This post was updated Feb. 10 at 11:42 p.m. The Bruins played just 25 innings across five games on opening weekend, mercy-ruling their opponents in each contest. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Megan Grant stands in the batter’s box as she prepares to swing. Grant hammered five home runs across the five-game weekend slate. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Pure domination defined the Bruins’ start to the 2026 campaign. After a lead off home run from sophomore left fielder Rylee Slimp to start the day, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball readies itself for the inaugural game of its 2026 campaign against UC Santa Barbara. The Bruins won 18-1 against the Gauchos in five innings. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 12:07 a.m. UCLA softball is back at square one after losing in extra innings to Tennessee at last year’s Women’s College World Series. Read more...
Photo: Senior infielder Jordan Woolery yells toward the UCLA dugout while celebrating on third base. The Walnut Creek, California, local notched a .424 batting average and drove in a team-leading 86 runs last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 9:56 p.m. No. 10 UCLA softball begins its 2026 season Friday, and an offseason filled with transfers, graduating players and freshmen recruits helped the squad take on a new look. Read more...
Photo: Associate head coach Lisa Fernandez smiles. Fernandez is in her 28th season on the UCLA coaching staff. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
One of NCAA softball’s biggest names announced his retirement. Kirk Walker is stepping away from collegiate softball after 41 years of coaching at all levels of the sport. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA softball coach Kirk Walker talks to an umpire outside of the Bruins’ dugout. Walker was a softball coach for 41 years prior to his retirement. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 25 at 3:55 p.m. “There’s no crying in baseball.” Tom Hanks delivers this notable line in “A League of Their Own,” a film that retells the founding of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Read more...
Photo: AUSL athletes and UCLA alumnae Delanie Wisz, Sharlize Palacios, Maya Brady, Megan Faraimo and Bubba Nickles-Camarena stand on a softball diamond, surrounded by flashing cameras. Eight former Bruin players contributed to the AUSL’s inaugural season in 2025, and four hoisted the championship trophy. (Photos Courtesy of Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Photo Illustration by Desiree Gonzalez/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:28 p.m. UCLA Athletics is no longer the new fish in the pond. After its inaugural year in the Big Ten, UCLA made its name known, winning four Big Ten tournament championships. Read more...
Photo: Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff
