No. 1 UCLA baseball leaves Loyola Marymount all wet after sprinkler snafu

Nypost · May 06, 2026 · 635 words · By Ben Bolch

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One strike away from defeat while facing the nation’s top-ranked college baseball team, Loyola Marymount deployed its only remaining weapon.

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What happened

One strike away from defeat while facing the nation’s top-ranked college baseball team, Loyola Marymount deployed its only remaining weapon.

Why it matters

An accidental spray that resulted from a system malfunction was a novel idea Tuesday night but couldn’t dampen dominant UCLA.

Common ground

After milling about for 30 seconds white waiting for the sprinklers to stop with two out and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth inning, Bruins reliever Justin Lee struck out the final batter on the next pitch.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that UCLA sent eight batters to the plate and scored three runs with the benefit of only two hits [in the top of the first inning]?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “UCLA sent eight batters to the plate and scored three runs with the benefit of only two hits [in the top of the first inning].”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the search results regarding the specific play-by-play of the first inning.

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Claim 2: “Edwards’ latest outing lowered his earned-run average from 99.00 to a considerably more agreeable 9.00.”

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Claim 3: “Bruins reliever Justin Lee struck out the final batter on the next pitch.”

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While a web search result mentions UCLA baseball leaving LMU 'all wet', the specific detail about Justin Lee striking out the final batter on the next pitch is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Johnnie Lee Cochran Jr. ( KOK-rən; October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an American attorney from California who was involved in numerous civil rights and police brutality cases throughout his 38-yea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Cochran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Big Ten Conference and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA_Bruins

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Mark Pope's third season as BYU's head coac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_BYU_Cougars_men's_bask…

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Claim 4: “That allowed UCLA to hold on for an 8-4 victory over the Lions at Page Stadium”

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A web search result explicitly states 'UCLA’s 8-4 win over Loyola Marymount on May 5, 2026 at Page Stadium'. Wikipedia confirms Page Stadium is the home of LMU baseball.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George C. Page Stadium is a baseball venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is home to the Loyola Marymount Lions baseball team of the NCAA's Division I West Coast Conference. Opened in 1983, it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Page_Stadium

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Loyola Marymount Lions are the athletic teams that represent Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit institution in Los Angeles, California. The school competes in NCAA Division I and the West Coast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyola_Marymount_Lions

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Loyola Marymount University (LMU), formerly St. Vincent's College, is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyola_Marymount_University

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Claim 5: “Ace Logan Reddemann, who is battling arm fatigue, remains on track to throw his next pitch in the Big Ten Tournament”

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Claim 6: “UCLA freshman reliever Mack Edwards generated the biggest show of excitement from teammates when he pitched a perfect sixth inning.”

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Claim 7: “the Lions (12-38)”

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The provided evidence confirms LMU is a university and baseball team, but no source provides the specific win-loss record of 12-38.

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web search NEUTRAL — Loyola Marymount University, formerly St. Vincent's College, is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyola_Marymount_University

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web search NEUTRAL — LMU is a top-ranked Catholic university rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. We offer a rigorous academic experience to ambitious students committed to lives of meaning and purpose.
https://www.lmu.edu/

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web search NEUTRAL — One strike away from defeat while facing the nation’s top-ranked college baseball team, Loyola Marymount deployed its only remaining weapon. Sprinklers.
https://amedpost.com/ucla-baseball-has-lmu-swinging-in-the-r…

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Claim 8: “Savage said first baseman Mulivai Levu was sick”

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Claim 9: “seven Bruins pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts and no walks.”

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The specific stat (seven pitchers, 11 strikeouts, no walks) is mentioned in one web search result but not corroborated by any other independent source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Here follows a list of notable alumni and faculty of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Loyola_Marymount_Unive…

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Claim 10: “Having become the first team in the country to win 40 games last week before they swept Michigan State”

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No evidence in the provided search results confirms that UCLA was the first team to reach 40 wins in the current season.

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web search NEUTRAL — Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the Unite…
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES - The No.1-ranked UCLA baseball team will play its final regular season midweek game of the season when travels to Loyola Marymount on Tuesday, May 5 at 6 p.m. PT. The game will be availab…
https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/5/4/baseball-no-1-ucla-trav…

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web search NEUTRAL — Fresh off of winning a share of the 2025 Big Ten regular-season title in their first year in the conference, the Ducks are close to a fourth straight 40-win season and have a chance at reaching the po…
https://dailybruin.com/2026/05/07/scouting-report-ucla-baseb…

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Claim 11: “UCLA (44-4)”

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No evidence in the provided search results confirms UCLA's specific record as 44-4 at the time of the report.

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web search NEUTRAL — The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) [1] is a public land-grant research university in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were establis…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Lo…

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web search NEUTRAL — UCLA advances knowledge, addresses pressing societal needs and creates a university enriched by diverse perspectives where all individuals can flourish.
https://www.ucla.edu/

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web search NEUTRAL — UCLA’s optimism is more than just a sunny disposition. It’s in our DNA. Underneath the clear Californian skies, in one of the world’s biggest cities, you’ll find 40,000 staff and students, each lookin…
https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses-majors…

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Claim 12: “It was just Edwards’ second appearance of the season, and his first had not gone well — he gave up a run-scoring hit to the only batter he faced.”

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Claim 13: “Catcher Kasen Khansarinia, who did not start any of his team’s games last weekend, drove in two runs”

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The detail about Kasen Khansarinia driving in two runs and his playing time last weekend is found in one web search result and not corroborated elsewhere.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team is the team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins play their home games at Jackie Robinson…
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web search NEUTRAL — No. 1 UCLA baseball leaves Loyola Marymount all wet after sprinkler snafu.Catcher Kasen Khansarinia, who did not start any of his team’s games last weekend, drove in two runs and had a solid game defe…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/sports/ucla-baseball-has-lmu-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — No. 1 UCLA baseball (21-2, 9-0 Big Ten) completed a sweep of Maryland (11-12, 1-5) with an 8-3 win Saturday and a 14-4, eight-inning run-rule victory Sunday at Jackie Robinson Stadium – extending its …
https://dailybruin.com/2026/03/23/ucla-baseball-claims-3-gam…

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Claim 14: “Two LMU pitchers walked two batters and hit a third [in the first inning].”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the specific walks or hit batsmen in the first inning.

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Claim 15: “The Bruins open their final home series of the regular season at 7 p.m. Friday when they host Oregon at Jackie Robinson Stadium.”

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Claim 16: “Second baseman Phoenix Call, who played in just one game last weekend, had two hits.”

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The detail that Phoenix Call had two hits and played in one game last weekend is found in one web search result; other results mention him but not these specific stats for this game.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. One of the standouts of this draft is Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton. He became a nine-time All-Star, achieved the NBA…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1998 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around four struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacr…
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