This post was updated on May 29 at 11:40 p.m. The Bruins were two outs away from the end of their season Sunday evening when Gabrielle Maurice stepped to the plate. Read more...
Photo: Down by a run, UCLA softball needed to score to keep its season alive. Junior left fielder Gabrielle Maurice gave her team what it needed, launching a solo shot to keep the series alive. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins couldn’t scratch a run across all weekend long and dropped their final three games of the season. UCLA baseball (25-31, 12-18 Pac-12) never got any offensive momentum going as Oregon State (35-19, 16-14) outscored the Bruins 10-0 over the course of the weekend set in Corvallis, Oregon. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Grant Dyer finished off his NCAA career with a quality start on Saturday. In his final four outings, the righty averaged more than eight innings and seven strikeouts per start. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball’s nine-game winning streak came to a screeching halt Saturday evening. The No.12 Bruins (38-14-1, 16-5-1 Pac-12) were hit hard in the first game of the super regional series against the No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Paige McDuffee, who came in during the second inning to relieve sophomore pitcher Johanna Grauer, pitched only one inning in Saturday’s loss to Oregon. McDuffee posted a stat line of five hits, six earned runs, a walk, a home run allowed and only one strikeout. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Battle of the Editors: Next year’s Daily Bruin Sports editors square off in their first co-publication ever. The new kids at the helm argue who they think should be UCLA’s rookie of the year. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Jose Hernandez powered the Bruin offense this season. The Pac-12 Freshman of the Year scored 11 goals and had four assists, leading the team with 26 points. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA softball’s road to the Women’s College World Series winds through familiar territory this weekend. On Saturday, the No.12 Bruins will travel north to take on the No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball faces a dangerous Oregon team in the super regionals. Pitching from sophomore Johanna Grauer will be key in limiting the Ducks’ potent offense. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
We have a running tally in the sports section of all the clichéd responses we receive during interviews. When training new writers, we place special emphasis on answers that don’t count as answers because they are so unoriginal. Read more...
Photo: Quarterback Josh Rosen caused a stir first with his hot tub post and then a political statement against Donald Trump. Rosen responded to UCLA’s record deal with Under Armour by reminding everyone that college athletes are still amateurs. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
At the beginning of the season, anyone who cared about Pac-12 baseball would have circled this series on their calendar. UCLA and Oregon State entered the year as the top two Pac-12 teams in four separate preseason polls – Collegiate Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball started the season as a favorite for the Pac-12 title, but currently ranks 10th in the conference standings. Junior Luke Perisco (pictured) – who’s sported a .372 batting average in Pac-12 play – has been one of the bright spots in a disappointing year. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
