Bruins’ softball team revs up style for home tournament

Now you see them. Now you don’t. The UCLA softball team has seemingly transformed its offense into a college softball version of the no-huddle spread offense this season, putting pressure on opponents with its speed and aggressive play. The Bruins will unveil their new style for the first time at home on Friday. At times, […]

UCLA softball goes 5-0 in tournament opener in Hawaii

The UCLA softball team went undefeated this weekend and opened its 2014 season with a tournament victory in Honolulu. This was UCLA’s fourth time participating in the Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic and the Bruins’ first time winning it. “We knew what we had coming,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “Historically, we don’t play well […]

UCLA softball leaves Honolulu as tournament champions

The 13th-ranked UCLA Bruins broke tradition this weekend and opened their 2014 softball season away from home in Honolulu at the Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic. This change-up clearly did not faze the Bruins, as they returned home as champions. UCLA junior pitcher Ally Carda said “aloha” to the 2014 season – and goodbye […]

UCLA softball steps up to season opener in Hawaii

By and large, the UCLA softball team will be stepping out of its comfort zone by playing a season-opening tournament in Honolulu. But one Bruin is going home. Sophomore infielder Mysha Sataraka, a native of Honolulu, will get the rare opportunity of playing in front of her parents, who were heavily responsible for her playing […]

A Bruin blueprint: Versatile softball team equipped for 2014

The pieces that make up the UCLA softball roster may be different this year, but the team blueprint is exactly the same. UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez conveniently makes an acronym for her team’s building schedule using the word “Bruins” throughout the season, which will begin on Feb. 6. “I spell out the season, ‘Bruins,’” […]

Softball sophomores earn silver with Team USA in international tournament

Rising sophomores Paige McDuffee and Mysha Sataraka of UCLA’s softball team thought their seasons had ended in a loss to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the NCAA Regionals on May 19. But both players were given the chance to play more softball this summer. Seventeen players were selected to compete on the United […]

Senior B.B. Bates went from a UCLA softball fan to a Bruin phenom

As an 11-year-old, B.B. Bates sat in the stands at Easton Stadium to witness her first collegiate softball game and watch future Olympic gold medalist Natasha Watley play shortstop for the Bruins. Right then and there, Bates knew that she wanted to play softball for UCLA.