Mulivai Levu delivered decisive late hits as UCLA continued its comeback success in the Big Ten tournament in Omaha, Neb. He hit a walk-off, two-run home run to give UCLA a 7-5 win over rival USC and a place in the Big Ten tournament championship game. The win marked UCLA’s 27th comeback victory of the season and followed another game-winning hit by Levu. Earlier, he also sealed a 4-3 comeback over Purdue with a walk-off sacrifice fly. Against USC, USC built a 3-0 lead early, but UCLA rallied with RBI hits and a two-run home run by Dean West to take the first lead. After USC scored in the ninth, Levu hit a two-out home run to end the game.
"Mulivai Levu helped UCLA remain the comeback kings of college baseball, hitting a walk-off, two-run home run to seal a 7-5 win over rival USC on Saturday and a spot in the Big Ten tournament championship game."
"It was No. 1 seed UCLA's 27th comeback win of the season and the second consecutive game Levu's hit sealed a victory during the Big Ten tournament played in Omaha, Neb. On Saturday night, Levu hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to seal UCLA's comeback 4-3 win over Purdue in the conference tournament quarterfinals."
""It's the power of friendship right there. We're all well connected," Levu said during an interview Saturday on the Big Ten Network. "... We just don't give up. We're never out of it, we're never doubting ourselves. We know what kind of lineup we've got, we've just got to use it.""
"Then Levu entered the batter's box with two outs and hit the home run that sent USC (43-15) back to Los Angeles for a break before the NCAA tournament brackets are revealed Sunday night. "They're rivals on the field, but those are our boys off the field," Levu said of the Trojans."
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