Teams must play the long game in golf.
But when competing against an elite field, the margins grow thinner.
The Bruins took over 850 shots this week.

No. 1 UCLA baseball (6-2) heads to the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field – home of the MLB’s Texas Rangers – in Arlington, Texas.

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Proving yourself as a team becomes harder after a loss.
But three ranked losses may have been the motivation the Bruins needed to claw their way to six victories last weekend.

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There is nowhere to go but down once you reach the top.
The Bruins have maintained their No.

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No. 5 UCLA gymnastics (10-2, 6-0 Big Ten) will host No. 18 Iowa (7-4, 4-2), No. 19 Ohio State (3-4, 3-3) and No.

Every technical tweak and off-season training block has pointed toward this moment.
And the Bruins may showcase how months of refinement have solidified themselves as conference contenders.

The best things are worth waiting for.
But as inning after inning went by, the Bruins’ offense never showed up.
No. 1 UCLA baseball (6-2) fell to San Diego State (5-3) by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium.