The Bruins’ quest for their second national championship will begin in Auburn, Alabama. UCLA baseball (38-22, 19-11 Pac-12) received an at-large bid for the NCAA regional on Monday, with the Bruins set to travel to the home of the No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball players observe a game from the dugout. The Bruins were placed in the NCAA Auburn Regional, which is set to begin Friday. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins and Sooners – the sport’s most recent champions – are also the two highest remaining seeds in the tournament. But it’s the former that holds the edge in Women’s College World Series appearances. Read more...
Photo: Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez coaches redshirt senior infielder Kinsley Washington during a postseason game. Inouye-Perez and Washington were part of UCLA softball’s 2019 championship-winning team. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 30 at 11:36 p.m. There was trouble brewing in the bottom of the ninth. Redshirt sophomore right-hander Kelly Austin was into his second inning of work, having clung onto a one-run lead his previous inning. The leadoff batter for the Beavers reached on an infield single. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 3 seed UCLA baseball talk on the mound in a game May 15. The Bruins were eliminated from the Pac-12 tournament Saturday night after losing to No. 2 seed Oregon State in walk-off fashion. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 30 at 11:34 p.m. On Friday, the Bruins overcame a two-run deficit. On Saturday, a two-run lead of their own was erased. They scored the game’s next six runs to book their tickets to Oklahoma City. “It’s a dogfight,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 5 seed UCLA softball celebrate with redshirt sophomore Maya Brady after the center fielder drilled a solo home run over the left field fence in the fourth inning against No. 12 seed Duke on Saturday. Brady tallied a 3-for-4 outing, including two RBIs, to help the Bruins advance to their 31st Women’s College World Series appearance. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin)
The Beavers crossed the plate 22 times Saturday. They tallied 28 hits, breaking their all-time hit record. They smacked two home runs and blistered nine doubles. But when redshirt sophomore catcher Tommy Beres stepped up to the plate in the bottom half of the 10th inning, he found his team tied with the Beavers at 22 runs apiece. Read more...
Photo: No. 3 seed UCLA baseball redshirt sophomore catcher Tommy Beres swings at a pitch in a game April 16. Beres launched his first career home run Saturday against No. 2 seed Oregon State to give the Bruins a walk-off win. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins got revenge on the Golden Bears to stave off elimination. No. 3 seed UCLA baseball (37-21, 19-11 Pac-12) defeated No. 6 seed California (29-27, 14-16) on Friday night in Scottsdale, Arizona by a score of 9-7 to stay alive in the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Photo: Freshman shortstop Ethan Gourson loads up to swing at a pitch at the plate. Gourson gave No. 3 seed UCLA baseball the lead in the top of the 10th with its win over No. 6 seed California in the Pac-12 tournament on Friday. (Olivia Simons/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 27 at 11:31 p.m. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Megan Faraimo entered the game as a pinch hitter. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Megan Faraimo throws a pitch during No. 5 seed UCLA softball’s Los Angeles Super Regional opener against No. 12 seed Duke. Faraimo fanned 10 batters and hit a go-ahead two-RBI single to propel the blue and gold to a win Friday. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin)
