California Post senior college sports reporter, starting QB and “The Great Ben Bolch” per ESPN | Email: bbolch@californiapost.com | Subscribe: 1-800-552-2535

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UCLA’s John Savage has been named the Skip Bertman Coach of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation.
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After retaining Alijah Arenas and landing 7 transfers, USC men's basketball coach Eric Musselman said this roster feels like his Arkansas teams, which made 3 trips to the NCAA Tournament's 2nd weekend. Are the Trojans on the verge of a breakthrough? nypost.com/2026/06/10/sports…
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Every MLB is the same. When you watch college baseball you see bunting, hit and runs, hitting behind runners, and it feels like a different game. Add in college crowds, the atmosphere, and the fact that every part of the country has a local team it’s a recipe for a sneaky good product.
Replying to @colincowherd
It’s better than MLB. For whatever reason, it’s more engaging.
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The backpage: Dodgers fail to sweep the Freeway Series as the Halos slug their way to victory. trib.al/g9L7MTg Subscribe for home delivery: trib.al/hZTZrmD
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UCLA women's basketball signs Slovenian guard Lina Jerkovic trib.al/Q6Ifbom
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Regrets? USC baseball might have a few after ninth-inning collapse trib.al/SNETkpI
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USC baseball's ninth-inning implosion costs trip to College World Series trib.al/OS7i0bU
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One of the most brutal endings I've ever seen. North Carolina is Kryptonite for USC in multiple sports, having rallied from a 16-point, second-half deficit in the 2007 NCAA men's basketball Sweet 16 after Taj Gibson picked up his fourth foul.
I think I'm going to cry with this Trojans team.
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Can't let UCLA off the hook either, when it comes to those dreaded Tar Heels. 2022 Sweet 16, 2024 MSG implosion, etc. -- UCLA men's basketball has not beaten the Tar Heels since Jan. 15, 2000 -- seven losses in a row. Dreadful!
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
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Wow. North Carolina ties it up in the ninth.
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Adam Troy throws a wild pitch to move up the runners before getting an inning-ending strikeout. USC needs three outs to go to Omaha.
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High drama in Chapel Thrill as USC closer Adam Troy enters with two on and two out in the eighth and the Trojans holding a 3-2 lead over North Carolina.
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Andrew Lamb has hit his second homer of the Super Regional, a solo shot he crushed over the right-field wall, to give USC a 3-1 lead over North Carolina in the fifth inning.
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Kevin Takeuchi's solo homer to left field gives USC a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning.
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