Sunday, September 27

Softball advances to NCAA title series behind walk-off 10th-inning home run

This post was updated June 2 at 4:24 p.m. It was deja vu for the Bruins. Two games, two wins and redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia in the circle one win away from the Women’s College World Series championship series. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning of UCLA softball’s game against Washington on Sunday. The Bruins will now advance to the championship series for the first time since 2010. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Baseball pushed to losers bracket after upset loss against Loyola Marymount

The Bruins are going to have to take a slightly longer route to Omaha, Nebraska. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-9, 24-5 Pac-12) stranded eight men on base and went 0-for-7 with men in scoring position en route to a 3-2 loss to Loyola Marymount (34-23, 15-12 WCC) on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior right-hander Jack Ralston picked up his first loss of 2019 after pitching into the seventh and allowing three earned runs Saturday night against Loyola Marymount. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Baseball opens NCAA regional with commanding win over Omaha

Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia showed why he was the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year. No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-8, 24-5 Pac-12) defeated No. 4 seed Omaha (31-23-1, 20-10 Summit) 5-2 to win its first game of the Los Angeles regional and advance to the winners’ bracket. Read more...

Photo: Junior right-hander Ryan Garcia tossed 112 pitches in 8 1/3 innings for UCLA baseball in game two of the Los Angeles regional Friday. Garcia was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year on Wednesday and was also a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Softball one step closer to title after taking down Pac-12 rival Arizona

The Bruins flipped the script on their Pac-12 rivals. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (53-6, 20-4 Pac-12) came out on top 6-2 over conference rival No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore infielder Malia Quarles hit a pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning to give No. 2 UCLA the lead over conference rival No.6 seed Arizona. The Bruins would go on to take the victory and advance to the Women’s College World Series semifinals. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)



Around the League: May 31

Men’s Basketball Jason Maikis, Daily Bruin reporter Recruiting classes around the Pac-12 are being finalized as the final players make their decisions. Washington, Arizona and USC basketball have all bagged top-20 recruits, according to ESPN’s rankings. Read more...

Photo: (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball players compete in international tournaments on road to Olympics

Three Bruins returned from China, and one has a fifth-place finish to show for it. UCLA beach volleyball seniors Sarah Sponcil, Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara competed in the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in Jinjiang, China last week. Read more...

Photo: Senior Sarah Sponcil competed alongside Kelly Claes representing Team USA in a 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in Jinjiang, China. The pair finished fifth in the tournament and will next compete in a FIVB tournament in Hamburg, Germany next month. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)