As the 15th seed of sixteen regional hosts, last years’ Bruin squad barely managed to secure home field advantage for the NCAA tournament. On the other hand, this year’s team had no reason to be concerned. Read more...
Photo: Coach John Savage stands on the mound during a visit with redshirt senior southpaw Ian May and the UCLA baseball infielders. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 28 at 7:20 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY – The home run giveth, and the home run taketh away. The Bruins took the lead with back-to-back home runs and then lost the lead on Crimson Tide home runs in their OKC debut. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley stands in the circle. Tinsley punched out five Crimson Tide batters but also forfeited 10 hits throughout her first start of the 2026 Women’s College World Series. Tinsley pitched her 31st straight inning for the Bruins in their 6-3 loss. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)
Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery dominate headlines. And for good reason, as the “Bruin Bombers” have racked up historic senior year campaigns, with Grant setting a single-season home run record with 40 and counting four-baggers, along with Woolery being on track to become the first player in NCAA history to boast a .500 batting average while hitting more than 30 home runs and plating more than 100 runners. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Aleena Garcia catches a ball as she stands on second base. Garcia notched a UCLA single-game postseason record Saturday with seven RBIs against UCF in the Los Angeles super regional. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 30 at 2:51 p.m. Jordan Chiles is That Girl. But Taylor Tinsley is UCLA softball’s rendition. The senior pitcher has pitched the sixth-most innings out of any pitcher in the nation, completing 215 frames while recording the second-most circle wins with 32 this season thus far. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley celebrates in the circle. Tinsley has held a 3.03-sub ERA across her four Westwood campaigns and has accrued 552 strikeouts across her collegiate career. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)
No. 8 seed UCLA softball (52-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face No. 1 seed Alabama (54-7, 19-5 SEC) at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon to kickstart its Women’s College World Series campaign. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outfielder Rylee Slimp leans away from a ball that is angling toward her. Slimp, the Bruins’ leadoff hitter, boasts a nation-high 94 runs this season, and she has the third-highest batting average on the team with a .428 clip. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The greatest show on dirt returns. Eight teams are set for the final showdown of the 2026 softball campaign. No. 8 seed UCLA softball (52-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face No. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Soo-Jin Berry eyes the opposing pitcher as the Iowa transfer stands in the batter’s box. Berry recorded a five-game hitting streak across the Bruins’ regional and super regional contests. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 27 at 11:24 p.m. The road back to the national championship is not always easy. But the Bruins are headed back. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kyle An follows through on a swing. An led UCLA with a 6-under 207 at the NCAA regional. (Courtesy of Big Ten Conference)
