Baseball wins first national championship with victory over Mississippi State
By Katie Meyers
June 26, 2013 2:22 a.m.
Bruin fans get autographs from the players before the start of Game 2 in the CWS championship series.
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The UCLA baseball team and coach John Savage take to the field for the national anthem.
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Bruin fans cheer on the UCLA baseball team as it contends for the school's 109th national title.
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Junior starter Nick Vander Tuig pitched eight of the 9 innings, giving up zero runs to the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Three girls stormed the field during the eighth inning of Game 2 in the CWS championship series, only to be immediately taken away by security.
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On Tuesday night, 27,127 people attended Game 2 of the CWS championship series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb.
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Sophomore right fielder Eric Filia capped off the postseason with a five-RBI performance.
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The UCLA baseball team celebrates their first national championship. Following David Berg's final pitch, the Bruins storm the field.
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The Bruins celebrate their victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Game 2 of the CWS finals, which earned them UCLA's first national baseball title.
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With UCLA's victory in Game 2 of the CWS finals, the Bruins finally add a national baseball title to their trophy room.
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Sophomore right fielder Eric Filia was a key element in UCLA's win on Tuesday night.
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The Bruins celebrate and watch the fireworks show following Tuesday night's game.
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Members of the UCLA baseball team celebrate and kiss their championship trophy.
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The baseball team, was honored at the Dodgers game on Thursday night.
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The Bruins sit in the Dodgers dugout with Yasiel Puig.
