After Jordan Woolery knocked in the tying RBI triple in the bottom of the seventh against Virginia Tech, UCLA players burst out of the dugout in celebration. The outcome in the second game of the NCAA regional semifinal wasn’t sealed, but Thessa Malau’ulu already knew.
Standing at the top of the dugout stairs, the UCLA third baseman mimicked scribbling in the air and yelled toward Woolery: “It’s already written.”
The author of UCLA’s new favorite phrase, wearing a gray and black Nike sweatsuit with his black cap turned upside down on his head, watched from the back of the dugout.