The situation was almost exactly the same. For the second year in a row, No. 6 UCLA (44-9, 18-4 Pac-12) had a Thursday-night game at No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman utility player Maddy Jelenicki was one of four Bruins to hit a home run on Thursday night against the Sun Devils. But three of those home runs, including Jelenicki’s in the fifth inning, were solo homers that didn’t put much of a dent in the Arizona State lead. Jelenicki said after the game that the Bruins need to work on producing more timely hits. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)

Call it déjà vu. Last season, UCLA softball went into the final series of its regular season against Arizona State with a chance to secure the Pac-12 title and failed. Read more...

Photo: Junior catcher/first baseman Brittany Moeai said the softball team prefers not to talk about the implications of this weekend’s important games. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)