Pac-12 play is a grind. Each weekend brings another game with a school from the conference of champions. But this week, Cal State Fullerton (23-18, 6-3 Big West) will slip into No. 8 UCLA (29-12, 5-7 Pac-12) softball’s schedule for a nonconference matchup. “Midweeks are always a bit of a challenge in that you get […]
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Softball drops series to unranked Oregon State
Fresh off impressive series victories against No. 12 Washington (31-10, 8-7 Pac-12) and No. 4 Oregon (37-4, 10-4), No. 8 UCLA softball was unable to get past unranked Oregon State (21-18, 4-8), splitting the final two games of its three-game set to lose the weekend’s series. The Beavers blitzed the Bruins in game one – […]
Softball makes changes to lineup in preparation for Oregon series
Heading into Pac-12 play, No. 8 UCLA softball was swept immediately. “Post-Utah series, we made some serious moves, and that is ultimately my job, to find the best lineup that is going to allow this program to succeed,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “There were some changes that needed to be made.” Since that sweep by […]
Softball puts an end to No. 2 Oregon’s unbeaten season with series win
No. 2 Oregon (36-2, 9-2 Pac-12) headed into last weekend with record-setting aspirations – one win away from setting the NCAA record for most consecutive wins to start a season. Winning the series, the No. 9 UCLA (28-10, 4-5) did not solely spoil the Ducks attempt but defended it since the record belongs to the […]
Softball triumphs over BYU, Dartmouth in break from conference play
After a rough beginning to Pac-12 play last weekend, No. 13 UCLA (24-8, 0-3 Pac-12) softball took a weekend off from playing conference teams and put together three victories against BYU (21-9) and Dartmouth (1-18-1). Game one of Saturday’s doubleheader featured the Bruins’ and Cougars’ aces. Redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia leads UCLA with 88 strikeouts […]
UCLA softball finishes tournament season with five straight victories
UCLA softball came into the weekend with hopes of gaining momentum before Pac-12 play. The Bruins left with five straight victories. “Heading into Pac, I think this gives us a really good confidence boost to really push to play even better than we’re doing right now,” said sophomore first baseman Brianna Tautalafua. The No. 10 […]
Softball relies on strong offense heading into five-game weekend
UCLA softball will head into a defining slate of five games this weekend. The No. 7 Bruins (13-3) will discover their place among the country’s best – facing off against No. 3 Florida (15-1), No. 14 Michigan (9-4-1) and No. 22 Baylor (14-3). South Carolina (14-2) and Cal State Fullerton (7-8) round out the five-game […]