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.

Mansi Sheth: Sports writing turns page to different opportunities

I think that at some point, every senior has an end-of-college crisis. Mine came while I was filling out the activities section of my medical school application. Daily Bruin Sports: assistant editor and senior staffer. That’s it? Four years of writing wraps on wraps on previews on wraps while spending countless hours in the windowless […]