UCLA baseball suffers stunning NCAA Tournament loss in opener

UCLA baseball suffers stunning NCAA Tournament loss in opener

After going wire to wire as the nation's No. 1 college baseball team, UCLA dropped its NCAA Tournament opener against Saint Mary's on Friday.

National title hopeful UCLA stunned in loss to Saint Mary's in regional opener

Jacob Johnson hits a solo home run in the ninth inning to lift Saint Mary's to a 3-2 victory over top-seeded UCLA in the NCAA regionals.

BSB | Down Goes No. 1; Gaels Shock the Bruins with 3-2 Victory in Regional Opener

LOS ANGELES - The Saint Mary's baseball team made history Friday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium, knocking off number one overall seed and regional host UCLA 3-2 for its first win over a top ranked team in program history. The win also marked the first time a number one national seed lost its opener in an NCAA Regional since the tournament's expansion in 1999.

UCLA becomes first No. 1 national seed to lose Game 1 of Regional in stunning upset

UCLA’s visions of a trip to Omaha and June glory took a major hit in late May, when the Bruins became the first No. 1 national seed to lose the first game of its home regional. Fellow California school Saint Mary’s did the historical honors on Friday in the Los Angeles Regional opener, stunning UCLA, 3-2, to immediately put the powerhouse Bruins behind the 8-ball before they even think about playing in next week’s super regionals. UCLA will now …