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Coach Cori Close waves a piece of the national championship net at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. UCLA beat South Carolina 79-51 on April 5 to win its first NCAA title. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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Coach Cori Close signs new contract, continuing Fours Up for next four years - Daily Bruin

Coach Cori Close signs new contract, continuing Fours Up for next four years

Campion is a 2025-2026 assistant Sports editor on the men’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s basketball and women’s tennis beats. She was previously a Sports contributor on the swim and dive and women’s tennis beats. Campion is a second-year sociology student from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Willa Campion

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Cori Close spent the past two seasons picking up national coaching honors and championship rings – accolades that will now secure her spot in Westwood for the next four seasons.  UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close signed a new contract through the 2029-30 season, the team announced in a press release Tuesday afternoon.

https://dailybruin.com/2026/05/12/coach-cori-close-signs-new-contract-continuing-fours-up-for-next-four-years/

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Junior right-hander Logan Reddemann celebrates on the mound after a strikeout. Reddemann has not pitched since April 17 due to arm fatigue. (Miles Turner/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA baseball has necessary offseason pitching depth, but starters must perform - Daily Bruin

UCLA baseball has necessary offseason pitching depth, but starters must perform

Matthew Knauer

UCLA had yet to face a ranked opponent since April 5, when the Bruins concluded their crosstown series against the Trojans. And the next ranked matchup was a battle.

https://dailybruin.com/2026/05/12/ucla-baseball-has-necessary-offseason-pitching-depth-but-starters-must-perform/

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Junior left fielder Dean West celebrates with his teammates in front of No. 1 UCLA baseball&#039;s dugout after hitting a grand slam. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Grand slam secures UCLA baseball&#8217;s 9-6 Senior Day win over Oregon - Daily Bruin

Grand slam secures UCLA baseball&#8217;s 9-6 Senior Day win over Oregon

Dizon is Sports senior staff and a Photo contributor. He was previously a 2024-2025 assistant Sports editor on the baseball, men's tennis, women's tennis and women's volleyball beats and a reporter on the baseball and men's water polo beats. He is also a third-year ecology, behavior and evolution student from Chicago.

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Grand slam secures UCLA baseball’s 9-6 Senior Day win over Oregon - Daily Bruin

Just like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a team to win a ballgame. While Sunday was both Mother’s Day and No.

https://dailybruin.com/2026/05/11/grand-slam-secures-ucla-baseballs-9-6-senior-day-win-over-oregon/

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Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez stands outside the dugout and looks toward the batter’s box. The 20th-year Westwood head honcho has helped lead the Bruins to the 2025 Women’s College World Series the past two seasons. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA softball receives No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament - Daily Bruin

UCLA softball receives No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament

Keller is the 2025-2026 People, culture and community director. She was previously the 2024-2025 internal Outreach director and a 2023-2024 assistant Sports editor on the men’s soccer, swim and dive, women’s water polo, and softball beats. She is also Sports, Outreach, Design and Copy staff, and she is a contributor to the Photo, Enterprise and News sections. Keller is a fourth-year communication and sociology student with a minor in LGBTQ studies from San Jose, California.

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This post was updated May 10 at 9:27 p.m. The path to the Women’s College World Series is set. UCLA softball was named a No. 2 seed – and the No.

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UCLA baseball infielders stand near each other. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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UCLA baseball falls 9-6 to Oregon, snaps 27-game conference streak - Daily Bruin

UCLA baseball falls 9-6 to Oregon, snaps 27-game conference streak

Garcia is a 2025-2026 assistant Sports editor on the baseball, rowing, women's volleyball and women's water polo beats. She was previously a contributor on the baseball and women's volleyball beats. Garcia is a second-year communication student minoring in education and social transformation from Victorville, California.

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This post was updated May 10 at 6:10 p.m. Four runs in the first inning seemed to reflect every other Bruin game this season. But as unfamiliarity arose, a new tale did as well.

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UCLA men&#039;s volleyball players gather together on the court. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)

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Jacob&#039;s Wake-Up Call: NCAA must address discrepancies so &#039;Touchgate&#039; does not happen again - Daily Bruin

Jacob&#8217;s Wake-Up Call: NCAA must address discrepancies so &#8216;Touchgate&#8217; does not happen again

Nguyen is a 2025-2026 assistant Sports editor on the cross country, men's volleyball, men's water polo and swim and dive beats. He was previously a Sports contributor on the men's volleyball and women's water polo beats. Nguyen is a second-year sociology and statistics and data science student from Union City, California.

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This post was updated May 10 at 9:25 p.m.  I still remember watching the 2016 NBA Finals between my Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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The Bruin infield and senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley huddle together just outside the pitching circle. Tinsley pitched six innings, allowing six hits and five earned runs across her Saturday outing. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)

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UCLA softball loses in Big Ten Championship despite Megan Grant&#039;s home run record - Daily Bruin

UCLA softball loses in Big Ten Championship despite Megan Grant&#8217;s home run record

Kate Bergfeld

This post was updated May 10 at 9:18 p.m. A 31-year-old record broken. And yet, it still was not enough. No. 3 seed UCLA softball (47-8, 20-4 Big Ten) lost to No.

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Senior utility Megan Grant stands in the batter’s box during an at-bat. Grant has boasted a .478/.650/1.346 slash line this season. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)

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Megan Grant shatters single-season home run record in Big Ten championship - Daily Bruin

Megan Grant shatters single-season home run record in Big Ten championship

Walters is a 2025-2026 assistant Sports editor on the beach volleyball, softball and track and field beats. He was previously a Sports contributor on the men's volleyball and football beats. Walters is a third-year business economics and communication student minoring in film and television. He is from West Hartford, Connecticut.

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This post was updated May 10 at 9:29 p.m. Senior Megan Grant broke yet another record Saturday morning.  The utility hammered her 38th home run of the season in the Big Ten championship game against Nebraska, surpassing Arizona alumnus Laura Espinoza who previously set the record in 1995.

https://dailybruin.com/2026/05/09/megan-grant-shatters-single-season-home-run-record-in-big-ten-championship/

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Junior first baseman Mulivai Levu rounds third base after slugging what would be the first of his two homers Friday against Oregon. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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UCLA baseball opens weekend series against Oregon with run rule win - Daily Bruin

UCLA baseball opens weekend series against Oregon with run rule win

The Oregon faithful may want a refund after Friday’s bait and switch. All three contests between the Bruins and Ducks – a pair of Pac-12-turned-Big-Ten adversaries both boasting top-15 rankings – were sold out by Thursday, UCLA Baseball posted on X.

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Senior utility Megan Grant looks up at the Bruin fans in the stands at Easton Stadium. The San Bruno, California, local has hit two home runs across her two conference tournament outings. Grant also played on the UCLA women’s basketball team during the 2025-26 campaign. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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UCLA softball secures run-rule win against Wisconsin in Big Ten semifinal - Daily Bruin

UCLA softball secures run-rule win against Wisconsin in Big Ten semifinal

Richman is a Sports contributor on the women's basketball and softball beats. She is a first-year political science student from Atlanta.

Sinclair Richman

This post was updated May 9 at 11:28 a.m. Bases-loaded situations are dangerous for any defense. But it’s especially threatening when facing the Bruins. And Soo-Jin Berry took advantage with the bags juiced.

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Grand slam secures UCLA baseball’s 9-6 Senior Day win over Oregon

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UCLA softball receives No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament

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Baseball

UCLA baseball falls 9-6 to Oregon, snaps 27-game conference streak

By Gabriela Garcia

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Jacob’s Wake-Up Call: NCAA must address discrepancies so ‘Touchgate’ does not happen again

By Jacob Nguyen

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UCLA softball loses in Big Ten Championship despite Megan Grant’s home run record

By Kate Bergfeld

Softball

Megan Grant shatters single-season home run record in Big Ten championship

By Grant Walters

Baseball

UCLA baseball opens weekend series against Oregon with run rule win

By Kai Dizon

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UCLA softball secures run-rule win against Wisconsin in Big Ten semifinal

By Sinclair Richman