Author Archives: Noah Grand

There are certain games that everyone on a team circles on the schedule as a rivalry game as soon as the schedule is released. Then there’s the UCLA softball team’s game against Fresno State on Sunday. It could be a rivalry game, depending on which Bruin you ask. Coach Sue Enquist, who has tried to […]

This weekend, six athletes will be competing for two starting spots on a top-ranked team. No, it’s not a new reality TV show. It’s the decision UCLA softball coach Sue Enquist will face when filling out the end of her lineup card. Six different players got a start in the left field and designated player […]

The Bruins have been able to pile up the runs for most of the season, but Saturday they were reminded that softball is typically a low-scoring game. Sophomore Caitlin Benyi broke a scoreless tie against San Diego State with a single in the bottom of the tenth, scoring freshman Ashley Herrera from second base for […]

UCLA softball has been an offensive juggernaut, but its biggest strength has come from an unexpected source. Center fielder Stephanie Ramos has stepped into the spotlight in her senior season, leading UCLA softball in most offensive categories. Ramos was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for the first time in her career on Tuesday after […]

The UCLA women’s softball team’s usual demolition of other teams from Southern California was almost derailed when it came home to play on Sunday. Unranked Long Beach State (10-4) mounted two early rallies against the nation’s top team, but were turned away as the Bruins won 4-0. UCLA won its three games in the Stacy […]

The pitcher with the second-lowest ERA in the Pac-10 last year may not even be in this year’s rotation. Michelle Turner, whose ERA of 0.83 last year was second only to teammate Keira Goerl, returned from shoulder surgery last weekend. The top-ranked and undefeated Bruins (13-0) now have three healthy pitchers, yet most softball teams […]

So far, the only thing that can stop the Bruins is the weather. UCLA swept the first four games of the Palm Springs Classic, remaining undefeated at 13-0. But Sunday’s showdown against No. 6 Georgia ““ the toughest test for the Bruins in the tournament ““ was cancelled because of the weather. The weekend’s rain […]