OMAHA, Neb. — For 12 years UCLA waited to return to Omaha and the Men’s College World Series. They waited 15 total hours to play the fourth inning of their game with Louisiana State. Now, the Bruins will have wait several months to play again.
UCLA fell behind in the first inning for the second time on Tuesday and couldn’t complete an improbable comeback. The Bruins’ season ended at Charles Schwab Field in a 7-3 loss to Arkansas.
Starting pitcher Cody Delvecchio showed rust in his first appearance since March 28. Arkansas’ Wehiwa Aloy sent a 2-2 pitch into the UCLA bullpen at 108 miles per hour off the bat to give the Razorbacks a 2-0 lead after two batters.