The Bruins are getting back two key players from their 2019 championship run. UCLA softball will welcome back redshirt senior pitcher/first-baseman Rachel Garcia and senior utility Bubba Nickles for the 2021 season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher/first baseman Rachel Garcia (left) and senior utility Bubba Nickles (right) will play with UCLA softball for the 2021 season, after having sat out in 2020 to prepare for the Olympics in Tokyo.(Daily Bruin file photo)
Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez can still remember the moment her son took his first steps. Her son – Mikey Perez – was just a toddler, traveling with his mother and the UCLA softball team in Oklahoma City when he walked for the first time in a hotel room, with the whole team surrounding him. Read more...
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While the world faces shortages of necessary goods, many people are surrounded by an abundance of one thing: time. And if it’s possible to keep future goals in focus, extra time can be a good thing, according to some of the current and former UCLA student athletes who had been preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Read more...
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A month on from the unexpected early end to the Bruins’ season, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said she will never forget the uncertainty she felt when the team found out the year was over. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior outfielder Aaliyah Jordan hit for a team-high .435 batting average in No. 1 UCLA softball’s abridged 2020 season. The Bruins had been playing for a chance to repeat as NCAA champions before the cancellation of winter and spring sports. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Three quality starts gave the Bruins three more victories to mark their second double-digit win streak of the season. Freshman utility Lexi Sosa tossed a perfect game in game one of No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore pitcher Megan Faraimo allowed only three baserunners in No. 1 UCLA softball’s game against No. 18 Minnesota on Saturday, as she led the Bruins to a 4-0 victory. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)
Junior pitcher Holly Azevedo went the distance in the Bruins’ win, and coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said she couldn’t have done it without the support of her offense. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Holly Azevedo gave up two runs to No. 22 UCF in the first two innings, but settled in and went the distance for No. 1 UCLA softball to claim the victory Friday night. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)
On the back of strong pitching performances from both teams, the Bruin offense did enough to pull out a victory. No. 1 UCLA (21-1) softball defeated No. Read more...
Photo: Junior infielder Delanie Wisz’s RBI double to deep center field in the fourth inning gave No. 1 UCLA softball a 2-0 lead in its game versus No. 16 Michigan Thursday night. The Bruins preserved the lead and claimed the shutout victory.(Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)
