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)
A three-run homer – the third of the night – gave the Wildcats a lead they would run with. No. 6 UCLA softball (29-10, 13-4 Pac-12) fell 8-4 to No. Read more...
Photo: Arizona fans celebrate at Easton Stadium during a win over UCLA softball. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
Wildcats can occasionally be seen high up in trees. But only Megan Grant’s home run ball could be spotted in the canopies Friday night. “There’s been some pretty big bombs,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore utility Megan Grant swings the bat. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 25 at 11:37 p.m. Last year on Senior Day, then-graduate student Aaliyah Jordan stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball come together. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
A fresh bat was the answer the Bruins needed. With the game tied at two in the sixth inning, redshirt senior catcher Sharlize Palacios stepped up to the batter’s box as a pinch hitter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball redshirt senior catcher Sharlize Palacios holds the bat above her head. Palacios recorded her 11th homerun of the year Tuesday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Last year, NiJaree Canady’s debut against UCLA spurred a battle of the pitchers. But during the Bruins’ weekend trip north, the circle was assumed by a new ace. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore infielder Jordan Woolery pushes off the base. (Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin)
