UCLA walk off in late-game comeback versus Sacramento State
The No. 1 UCLA Bruins's endgame revival was completed by an error to defeat the Sacramento State Hornets 6-5.
UCLA infielder and outfielder, Roch Cholowsky (1) and Will Gasparino (9), respectively, celebrating a double during a NCAA baseball game against UC San Diego on February 13, 2026 at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. The No. 1 UCLA Bruins walked off due to an infield error to defeat the Sacramento State Hornets 6-5, Friday night.
UCLA had their backs against the wall following Sacramento State's three-consecutive innings of scoring that gave them a 5-3 lead going into the eighth inning. But late-game heroics from Mulivai Levu and Roman Martin were enough to steal a victory in game one of the weekend series. In the bottom of the eighth, Levu drove an inside pitch toward the right field corner and off of the foul pole for a home run.
His 11th home run of the season put UCLA behind one run to start the inning. But the Bruins ran into trouble in the top of the ninth, after two consecutive Hornets were hit by pitches from left-hander Ian May. A pitching change brought UCLA junior Justin Lee to the mound with one out and two runners on base.
Lee secured a strikeout and fly out to send the game into the bottom of the ninth. Pinch hitter Aiden Aguayo snuck a leadoff single up the middle to start the ninth, followed by a sacrifice-bunt by Phoenix Call to move the game-tying run to second. Next at bat, Dean West grounded out to short stop and moved Aguayo to third.