The UCSD Guardian

Game of the Week: Softball Big West Championship

Lionel Liu, Staff Writer • May 4, 2026

UC San Diego softball (23-26, 12-15 Big West) will travel to Fullerton for the 2026 Big West softball championship from May 6 to May 9. The Tritons secured the No. 6 seed in the tournament, the final qualifying...

Baseball blows late lead in series finale against UCI

Ruben Perez, Staff Writer • May 2, 2026

Following an 11-10 win on April 24 and a 9-4 win on April 25, UC San Diego baseball (19-22, 14-8 Big West) closed out a three-game series against UC Irvine (20-23, 10-12 Big West) last Sunday with a 9-7...

Women’s rowing hosts Triton Invitational

Sam Propst, Senior Staff Writer • May 2, 2026

On April 25, UC San Diego women’s rowing kicked off the two-day Triton Invitational at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, competing against Gonzaga, Sacramento State, Saint Mary’s, Portland,...

No. 5 seed men’s volleyball sweeps No. 4 seed UCSB, falls to No. 1 seed Hawai‘i in semifinal

Rosalie Mikha, Staff Writer • Apr 27, 2026

No. 5 seed UC San Diego (13-14, 3-7 Big West) powered past UC Santa Barbara (14-12, 5-5 Big West) 3-0 at Bren Events Center in Irvine on Thursday to advance to the Big West Championship semifinals. Unfortunately,...

Women’s tennis eliminated in Big West Championship first round

Adam Abumughaiseeb, Senior Staff Writer • Apr 27, 2026

In a deceptively tight contest, No. 9 seed UC San Diego women’s tennis (7-16, 2-7 Big West) lost 4-0 to No. 4 seed Long Beach State (14-10, 5-4 Big West) in the first round of the Big West Championship...

Baseball wins in 11-10 comeback thriller over UCI

Addison Hwang, Contributing Writer • Apr 27, 2026

Now more than halfway through conference play, UC San Diego baseball (18-21, 14-7 Big West) overcame an early 8-1 deficit to edge out UC Irvine (18-23, 9-12 Big West) 11-10 on Friday night. Following an...

Game of the Week: Baseball vs LMU

Emily Gjevre, Senior Staff Writer • Apr 27, 2026

UC San Diego baseball (18-21, 14-7 Big West) will face the Loyola Marymount Lions (12-30, 3-12 WCC) on Tuesday at Triton Ballpark. The Tritons defeated the Lions last season in a close 6-5 victory on home...

The UCSD Guardian’s 2026 NFL draft grades

Isaiah Benitez, Senior Staff Writer • Apr 25, 2026

A, Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, quarterback, Indiana University — To absolutely no one’s surprise, the Raiders select the 2026 Heisman Trophy winner to be their signal-caller of the future....

Lakers punish Jazz on final day of the regular season

Alan Zhang, Sports Co-Editor • Apr 22, 2026

The better team in the April clash between the Lakers and the Jazz was never in question. From the outset, the Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, 33-19 Western) were the favorites, mired in a battle with the Denver...

The UCSD Guardian’s 2026 NFL mock draft

Isaiah Benitez, Senior Staff Writer • Apr 21, 2026

The 91st annual NFL draft kicks off in Pittsburgh on April 23. Below, The UCSD Guardian Senior Staff Writer Isaiah Benitez predicts how the first 32 picks will play out. Mock trades were not permitted...

No. 11 men’s volleyball falters against UCSB in 3-2 Senior Night loss

Jimin Han, Contributing Writer • Apr 20, 2026

No. 11 UC San Diego men’s volleyball (12-13, 3-7 Big West) lost in five sets against No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (14-11, 5-5 Big West) on Saturday at LionTree Arena. Before the match, the Tritons held...

Softball drops 3-game series against Hawai’i

Emily Gjevre and Ashwin Belur • Apr 20, 2026

In another Big West series this weekend following the Tritons’ impressive performance in a previous series against Cal Poly, UC San Diego softball (18-25, 7-14 Big West) hosted Hawai’i (22-18, 14-16...