Softball: Softball takes inconvenient trip

Today marks the annual irregularity in the Pac-10 softball schedule. UCLA will play at Washington for a single game, on a midweek afternoon. In a sport with 50-game schedules in which every other roadtrip involves a weekend and at least three games, UCLA’s annual Wednesday game against Washington is unique and inconvenient, but a necessity. […]

College baseball needs change-up

At the professional level, baseball, football and basketball have clearly established themselves as the top sports in the country. Yet at the college level, only football and basketball are the mainstream sports, with baseball lagging behind. Way behind. While college football and basketball draw large crowds and impressive TV ratings, college baseball is just that […]

Softball: Softball splits close series against Washington

Saturday’s softball game truly was a game of inches. If the long shot hit by Washington’s Lauren Greer had been hit an inch shorter, it wouldn’t have bounced off the top of the Easton Stadium outfield wall for a two-run home run. If the blast by UCLA’s Kristen Dedmon had been hit an inch longer, […]

High schooler makes smart move in retracting promise

The day that Bruin basketball fans first learned that precocious Mater Dei sophomore Taylor King had decided to renege on his commitment to UCLA, some cried foul. A betrayal, they called it, dismissing King as a traitor to Ben Howland’s cause. Well, you know what, I applaud King’s decision. It’s the first smart thing he’s […]

Softball: Strong defense anchors softball win over Arizona

Shortstop Jodie Legaspi of the UCLA softball team had just made the biggest play of the game, throwing the potential game-winning run out at the plate after fielding a tough grounder. One play later, she made the biggest play of the game again. The next batter hit a pop fly toward the scaffolding by the […]