UCLA had its pick of ways to extend its season Saturday afternoon.
A ground ball, a fly ball, a walk, an error, a wild pitch, a passed ball or a base hit—any of them would have sufficed with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied in an NCAA baseball regional elimination game against San Diego State.
UCLA could manage only a strikeout and a fly ball into foul territory, indicative of all the opportunities squandered during a season-ending 3-2 loss in 13 innings at Blair Field in Long Beach.