Author Archives: Noah Grand

The Bruins are undefeated and the top-ranked team in the nation, but for one week they will not be the featured squad in a preseason tournament. With the U.S. Olympic Softball team playing five exhibitions over the weekend, other teams can only be secondary attractions. Continuing the trend of the past few weekends, the Bruins […]

Senior Keira Goerl was named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for her performance in last weekend’s UNLV Classic. She went 3-0 over the weekend, and did not give up an earned run in any of her starts. It is the 10h time Goerl (5-0) has been named Pac-10 pitcher of the week during her career. […]

The way the top-ranked Bruins started the UNLV Classic, the umpires may have worried about running out of softballs. UCLA set a school record with six home runs in its tournament opener against No. 9 Nebraska, winning 10-1. The Bruins (9-0) won all five games this weekend, including three wins over top-15 opponents. “I think […]

Coming off a win against No. 5 Washington last weekend, the UCLA softball team will face another test this weekend, starting with No. 9 Nebraska and No. 13 DePaul Friday. The top-ranked Bruins will play five games in the UNLV Classic, including two against top-10 opponents. In its first tournament of the season, UCLA went […]

Keira Goerl stepped into the UCLA softball record book this weekend, becoming the first pitcher in school history to win 100 games for the Bruins. She led the Bruins to a 5-3 win against No. 5 Washington in the marquee game of the Long Beach State Tournament, which the Bruins swept. “Wow, I did that?” […]

This year’s goal for UCLA’s softball team is the same as always: to win another championship. But with four freshmen in the starting lineup, the team will need to overcome its youth to repeat as College World Series champions. “As we stand out there right now, are we in line for a banner?” head coach […]

With four different players standing on third base to start an inning, you could tell UCLA softball’s annual alumnae game was not a typical one. The game featured many prominent softball alumnae, including five members of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Softball team, playing alongside current players in a split-squad game. The White team defeated the […]