Call it déjà vu. Last season, UCLA softball went into the final series of its regular season against Arizona State with a chance to secure the Pac-12 title and failed. Read more...
Photo: Junior catcher/first baseman Brittany Moeai said the softball team prefers not to talk about the implications of this weekend’s important games. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
At the end of baseball postgame interviews, hitters and pitchers often thank one another for their separate contributions to the game on offense and defense. When it comes to UCLA softball, however, the two can come together, just as they did for senior Ally Carda during UCLA’s weekend sweep of Arizona. Read more...
Photo: Ally Carda got the win in all three games she pitched in the Bruin’s weekend sweep of the Wildcats. The senior added four RBIs at the plate. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
It wasn’t a typical night for UCLA’s softball team, but it sure was a successful one. The Bruins honored nine seniors on Sunday prior to their contest against the No. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA softball team completed a three-game series sweep over Arizona posting a 9-1 win on Friday, a 6-3 victory on Saturday and sealing the final game of the series with a 15-7 win on Sunday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Looking at the stat sheets, it takes a while to find a marked difference between No. 7 UCLA and No. 14 Arizona. The team’s batting averages are almost identical: UCLA is ranked No. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda faces the nation’s best offense in terms of batting average this weekend: the Arizona Wildcats. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
It’s the top of the fifth inning, the Bruins clinging to a 4-3 lead, and the game stops – pitching change. Emerging from the bullpen on the third-base line, senior pitcher Ally Carda walks toward the mound. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda (left) and senior catcher Stephany LaRosa (right) have cultivated a strong bond that extends beyond their pitcher-catcher relationship on the field. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
UCLA finished up a three-game sweep of Oregon State with a win Monday night, priming itself for the home stretch, and a shot at the Pac-12 championship in the process. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Delaney Spaulding both scored and knocked in as many runs as Oregon State scored as a team – two – on Monday’s matchup. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
With the way that UCLA softball has played against unranked opponents this season – winning 33 games and losing just one – a win against lower-tiered opponent may seem like a foregone conclusion. Read more...
