LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Jacob Johnson homered twice and John Damozonio threw seven no-hit innings as the Saint Mary’s Gaels defeated the UCLA Bruins 3-2 on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

Damozonio, who had thrown six shutout innings in his previous start at Pepperdine, allowed two earned runs but did not surrender a hit. He struck out six and walked two over seven innings before giving way to Cam Staton. Staton tossed two scoreless innings of one-hit relief with three strikeouts to earn the save.

Johnson, the designated hitter, went 3 for 4 with two home runs and two RBIs. His solo shot in the fourth inning put Saint Mary’s ahead 1-0, and he added a solo homer to right field in the ninth that extended the lead to 3-1. Makoa Sniffen contributed an RBI double in the sixth inning.

UCLA starter Wylan Moss worked five innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts. The Bruins used four relievers: Landon Stump, Cal Randall, Zach Strickland and Easton Hawk. Hawk allowed Johnson’s second homer.

Roman Martin homered to center field in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at 1-1. UCLA’s second run came in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Roch Cholowsky that scored Wyatt Gudoy, who had doubled.

Saint Mary’s improved to 32-25, while UCLA dropped to 51-7.

The game was scoreless through three innings. Johnson broke the deadlock in the top of the fourth with his first homer. The Gaels threatened again in the sixth when Tyler Griffith walked, moved to third on Sniffen’s double and scored on a fielder’s choice, making it 2-1.

UCLA responded in the bottom of the fifth. Gudoy doubled and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Cal. After West walked, Cholowsky’s sacrifice fly tied the game 2-2.

The Bruins loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth after a fielding error and a walk, but Staton struck out Hocking to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Johnson led off against Hawk and drilled his second homer of the game. Saint Mary’s added a walk but left the bases loaded. Staton closed the bottom of the ninth by allowing a single to Cal but striking out West and getting Cholowsky to fly out.

Both teams finished with six hits. Saint Mary’s batters struck out 11 times; UCLA struck out nine.

The Gaels’ victory came despite being heavy underdogs. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of UCLA 7, Saint Mary’s 6. Interstat’s ELO system had given UCLA a 77.10 percent probability to win, and the Bruins had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 5.5.