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Saint Mary's stuns No. 1 UCLA with 10th-inning walk-off to end season

Top-ranked UCLA’s title bid ended with a 6-5, 10-inning loss to Saint Mary’s in the Los Angeles Regional, as Makoa Sniffen delivered a walk-off single to bring Cody Kashimoto home after UCLA led into the ninth. Saint Mary’s, which also beat UCLA in the regional opener, eliminated the Bruins (52-8) as the No. 1 overall seed, marking a rare early exit for a top seed since the current format began in 1999. UCLA coach John Savage cited pitching challenges tied to Logan Reddemann’s absence and praised his players as the season ends for a program that peaked at the top before this weekend’s upset.

via Los Angeles Times|

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Saint Mary’s walk-off ends UCLA’s top-seed NCAA run

Saint Mary’s shocked UCLA 6-5 in 10 innings at Jackie Robinson Stadium to end the Bruins’ season as the NCAA baseball tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, after UCLA squandered 3-0 and 5-2 leads. Makoa Sniffen lined a single to score the winning run in the 10th, capping a regional that highlighted UCLA’s late struggles and bullpen issues, including closer Easton Hawk’s tough outings and the loss of ace Logan Reddemann. The Bruins were knocked out in a dramatic walk-off, leaving coach John Savage to reflect on a disappointing culmination to a storied era.

via New York Post|

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Saint Mary's stuns No. 1 UCLA with ninth-inning homer to open LA Regional

Saint Mary's pulled off a 3-2 upset over No. 1 UCLA in the Los Angeles Regional opener, as Jacob Johnson hit a go-ahead solo homer in the ninth. Cam Staton earned the win for Saint Mary's after UCLA's late rally fizzled, with Johnson also homering earlier. UCLA, despite strong pitching and two homers from Johnson, could not mount a comeback. Saint Mary's advances to face Cal Poly in the winner's bracket, while UCLA must beat Virginia Tech to stay alive.

via Los Angeles Times|

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Gaels elevate Mickey McConnell to head coach

Mickey McConnell, a longtime Saint Mary's associate head coach and former Gael star, has been named the program's head men's basketball coach, replacing Randy Bennett who left for Arizona State. Since returning to Saint Mary's in 2019, McConnell has helped the Gaels post a 175-54 record and secure five straight NCAA Tournament appearances as a single-digit seed, continuing the program's high level of success under Bennett's leadership.

via HoopDirt|

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