The Bruins continue to hit it out of the park. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (52-6, 20-4 Pac-12) defeated No. 7 seed Minnesota (46-13, 20-2 Big Ten) 7-2 in the opening round of the NCAA Women’s College World Series. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore utility Aaliyah Jordan hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning for No. 2 seed UCLA to secure the 7-2 victory over No. 7 Minnesota. UCLA will face No. 6 Arizona on Friday in the winner’s bracket. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins’ whole season will come down to the next week. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (51-6, 20-4 Pac-12) will begin play at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City this weekend as one of the final eight teams still in the running for the NCAA championship. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore infielder Briana Perez is hitting .529 with eight runs scored so far this postseason going into the Women’s College World Series. No. 2 seed UCLA will face No. 7 seed Minnesota on Thursday in the first game of the WCWS, and will have a chance to place better than in 2018, when the Bruins lost in the semifinals. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)

Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez has said all season long that one through nine, the Bruins can hit and produce runs. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (51-6, 20-4 Pac-12) advanced to the Women’s College World Series after defeating James Madison (51-10, 20-1 Colonial Athletic Association) twice in a best-of-three series. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore utility Kinsley Washington and freshman utility Kelli Godin went a combined 6-for-11 and score six runs this weekend against James Madison. Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez credits this production from the bottom two spots in the lineup as a big factor in UCLA’s success so far this postseason. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)