The Bruins’ pitching staff rallied together after losing its starter. No. 2 UCLA baseball (12-3) used a season-high-tying seven pitchers to shut out Long Beach State (2-13) 2-0 on the road Tuesday night. The presumed starter, freshman right-hander Nick Nastrini, was ruled out for the season earlier in the day with thoracic outlet syndrome. “One […]
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Baseball to play Long Beach State after losing another starting pitcher to injury
The Bruins have lost another starting pitcher to injury. No. 2 UCLA baseball (11-3) will play at Long Beach State (2-12) on Tuesday, a day after freshman right-hander Nick Nastrini was ruled out for the season with thoracic outlet syndrome. Nastrini joined the rotation after No. 1 starter junior right-hander Ryan Garcia missed the start […]
Baseball bounces back to defeat USC at Dodger Stadium classic
For the first time in three years, the Bruins took home the final game of the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic. No. 2 UCLA baseball (11-3) battled back from an early 4-0 deficit Sunday afternoon to defeat crosstown rival USC (5-9) 7-5 at Dodger Stadium. The Trojans committed four errors, which led to four Bruin […]
Gymnastics sets season record defeating Stanford with perfect 10s, personal records
Pauley Pavilion was silent as Kyla Ross dismounted from the balance beam. The only thing louder than the crowd after the junior stuck her landing were the chants of “Kyla Boss” when it was announced that Ross had scored a perfect 10. “I would never call myself that, but it’s definitely fun to have that […]
Women’s basketball’s upset bid falls short as it loses to Oregon in overtime
This was updated March 9 at 9:26 p.m. LAS VEGAS—Kennedy Burke wiped tears from her face as the final buzzer sounded. No. 4 seed UCLA women’s basketball (20-12, 12-7 Pac-12) fell to No. 1 seed Oregon (29-3, 17-2) 88-83 in overtime of the Pac-12 tournament semifinals Saturday night. “Specifically with this team it just shows […]
Despite falling behind early, baseball beats Oklahoma State in comeback win
After falling just short Friday night, the Bruins were able to dig themselves out of an early hole Saturday. No. 2 UCLA baseball (10-3) came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat Oklahoma State (8-5) 6-3 in game two of the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic. Redshirt junior Jack Ralston – who was making his […]
Buffaloes stampede past Bruins, bypass them in Pac-12 standings
This post was updated March 7 at 10:31 p.m. The Bruins failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity. UCLA men’s basketball (16-14, 9-8 Pac-12) had a chance to cement itself as a top-four seed in the conference at Colorado (18-11, 9-8) on Thursday night, but the Bruins fell to the Buffaloes 93-68. UCLA began […]