No. 1 UCLA baseball escapes the Hornets with shocking walk-off finish
No. 1 UCLA baseball won their Sacramento State series opener 6-5 with two runs coming in the bottom of the ninth.
No. 1 UCLA baseball narrowly escaped the Hornets with a 6-5 win in the season opener against Sacramento State at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Friday thanks to Sacramento State errors leading to a shocking walk-off. UCLA was an out away, even a strike away, from a loss before absolute chaos broke loose, the Hornets defense imploded on itself, allowing the Bruins to score the tying and go-ahead runs in very dramatic fashion.
SAC STATE WITH A GENERATIONAL SOIL JOB UCLA walks it off pic. twitter. com/LRHTTwhaLu ā 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) April 25, 2026 The Hornets batters got the better of UCLA's pitching staff , led by sophomore right-handed pitcher Wylan Moss, but the Bruins were able to weather the storm down the final stretch.
Meanwhile, UCLA's batters faced senior right-handed pitcher and semifinalist for the College Baseball Foundations Pitcher of the Year award Ethan Lay and came out on top. Running away in the second Sacramento State scored first off of a sacrifice fly in the top of the second, but the Bruins batters responded. UCLA had two runners on base in the bottom of the second and got both of them home off of a go-ahead single to left field from Trey Gudoy.
The Bruins also got their third runner across home plate off of another sacrificial fly out to put them up 3-1. Keeping it close After a scoreless third, the Hornets buzzed their way back onto the scoreboard with a homer to open up the top of the fourth. This time, UCLA didn't have an answer for them in the bottom of the inning and Sacramento State cut the Bruins lead to one run.