The fight for the Pac-12 will come down to the wire. With just one weekend left in the regular season, No. 3 UCLA softball (45-3, 19-2 Pac-12) is right in the thick of the battle to determine which team will claim the conference title. Winning the conference title gives the team an automatic spot in […]
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Bruins add on to series-winning streak with two-game victory against Cardinals
The Bruins snapped one streak this weekend but kept another intact. No. 2 UCLA softball (45-3, 19-2 Pac-12) dropped game one but won the next two against Stanford (32-15, 8-10) to extend its series winning streak to seven – but ending its streak of sweeps at two. “We’re in the part of the season where […]
Softball heads to Stanford with penultimate regular season series on the line
The Bruins are approaching the final stretch. No. 2 UCLA softball (43-2, 17-1 Pac-12) will head north this weekend to face Stanford (31-12, 7-8) for its penultimate series of the season and last road series of 2019. With UCLA’s series against No. 6 Arizona next weekend likely to decide which team claims the regular season […]
Softball finds sisterhood with UCLA gymnastics, inspired by enthusiasm and energy
In the second inning UCLA’s 10-0 win over Utah on Sunday, freshman catcher Colleen Sullivan called timeout and visited sophomore pitcher Holly Azevedo in the circle. This came after the Utes had runners on second and third with one out. While those two were talking strategy, sophomore utility Kinsley Washington battled redshirt junior first baseman […]
Softball advances winning streak with 10-0 annihilation of Utah, completing sweep
Make it eight wins in a row for the Bruins. No. 2 UCLA softball (43-2, 17-1 Pac-12) secured a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Utah (15-32, 4-14) on Sunday for the fifth sweep in its sixth Pac-12 series. “It was a great weekend,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “What I’m most proud of is how our pitchers […]
Softball run rules Utah to claim victory fueled by strong hitting performance
More than a third of the Bruins’ wins this season have been mercy rules. No. 2 UCLA softball (42-2, 16-1 Pac-12) beat unranked Utah (15-31, 4-13) 9-1 at Easton Stadium on Saturday night for its 16th run-rule victory of 2019. Saturday’s five-inning win – and UCLA’s second win in the series – also pushed the […]
No. 2 UCLA softball secures 3-0 win over Utah after slow start
It was tied, and then it wasn’t. No. 2 UCLA softball (41-2, 15-1 Pac-12) edged out unranked Utah (15-30, 4-12) on Friday night for the 3-0 victory. The two teams were scoreless through the first five innings of the game, as the pitching duel between redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia and Utah pitcher Hailey Hilburn […]