The Pac-12 play has not been kind to the No. 12 Bruins, as they have lost four of their last five games.
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UCLA softball closes Long Beach Invitational with doubleheader sweep
The stage was set for disappointment in UCLA’s fourth game of the Long Beach State Invitational. The Bruins were down 3-1 against the UNLV Rebels in the top of the seventh inning with runners on second and third and nobody out. Through the first 26 innings of the tournament, the Bruins had struggled to score […]
Softball, finally rested, fights to extend five-game winning streak
The schedule this season has been a grind for UCLA softball, but with two separate win streaks of ten and five games the team has answered the bell so far. For the past three weekends, the No. 9 Bruins (18-2) have played five games in each three-day period and have not dropped a single one. […]
UCLA hosts Los Angeles Tennis Challenge
Two nights after ESPN College GameDay rolled into UCLA, Pauley Pavilion rolled out its own red carpet – this time, to welcome the stars of the tennis world.
Serving through softball: Former Bruin brings game to underserved communities
Less than 24 hours after teaching a weeklong softball clinic in India on behalf of the U.S. Embassy, Natasha Watley was at UCLA watching her former softball team face her current one in an exhibition game. UCLA won, but the result did not matter for its overall record. It was all about Watley’s foreign teammates […]
No. 10 softball completes San Diego Classic I undefeated
In the bottom of the 11th inning of a tied game Saturday against Boise State, junior third baseman Alyssa Tiumalu stepped up to the plate. There were runners on first and third and there was nobody out. With a 2-1 count, Tiumalu swung and hit a fly ball to left field. It landed in the […]
Softball goes into first midweek game with momentum
After spending two consecutive weekends on the road, the UCLA softball team returns to Easton Stadium for its first official midweek game of the season. UCLA technically played a midweek game last Tuesday against the Japanese professional team, Toyota, but it was an exhibition game. Still, the experience allowed the team to get a little […]