Senior pitcher Ally Carda threw her arms up and put her hands behind her head, as her chin sunk to her chest. There was no need to see the ball fly over the left field wall. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Delaney Spaulding hit two home runs this weekend in UCLA’s series loss to Arizona State. She has a current batting average of .410 for the season. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
The situation was almost exactly the same. For the second year in a row, No. 6 UCLA (44-9, 18-4 Pac-12) had a Thursday-night game at No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman utility player Maddy Jelenicki was one of four Bruins to hit a home run on Thursday night against the Sun Devils. But three of those home runs, including Jelenicki’s in the fifth inning, were solo homers that didn’t put much of a dent in the Arizona State lead. Jelenicki said after the game that the Bruins need to work on producing more timely hits. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
Call it déjà vu. Last season, UCLA softball went into the final series of its regular season against Arizona State with a chance to secure the Pac-12 title and failed. Read more...
Photo: Junior catcher/first baseman Brittany Moeai said the softball team prefers not to talk about the implications of this weekend’s important games. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
At the end of baseball postgame interviews, hitters and pitchers often thank one another for their separate contributions to the game on offense and defense. When it comes to UCLA softball, however, the two can come together, just as they did for senior Ally Carda during UCLA’s weekend sweep of Arizona. Read more...
Photo: Ally Carda got the win in all three games she pitched in the Bruin’s weekend sweep of the Wildcats. The senior added four RBIs at the plate. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
It wasn’t a typical night for UCLA’s softball team, but it sure was a successful one. The Bruins honored nine seniors on Sunday prior to their contest against the No. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA softball team completed a three-game series sweep over Arizona posting a 9-1 win on Friday, a 6-3 victory on Saturday and sealing the final game of the series with a 15-7 win on Sunday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Looking at the stat sheets, it takes a while to find a marked difference between No. 7 UCLA and No. 14 Arizona. The team’s batting averages are almost identical: UCLA is ranked No. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda faces the nation’s best offense in terms of batting average this weekend: the Arizona Wildcats. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
It’s the top of the fifth inning, the Bruins clinging to a 4-3 lead, and the game stops – pitching change. Emerging from the bullpen on the third-base line, senior pitcher Ally Carda walks toward the mound. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda (left) and senior catcher Stephany LaRosa (right) have cultivated a strong bond that extends beyond their pitcher-catcher relationship on the field. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
