The Pac-12 is well represented in this year’s edition of the Women’s College World Series, as half of the field is made up of teams from the Conference of Champions. No. 3 UCLA softball (56-5) will make its fourth consecutive appearance in the WCWS – an NCAA-record 28th appearance. The Bruins have won a record […]
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Softball sweeps Arizona, advances to final eight of Women’s College World Series
UCLA softball is heading to Oklahoma City next week, the site of the Women’s College World Series. The No. 3 Bruins (56-5, 20-4 Pac-12) swept the No. 14 Wildcats (43-16, 13-11) in a near sell out of Easton Stadium, becoming the first team to secure its spot in the final eight. On May 19 and […]
After weekend of ups and downs, softball moves on to sixth straight super regional
UCLA played three consecutive games knowing if they lost any one of them their season would come to an end. After losing to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday afternoon, UCLA won three games in two days to advance to the Super Regional for the sixth consecutive season. The No. 3 seed Bruins (54-5) defeated the […]
UCLA softball one series away from catching Pac-12 championship
UCLA softball has the opportunity to claim its first Pac-12 championship since 2009 over the weekend. “At the beginning of the season, our coaches sat us down in our clubhouse,” said freshman first baseman Kinsley Washington. “They said, ‘Look, we need five goals to accomplish.’ And the first goal was to win (the Pac-12).” The […]
Softball’s strong season continues with support of strong utility player
After their second-to-last conference series, No. 1 UCLA softball remains atop the Pac-12. The Bruins (48-3, 18-3 Pac-12) defeated the No. 24 Golden Bears (34-16, 7-13) by scores of 5-0, 2-1 and 10-5 over the weekend in Berkeley. Following their tilt with California, UCLA and No. 2 Oregon (44-7, 18-3) remain tied in the standings, […]
No. 1 softball logs commanding sweeps over Oklahoma State, South Dakota
For the first time since 2014, UCLA softball entered a weekend matchup ranked as the No. 1 team in the country. The No. 1 Bruins (44-3, 15-3 Pac-12) swept a pair of doubleheaders against the No. 21 Oklahoma State Cowgirls (36-16) and the South Dakota Coyotes (15-36) on Friday and Saturday. The last time UCLA […]
UCLA softball regains key players in time to sweep Arizona
Rachel Garcia had not pitched for No. 4 UCLA softball for nine consecutive games, but the redshirt sophomore ace returned to the circle against No. 12 Arizona over the weekend. For the Bruins, her presence was welcomed after senior Selina Ta’amilo pitched all but 4.2 innings in the previous series against Stanford. “It’s great to […]