LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The UCLA Bruins overcame an early deficit to defeat the Loyola Marymount Lions 6-2 in a nonconference baseball game Tuesday evening at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

Trailing 2-0, UCLA responded with two runs in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game. The Bruins took the lead for good with two more runs in the third, highlighted by an RBI single from Duce Martin. UCLA added insurance runs in the seventh inning on a groundout and a wild pitch.

Justin Lee earned the win in relief for UCLA, which improved to 22-2. Loyola Marymount, which got a solo home run from C. Whitton in the second, fell to 7-20. The Bruins’ nine-hit attack bested the Lions’ six hits.