UCLA started the Women’s College World Series in the same struggling fashion that it started the super regionals. Auburn University needed only one hit off UCLA to score five runs in the first inning. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin/Jintak Han)
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June 2, 2:19 am
UCLA softball to open WCWS double-elimination play against Auburn
After bumps along the way, No. 12 UCLA softball finds itself back in Oklahoma City for its second-straight Women’s College World Series. Although they won 14 of their last 16 games, the Bruins hardly looked like a championship contender over the first couple months of the season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore second baseman Kylee Perez ranks second on the Bruins with a .383 batting average. UCLA softball’s hitting and pitching will be key against No. 4 Auburn when the two face off in game one of the Women’s College World Series Thursday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
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May 29, 10:15 pm
UCLA softball comes back to clinch Oregon series, advances to WCWS
This post was updated on May 29 at 11:40 p.m. The Bruins were two outs away from the end of their season Sunday evening when Gabrielle Maurice stepped to the plate. Read more...
Photo: Down by a run, UCLA softball needed to score to keep its season alive. Junior left fielder Gabrielle Maurice gave her team what it needed, launching a solo shot to keep the series alive. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
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May 28, 9:20 pm
Softball to face elimination after 8-1 super regional loss to Oregon
UCLA softball’s nine-game winning streak came to a screeching halt Saturday evening. The No.12 Bruins (38-14-1, 16-5-1 Pac-12) were hit hard in the first game of the super regional series against the No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Paige McDuffee, who came in during the second inning to relieve sophomore pitcher Johanna Grauer, pitched only one inning in Saturday’s loss to Oregon. McDuffee posted a stat line of five hits, six earned runs, a walk, a home run allowed and only one strikeout. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
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May 27, 1:00 am
UCLA softball hopes to ride hot streak into Oregon series
UCLA softball’s road to the Women’s College World Series winds through familiar territory this weekend. On Saturday, the No.12 Bruins will travel north to take on the No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball faces a dangerous Oregon team in the super regionals. Pitching from sophomore Johanna Grauer will be key in limiting the Ducks’ potent offense. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
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May 24, 1:30 am
UCLA softball looks to carry long ball into NCAA super regional
The Bruins scored 14 of their 15 runs via the long ball last weekend. No. 12 UCLA softball – which finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in the NCAA – carried its offensive momentum into regional play by outscoring Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton 15-6 over the course of a three-game sweep. Read more...
Photo: Six Bruins hit a combined eight home runs while sweeping Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton this weekend. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
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May 22, 6:05 pm
Softball advances to NCAA super regionals after edging out Fullerton
UCLA softball will keep on dancing to the super regionals. The No. 12 Bruins knocked the Cal State Fullerton Titans out of regionals with a pair of third-inning homers. Read more...
Photo: Senior infielder Mysha Sataraka followed up junior infielder Delaney Spaulding’s three-run home run with a solo shot of her own. It proved to be the difference in the last game of the weekend, as it put the Bruins up 5-3 in a game they went on to win 5-4. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin