Author Archives: John Michael Earnest

Before the UCLA women’s softball team took the field in Oklahoma City for their first game of the Women’s College World Series, ESPN’s cameras caught junior Amanda Kamekona juggling softballs. Just like Kamekona juggling, the Bruins never lost focus against Arizona, even if they did let a few balls drop. Aside from a couple miscues […]

Anjelica Selden released the ball and stood motionless, just for a second. But Georgia’s Melissa Wood swung and missed, and the Bruin ace sprinted toward home plate.

Easton Stadium doesn’t have varnished wood like Pauley Pavilion.

After finishing the 2008 regular season with two wins and a loss in Oregon, the Bruin softball team capped off its weekend Sunday night when it received the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Women’s College World Series.

Chalk off another Bruin team with a top seed. No. 3 UCLA softball (45-7, 17-4 Pac-10) was rewarded for a difficult nonconference schedule with the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament bracket.

At the beginning of the season, assistant softball coach Gina Vecchione saw her ace, Anjelica Selden, sitting by herself in left field.

In Washington, rain is a daily insignificance. But for the run-thirsty UCLA softball team, a pair of rain delays washed away recent offensive woes.