Four hours and 11 innings after UCLA baseball’s first pitch Tuesday, it was Chase Strumpf who put an end to the misty evening. With a runner on third and one down, Strumpf sent an 0-1 fastball high into right field. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball defeated No. 17 Long Beach State 2-1 following an 11th-inning walk off sacrifice fly from freshman second baseman Chase Strumpf that scored junior first baseman Sean Bouchard, who led off the inning with a triple. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball picked up a win Tuesday, and found a way to do it without Rachel Garcia in the circle. The redshirt freshman has thrown over 40 percent of the innings for the Bruins this season, and coach Kelly Inouye-Perez called her staff’s ability to give Garcia the night off “huge.” “As you can see, we’re heavily relying on Rachel, but we do have a staff,” Inouye-Perez said. Read more...
Photo: Brianna Tautalafua went 4-for-4, homered twice and picked up four RBIs in Tuesday’s win. The sophomore third baseman is now batting .302 with 12 home runs and 32 RBIs on the season. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s golf had three underclassmen compete at the Cal Poly Shootout on Monday and Tuesday. They finished tied for 17th, 38th and 55th in the field of 62. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Phil Delisi traveled to Arroyo Grande, California, for the Cal Poly Shootout. His performance was the best of any of the three Bruins who competed at the tournament. (UCLA Athletics)
Valorie Kondos Field was on a roll. The UCLA gymnastics coach, sitting in between Oklahoma coach K.J. Kindler and Utah’s Tom Farden, wasn’t just talking about what she saw in the first NCAA semifinal Friday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Although coach Valorie Kondos Field will need to replace several seniors in her lineup next year, she’ll have NCAA uneven bars and balance beam champion Kyla Ross back for her sophomore season. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA football’s defense dominated the first two weeks of spring practice. But to start the third week, Jalen Starks gave the offense something to get excited about. Read more...
Photo: Jalen Starks started spring camp as a fullback, but his running ability was on display Tuesday. The sophomore ran down the sideline for a long touchdown toward the end of practice. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Pac-12 play is a grind. Each weekend brings another game with a school from the conference of champions. But this week, Cal State Fullerton (23-18, 6-3 Big West) will slip into No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball will take a break from Pac-12 play Tuesday with a matchup against Cal State Fullerton. When those two teams met earlier this year at the Judi Garman classic, the Bruins won 2-0. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Well over halfway through its season, UCLA baseball’s record has always hovered around .500. A pendulum swing between a similar number of wins and losses for the Bruins has placed them at dead-even overall, even after taking the series against Stanford over the weekend. Read more...
Photo: Justin Hooper will start for UCLA Tuesday. In his last start, the sophomore lefty threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs and three walks. The last time he was on the mound, he tossed a scoreless inning in relief. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
