UCLA softball will keep on dancing to the super regionals. The No. 12 Bruins knocked the Cal State Fullerton Titans out of regionals with a pair of third-inning homers. After striking first in each of its first two tournament games, UCLA fell to an early 3-0 deficit when Fullerton hit a pair of doubles off […]
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Softball prevails in back-and-forth play to win 3-2 against Titans
UCLA and Cal State Fullerton scored a combined 13 runs Friday but Saturday, it was low-scoring affair. The No. 12 Bruins and Titans exchanged blows throughout the afternoon, but UCLA ultimately prevailed, winning 3-2. The Bruins jumped out to an early lead when Titans pitcher Sydney Golden surrendered a solo home run to sophomore second […]
UCLA softball wins first matchup of NCAA Tournament with no-hitter
Johanna Grauer started off UCLA softball’s 2016 NCAA Tournament run by throwing a no-hitter. For the first 4 1/3 innings, so did Cal State Bakersfield’s Amber Mills. The first half of game two in the Los Angeles Regional was a defensive battle. Neither Grauer nor Mills allowed a single baserunner until the bottom of the […]
Well-rested UCLA softball to enter NCAAs with home advantage
The UCLA softball schedule has been relentless since the season began in mid-February. The Bruins started the year with a string of five-game weekend tournaments that included nine double-headers. During the regular season, they played midweek nonconference games in between several of their Pac-12 series. The team never had more than a five-day rest until […]
UCLA softball to face mixed resistance to enter Super Regionals
The Bruins struggled at the beginning of the season, unable to find consistency as they navigated one of the hardest nonconference schedules. But UCLA softball found a lot of success once Pac-12 play started. The Bruins won seven of the eight series they competed in, enough for a second-place finish in the conference and a […]
The Rundown: May 17
Softball UCLA’s softball team earned the 12th seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. By receiving a top-16 spot, the Bruins earn the opportunity to host a regional. Play starts this Friday with the first game between Cal State Fullerton and Fresno State. UCLA and CSU Bakersfield will play after, no sooner than 6 p.m. […]
The Rundown: May 10
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Tennis coaches earn honors No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis has a ways to go before it knows exactly how to classify the 2016 season, but the coaches who have helped the team get to this point are already gaining recognition. […]