Friday, June 19

Softball turns mistakes into successes in three-game regional sweep

For a team that was favored going into the NCAA Regional, No. 7 seed UCLA softball did not disappoint. UCLA swept its three opponents, Cal State Northridge, Texas and San Diego State, to win the Los Angeles regional in decided fashion, outscoring the competition 21-2 over the weekend and advancing to the NCAA Super Regional. Read more...

Photo: With UCLA clinging to a 2-0 lead in the second inning against Texas on Saturday, senior pitcher Ally Carda tags out Texas third baseman Randel Leahy at home plate. The Bruins went on to win the game 4-1 and won the NCAA regional round by defeating the San Diego State Aztecs on Sunday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA extends streak of individual Pac-12 championship wins to 51 years

Nicholas Scarvelis stepped onto the first-place podium after winning the shot put for the second consecutive season in the Pac-12 championship meet, defending his title but also searching to improve on his 64-5.25 showing. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior thrower Nicholas Scarvelis finished seventh in the discus but first in the shot put competition at this weekend’s Pac-12 championship. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)



UCLA baseball completes 10-inning no-hitter over Arizona

Since the UCLA baseball team started recording stats in 1974, the Bruins hadn’t thrown a no-hitter. UCLA ended that drought Friday, and then some, in a 1-0 victory over Arizona. Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher James Kaprielian (top) and senior closer David Berg (bottom) pitched a 10-inning no-hitter against Arizona. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


UCLA rowing to race league powerhouses at Pac-12 championship

More than two months into its spring season, UCLA rowing will finally get a chance to race against all six of its conference rivals when it travels north to Lake Natoma for this weekend’s Pac-12 championship. Read more...

Photo: UCLA rowing will find itself in a change of pace this weekend at the Pac-12 championship. The Bruins will face three highly ranked conference opponents that they haven’t faced all year – No. 2 Washington, No. 4 California and No. 6 Stanford – at Gold River on Sunday. (UCLA Athletics)


Women’s tennis seeks redemption against Texas A&M in NCAA rematch

A quarterfinal berth, a chance to return to the title match and ultimately redemption. A third-round matchup in Waco, Texas, pits seventh-seeded UCLA (20-4) against 10th-seeded Texas A&M (17-5) in a rematch of the 2013 NCAA semifinal. Read more...

Photo: Senior Chanelle Van Nguyen dropped her match 2-1 to her Texas A&M opponent in the 2013 NCAA semifinal after Van Nguyen was overwhelmed by cramps. The Sweet 16 matchup against the Aggies will be a chance for the Bruins to redeem that 4-3 defeat from two years ago. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Statistics support UCLA baseball’s strategy of outlasting opponents

It’s a saying that UCLA baseball players have emphasized all year long: “Outlast your opponent.” “Coach (John Savage) preaches outlasting them, so that’s what we try and do,” said junior outfielder Ty Moore earlier this season. Read more...

Photo: Senior third baseman Chris Keck (left) high-fives sophomore outfielder Brett Stephens after scoring a run in the eighth inning of UCLA’s game on Feb. 15. The Bruins have averaged their most runs in the eighth inning. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)