. Wilson was ranked as the No. 7 tight end […]
No. 2 UCLA softball secures 3-0 win over Utah after slow start
It was tied, and then it wasn’t. No. 2 UCLA softball (41-2, 15-1 Pac-12) edged out unranked Utah (15-30, 4-12) on Friday night for the 3-0 victory. The two teams were scoreless through the first five innings of the game, as the pitching duel between redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia and Utah pitcher Hailey Hilburn […]
Men’s tennis falls to Cal in semifinal match of Pac-12 tournament
The Bruins will not be Pac-12 champions this year. No. 13 UCLA men’s tennis (17-5, 8-0 Pac-12) dropped its Pac-12 tournament semifinal match against California (14-11, 4-4) by a score of 4-1 on Friday. The loss followed a 4-0 win by UCLA over Utah (16-10, 2-6) in the quarterfinal round Thursday. After defeating the Golden Bears […]
Baseball defeats Utah in first game of series, pitching complete game shutout
It had been nearly two years since a Bruin pitched a complete game shutout. Then junior right-hander Ryan Garcia took the mound. No. 1 UCLA baseball (32-7, 12-4 Pac-12) defeated Utah (12-23, 4-15) 5-0 on Friday at Jackie Robinson Stadium off the back of Garcia’s career performance. In his first series-opening start of the year, […]