Softball: Bruins maintain winning momentum to sweep tournament

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 […]

Softball: Softball pitchers vie for position as player returns

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 […]

[Online Exclusive] Softball: Softball remains undefeated despite hit-or-miss weather

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 […]