OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — UCLA has its first-ever national championship in baseball after completing a two-game sweep of Mississippi State.
Eric Filia drove in a career-high five runs and Nick Vander Tuig scattered five hits in eight innings as the Bruins hammered the Bulldogs 8-0 at Omaha.
Vander Tuig snuffed out Mississippi State rallies in the fourth, fifth and eighth innings to preserve his shutout and fourth win in the NCAA tournament.