Softball trounces Ohio in mercy-rule victory, postpones other spring-break games because of rain

At the outset, the UCLA softball team figured to have a busy week.
But by Sunday, of the six games originally scheduled for the week, only one was played; the other five were all washed out by the spring showers that repeatedly hit the Los Angeles area.

The Long Beach Marriott Invitational will have UCLA softball splitting time between playing five other teams and taking care of finals and papers

It’s that time of the quarter again.

When the UCLA softball team packs up for its next series of games this weekend, the inventory will include books, laptops and highlighters, in addition to the usual bats, cleats and road uniforms.

Not that the players will be engaging in voluntary book clubs anytime soon ““ far from it.

“It’s tournament season, and your mind is on softball; you don’t want to go home later and study,” senior second baseman GiOnna DiSalvatore said.