Softball: Young squad scores 1st series win

OKLAHOMA CITY “”mdash; When you think of the defending champion looking to repeat, you think of a club full of seniors making one last title run. Then there is UCLA women’s softball, which was carried offensively by its three freshman starters, all making their first Women’s College World Series appearance. “I had butterflies of course,” […]

Clubs face 1st round of softball world series

For the seventh-seeded Stanford Cardinal, today’s game against UCLA may seem a little odd. The two California schools are flying to Oklahoma City for the first round of the Women’s College World Series. Stanford (47-17) won the regional it hosted after surviving a scare by unranked Hofstra on championship day. The Cardinal finished tied for […]

Softball: Goerl’s pitches drive home Regional win over Alabama

The reigning national champions are back, and they are on fire. The Bruins sent a message to the rest of the country with their 7-0 win over Alabama in Sunday’s NCAA Regional Championship. “On championship day you have to go out there and take it,” UCLA coach Sue Enquist said. “You don’t let up.” Senior […]

Softball: Fine-tuning benefits softball at season’s end

It took nearly the entire season, but freshman Ashley Herrera has finally established herself as a starter for the Bruins going into the postseason. Since being inserted into the bottom of the lineup five games ago, she has been a spark plug, getting on base consistently. Coach Sue Enquist turned to three different left fielders […]

Softball: Softball ends regular season with triple victories

Correction Appended When UCLA left fielder Ashley Herrera hit a game-tying single in the sixth inning, it appeared to be part of a late-inning rally. Then Arizona’s players walked off the field, as Herrera was called out on an obscure rule after the play died, ending the rally. In a game full of wacky plays, […]