The Bruins celebrate the men’s team victory against the Trojans at Katherine B. Loker Stadium. Track and field director Joanna Hayes leads the lap as she stretches out her arms. Hayes is in her second year at the helm of UCLA track and field. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Track and field athletes are no stranger to long, strenuous seasons.
But for the Bruins, they will enter the homestretch of their season with postseason aspirations on the horizon.
This post was updated May 25 at 10:11 p.m.
No one has more home runs – with 200 – in a single season.
Now, no one has more runs in a single season – with 651 – than the Oklahoma City-bound Bruins.
Nine hours and 20 minutes after the originally posted game time, junior first baseman Mulivai Levu put a bow on the never-ending day.
The Bruins had to wait an eternity for a celebration, but it was well worth it.
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The story of the Bruins’ season has been home runs and high-scoring games.
But with a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning, this game looked to be an exception.
“War of attrition, war of wills.”
Columnist George Vecsey’s infamous quote describes the postseason like no other – after a season of triumphs and disappointments, all is for naught without composure, character and rising up to the challenge on the largest stage.
No. 1 seed UCLA baseball (48-6, 28-2 Big Ten) has officially concluded its regular season and will head to the Big Ten tournament in Omaha after receiving a bye to the single-elimination stage.
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