ROSETTE GONZALES Senior pitcher Amanda
Freed, in the circle for UCLA’s first loss on Saturday.
The team hopes to win today against Cal State Fullerton.
By Michael Sneag
Daily Bruin Contributor
Well it had to happen some time.
The UCLA softball team couldn’t keep winning forever.
The Bruins suffered their first loss of the season, and in the
process, their 52-game winning streak against non-conference
opponents ended last Saturday against Long Beach State, losing 3-2
in nine innings. The good news is that a new streak was started
immediately as the Bruins (17-1) won the second half of the
doubleheader 10-0.
The chance to extend the streak starts on Wednesday as the
Bruins host Cal State Fullerton (8-7) for a doubleheader at Easton
Stadium. The first game starts at 1 p.m.
The challenge lies not only in creating a new streak, but in
forgetting the LBSU game ““ not ignoring it, but not lingering
on the could haves and should haves.
“We need to be focused on the things that we need to get
better at every single day,” head coach Sue Enquist said.
“For us it is about setting mini goals every day, buying
into them, and accomplishing them.
“However, I care about winning every game and it
doesn’t matter where or who we are playing.”
The Bruins hope to continue their offensive domination (the team
is hitting .415), and not let letting the 13 runners left on base
in the loss affect their confidence. All the while pitchers Amanda
Freed and Keira Goerl continue to work their magic from the
pitching circle.
Cal State Fullerton, a team that has finished in the Top 25 the
past two seasons and last year compiled a 48-14 record, knows that
the Bruins will be eager to bounce back.
And when one Compares Cal State Fullerton’s stats, the
Bruins enjoy obvious advantages on almost every single aspect of
the game.
But, as proved by what happened last weekend, the game is played
on the field, not in the stat books.