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 […]
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Softball holds strong with tournament success
In a tale of two weekends, the UCLA softball team has flipped the script of the way it wins ballgames over its current 10-game win streak. At the Easton Desert Classic last weekend, the Bruins smashed 20 homers and won four of their five victories by the mercy rule. This weekend at the Mary Nutter […]
Nevada road games means team bonding for softball
The motto for Las Vegas is “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” but the UCLA softball team does not want that motto to apply to its experience there this weekend. The Bruins are traveling to Nevada for their first road trip of the season and they hope that the bonds they form and strengthen […]
Softball team debuts remade infield
Coming into the 2013 season, the UCLA softball team started out ranked No. 19 in the nation, relatively new territory for a team that has won the most national titles in the sport’s NCAA history. One factor contributing to the ranking is the Bruins’ completely retooled infield this season. When last year’s starting shortstop Kellie […]
Softball pitchers lead Bruins in tournament
Opening weekend for UCLA softball brought out a lot of commotion to Easton Stadium for the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament. Six teams kicked off their respective seasons in Westwood, and the Bruins were scheduled to face three of them for a total of five games. However, the team would only complete four games because of […]
Women’s soccer looks for an upset against Stanford in the Elite Eight
The last time the women’s soccer team saw the Cardinal red in late October, the Bruins dropped their first match all season, bringing an end to their 25-game unbeaten streak.
Moving forward: Zakiya Bywaters tides injuries, dominates new position
College athletes arrive at school with raw potential, ready to develop and improve at their craft while striving to make a splash onto the national scene.