Author Archives: Gilbert Quiñonez

After dropping the first game of a best-of-three series against Georgia in its NCAA Super Regional, the UCLA softball team was once again put on the brink of postseason elimination. And when the Bruins fell behind four runs early in Game 2, it appeared that they would not get the chance to defend their back-to-back […]

All season long, the UCLA softball team has played its best when it has absolutely needed to, excelling in big games and pressure situations after a loss or a bad weekend puts them in danger. But with the NCAA Super Regionals starting today at Easton Stadium, the Bruins would rather build an early lead and […]

The UCLA softball team’s bottom of the order often goes unnoticed, with the team’s star hitters at the top and middle of the order getting most of the attention. But the Bruins’ No. 7, 8 and 9 hitters have all been hitting the ball well lately and have been one of the keys to the […]

This is the best way it could possibly have ended. The curse. The streak. The 21-year run of bad luck that has plagued the UCLA men’s tennis program since it last won the NCAA title in 1984. All that vanished over the course of four tension-filled hours and one miraculous comeback in the heart of […]

The UCLA softball team was not at its best offensively during this past weekend’s NCAA Regionals. But the Bruins put together clutch hits and multiple two-out rallies when they needed them most to help them advance to the NCAA Super Regionals this weekend, where they host Georgia in a best-of-three series. On Sunday, when UCLA […]

The mob celebration around UCLA pitcher Anjelica Selden after Sunday’s regional championship was different than most after big wins. While the Bruin players and coaches were jumping up and down and high-fiving each other after beating Cal State Fullerton twice on Sunday, 6-0 and 3-1, it was clear that UCLA was tired, emotionally drained and […]

All the adversity that the UCLA softball team has faced so far this season won’t be a factor when the Bruins take the field at Easton Stadium today. Neither will their 16 regular season losses, their prolonged midseason hitting slump, or their erratic starting pitching. That’s because the postseason begins today for the two-time defending […]