At the beginning of the season, anyone who cared about Pac-12 baseball would have circled this series on their calendar. UCLA and Oregon State entered the year as the top two Pac-12 teams in four separate preseason polls – Collegiate Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball started the season as a favorite for the Pac-12 title, but currently ranks 10th in the conference standings. Junior Luke Perisco (pictured) – who’s sported a .372 batting average in Pac-12 play – has been one of the bright spots in a disappointing year. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

Almost all of the remaining holdovers from UCLA baseball’s lone national championship team will play their final home games this weekend. It’s a group of four position players: two redshirt senior outfielders, Christoph Bono and Eric Filia, and two senior middle infielders, Trent Chatterton and Brett Urabe. Read more...

Photo: Eric Filia was a key cog in the 2013 championship team. The redshirt senior will play his final three games at Jackie Robinson Stadium this weekend against Arizona State. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

It was a comeback that could have saved a season. And then it wasn’t. UCLA baseball entered Tuesday’s game against UC Santa Barbara in a must-win situation. Read more...

Photo: Senior second baseman Brett Urabe went 3-for-4 against UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday, providing an RBI single in the seventh that cut the Gauchos’ lead to 3-2. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

It’s a long shot – a very, very long shot – but there is still a conceivable scenario in which UCLA baseball earns a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: After dropping two games to USC, UCLA baseball fell under .500. Coach John Savage said the game against UCSB and the five remaining games are must-win if the Bruins want to reach the post-season. (Mackenzie Posse/Daily Bruin)