There is a blueprint for how to succeed in softball. Get runners on base, hit big with runners on and shore up the defense with good pitching. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior designated player/infielder Ramsey Suarez makes contact with the ball and looks toward left field. Suarez did not play during the 2025 season due to injury.(William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)
“Bomberrrrr.” As senior infielder Jordan Woolery stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the fifth, a fan made known the threat Woolery posed with her bat. Read more...
Photo: Senior infielder Jordan Woolery talks to her teammates. Woolery hit two home runs and drove in six of the Bruins’ 14 runs against the Badgers on Friday night. (Delilah Brumer/Daily Bruin)
The bountiful nature of spring in Southern California promises an excess of sunshine, beach days and calm, warm breezes. But for those inhabiting Easton Stadium, the season marks the start of Big Ten competition and even bigger opportunities. Read more...
Photo: Freshman pitcher Natalie Cable winds up as she prepares to deliver a pitch. Cable has recorded a 4-1 record and has struck out 26 batters so far this season. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated March 3 at 11:04 p.m. A prolific lineup gives a fighting chance to win any game. And the bats were swinging as the Bruins closed out their last nonconference tournament of the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior utility Megan Grant initiates her swing. Grant has hammered 16 home runs this season thus far, which is the most in the nation. The San Bruno, California, local is a two-time NFCA All-American, earning a First Team selection in 2025 and a Second Team selection in 2023. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated March 2 at 1:21 p.m. Historic feats breed legends. No. 9 UCLA softball (15-3) defeated East Texas A&M (5-15) 14-0 and No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez talks with an umpire and an opposing team’s coach at home plate before a game. Inouye-Perez has spent 20 years at the helm of UCLA softball and 33 years on the team’s coaching staff. She played with the Bruins from 1989 to 1993. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 26 at 9:45 p.m. Proving yourself as a team becomes harder after a loss. But three ranked losses may have been the motivation the Bruins needed to claw their way to six victories last weekend. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outfielder Rylee Slimp glances at her bat before stepping into the batter’s box. Slimp has recorded 20 hits, including seven extra-base hits, across 46 at-bats this season. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated March 2 at 1:17 p.m. Some teams might start packing up when they are down four runs to start the bottom of the seventh. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder Bri Alejandre barrels a ball. Alejandre has recorded 15 hits and six home runs in her first collegiate campaign thus far. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
