After bumps along the way, No. 12 UCLA softball finds itself back in Oklahoma City for its second-straight Women’s College World Series. Although they won 14 of their last 16 games, the Bruins hardly looked like a championship contender over the first couple months of the season. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore second baseman Kylee Perez ranks second on the Bruins with a .383 batting average. UCLA softball’s hitting and pitching will be key against No. 4 Auburn when the two face off in game one of the Women’s College World Series Thursday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

UCLA softball’s nine-game winning streak came to a screeching halt Saturday evening. The No.12 Bruins (38-14-1, 16-5-1 Pac-12) were hit hard in the first game of the super regional series against the No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior pitcher Paige McDuffee, who came in during the second inning to relieve sophomore pitcher Johanna Grauer, pitched only one inning in Saturday’s loss to Oregon. McDuffee posted a stat line of five hits, six earned runs, a walk, a home run allowed and only one strikeout. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins scored 14 of their 15 runs via the long ball last weekend. No. 12 UCLA softball – which finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in the NCAA – carried its offensive momentum into regional play by outscoring Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton 15-6 over the course of a three-game sweep. Read more...

Photo: Six Bruins hit a combined eight home runs while sweeping Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton this weekend. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)

UCLA softball will keep on dancing to the super regionals. The No. 12 Bruins knocked the Cal State Fullerton Titans out of regionals with a pair of third-inning homers. Read more...

Photo: Senior infielder Mysha Sataraka followed up junior infielder Delaney Spaulding’s three-run home run with a solo shot of her own. It proved to be the difference in the last game of the weekend, as it put the Bruins up 5-3 in a game they went on to win 5-4. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin

UCLA and Cal State Fullerton scored a combined 13 runs Friday but Saturday, it was low-scoring affair. The No. 12 Bruins and Titans exchanged blows throughout the afternoon, but UCLA ultimately prevailed, winning 3-2. Read more...

Photo: Junior shortstop Delaney Spaulding had a big day Saturday. The junior notched two solo home runs to push UCLA over Cal State Fullerton 3-2. The Bruins will now advance to the Los Angeles regional title game Sunday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)