No matter what the Bruins achieve this weekend, they’ll be a part of history. No. 1 seed UCLA softball (50-4, 21-3 Pac-12) will open postseason play Thursday, taking on the winner of No. Read more...
Photo: Maya Brady goes into her swing. The redshirt junior utility beat out freshman infielder Jordan Woolery for the Pac-12’s batting crown this season. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 1 seed UCLA softball (50-4, 21-3 Pac-12) will open its postseason against either No. 8 seed Arizona (28-24, 6-18) or No. 9 seed Arizona State (22-25, 6-18) in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament Thursday at 4 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball huddle up before a game. Already a shoo-in for the NCAA tournament, the Bruins will look to be the first program to win both the Pac-12 regular-season and tournament titles. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 9 at 10:58 p.m. The regular season has concluded for No. 2 UCLA softball (50-4, 21-3 Pac-12), and it was a triumphant one. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball celebrate after a win. The Bruins’ stellar regular season earned them the No. 1 seed in the first-ever Pac-12 softball tournament this week. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)
Aaliyah Jordan called game. In her last regular-season game at Easton Stadium, the graduate student outfielder stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh in a tied game. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student outfielder Aaliyah Jordan of UCLA softball rounds the bases. The team’s eldest veteran delivered the 50th win of the season in walk-off fashion on Friday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After clinching their third Pac-12 title in four seasons, the Bruins will conclude regular-season play with a nonconference doubleheader at home. No. 2 UCLA softball (48-4, 21-3 Pac-12) is set to face Loyola Marymount (25-17, 11-1 WCC) and San Diego State (32-13, 16-6 Mountain West) on Friday before heading to Tucson for the inaugural Pac-12 tournament next week. Read more...
Photo: Freshman utility Megan Grant eyes the ball on a swing. Grant’s 12 home runs are the second most on the team, trailing only redshirt junior utility Maya Brady. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 2 at 5:43 p.m. After four games in four days, the Bruins have pushed their winning streak to 21. On Sunday, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball redshirt junior utility Maya Brady connects with a pitch. The Bruins extended their winning streak to 21 over the weekend. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The stakes of high-level games do not affect Megan Faraimo. Or at least that’s what the redshirt senior pitcher says. “I do better when the pressure is on,” Faraimo said. Read more...
Photo: Megan Faraimo of UCLA softball goes through her pitching motion. The redshirt senior earned her 25th win of the season on Friday, making her the winningest pitcher in the nation. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
