UCLA Stunned: No. 1 National Seed Eliminated From NCAA Baseball Tournament

Posted Jun 1, 2026
UCLA went 52-8 and earned the No. 1 overall national seed. They authored one of the greatest regular seasons the sport has seen. Then, suddenly, a quarter of UCLA’s losses all season came during a single weekend on its home field. For four months, coach John Savage insisted his team had done nothing yet. At the time, it sounded like cautious restraint. (Baseball America)

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