Saturday, May 30

Word from Walters: UCLA softball’s underclassmen are essential to the team

Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery dominate headlines. And for good reason, as the “Bruin Bombers” have racked up historic senior year campaigns, with Grant setting a single-season home run record with 40 and counting four-baggers, along with Woolery being on track to become the first player in NCAA history to boast a .500 batting average while hitting more than 30 home runs and plating more than 100 runners. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Aleena Garcia catches a ball as she stands on second base. Garcia notched a UCLA single-game postseason record Saturday with seven RBIs against UCF in the Los Angeles super regional. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


Word From Walters: Taylor Tinsley is UCLA softball’s key to postseason success

Jordan Chiles is That Girl. But Taylor Tinsley is UCLA softball’s rendition. The senior pitcher has pitched the sixth-most innings out of any pitcher in the nation, completing 215 frames while recording the second-most circle wins with 32 this season thus far. Read more...

Photo: Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley celebrates in the circle. Tinsley has held a 3.03-sub ERA across her four Westwood campaigns and has accrued 552 strikeouts across her collegiate career. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA softball Women’s College World Series predictions 2026

No. 8 seed UCLA softball (52-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face No. 1 seed Alabama (54-7, 19-5 SEC) at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon to kickstart its Women’s College World Series campaign. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore outfielder Rylee Slimp leans away from a ball that is angling toward her. Slimp, the Bruins’ leadoff hitter, boasts a nation-high 94 runs this season, and she has the third-highest batting average on the team with a .428 clip. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA softball set to face Alabama in 1st round of Women’s College World Series

The greatest show on dirt returns. Eight teams are set for the final showdown of the 2026 softball campaign. No. 8 seed UCLA softball (52-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face No. Read more...

Photo: Junior utility Soo-Jin Berry eyes the opposing pitcher as the Iowa transfer stands in the batter’s box. Berry recorded a five-game hitting streak across the Bruins’ regional and super regional contests. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA track and field to continue season in Arkansas, approach end of campaign

This post was updated May 27 at 11:22 p.m. Track and field athletes are no stranger to long, strenuous seasons. But the Bruins will enter the homestretch of their season with postseason aspirations on the horizon. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins celebrate the men’s team victory against the Trojans at Katherine B. Loker Stadium. Track and field director Joanna Hayes leads the lap as she stretches out her arms. Hayes is in her second year at the helm of UCLA track and field. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Scouting report: UCLA softball vs. Alabama

This post was updated May 27 at 11:07 p.m. No. 8 seed UCLA softball (52-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face No. 1 seed Alabama (54-7, 19-5 SEC) on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the Women’s College World Series. Read more...

Photo: Senior infielder Jordan Woolery pumps her fists and yells as she celebrates an out in UCLA’s 14-4 victory against UCF on Saturday. Woolery is on track to become the first player in NCAA history to post a .500-plus batting average while hitting more than 30 home runs and driving in more than 100 runners. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)