Tuesday, April 7

Bruins take first playoff game in stride

By Greg Lewis Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA literally stole the game away from Canisius. On the strength of an NCAA record-setting 10 steals, No. 1 seeded and third-ranked UCLA (40-11) scored eight runs to beat sixth-seeded Canisius (33-22) 8-0, despite getting more than one base hit in only one inning. Read more...


Quick Long Beach team will be harder to catch

By Greg Lewis Daily Bruin Senior Staff Thursday afternoon’s 8-0 defeat of Canisius was exactly what No. 3 UCLA wanted. In the double-elimination Region 4 tournament, however, it is only one day out of a possible four for the defending NCAA champion Bruins. Read more...


Pac-10 title at stake vs. Stanford

By Adam Karon Daily Bruin Contributor For UCLA, the Pac-10 season will be shortened to a three-game series when the Bruins take on the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal at Sunken Diamond in Palo Alto this weekend.  UCLA is one game ahead of Stanford and Arizona State in the race for the conference title. Read more...


UCLA aims to hold its ground at Pac-10s

By Moin Salahuddin Daily Bruin Staff Traditionally one of the strongest teams in the nation, the UCLA men’s track and field squad will travel this weekend to compete at the Pac-10 Championships in Eugene, Ore. Read more...


Championships should prove familiar territory

By Christina Teller Daily Bruin Contributor From the beginning of the season, UCLA head coach Jeanette Bolden has focused on a period of seven days. One day at the USC dual meet, two at the Pac-10 Championships in Eugene, Ore., and four at the NCAA finals in Durham, NC. Read more...


Stepping up

By John Suehiro Daily Bruin Senior Staff In 1998, Stephanie Swenson proved her worth as a college softball pitcher by leading the UCLA pitching staff in several major categories, including earned run average (ERA), wins and strikeouts. Read more...


NCAA Regional set to begin at Easton

By Greg Lewis Daily Bruin Senior Staff Intensity is the word of the week for the UCLA softball team. And while everybody knows the third-ranked Bruins (39-11) have the talent to win their NCAA regional at Easton Stadium, they just have to go out and prove it. Read more...