Beach volleyball Angie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Of the nine Pac-12 beach volleyball programs, two qualified for the NCAA tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama this weekend. No. 1 UCLA (35-3), named the Pac-12 champion Saturday, earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament for the first time in program history. The Bruins currently hold a […]
Category Archives: Softball
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 […]
Weekend in Preview: UCLA baseball, softball hope to take down lower-ranked opponents
BaseballJack Kearns, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins have had three losses in the month of April – and two of those came from unranked, nonconference opponents. No. 9 UCLA baseball (26-10) will travel to San Luis Obispo to take on unranked Cal Poly (19-20) in its last nonconference series of the season with the aim […]
Around the League: Tennis begins Pac-12 championships, baseball continues conference play
Baseball David Gottlieb, Sports editor Cold temperatures have caused a record number of postponements across Major League Baseball this year. But the Pac-12 race is just starting to heat up. All of the teams in the conference are at least halfway done with their conference schedules, with No. 2 Stanford (31-5, 12-3 Pac-12) and No. […]
Softball consistently comes out swinging in competitive conference games
So far, UCLA softball has passed the test of conference play with flying colors. The No. 3 Bruins (40-3, 15-3 Pac-12) have won 15 of their 18 conference games this season, most recently pulling off a three-game sweep over the No. 1 Washington Huskies (41-5, 12-5). The only opponent to take a series from UCLA […]
Softball closes strong weekend for the Bruins with three-game sweep
UCLA Athletics had a big weekend. Football fans got a glimpse of next year’s squad in the spring game, baseball outscored crosstown rival USC 42-6 in a three-game sweep and gymnastics brought national championship No. 115 to Westwood. UCLA softball capped off the prolific weekend when the No. 3 Bruins (40-3, 15-3 Pac-12) won their […]
UCLA softball prepares for battle against formidable No. 1 Washington
After claiming their fourth Pac-12 series win this season, the Bruins will have an opportunity to stretch it to five as they go against the top-ranked team in the nation. No. 3 UCLA softball (37-3, 12-3 Pac-12) ended last season with a loss at the hands of No. 1 Washington (41-2, 12-2), but starting Friday, […]