UCLA softball has the opportunity to claim its first Pac-12 championship since 2009 over the weekend. “At the beginning of the season, our coaches sat us down in our clubhouse,” said freshman first baseman Kinsley Washington. Read more...
Photo: No. 1 UCLA softball has one last chance at claiming the Pac-12 title this weekend in its series with No. 6 Arizona State, the Bruins’ final series of the regular season. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
Chase Utley recently got some attention for getting hit by pitches. The former Bruin and current Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman was struck by the 200th pitch of his career April 17 in a game against the San Diego Padres. Read more...
Photo: (Courtney Fortier, Ceci Sheng and Claire Sun)
The Bruins are headed to the NCAA championships after nearly stealing first place at the NCAA regionals in San Francisco this week. No. 2 UCLA women’s golf suffered an early exit at last year’s regional championship after finishing eighth, making Wednesday’s final results that much sweeter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s golf punched its ticket to the national championship Wednesday after finishing second at the NCAA regional in San Francisco. The Bruins will be competing for the fourth championship in program history. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
When Bryce Pereira was born, Melwin Pereira placed a tennis ball in his newborn son’s hands. “I’ve never met anyone else that loves tennis more than him,” said the freshman of his father. Read more...
Photo: Bryce Pereira has become key to UCLA men’s tennis’ doubles lineup this season. The freshman grew up playing tennis under his father and the two have developed an immeasurable bond over the sport. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
It’s been a down year for UCLA track and field. At the end of the 2017 outdoor season, the Bruins had 25 athletes ranked within the nation’s top 50 in their respective events, according to TFRRS.com. Read more...
Photo: UCLA track and field’s distance team has been sitting in the middle of the pack all year, but a number of the distance runners this year have made big strides in their times The athletes have recently climbed up the national rankings and have bolstered a weak Bruins program. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated May 9 at 9:04 a.m. The Bruin bats didn’t make much noise following their quietest weekend of the season. Long Beach State (21-27) shut down No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Jack Ralston pitched 3 2/3 innings in UCLA baseball’s 5-1 loss to Long Beach State on Tuesday night. Ralston is 0-4 this season with a 5.96 ERA. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins failed to advance to the NCAA championship last season, and are at risk of having history repeat itself in 2018. They hope a strong performance at the Pac-12 championship this weekend will lead them to a different outcome this year. Read more...
Photo: (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
