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UCLA walks off USC in Big Ten Conference tournament semifinal thriller

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Mulivai Levu has been clutch for UCLA in the Big Ten Conference tournament, walking things off for a second-straight game.

For the second game in a row, the UCLA Bruins needed heroics from Mulivai Levu to advance in the Big Ten Conference tournament. Levu delivered a dramatic walk-off three-run home run to hold off the USC Trojans 7-5 on Saturday. Levu walked off Purdue in the quarterfinals on Friday with a sacrifice fly but ended things with a majestic home run with UCLA down to their final out.

After Roch Cholowsky couldn’t score the game-tying run from second base, Levu demolished a pitch out to right field to keep UCLA alive in the conference tournament. NOWAYYYY. MULIVAI LEVU WALK OFFFFF BOMBBB 🔥🔥🔥 UCLA BEATS USC.

ADVANCES TO B1G TITLE GAME pic. twitter. com/y59ZWU1k4F — 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) May 23, 2026 USC fell to 0-4 against UCLA but they showed a lot of fight.

After a Dean West home run gave UCLA a 4-3 lead entering the ninth inning with Easton Hawk coming in for the final three outs. Hawk couldn’t work around a UCLA error, with the Trojans tying and then taking the lead. Dean West strikes again 🔥🔥🔥 UCLA has taken the lead.