Seasons are comprised of streaks, and UCLA softball is riding a season-long eight-game victory run. Stanford (18-27, 1-17 Pac-12) joins Cal State Fullerton, California and Cal State Northridge as No. 12 UCLA’s (37-12, 11-7) latest victim after the Bruins swept the Cardinal in their weekend series in the Bay Area. With only two more regular-season […]
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Softball to face Stanford with momentum of five-game win streak
Pac-12 play is winding down for UCLA softball, but the Bruins are the most confident they’ve been all season long. “(Our confidence is) really good. It’s really high,” said senior outfielder Gabrielle Maurice. “We’re just building momentum right now, so every inning, every pitch, just building off that was really good for us.” Coming off […]
UCLA softball takes down Cal State Northridge 5-0
No. 12 UCLA softball picked up a nonconference win over Cal State Northridge on Wednesday, defending a tight lead for seven innings in a close matchup before breaking the score in the seventh inning to win 5-0. “It’s always big to win in the middle of the Pac-12 play,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. The Bruins […]
UCLA softball looks to clinch midweek victory against CSUN
UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez didn’t sugarcoat the difficulties of playing a midweek game. “I think midweeks are always a challenge,” Inouye-Perez said. “It’s actually not always a great thing. Not something that we like. It throws some things off, but it takes mental toughness to be able to come out and I’m proud of […]
UCLA softball bests California in 3 games over weekend matchup
UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez preaches to her team to win every inning. And when all the innings were added up from this weekend’s series against California, the result was a sweep. The No. 13 Bruins (33-12, 8-7 Pac-12) took on the Golden Bears (26-16, 3-11) for a trio of contests at Easton Stadium, all […]
Softball gears up to maintain home-field advantage against Cal
UCLA softball will be looking into a mirror this weekend against California. Both have similar records and both are coming off midweek, nonconference victories – UCLA against Cal State Fullerton and Cal over Sacramento State. But the No. 13 Bruins (30-12, 5-7 Pac-12) will look to maintain home-field advantage this weekend, as the Golden Bears […]
Softball tops Cal State Fullerton with strong leadership in the circle
UCLA softball picked up a win Tuesday, and found a way to do it without Rachel Garcia in the circle. The redshirt freshman has thrown over 40 percent of the innings for the Bruins this season, and coach Kelly Inouye-Perez called her staff’s ability to give Garcia the night off “huge.” “As you can see, […]