Defense wins championships. It’s one of the oldest sayings in sports. Yet if something holds the Bruins back from winning their 13th national championship, it won’t be their defense. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball stand in a line facing the infield before a game against Utah on May 1. After being shut out thrice this season, the Bruins earned the No. 5 seed in the 2022 NCAA tournament, their lowest seeding in five years. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
A line of young girls waits for the Bruins to emerge from the clubhouse after every home game. Win or lose, members of the UCLA softball team file through the blue barricades in an orderly fashion, signing autographs and snapping pictures. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 22 at 11:10 p.m. The Bruins are advancing to their eighth consecutive Super Regionals in run-rule fashion. No. 5 seed UCLA softball (46-8, 19-5 Pac-12) defeated Ole Miss (41-19, 12-12 SEC) by a score of 9-1 in five innings to clinch the Los Angeles Regional Championship on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Members of No. 5 seed UCLA softball cheer on redshirt junior second baseman Anna Vines following her first home run of the season in a game against Ole Miss on Sunday. Vines drilled a three-run homer over the centerfield wall in the top of the third inning to guide the Bruins to the run-rule triumph in the Los Angeles Regional Championship. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 21 at 5:12 p.m. On an afternoon in which two respective conference pitchers of the year took turns in the circle, runs were hard to come by. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Megan Faraimo throws a pitch in a game against Loyola Marymount on Saturday. After giving up a home run in the opening inning, Faraimo threw six frames of shutout ball to secure No. 5 seed UCLA softball’s victory. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 20 at 10:28 p.m. The Bruins opened the postseason in mercy-rule fashion. No. 5 seed UCLA softball (44-8, 19-5 Pac-12) defeated Grand Canyon (39-15, 19-5 WAC) by a score of 12-1 in five innings Friday night at Easton Stadium to open the NCAA regionals. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior infielder Delanie Wisz runs to her teammates following her grand slam home run in No. 5 seed UCLA softball’s NCAA regional opener against Grand Canyon on Friday. Wisz set a career high in RBIs, with six, in the Bruins’ mercy-rule victory at Easton Stadium. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin)
Eight current Bruins were on the roster when their team won its 12th NCAA title in 2019. Over half of this year’s blue and gold squad was present during last year’s postseason run that ended in the quarterfinals of the Women’s College World Series. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior infielder Briana Perez swings at a pitch in a game against Utah on April 29. Perez is one of eight current UCLA softball players from the team’s 2019 championship-winning roster. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 18 at 10:30 p.m. The Bruins’ postseason path is set. During Sunday’s selection show, UCLA softball (43-8, 19-5 Pac-12) was awarded the No. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball stand together during their final regular season game Saturday. The Bruins will host the Los Angeles Regional for the seventh consecutive postseason after being named the No. 5 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
