No. 5 seed UCLA softball (46-8, 19-5 Pac-12) will host No. 12 seed Duke (44-9, 19-3 ACC) in the Super Regionals this weekend for a best-of-three series. Read more...
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May 26, 1:15 pm
UCLA softball prevails in Los Angeles Regional with 28-run weekend
In 2019, the Bruins used two mercy-rule victories at Easton Stadium to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals. They went on to win the national championship. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore third baseman Thessa Malau’ulu catches the ball off a pickoff attempt against Oregon on April 2. No. 5 seed UCLA softball limited its three Los Angeles Regional opponents to three total runs. (Patrick Shao/Daily Bruin)
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May 22, 11:36 pm
Candid Carlson: Lack of offensive power may force UCLA softball out of NCAA tournament
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)
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May 22, 11:16 pm
AAPI representation in softball hits home for Megan Faraimo, Thessa Malau’ulu
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)
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May 22, 5:44 pm
UCLA softball razes Rebels in Los Angeles Regional Championship win
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)
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May 21, 4:52 pm
UCLA softball defeats LMU, advances to regional championship
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)
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May 20, 10:01 pm
UCLA softball leaps past Grand Canyon Antelopes in mercy-rule NCAA regional win
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)