This post was updated Feb. 20 at 10:55 p.m. With the Bruins down to their final out, up came Savannah Pola with a chance at redemption. Read more...
Photo: Savannah Pola awaits a pitch. The sophomore utility for UCLA softball batted .388 with three RBIs at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational and is hitting at a .444 clip overall in 2023. (Courtesy of Eric Hurd/UCLA athletics)
In the Bruins’ first test of the season against ranked opponents, they came away with two wins in as many games. To kick off its slate of five games at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational in Florida, No. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Woolery swings at the ball. The freshman infielder provided a grand slam for UCLA softball in its win over Alabama on Friday, her first home run as a Bruin. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
After sweeping all three Pac-12 weekly awards, the Bruins will look to build on their early-season success. In its only regular-season road trip to the east coast, No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez hands the ball to junior outfielder Lauryn Carter. In the early stages of her 35th consecutive season with UCLA softball, Inouye-Perez will lead the Bruins into Clearwater, Florida, for their second tournament of the season. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
Two no-hitters, a walk-off and a National Player of the Week selection. That’s what highlighted the beginning of the season for the Bruins as they wrapped up the 19th annual Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament, picking up three victories to maintain their undefeated record. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior utility Maya Brady goes to throw the ball in the infield. Brady’s performance at the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament earned her National Player of the Week honors from the NFCA, D1Softball and ExtraInningSoftball. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
Freshmen usually don’t have to follow up complete-game shutouts from a pair of veterans. This freshman didn’t follow them – she outdid them. Culminating in a no-hitter from Taylor Tinsley in her first career start, No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher/infielder Taylor Tinsley of UCLA softball stares into home plate as she begins her windup. Tinsley’s no-hitter against CSU Bakersfield on Saturday was the third shutout performance by a UCLA starting pitcher in four games. (Courtesy of Ross Turteltaub/UCLA athletics)
After narrowly missing a national championship in 2022, the Bruins will begin their season with a display of their depth and new talent. No. 2 UCLA softball will begin its 2023 campaign at home Thursday against Cal State Fullerton, followed by a game against CSU Bakersfield on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher/first baseman Megan Faraimo reaches the top of her backswing as she prepares to deliver a pitch. Faraimo tossed a trio of perfect games in 2022 and will have the chance to add another this weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA is coming off a 2021-2022 season in which none of its teams won a national championship for the first time since 2016-2017 and just the second time since 2002. Read more...
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