A trio of familiar foes stand between UCLA baseball and its first super regional appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2013. UCLA enters the regional round having already faced each of the three teams in its pool – No. 9 Long Beach State, Texas and San Diego State. UCLA went a combined 2-5 against the […]
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UCLA softball attends College World Series for third consecutive year
Once again, No. 5-seeded UCLA softball is among the last eight teams standing. UCLA has reached the first weekend of the Women’s College World Series for the past two years, but each time, it hasn’t advanced to the finals. This year, UCLA (47-13, 16-8 Pac-12) will open up the tournament against No. 13 seed LSU […]
UCLA softball defeats Ole Miss in both NCAA Super Regionals games
UCLA and Mississippi softball expected a pitching duel between their starting pitchers Thursday. It wasn’t until the second game of the series – when neither team relied on its ace – that the close matchup played out. The No. 5 seed Bruins (46-13,) defeated the No. 12 seed Rebels (43-19) 8-7 in an 11-inning battle Thursday, […]
Track and field sees 14 athletes qualify to NCAA championships
They say everything’s bigger in Texas. For UCLA track and field this past weekend, that was the stage. On the line in Austin were berths for the national championship meet, and many Bruins put together season-best performances, after struggling with injuries throughout the year, to move on to Eugene, Oregon. All in all, 14 Bruins […]
Adaptive athletics program Angel City Sports talks inspirations, future plans
Angel City Sports, an organization for adaptive athletes, will hold their annual games at UCLA from June 22 to June 25. The games are in their third year and will feature five Paralympic sports this year. The Daily Bruin Sports editors sat down with co-founders Clayton Frech, a UCLA Anderson School of Management alumnus, and […]
Track and field athletes to tackle NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round
The top 48 runners, jumpers and throwers in each event from the western half of the country are all coming together this weekend in the second most important meet of the year – the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round. Only the highest nationally seeded Bruins will be sent to Austin, Texas. The team this […]
UCLA softball sweeps three games, continues to NCAA Super Regionals
Opponents were blown out at the UCLA-hosted NCAA regional. No. 5 UCLA softball (45-13) launched 10 home runs beyond Easton Stadium’s walls, activating the mercy rule twice in three games. The Bruins outscored their adversaries – Lehigh, San Jose State and Cal State Fullerton – 27-3. “It’s a credit to our offense being able to […]