The sunlight strained Alyssa Tiumalu’s eyes more than ever. With recent concussions weighing on her brain, she was sensitive to being outside in the bright California sun. When she went inside to read for class, she had a hard time staying focused. She was wrought with frequent headaches and nagging pains. She wasn’t herself. “It’s […]
Category Archives: Softball
Freshman Jelly Felix earns spot in softball’s starting ranks
Freshman outfielder Jelly Felix didn’t come into the season as a starter for the UCLA softball team. While two other freshmen – outfielder Gabrielle Maurice and shortstop Delaney Spaulding – began the year as starters, Felix had to work her way toward a starting position during the course of this season. “You know, (Jelly) in […]
Bruin softball sweeps series with Cal Golden Bears
Mild temperatures and rainy conditions in Berkeley couldn’t put a damper on the UCLA softball team’s torrid offense this weekend. After the first game was cancelled due to a rain-out, the No. 2 Bruins (44-4, 15-3 Pac 12) scored 23 runs in the span of two days to capture a three-game sweep of the California […]
UCLA softball’s Allexis Bennett leads team into California series
The UCLA softball team had to play its first 27 games of the season without its vocal leader in the outfield. Sophomore outfielder Allexis Bennett was suspended for the winter quarter because of violation of team rules, forcing her to miss all of UCLA’s 27 games during that period. “It was rough,” Bennett said after […]
UCLA softball embodies ‘mission first, team always’
Before Monday’s doubleheader against Long Beach State, UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez mentioned a quote to her team. The quote came from Norman Shindle, and it reads: “A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others.” The No. 2 UCLA softball team […]
UCLA softball overcomes Long Beach State in doubleheader
Although the doubleheader between UCLA and Long Beach State took place at a public recreation park in Lakewood, Calif., the games were hardly a walk in the park for either team. No. 2 UCLA (41-4, 12-3 Pac-12) trailed in both the first and second game of its doubleheader against Long Beach State (33-13, 10-2 Big […]
UCLA softball sweeps Oregon State series
Nearly every seat was accounted for at the Easton Softball Stadium on Saturday. And nearly every set of hands in the crowd shot into the air as the Bruins made the third out in the pivotal inning that could have prevented No. 2 UCLA from sweeping Oregon State. UCLA opened the Oregon State series on Thursday […]