The Bruins lost their first game of the postseason, picking up 11 strikeouts – the second-most they’ve recorded this season. Redshirt senior shortstop Maya Brady struck out three times for the first time in three years and for the first time by a single pitcher. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball stand on the diamond. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 30 at 3:30 p.m. The journey to a championship can be tumultuous. Whether it’s the path that upended the Bruins last season or the lightning delay that moved Thursday’s start back two hours, the trek is never easy. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore infielder Jordan Woolery yells after reaching a base. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 11:02 p.m. Lifelong bonds are forged from neighborhood diamonds to star-studded Oklahoma City. Graduate student outfielder Jadelyn Allchin and redshirt seniors shortstop Maya Brady, catcher Sharlize Palacios and outfielder Janelle Meoño have all starred in the Women’s College World Series before – but for the first time, the quartet will do it together. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Jadelyn Allchin runs home after hitting a home run, where members of UCLA softball, including redshirt senior shortstop Maya Brady, wait. The outfielder has notched five home runs and 32 RBIs this season for the Bruins. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:56 p.m. Aspirations vary wildly in the kaleidoscope of childhood dreams. While some children envision themselves as an astronaut or the next Hollywood star, young softball players dream of playing in the Women’s College World Series – a stage that garnered an average of 1.6 million viewers in 2023. Read more...
Photo: No. 6 seed UCLA softball huddles together. UCLA will take on No. 14 seed Alabama in the first round of the Women’s College World Series. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:58 p.m. Gabriela Jaquez was doing homework when she got a call on Mother’s Day. UCLA women’s basketball director of operations Pam Walker had an offer – the chance to add another Division I sport to the sophomore forward’s resume. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball’s Gabriela Jaquez claps. The sophomore forward joined the UCLA softball team as a pinch runner for the NCAA tournament. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 27 at 10:50 p.m. Savannah Pola looked lost two months into the season. Honored among the Pac-12’s best for her first two years in Westwood, the junior utility’s performance in her third campaign had not matched her previous output. Read more...
Photo: Savannah Pola jogs across the field. The junior utility recorded two walk-off hits in regional and super regional play. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
Taylor Tinsley grew up less than an hour’s drive from the University of Georgia. Despite Tinsley being a self-proclaimed Georgia Tech fan growing up, the rivalry between the two schools did not stop her from pursuing opportunities with the rival. Read more...
Photo: Taylor Tinsley winds up to throw a pitch. The sophomore threw seven innings of one-run ball in the second game of the Los Angeles super regional. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
