LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — UCLA scored eight runs in the first three innings Tuesday and held off a late rally by Loyola Marymount for an 8-4 victory at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The Bruins improved to 44-4, while the Lions fell to 12-38.

UCLA struck early, pushing across three runs in the first on a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly and a single. Trey Gudoy went 2 for 4 with an RBI. Kasen Khansarinia drove in two runs, scoring on a double by Roman Martin in the second. The Bruins added three more in the third on a hit-by-pitch, a fielder’s choice and a wild pitch. Khansarinia added a sacrifice fly in the fifth.

Loyola Marymount got on the board in the second on a wild pitch. In the fifth, J. Ortiz hit a three-run homer to cut the lead to 8-4. The Lions managed only five hits. UCLA had eight hits, with Phoenix Call and Gudoy each collecting two. Dean West, Payton Brennan and Will Gasparino combined for no hits but drove in runs or scored.