This post was updated May 10 at 12:28 a.m. PALO ALTO – Thursday marked the beginning of a heat wave. With temperatures inching closer to summer-like weather in the Bay Area, the shade-deprived Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium served as the battleground for the Bruins’ first 2024 Pac-12 softball tournament contest of the season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Terry swings her arm as she sends a pitch toward a batter. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 8 at 2:05 p.m. Rarely does a second attempt at a title come with the knowledge of finality. But the second Pac-12 tournament also marks the conference’s final event before its demise. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Terry swings her arm. Terry was named the 2024 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 7 at 9:27 p.m. No. 1 seed UCLA softball (34-10, 17-4 Pac-12) is headed to Palo Alto for the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball run out to home plate. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
For the 13th time in Pac-12 history, the Bruins were named regular season champions – solidifying the program as the most victorious in conference history. Claiming the Pac-12 regular season crown, No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior shortstop Maya Brady holds the bat. Brady moved into second in career home runs for UCLA over the weekend. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
A year ago, junior pitcher Mackenzie Ficke was on UCLA’s club softball team. On Tuesday afternoon, she made her first start at the DI level. “This team has been incredibly supportive,” Ficke said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore utility Megan Grant holds the bat. Grant had six RBIs on Tuesday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins will head to the hot Arizona desert with a chance to win their final Pac-12 regular season championship. “Our team is just so excited to play and show our stuff,” said junior pitcher Mackenzie Ficke. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball smile. (Jessica Allen/Daily Bruin)
Wildcat pitcher Aissa Silva was perfect through four innings behind a comfortable seven-run lead. But Megan Grant and the Bruins weren’t about to allow Silva to go the distance. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball huddle up as they celebrate on Senior Day. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
