UCLA Survives Ninth-Inning Rally to Beat Virginia Tech

Overview

• UCLA rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth Saturday to beat Virginia Tech 6-5 and avoid elimination from the Los Angeles Regional.
• Mulivai Levu and Roman Martin hit back-to-back solo home runs to tie the game and Phoenix Call followed with a walk-off RBI single to win it.
• Starter Michael Barnett worked six strong innings, allowing three runs, a performance coach John Savage called his best outing of the season.
• The two teams combined for seven solo home runs in the game, and Virginia Tech was eliminated after suffering two losses in the regional.
• Reporting conflicts about UCLA’s next opponent leave the exact matchup unclear, and the Bruins face another do-or-die game that will test an already taxed pitching staff in the double-elimination format.