UCLA softball focuses on the ‘now’ as season progresses

Each Bruin has a playbook that carries the printed image of a clock. What purpose does a photocopy of a clock, with ink hands that cannot move, serve UCLA softball players? The answer is timing, but not by numbers. This timepiece is different: The word “NOW” replaces each hour. No. 2 UCLA will host Pac-12 […]

Jessica Hall leads Bruins to shutout win over Matadors

UCLA senior pitcher Jessica Hall is well aware that her four-year career at UCLA is nearing its finale. “I’m focusing on the opportunities that I’m given,” Hall said on Monday morning. “Just coming out and knowing that these are my last couple times to ever play softball, to ever play at home and in front […]

Softball freshmen to display talent in second half of season

A fresh crop of new players has come in and cultivated a fruitful season for the UCLA softball team so far this year. Two freshmen – outfielder Gabrielle Maurice and shortstop Delaney Spaulding – have started in more than half of UCLA’s games thus far. Freshman outfielder Jelly Felix has also emerged lately, hitting a […]

No. 2 UCLA softball holds off Cal State Fullerton to win

Freshman outfielder Jelly Felix’s childhood dream of playing for the UCLA softball team has already become a reality. Now, she’s going for more. In UCLA’s 5-2 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Thursday night, Felix played like an established veteran. Her three-run home run in the top of the second inning turned a 1-0 UCLA […]

Kodi Lavrusky balances women’s soccer, softball

Kodi Lavrusky is not looking to be the center of attention. “She’s just very quiet like that. … I’ve seen articles that coaches have written say that she might not say two words to you if you didn’t say stuff to her,” said Lavrusky’s father, Charles Lavrusky. As much as the UCLA sophomore has tried […]

UCLA drops two games against Oregon in weekend series

No. 3 Oregon presented itself as a threat to top-ranked UCLA this weekend. But the Bruins went 1-2 in their three-game series against the Ducks. The Bruins traveled to Eugene, Ore. to play the afternoon games against their Pac-12 opponent, returning with a 9-3 conference record and a 34-4 overall record. The Ducks beat the […]