For the second straight day, the bats were hot in the UCLA-Arizona softball rivalry. The No. 15 Bruins (29-13-1, 10-5-1 Pac-12) dropped the second game of their conference series against the No. 17 Wildcats (32-13, 9-5), losing on the road 8-4. UCLA was playing catch up all day Sunday, with Arizona scoring runs early on […]
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Softball to take on Pac-12 rival Arizona in road series
It is the series that UCLA softball looks forward to the most – a face off with longtime rival Arizona. The two programs have amassed a total of 19 national championships since 1982, with UCLA ahead with 11. The competition runs fierce every time these two storied programs go head-to-head, as they will Saturday when […]
Sophomore catcher steps up offense for Bruin softball
Madeline Jelenicki had a solid freshman season. Named All-Pac-12 Freshman for the 2015 season, the 5-foot-9-inch utility/catcher made an immediate impact on UCLA Softball. She hit .282 with nine home runs and was fourth in RBIs on the team with 47. Now in her second season, Jelenicki has surged, putting a together a very strong […]
Softball 4-1 in weekend series with comeback win against OSU
A Saturday rally After having a five-game win streak snapped Friday, UCLA softball rebounded Saturday night, defeating Oregon State 7-5 in a back-and-forth game. The No. 13 Bruins (28-12-1, 9-4-1 Pac-12) and Beavers (27-14-1, 5-10-0 Pac-12) combined for no runs and only four hits over the first three innings of the game. OSU second baseman […]
Bruin defense struggles in series-opening game against Beavers
For the first time in the 2016 season, all three of UCLA softball’s available pitchers gave up earned runs in a single game. The poor performance in the circle at Easton Stadium allowed the Oregon State Beavers (26-12-1, 5-8-0 Pac-12) to overtake the No. 13 Bruins (26-12-1, 7-4-1 Pac-12) 8-2 in the first game of […]
Softball prepared to bring the heat in the circle against Oregon State
Halfway through Pac-12 play, the tone of UCLA softball has changed. The coaches and players talk less about inconsistency than they did earlier in the season, when the Bruins had lost four games in a row for the first time since 2013. Now, they speak with a newfound confidence after winning eight of their last […]
CSUN shutout hands UCLA softball five-game win streak
After completing a three-game sweep of Stanford on Monday, No. 13 UCLA softball (26-11-1, 7-3-1 Pac-12) got off to a slow start against Cal State Northridge (23-17, 3-3 Big West) Wednesday evening. The Bruins only recorded one hit and scored a single run through the first five innings of the mid-week matchup. In the bottom […]