This post was updated May 21 at 10:07 p.m. No. 8 seed UCLA softball (50-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face UCF (41-17-1, 14-9-1 Big 12) in the NCAA tournament super regional at Easton Stadium from Friday to Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman infielder Aleena Garcia celebrates with her teammates after blasting a home run. Garcia has hammered 19 home runs, which is the fourth most on the Bruin roster, and 31 extra-base hits throughout the 2026 campaign.(William Gauvin/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 21 at 10:15 p.m. One outing does not define a pitcher. And despite posting a performance to forget last Friday, allowing nine runs in just one inning against Cal Baptist, senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley responded in the subsequent two games to help UCLA softball clinch a super regional berth. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley (right) and senior first baseman Jordan Woolery (left) share a laugh after receiving their Golden Tickets on April 18. Both were selected to the Utah Talons on May 4, a team led by Talons general manager and UCLA softball associate head coach Lisa Fernandez. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)
It takes just one moment to become a star. One chance. One opportunity. And Soo-Jin Berry has made the most of it. The junior utility, who transferred from Iowa ahead of the 2026 season, has been a late bloomer in her first Westwood campaign. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Soo-Jin Berry smiles. Berry, a Pittsburg, California, local, transferred back to her home state after spending her first two collegiate seasons at Iowa. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 19 at 8:43 p.m. Jordan Woolery has seemingly achieved every possible award across her four-year career with the Bruins. But she had yet to achieve the ultimate accolade – a national player of the year selection. That changed Tuesday morning, when the senior infielder was named the Softball America Player of the Year. Read more...
Photo: Senior infielder Jordan Woolery screams as she approaches home plate after hitting a home run. Woolery earned her first national player of the year award across her four-year collegiate career Tuesday morning. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 17 at 10:56 p.m. Megan Grant has hit a lot of home runs this season – more than anyone has ever hit in a single season. But none of those had been a grand slam – until her 40th. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Megan Grant looks toward home plate as she rounds the bases after hitting her first grand slam of 2026. The San Bruno, California, local has hammered four home runs across her postseason campaign this year. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
Less than 24 hours later and it was as if a whole different team was on the field. And the Westwood squad was ready to go the distance this time. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder Bri Alejandre celebrates with her team as she crosses the plate. Alejandre hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second to help lead the Bruins to a six-run inning. The Alhambra, California, local earned All-Big Ten First Team and All-Big Ten Freshman Team selections in her first Westwood campaign. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 16 at 12:09 a.m. Entering the fifth inning, the Bruins were just two runs away from a run-rule victory. But a 10-run top of the fifth from the Lancers suddenly put the Bruins down four and on the verge of having to win four straight to escape the regional. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball players swarm redshirt freshman infielder Aleena Garcia at home plate. Garcia hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the third and a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
