FINAL: UCLA 4, Fresno State 2
UCLA moves into into championship on Sunday. Fresno State has to play winner of next game between Long Beach State-UNLV at 6 p.m. today to stay alive.

Seventh inning:
Fresno State: last at-bat unless get something going. 'Dogs get a runner on, but by fielding error, but Brooke Phipps flys out for final out. Game over.

Sixth inning: UCLA 4, Fresno State 2
Fresno State: 'Dogs go down in order, but not before Michelle Moses has a 10-pitch at-bat (strikeout) and Alexis Lujan a 15-pitch at-bat (strikeout).
UCLA: First three Bruins get hits. Megan Langenfeld, who homered in the first inning, bunted her way on. Gionna DiSalvatore single to left. Passed ball puts runners at second and third. Kaila Shull doubles to left, scoring both runners.

Fifth inning: Fresno State 2, UCLA 2
Fresno State: Goes down in order on only three pitches. What the heck are they thinking? Megan Langenfeld has thrown only eight pitches the last two innings.
UCLA: Melloh gets Bruins in order, all on grounders.

Fourth inning: Fresno State 2, UCLA 2
Fresno State: Goes down in order on only five pitches. Not good. It doesn't give pitcher Morgan Melloh any rest after battling out of a bases-loaded jam in the third.
UCLA: Melloh strikes out the side and has six now.

Third inning: Fresno State 2, UCLA 2
Fresno State: Haley Gilleland strikes out for the second time after getting hit by a pitch. The ump, though, said she didn't get out of the way, even though she was plunked in the ribs. Michelle Moses flied out. Alexis Lujan was hit by a pitch. Caitlin Stiglich had an 18-pitch at-bat before lining out to second on a great diving play by Amanda Kamekona.
UCLA: Andrea Harrison two-out single. Megan Langenfeld walks. Gionna DiSavaltore hits ground to second, Haley Perkins kicks it toward first and Michelle Moses grabs ball for what looked like the third out, but runner ruled safe loading the bases. Melloh geets Kaila Shull on a flyout to shortstop Haley Gilleland.

Second inning: Fresno State 2, UCLA 2
Fresno State: Caitlin Stiglich draws a one-out walk on 15 pitches. Lisamarie Coronado singles to left (first and second). Nicole Angene reaches on fielder's choice (Stiglich out at third). Ryane Petersen gets infield hit, squibber in front of plate that UCLA pitcher throws wild to first. Coronado scores. Brooke Phipps singles to right, scoring Angene with the tying run.
UCLA: Melloh strikes out the side.

First inning: UCLA 2, Fresno State 0
Fresno State (visitors): went down in order.
UCLA (home): Morgan Melloh issues a one-out walk to Andrea Harrison and Megan Langenfeld crushes an 0-1 pitch to the opposite field well over the left-field wall to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead after one inning. The first five batters Melloh, a left-hander faced, were lefties. This could be a long day for the Bulldogs. If they lose, they play an elimination game at 6 p.m. against the winner of Long Beach State-UNLV.

12:45 p.m.
Today's pitching match-ups:
Fresno State LH Morgan Melloh (29-14, 1.49 ERA) vs. UCLA RH Megan Langenfeld (15-1, 0.99 ERA).
Both pitchers won Friday in the opening round. Melloh beat UNLV 2-1 and Langenfeld beat Long Beach State 4-2.

'Dogs are warming up: 25 minutes to go

Just a note a half-hour before 'Dogs take on No. 2 overall seed UCLA on Day 2 of the Los NCAA Angeles Regional.

A Bulldogs win would be monumental and send them into Sunday's championship round. But, UCLA has won 10 straight in the series (7 by shutout). Fresno State hasn't beaten the Bruins since a 1-0 home win in 2000 during the regular season. UCLA is 10-3 against Fresno State in the NCAA tournament.