Friday, May 15

Father of the Diamond

While playing football in a physical education course as a UCLA student in the early ’60s, Gary Adams tore a ligament in his knee. As he lay in a hospital bed, the skinny second baseman worried about only one thing: that his baseball scholarship would be taken away if he couldn’t perform athletically. Read more...




Win over Texas dramatic peak of title run

OKLAHOMA CITY “”mdash; Capturing the NCAA softball championship with a 1-0, nine-inning victory over Cal had to be exciting for UCLA. Then again, heart-stopping moments were the norm for the Bruins in this title run ““ none more dramatic than their semifinal win over Texas on Saturday night. Read more...