UCLA's Cinderella Story Ends in Crushing Defeat. The top-ranked Bruins, who dominated college baseball all season, suffered a shocking first-round exit from the NCAA Tournament at the hands of Saint Mary's. Ranked number one since the beginning of the year, UCLA was expected to make a deep run in the tournament, but a thrilling comeback by the Gaels left the Bruins stunned and eliminated. The sudden collapse raises questions about the team's ability to perform under pressure and has left fans and analysts wondering what went wrong for the once-unbeatable Bruins.
You can say these things happen, call it playoff baseball, but there’s really no other way to spin this. UCLA will go down as the flop of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA pitcher Angel Cervantes celebrates Sunday against Saint Mary’s, which rallied to eliminate the top-ranked Bruins. Ranked No. 1 from the beginning of the season...
