The year is 1980. UCLA’s softball program, helmed by now-Hall of Famers head coach Sharron Backus and assistant coach Sue Enquist, is just in its sixth year of existence. Read more...
Photo: Associate head coach Lisa Fernandez (left) is pictured. Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez (right) is pictured. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Alexis Ramirez was flying high during the Opening Weekend of her sophomore year. She boasted a .455 batting average, hit a home run and recorded three runs along with five hits in just 11 at-bats. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore catcher/utility Alexis Ramirez stands on base; Ramirez loads up for a swing; Ramirez stands behind the plate wearing catcher’s gear. (Left to right: Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor, Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor, Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Being a Bruin has been nothing short of a dream come true. Ever since I was four years old, I dreamt of playing at Easton Stadium, competing for a national championship and representing this program with everything in me. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Taylor Stephens stands in the batter’s box while gearing up for a swing. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Around this time last year, I was finishing up my last year of undergraduate studies, overwhelmed with the opportunities presented to me through the transfer portal. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student outfielder Jessica Clements trots to home plate after hitting a home run. Clements played at Cal Poly for three years before transferring to UCLA in 2025. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
With No. 12 seed Texas Tech and No. 6 seed Texas set to battle it out in the Women’s College World Series final and UCLA softball officially out of the running, Assistant Sports editor Connor Dullinger gives his five main takeaways from the 2025 campaign. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder/utility Kaniya Bragg celebrates as she trots home and prepares to step on home plate after hitting a home run. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez has long talked about “Bruin magic.” And on the path to its eventual Women’s College World Series exit, No. 9 seed UCLA made its fair share of clutch moves when it mattered most. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility Megan Grant stands with a bat in her hands. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 1 at 10:50 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY – One out away from the end of the Bruins’ season, the story was written for NFCA First Team All-American juniors third baseman Jordan Woolery and first baseman Megan Grant – nicknamed “the Bruin Bombers” – to save UCLA’s run toward a national title. Read more...
Photo: No. 9 seed UCLA softball walks out of the dugout and prepares to shake hands with No. 7 seed Tennessee after losing 5-4 on a walk-off single. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
