UCLA softball exited the Women’s College World Series without winning a single game for the first time in school history. The No. 12 Bruins’ NCAA Tournament run ended Saturday afternoon following the team’s 8-4 defeat to the No. 8 Florida State Seminoles. UCLA had lost its first game of the double-elimination round 10-3 to No. […]
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Softball to face elimination after 10-3 loss in first series game
UCLA started the Women’s College World Series in the same struggling fashion that it started the super regionals. Auburn University needed only one hit off UCLA to score five runs in the first inning. The No. 12 Bruins (40-14-1) struggled on the mound and on defense, falling 10-3 to the No. 4 Tigers (54-10) in […]
UCLA softball to open WCWS double-elimination play against Auburn
After bumps along the way, No. 12 UCLA softball finds itself back in Oklahoma City for its second-straight Women’s College World Series. Although they won 14 of their last 16 games, the Bruins hardly looked like a championship contender over the first couple months of the season. Plagued by inconsistency early in the season, UCLA […]
UCLA softball comes back to clinch Oregon series, advances to WCWS
This post was updated on May 29 at 11:40 p.m. The Bruins were two outs away from the end of their season Sunday evening when Gabrielle Maurice stepped to the plate. After losing game one of the Eugene Super Regional to No. 5-seeded Oregon on Saturday, the No. 12-seeded Bruins trailed the Ducks 1-0 throughout […]
Softball to face elimination after 8-1 super regional loss to Oregon
UCLA softball’s nine-game winning streak came to a screeching halt Saturday evening. The No.12 Bruins (38-14-1, 16-5-1 Pac-12) were hit hard in the first game of the super regional series against the No. 5 Oregon Ducks (48-8, 20-4 Pac-12), losing 8-1 to the reigning Pac-12 champs. After throwing 9 2/3 dominant innings against the Ducks […]
UCLA softball hopes to ride hot streak into Oregon series
UCLA softball’s road to the Women’s College World Series winds through familiar territory this weekend. On Saturday, the No.12 Bruins will travel north to take on the No. 5 Oregon Ducks in a three-game super regional series. Earlier this season, UCLA stole two out of three games on the road against Oregon, including a dominant […]
UCLA softball looks to carry long ball into NCAA super regional
The Bruins scored 14 of their 15 runs via the long ball last weekend. No. 12 UCLA softball – which finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in the NCAA – carried its offensive momentum into regional play by outscoring Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton 15-6 over the course of […]