It can be easy to overlook a Tuesday nonconference matchup, especially when a team like the Bruins has its sights explicitly set on its first Big Ten title.

The San Francisco Giants celebrated the career of Brandon Crawford on Saturday at Oracle Park.
Crawford, who played in Westwood from 2006 to 2008, may be the most recognizable former Bruin shortstop in program history.

A blown save nearly cost the Bruins their Friday series opener.
But the bats stormed back for a walk-off victory.
On Saturday, the Bruins’ hitters stayed hot – giving the team’s pitching staff little to worry about – and the hurlers upheld their end of the bargain anyway.

The Bruins were three outs from snapping their two-game skid.
Then the Nittany Lions scored four in the top of the ninth, and suddenly, the Bruins were down one and three outs away from a season-long three-game losing streak.

Tuesday was just the Bruins’ third time losing consecutive games this season – but the reality is, the team has dropped six of its last 11.

James Hepp’s day was done after facing just three hitters Tuesday as the junior right-hander failed to record a single out.
And though the Bruins would eventually shut out the Anteaters from the second inning on, the five runs No.

The Bruins’ 25-5 start was their best since 2010.
But No. 15 UCLA baseball (29-10, 13-5 Big Ten) has since gone 4-6 – including a 1-3 performance last week against then-No.