If the Bruins can repeat their performance from last weekend, they will be walking away from the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with their heads held high, boosted by a 15-2 record and will be claiming their stake as one of the nation’s top teams. Read more...
Photo: Senior first baseman and catcher Stephany LaRosa said the Bruins are on the right path to handling a difficult stretch ahead as they are getting better every day with practice. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Senior Ally Carda has thrown two no-hitters in her career, the most recent coming Sunday in Las Vegas as part of a 6-0 win over Boise State. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda has thrown more than 100 pitches in two games this season, in addition to pitching the entirety of her no-hitter last weekend. This much wear on the pitcher early in the season may have consequences later on. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This weekend at the Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic in Las Vegas, the smart money was on No. 12 UCLA (9-2) to win big against five unranked opponents. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda completed her second career no-hitter in UCLA’s final game of the Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic in Las Vegas this weekend. The Bruins went 5-0 on the weekend. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Friday morning in Las Vegas, UCLA softball’s work will be winding up just as the work week is winding down. The No. 12 UCLA (4-2) starts a five-game weekend set at the 2015 Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic hosted by UNLV with a 9 a.m. Read more...
Following a four-day, six-game stretch in which UCLA went 4-2, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez seemed unfazed and even optimistic by the lackluster result. “I’m inviting adversity this year,” Inouye-Perez said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Johanna Grauer faced some adversity in her first week as a collegiate pitcher, allowing 21 hits in 14.0 innings pitched . (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Last year, it took UCLA softball 18 games before it finally fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. This year, even though all but two starters returned from that squad, the wait before the team’s first loss wouldn’t endure past the second day of the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda ended the SoCal Collegiate Classic with a 3-1 record and a 1.29 earned run average in 16.1 innings pitched. But the rest of the Bruins’ pitching staff struggled to match Carda’s consistency, accruing a 3.09 ERA and allowing allowing 32 hits in 22.2 innings of work. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When the cards are stacked against a team, sometimes the only hope for a victory is an ace. In a contest that turned out to be less of a foregone conclusion and more of a delayed inevitability, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s ace, senior pitcher Ally Carda, launches a go-ahead 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning, giving the Bruins a 4-3 lead that they would not relinquish. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
