OKLAHOMA CITY “”mdash; Sooner or later, someone will let the Bruins know that this is supposed to be the hardest part of their title defense. Second-seeded UCLA throttled No. 7 seed Stanford 8-2 in their Women’s College World Series opener, notching their 10th consecutive victory. After trailing 2-1, the Bruins blew the game open in […]
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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: Softball shows no mercy for Devilettes
For three innings, it looked like Mississippi Valley State could keep pace with top-seeded UCLA. But then reality set in as the Bruins batted around in the fourth inning en route to an 8-0 mercy-rule victory. It is the first step for UCLA ““ the No. 2 seed nationwide ““ as it tries to win […]
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, […]