Sunday, May 17

Nearing end of regular season, UCLA softball hopes to keep winning momentum

After clinching their third Pac-12 title in four seasons, the Bruins will conclude regular-season play with a nonconference doubleheader at home. No. 2 UCLA softball (48-4, 21-3 Pac-12) is set to face Loyola Marymount (25-17, 11-1 WCC) and San Diego State (32-13, 16-6 Mountain West) on Friday before heading to Tucson for the inaugural Pac-12 tournament next week. Read more...

Photo: Freshman utility Megan Grant eyes the ball on a swing. Grant’s 12 home runs are the second most on the team, trailing only redshirt junior utility Maya Brady. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)



‘We can push the limit’: UCLA softball clinches outright Pac-12 regular-season title

The stakes of high-level games do not affect Megan Faraimo. Or at least that’s what the redshirt senior pitcher says. “I do better when the pressure is on,” Faraimo said. Read more...

Photo: Megan Faraimo of UCLA softball goes through her pitching motion. The redshirt senior earned her 25th win of the season on Friday, making her the winningest pitcher in the nation. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)



UCLA softball works through ‘chaos’ to clinch home series over Arizona State

From delays to errors to a walk-off walk, the Bruins were in for a long night. Roaring fans electrified Easton Stadium well before sixth-year pitcher Brooke Yanez set foot in the circle Saturday night, as No. Read more...

Photo: Brooke Yanez goes into her final downswing as she prepares to deliver a pitch. The sixth-year pitcher for UCLA softball set a new career high with 116 pitches thrown in her outing Saturday night against Arizona State. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)


Despite pitching blunders, Megans lead UCLA softball to series-opening win

On her final downswing, Megan Faraimo sought to deliver a strike. The ball didn’t spin toward the strike zone. It found everything but, sailing high over the heads of both her catcher and the umpire. Read more...

Photo: Megan Faraimo looks into home plate between pitches. The redshirt senior pitcher for UCLA softball tied her season high with three home runs allowed Friday night but escaped with a nation-leading 23rd win. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


With final Pac-12 home series, UCLA softball looks to extend win streak

After 13 straight wins, the Bruins will head home for their final Pac-12 home series of the season. No. 2 UCLA softball (40-4, 15-3 Pac-12) will host Arizona State (27-17, 5-10) Friday through Sunday for the first time since its May 6-8 series a season ago, where the Bruins lost two out of three to the Sun Devils in Tempe. Read more...

Photo: Kirk Walker coaches redshirt senior outfielder Kelli Godin. The associate head coach is in his 22nd year with the program and his first in the position. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)



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