Nine different players contributed with a home run last weekend, whether it was senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding, who hit .706, or freshman third baseman Bubba Nickles, who scored a team-leading eight runs. Read more...
Photo: Kylee Perez went 5-for-19 to hit .579 in the first five games of the season. The junior second baseman also hit a home run and four doubles. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
No. 8 UCLA softball scored 48 runs in five games last weekend. The opposition scored two. “We have been attacking the strike zone, allowed for no free passes and provided confidence in our offense,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...
Photo: Delaney Spaulding tore it up in the first five games of the season. The senior shortstop hit .706 with two home runs and six RBIs. (Nick Kardan/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball has left the women’s College World Series empty-handed two years running. “We haven’t been able to finish the season the way that we would like to,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...
Photo: Senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding, was recently named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Three UCLA softball players secured spots on the 2017 USA Softball Women’s National Team. Bruin alumna Ally Carda, sophomore Paige Halstead and senior Delaney Spaulding were all named to the team after a four-day tryout camp last week. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Ally Carda earned her third stint with the Women’s National Team. The former Bruin pitcher/first baseman earned back-to-back Pac-12 Player of the Year honors in 2014 and 2015. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Kevin Love was back for one more eight-clap. Russell Westbrook led a 8 clap at Pauley when he donated. Kevin Love wanted his chance to lead one with @uclatheden. Read more...
Photo: Adam Krikorian coached the USA women’s water polo team to two gold medals. The former water polo standout drew inspiration from other athletes and coaches during his time in Westwood. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Since childhood, she has always been a Bubba among Madilyns. On nearly every softball team that she has played for, Madilyn Nickles has shared a first name with at least one teammate. Read more...
Photo: Madilyn Nickles will offer the Bruins tremendous depth in the circle. The freshman will join three battle-tested pitchers as well as highly touted redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia. (USA Softball)
Softball is returning to the Olympics in 2020, a move that one three-time gold medalist said was a long time coming. Lisa Fernandez, a four-time All-American pitcher who led the Bruin softball team to two NCAA championship victories, was surprised when the International Olympic Committee decided to drop softball from the games after 2008. Read more...
Photo: The International Olympic Committee voted softball back into the lineup of Olympic sports last week, much to the UCLA assistant coach Lisa Fernandez’ liking. Fernandez was a member of the inaugural gold-medal winning team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
