OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — Thomas Howard struck out four over five scoreless innings, but a late UCLA rally handed Purdue a 4-3 loss Friday evening at Sapp Fieldhouse.

UCLA (49-6) trailed 3-0 after the top of the third inning when Purdue (36-20) scored three unearned runs, aided by a throwing error. Brandon Rogers homered to left field in the seventh to push Purdue’s lead to 4-1.

The Bruins chipped away in the sixth on Payton Brennan’s sacrifice fly. In the eighth, Henry Martin tripled home a run and Brennan singled to tie the game. With two outs in the ninth, Kai Levu lifted a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Caden Hocking to win it.

Ian May earned the win with 2 1/3 hitless innings and two strikeouts. Wylan Moss allowed three hits and one run in 3 1/3 innings. Jake Kramer took the loss, surrendering two earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. Rogers finished 2 for 4 with a homer.