Men’s basketball Sam Connon, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins now have the top 2019 recruiting class in the conference. Jaime Jaquez, a four-star shooting guard from Camarillo, California, verbally committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday afternoon on Twitter. Jaquez is the No. 47 prospect in the class of 2019 and is the No. 5 player […]
Category Archives: Softball
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 […]
Top-ranked UCLA softball, Pac-12 rivals ready to swing into postseason
For 11-straight weeks, a Pac-12 team has topped the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association softball rankings. Two teams – UCLA (48-3, 18-3 Pac-12) and Washington (44-8, 15-8) – have held the No. 1 spot in the national poll. While UCLA is the current No. 1 team, Washington and another Pac-12 team, No. 2 Oregon (44-7, […]
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, […]
UCLA softball aims to cement Pac-12 lead with trip to California
The top-ranked Bruins will finish up their regular season road games this weekend when they take on the Bears. After a five-game break from Pac-12 play, No. 1 UCLA softball (45-3, 15-3 Pac-12) will head north to face No. 24 California (34-13, 7-10) as both teams return from midweek nonconference games. In the Bears’ first […]
Softball lacked typical dominance in defeat over Cal State Fullerton
The Bruins were not at their sharpest Tuesday night, and by the end of the game had stranded 15 runners on base. No. 1 UCLA softball (45-3, 15-3 Pac-12) beat the unranked Cal State Fullerton (29-21, 14-1 Big West) 5-3, but had plenty of opportunities to widen that 2-run gap. “We’ve done an outstanding job […]
Softball’s winning streak to be tested against Cal State Fullerton’s
A winning streak will be broken Tuesday. After sweeping a pair of doubleheaders over the weekend, No. 1 UCLA softball (44-3, 15-3 Pac-12) will visit Cal State Fullerton (29-20,14-1 Big West) to finish off their nonconference regular season games. Both teams are riding winning streaks. The Bruins have won their last 10 games, with a […]