This post was updated Aug. 26 at 9:01 p.m.
Jon Christon
Sports editor
Prediction: UCLA 31, Hawai’i 24
Look, I don’t have a good track record with football predictions – especially for season openers.
Regional No. 2 seed UCLA baseball (35-18, 18-12 Pac-12) will begin its 13th NCAA tournament appearance in the last 17 seasons in the Lubbock Regional with a date with regional No.
Matt McLain slashed .397/.422/.621 in 2020, leading all qualified Bruins in both average and slugging.
In 2021, he is hitting .325/.432/.578 in the 39 games he has recorded a plate appearance in, again leading his qualified teammates in two of the three categories.
After losing the series opener on home turf, the Bruins traveled north on U.S. Route 101 and got even with the Gauchos.
In game two of the home-and-home between two Southern California University of California schools, No.
Hosting the NCAA tournament at Spieker Aquatics Center, No. 3 seed UCLA women’s water polo (13-4, 9-3 MPSF) will take on No. 6 seed and Big West champion Hawaii (11-1, 3-1 Big West) in the first round.
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