The Bruins will compete in the round of 16 for the sixth year in a row. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (49-6, 20-4 Pac-12) will host James Madison (51-8, 20-1 Colonial Athletic Association) – the lone unseeded team still alive – in the super regionals of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Freshman utility Kelli Godin hit .571 in last weekend’s regional. The Bruins are looking to extend their postseason run in the super regionals against James Madison. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
Baseball Jared Tay, Daily Bruin contributor The regular season is coming to a close for the Pac-12. No. 4 Stanford baseball (39-11, 20-7 Pac-12) and No. Read more...
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Mistakes can make the difference. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (49-6, 20-4 Pac-12) advanced out of the NCAA regionals this weekend, defeating Missouri (35-25, 12-12 SEC) twice in two days, one of which was in a win-or-go-home matchup. Read more...
Photo: Junior center fielder Bubba Nickles hit two home runs in UCLA softball’s win over Missouri on Saturday. Nickles also recorded five RBIs, good for a new career high. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
It took an extra game, but the Bruins secured a spot in the super regional. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (49-6, 20-4 Pac-12) dropped game one against Missouri (35-25, 12-12 SEC) 5-1 on Sunday to set up the championship elimination game of the Los Angeles regional, where the Bruins run-ruled the Tigers 13-1. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia allowed two hits and posted four strikeouts through five innings in the if-necessary game against Missouri on Sunday. Garcia allowed three runs in the previous games against Missouri, despite totaling 14 strikeouts. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins continue to outplay their opponents on both sides of the ball. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (48-5, 20-4 Pac-12) defeated Missouri (33-24, 12-12 SEC) in five innings by a score of 9-1 to advance to the championship of the Los Angeles Regional. Read more...
Photo: Junior center fielder Bubba Nickles hit two home runs in UCLA softball’s win over Missouri on Saturday. Nickles also recorded five RBIs, good for a new career high. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
There were 12 hits in total Friday night and the Bruins had all of them. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (47-5, 20-4 Pac-12) secured a 6-0 win in its opening game in the Los Angeles Regional over Weber State (26-20, 14-2 Big Sky) behind a combined no-hitter from redshirt junior Rachel Garcia and sophomore Holly Azevedo. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia threw six perfect innings and notched 13 strikeouts in UCLA softball’s win over Weber State on Friday night in the first game of the Los Angeles Regional. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated on May 17 at 11:15 a.m. The Bruins’ postseason begins this weekend. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (46-5, 20-4 Pac-12) will host Weber State (26-19, 14-2 Big Sky) on Friday night to begin the Los Angeles regional of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Briana Perez went 2-for-11 in UCLA softball’s series last weekend against Arizona. Coming off their first and only series loss of the season against the Wildcats, the Bruins will begin postseason play in the NCAA regionals Friday. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
