UCLA weekend recap: Baseball wins series against Oregon, waits NCAA fate

Jon Olsen pitched a career-high 8 innings while allowing just one run to help UCLA clinch a series win over Oregon to finish the regular season. (Photo courtesy UCLA athletics)

Now the Bruins wait.

UCLA baseball took two of three from Oregon in its final regular-season series and awaits Monday’s NCAA selection show, which starts at 9 a.m. UPDATE: UCLA made the cut and earned the No. 3 seed in the Long Beach Regional.

The Bruins (30-25, 19-11 Pac-12) are ranked 51st in RPI after finishing third in the Pac-12. They’re hoping to return to the postseason after a one-year hiatus.

A stellar performance from pitcher Jon Olsen in Saturday’s regular-season finale helped seal UCLA’s series victory. The sophomore pitched a career-high 8 innings, allowing four hits and one run with eight strikeouts. Sean Bouchard and Michael Toglia led the Bruins offensively with three RBIs each. Leadoff hitter Brett Stephens when 4 for 6 at the plate.

Griffin Canning pitched a complete-game shutout in Thursday’s opener as the junior struck out 10 while UCLA won 6-0. The Santa Margarita High graduate has 10 or more strikeouts in six of his past seven starts. The Bruins then dropped a pitchers duel Friday, losing 2-1, before winning the series Saturday.

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UCLA weekend wrap-up: Men’s tennis advances to Sweet 16

  • Men’s tennis is Sweet 16 bound as the Bruins cruised to two NCAA wins at home. The Bruins swept Weber State 4-0 in the first round, then did the same to San Diego in the second. The team faces Stanford in the Sweet 16 in Tulsa, Okla., at 5 p.m. on Friday.

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Women’s water polo, men’s tennis host NCAA tournaments

Mackenzie Barr leads the UCLA women's water polo in its bid for a national championship this weekend at home. (Photo courtesy UCLA Athletics)

Mackenzie Barr leads the UCLA women’s water polo in its bid for a national championship this weekend at home. (Photo courtesy UCLA Athletics)

The women’s water polo team will host the NCAA championships at the Spieker Aquatics Center from Friday to Sunday. The Bruins start the tournament at noon on Friday with a game against UC San Diego.

Here’s our preview of the tournament, focusing on No. 1 USC and No. 2 UCLA and the epic championship matchup that could be on Sunday between the cross-town rivals.

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UCLA weekend wrap up: men’s tennis wins Pac-12 team tournament

Here are some highlights from around UCLA athletics from the weekend:

  • Men’s tennis won the Pac-12 team championship at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over Cal in the final. The Bruins, who also won the regular-season conference title, are on a 15-match winning streak, stretching back to Feb. 14.


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UCLA weekend wrap up: Men’s tennis caps off perfect Pac-12 season

Here are some highlights from around UCLA athletics from the weekend:

  • No. 4 Men’s tennis finished an undefeated Pac-12 regular season with a 4-2 win over USC on Sunday. The Bruins (20-2, 7-0) have the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament his week and have an automatic bye to the semifinals, which start on Friday at Libbey Park in Ojai.

  • Men’s volleyball beat Hawai’i in four sets (25-16, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21) in the MPSF playoff quarterfinals on Saturday. Jake Arnitz led the Bruins with 16 kills. Hagen Smith and Micah Ma’a had 22 and 21 assists, respectively. UCLA faces Long Beach State in the semifinals on Thursday at 5 p.m. in Provo, Utah.

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