UCLA softball’s Ally Carda named Pac-12 Player of the Year

Junior softball pitcher Ally Carda was announced as the Pac-12 Player of the Year on Wednesday, adding yet another accolade to what has been a career year for Carda thus far. Carda, who is also one of 10 finalists for the USA Softball Player of the Year award, has led the No. 2 Bruins with […]

UCLA softball says camaraderie is vital to its success

UCLA is having one of its most successful seasons in Bruin softball history, earning the No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Bruins say they owe a large portion of this success to true camaraderie.Junior infielder Gracie Goulder believes the Bruins’ maintenance of friendships within the team is an important UCLA strength. Friendships off […]

After losing first game, UCLA softball wins ASU series 2-1

Like cracking open a safe, the UCLA softball team kept trying different combinations at the plate, attempting to figure out how to hit against one of the most dominant pitchers in the country. After being shut out by Arizona State pitcher and Player of the Year candidate Dallas Escobedo on Thursday, the No. 2 Bruins […]

Softball loses first game of ASU series, drops out of Pac-12 title race

It all came down to a matchup between two of the top 10 players in the country. In the top of the seventh inning Thursday night, with No. 2 UCLA trailing No. 3 Arizona State 2-0, UCLA junior pitcher Ally Carda stepped up to bat against Arizona State senior pitcher Dallas Escobedo with runners on […]

Softball faces Arizona State in regular season finale

Expect temperatures to rise in Tempe, Ariz., this week as No. 2 UCLA travels to the Grand Canyon state to bring the heat to No. 3 Arizona State University. A 46-5 record and building a new winning streak, UCLA is heating up just in time for its last series of the regular season. The Bruins’ first […]

UCLA softball defeats Stanford in two of three games

UCLA junior pitcher Ally Carda is one of 25 college softball players nominated for the 2014 national player of the year award. This weekend against Stanford, Carda showed why she should be considered a leading candidate. After Carda was credited with the pitching loss in Friday’s game, she bounced back with both her arm and […]

UCLA softball’s Stephany LaRosa hits stride going into Stanford series

Sometimes, a break from the game can be the best remedy for a slump. For the first month of the 2014 season, junior catcher Stephany LaRosa was stuck in one of the toughest hitting droughts of her career. But since being injured for two weeks in the beginning of March, she has turned her season […]