UCLA junior pitcher Ally Carda is one of 25 college softball players nominated for the 2014 national player of the year award. This weekend against Stanford, Carda showed why she should be considered a leading candidate. After Carda was credited with the pitching loss in Friday’s game, she bounced back with both her arm and […]
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UCLA softball’s Stephany LaRosa hits stride going into Stanford series
Sometimes, a break from the game can be the best remedy for a slump. For the first month of the 2014 season, junior catcher Stephany LaRosa was stuck in one of the toughest hitting droughts of her career. But since being injured for two weeks in the beginning of March, she has turned her season […]
Alyssa Tiumalu comes back swinging after multiple injuries
The sunlight strained Alyssa Tiumalu’s eyes more than ever. With recent concussions weighing on her brain, she was sensitive to being outside in the bright California sun. When she went inside to read for class, she had a hard time staying focused. She was wrought with frequent headaches and nagging pains. She wasn’t herself. “It’s […]
Freshman Jelly Felix earns spot in softball’s starting ranks
Freshman outfielder Jelly Felix didn’t come into the season as a starter for the UCLA softball team. While two other freshmen – outfielder Gabrielle Maurice and shortstop Delaney Spaulding – began the year as starters, Felix had to work her way toward a starting position during the course of this season. “You know, (Jelly) in […]
Bruin softball sweeps series with Cal Golden Bears
Mild temperatures and rainy conditions in Berkeley couldn’t put a damper on the UCLA softball team’s torrid offense this weekend. After the first game was cancelled due to a rain-out, the No. 2 Bruins (44-4, 15-3 Pac 12) scored 23 runs in the span of two days to capture a three-game sweep of the California […]
UCLA softball’s Allexis Bennett leads team into California series
The UCLA softball team had to play its first 27 games of the season without its vocal leader in the outfield. Sophomore outfielder Allexis Bennett was suspended for the winter quarter because of violation of team rules, forcing her to miss all of UCLA’s 27 games during that period. “It was rough,” Bennett said after […]
UCLA softball embodies ‘mission first, team always’
Before Monday’s doubleheader against Long Beach State, UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez mentioned a quote to her team. The quote came from Norman Shindle, and it reads: “A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others.” The No. 2 UCLA softball team […]