Monday, May 18

Softball slides past Missouri with mercy-rule victory, advances to regional finals

The Bruins continue to outplay their opponents on both sides of the ball. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (48-5, 20-4 Pac-12) defeated Missouri (33-24, 12-12 SEC) in five innings by a score of 9-1 to advance to the championship of the Los Angeles Regional. Read more...

Photo: Junior center fielder Bubba Nickles hit two home runs in UCLA softball’s win over Missouri on Saturday. Nickles also recorded five RBIs, good for a new career high. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Softball smothers Weber State in no-hitter to begin Los Angeles Regional

There were 12 hits in total Friday night and the Bruins had all of them. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (47-5, 20-4 Pac-12) secured a 6-0 win in its opening game in the Los Angeles Regional over Weber State (26-20, 14-2 Big Sky) behind a combined no-hitter from redshirt junior Rachel Garcia and sophomore Holly Azevedo. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Rachel Garcia threw six perfect innings and notched 13 strikeouts in UCLA softball’s win over Weber State on Friday night in the first game of the Los Angeles Regional. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Softball set to host Weber State in opener of NCAA regionals as No. 2 seed

This post was updated on May 17 at 11:15 a.m. The Bruins’ postseason begins this weekend. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (46-5, 20-4 Pac-12) will host Weber State (26-19, 14-2 Big Sky) on Friday night to begin the Los Angeles regional of the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore shortstop Briana Perez went 2-for-11 in UCLA softball’s series last weekend against Arizona. Coming off their first and only series loss of the season against the Wildcats, the Bruins will begin postseason play in the NCAA regionals Friday. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Softball shares Pac-12 title with Washington, receives several conference honors

The Bruins’ 10-year drought is over. No. 3 UCLA softball (46-5, 20-4 Pac-12) concluded the regular season by earning a share of the Pac-12 title – its first conference championship since 2009 – and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pitcher Megan Faraimo earned this season’s Pac-12 Freshman of the Year award, becoming the third consecutive Bruin to receive the honor. Faraimo finished the regular season with a 1.33 ERA. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball drops regular-season finale, ceding first series loss to Arizona

Despite co-clinching the conference title for the first time in a decade, the Bruins left Easton Stadium on Saturday with their first series loss of the season. Read more...

Photo: Senior third baseman Brianna Tautalafua was one of the seven seniors honored Saturday in UCLA softball’s regular season finale against Arizona. In the Bruins’ loss to the Wildcats, Tautalafua went 0-for-3. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


Softball guarantees spot as Pac-12 champion with win over Arizona

The Bruins are conference champions. No. 2 UCLA softball (46-4, 20-3 Pac-12) came back to top No. 6 Arizona (41-12, 18-5) 5-4 on Friday night at Easton Stadium, joint-clinching the Pac-12 trophy with No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore pitcher Holly Azevedo took home the win Friday night in UCLA softball’s victory against Arizona. The Bruins will conclude the series against the Wildcats on Saturday. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Softball fails to hold onto early lead in loss to first game of Arizona series

The Bruins were outmatched by their conference rival. No. 3 UCLA softball (45-4, 19-3 Pac-12) fell to No. 6 Arizona (41-11, 18-4) at home Thursday night by a score of 5-3. Read more...

Photo: Senior third baseman Brianna Tautalafua went 2-for-3 in UCLA softball’s series-opener against Arizona on Thursday night. Despite a home run by Tautalafua in the fourth inning, the Bruins fell 5-3 to the Wildcats. (Daniel Leibowittz/Daily Bruin staff)



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