Division I softball consists of 32 conferences, yet the Pac-12 has taken home 23 of the 33 national championship trophies. “There is no conference that can stand toe-to-toe with the Pac-12,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...
Photo: Assistant coach Lisa Fernandez is a big reason why, historically, the Pac-12 has been such a dominant force in collegiate softball. As a player at UCLA, she took home conference Player of the Year in each of her final three years. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Seasons are comprised of streaks, and UCLA softball is riding a season-long eight-game victory run. Stanford (18-27, 1-17 Pac-12) joins Cal State Fullerton, California and Cal State Northridge as No. Read more...
Photo: Utility Kylee Perez had a record weekend as the UCLA softball team swept Stanford. In the first of three games, the freshman tied UCLA’s single-game hits record with five. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)
Pac-12 play is winding down for UCLA softball, but the Bruins are the most confident they’ve been all season long. “(Our confidence is) really good. It’s really high,” said senior outfielder Gabrielle Maurice. Read more...
Photo: Junior Selina Ta’amilo and the Bruins will head up to Stanford to take on the Cardinal in their second-to-last conference series. UCLA is currently on a five-game win streak. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
No. 12 UCLA softball picked up a nonconference win over Cal State Northridge on Wednesday, defending a tight lead for seven innings in a close matchup before breaking the score in the seventh inning to win 5-0. Read more...
Photo: Gabrielle Maurice had an RBI single to open up the scoring in the second inning. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez didn’t sugarcoat the difficulties of playing a midweek game. “I think midweeks are always a challenge,” Inouye-Perez said. “It’s actually not always a great thing. Read more...
Photo: In last week’s midweek contest against Cal State Fullerton, senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding went 2-for-4 with a run scored. UCLA will face Cal State Northridge – another midweek opponent – Wednesday. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez preaches to her team to win every inning. And when all the innings were added up from this weekend’s series against California, the result was a sweep. Read more...
Photo: Senior outfielder Gabrielle Maurice blasted a shot to left-center that almost cleared the wall. Even though it didn’t, it was good enough for a walk-off double. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball will be looking into a mirror this weekend against California. Both have similar records and both are coming off midweek, nonconference victories – UCLA against Cal State Fullerton and Cal over Sacramento State. Read more...
Photo: UCLA got through its midweek matchup without putting redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia in the circle, which could help them against Cal, who used its primary pitcher in its Tuesday game. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
