Saturday, July 11

Baseball sends waves of pitchers upon Pepperdine in midweek win

It was a joint effort on the mound for the Bruins. No. 1 UCLA baseball (35-7, 14-4 Pac-12) took down Pepperdine (19-18, 10-8 West Coast Conference) 8-5 on Tuesday, using seven pitchers along the way. Read more...

Photo: Junior third baseman Ryan Kreidler notched two hits in UCLA baseball’s win over Pepperdine on Tuesday. Kreidler has recorded a hit in 34 of the Bruins’ 42 games this season, already setting career highs in runs, hits, extra-base hits and stolen bases. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


After taking five MPSF awards, women’s water polo heads to NCAA tournament

As they await the start of the NCAA championship, the Bruins have collected their final regular season accolades. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (23-6, 4-2 MPSF) had five players selected to the All-MPSF teams last week before its eventual third-place finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship. Read more...

Photo: Senior goalkeeper Carlee Kapana was selected to the All-MPSF Honorable Mention team. Kapana has logged 208 saves so far this season heading into the NCAA championships.(Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball ready to make another run through elimination bracket if needed

Last May, the Bruins became the first collegiate team to win the NCAA title through the elimination bracket. Last weekend, UCLA beach volleyball (31-3) entered the elimination bracket in the Pac-12 championship after losing to USC (28-4), and won the elimination bracket final – but lost to the Trojans again in the championship final. Read more...

Photo: Senior Sarah Sponcil said that experience playing through the contender’s bracket in both the this year’s Pac-12 championship and last year’s NCAA championship will help UCLA beach volleyball. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)



Baseball readies to overcome Waves en route to extending win streak

The Bruins’ final stretch of the season will, for the most part, be on the road. No. 1 UCLA baseball (34-7, 14-4 Pac-12) will head to Malibu, California, to face Pepperdine (19-17, 10-8 West Coast Conference) on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Top-ranked UCLA baseball will play 11 of its final 15 regular season games on the road after going 11-1 at home over in the month of April. During the Bruins’ recent homestand, coach John Savage recorded his 600th win as a collegiate head coach in an April 12 victory over ECU. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)



UCLA men’s soccer hires Ryan Jorden as program’s next head coach

The Bruins have found their replacement. UCLA men’s soccer has hired Ryan Jorden to be the program’s next coach, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced Monday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s soccer hired University of the Pacific’s Ryan Jorden to be its new head coach Monday. Jorden will replace former Bruin coach Jorge Salcedo, who resigned March 21. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)