Junior utility Kinsley Washington said the first inning was like a nine-player relay race. Except with a softball bat instead of a baton, and the only loser being the opposing pitcher’s ERA. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pitcher Lexi Sosa recorded her second shutout victory of the last week as No. 1 UCLA softball mercy-ruled St. John’s in five innings 9-0. Sosa finished the game with a career-high seven strikeouts, while giving up just two hits and two walks. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

It took just a day for the Bruins to return to their winning ways. No. 1 UCLA softball (19-1) swept all four of its games at the San Diego Classic this weekend after losing its first game of the season Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pitcher Lexi Sosa, a San Diego native, pitched seven shutout innings across two starts in the San Diego Classic for No. 1 UCLA softball, including a five-inning mercy rule victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Friday. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)

It took an extra inning, but the Bruins’ season-opening winning streak has ended. After winning its first 15 games of the season, No. 1 UCLA (15-1) softball was defeated by No. Read more...

Photo: Junior outfielder Aaliyah Jordan tied Thursday’s game up with a two-run home run in the fifth inning of No. 1 UCLA softball’s game versus No. 3 Texas. Nevertheless, the Bruisn eventually fell in extra innings to the Longhorns 6-4. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)

In the early stages of the season, the Bruins tend not to lose. No. 1 UCLA softball (15-0) has gone undefeated through the first three weeks of the season for the third straight year, most recently winning all four of its games at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Read more...

Photo: No. 1 UCLA softball has started its 2020 campaign undefeated through the first three weeks of play, the third year in a row that the Bruins have gone through that timespan of the season without a loss. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)