For UCLA softball, it was a season that started with high hopes, yet ended like the two previous. The Bruins advanced to the College World Series in Oklahoma City, one of their goals of the season. However, they failed to attain their biggest goal of the season – winning the program’s 13th national championship and […]
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Softball exits Women’s College World Series after falling to Washington
Ali Aguilar stepped to the plate to lead off the sixth inning for the Washington Huskies. The game was scoreless. Moments later, a softball off Aguilar’s bat landed 273 feet away from home plate, giving Washington a 1-0 advantage over UCLA. The No. 5-seeded Bruins could not answer back, and their season ended Saturday night […]
Softball sweeps Ole Miss in Super Regional to move on to WCWS
UCLA softball took Game 2 of the Super Regional Friday night – a win that will send the Bruins to the Women’s College World Series for a third straight season. Madeline Jelenicki came up with a two-out, RBI single in the first inning. It would turn out to be the game’s only run, as No. […]
Softball takes down San Jose State, CSU Fullerton in NCAA regional
The Bruins have made it through regionals. No. 5-seeded UCLA softball took down San Jose State 10-2 in six innings Saturday and proceeded to take down unseeded Cal State Fullerton 9-1 on Sunday. UCLA now advances to the NCAA Super Regionals next weekend, where it will host the No. 12 seed, Mississippi. UCLA took an […]
Softball defeats Lehigh with no-hitter in first game of NCAA Tournament
The Bruins started off their postseason with a victory on a no-hitter from Rachel Garcia on Friday night. The redshirt freshman threw all five innings of the game – shortened by the mercy rule – as UCLA softball bested Lehigh by a score of 8-0. Garcia struck out eight Mountain Hawks and faced just one […]
Softball builds on momentum for postseason, celebrates senior weekend
UCLA softball celebrated seniors shortstop Delaney Spaulding, outfielder Gabrielle Maurice and pitcher Paige McDuffee this past weekend during senior weekend. They did it both with a ceremony and with winning a pivotal series against Arizona, building on the successes of previous weeks and putting themselves in a better position for a higher postseason seed. “Arizona […]
Softball scores series victory over Pac-12 leader Arizona
Coming into this weekend’s series at Easton Stadium, Arizona softball was third in the country with a combined ERA of 1.23. Coming out of the series, it’s now a bit higher. No. 12 UCLA softball (39-13, 13-8) scored a total of 16 runs in three games, powering itself to a series win over the top […]