This post was updated May 11 at 10:05 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS – A rivalry as old as time took center stage once again, and this time, it felt like a fairy tale unfolding – complete with heroes, villains and an electric crowd. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo gather in a huddle. Last year’s national champions found their season coming to a close after a 15-13 loss to the Trojans in the NCAA semifinal. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Gerrit Cole, Rob Rasmussen, Trevor Bauer, Adam Plutko, Cody Poteet, James Kaprielian. Coach John Savage’s three College World Series teams were anchored by future MLB pitchers. Read more...
Photo: Junior right-hander Cody Delvecchio (left) and sophomore catcher Cashel Dugger (right) stand on the mound as coach John Savage comes out for a mound visit. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated May 13 at 10:30 p.m. A rematch over two years in the making could be telling of what may soon be a dogfight. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter/opposite Ido David rises and prepares to strike the ball for a serve. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 9 at 6:22 p.m. Nebraska’s Jordy Bahl was named the Big Ten’s first ever Pitcher and Player of the Year on Friday. But the Bruins made the Cornhuskers’ two-way ace look mortal in Bittinger Stadium later that very same day. Despite Bahl’s 1.46 ERA entering the affair, No. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball celebrate in Easton Stadium. The squad will next face either No. 8 seed Michigan or host No. 12 seed Purdue in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game. (Vivian Le/Daily Bruin)
INDIANAPOLIS – It wasn’t Spieker Aquatics Center, nor was it the west coast the Bruins have grown accustomed to competing in across their season – but the Eight Clap echoed loud and clear as the team geared up for their first round of NCAA play. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Bia Mantellato raises her arm to shoot the ball. Mantellato notched a hat trick in the team’s quarterfinal win over the Lions in the NCAA quarterfinal. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 2 seed UCLA softball is headed to West Lafayette, Indiana, for the Big Ten tournament semifinals. UCLA will begin play Friday morning against No. 3 seed Nebraska. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball huddle together on the third base line at Easton Stadium. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 9 at 7:16 a.m. After an overtime loss in the MPSF finals, reigning national champion and No. 2 seed UCLA (19-5, 5-1 MPSF) heads into the NCAA tournament with a chance at its first back-to-back titles since 2009. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s water polo stand at the side of the pool. The team earned a No. 2 seed for this year’s NCAA tournament. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
