UCLA's Mulivai Levu hits walk-off homer to beat USC, advance to Big Ten title game
UCLA earned its 27th comeback win of the season against USC Saturday, with Mulivai Levu delivering the knockout blow during back-to-back games.
Mulivai Levu helped UCLA remain the comeback kings of college baseball, hitting a walk-off, three-run home run to seal a 7-5 win over rival USC on Saturday and a spot in the Big Ten tournament championship game. It was No. 1 seed UCLA’s 27th comeback win of the season and the second consecutive game Levu’s hit sealed a victory during the Big Ten tournament played in Omaha, Neb.
On Saturday night, Levu hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to seal UCLA’s comeback 4-3 win over Purdue in the conference tournament quarterfinals. UCLA improved to 50-6, a record that Levu said gives the team confidence it will find a way to win. Two games, two walk-offs in the Big Ten Tourney for Mulivai Levu 💥 @UCLABaseball x @B1Gbaseball pic.
twitter. com/62YwcjT0J2 — Big Ten Conference (@bigten) May 23, 2026 “It’s the power of friendship right there. We’re all well connected,” Levu said during an interview Saturday on the Big Ten Network.
“... We just don’t give up. We’re never out of it, we’re never doubting ourselves.