Johanna Grauer started off UCLA softball’s 2016 NCAA Tournament run by throwing a no-hitter. For the first 4 1/3 innings, so did Cal State Bakersfield’s Amber Mills. Read more...
Photo: Johanna Grauer no-hit Cal State Bakersfield on Friday night. She was one out away from throwing a perfect game, but walked the Roadrunnner’s Sydney Raeber with one out to go in the last inning. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA softball schedule has been relentless since the season began in mid-February. The Bruins started the year with a string of five-game weekend tournaments that included nine double-headers. Read more...
Photo: Selina Ta’amilo pitched a no-hitter in the last regular season series. The sophomore’s timely pitching will be key to a postseason run. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins struggled at the beginning of the season, unable to find consistency as they navigated one of the hardest nonconference schedules. But UCLA softball found a lot of success once Pac-12 play started. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball kicks off the NCAA tournament this weekend as the no. 12 seed. Making their 32nd appearance in the tournament, the Bruins host three teams in a double elimination bracket. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Softball UCLA’s softball team earned the 12th seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. By receiving a top-16 spot, the Bruins earn the opportunity to host a regional. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball captured the 12th seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The Bruins now are on the table to host a regional as they face CSU Bakersfield on Friday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Tennis coaches earn honors No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis has a ways to go before it knows exactly how to classify the 2016 season, but the coaches who have helped the team get to this point are already gaining recognition. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin, who was named the Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year, was one of the many Bruins to take home individual awards this week. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA softball team finished their regular season strongly by winning via the mercy-rule in both games against Utah. The No. 14 Bruins (35-13-1, 16-5-1 Pac-12) recorded their sixth-straight weekend series win against a conference opponent by sweeping the unranked Utes (31-17, 12-8 ). Read more...
Photo: Freshman Brianna Tautalafua hit two home runs this weekend, the first of which put Utah at the grace of the mercy rule. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball’s Pac-12 destiny is up in the air heading into the final week of the regular season. With a strong showing against the Utah Utes this week and a little luck, the Bruins’ may be in a position to capture their first Pac-12 title since 2009. Read more...
Photo: There’s an important similarity between this year’s and last year’s softball teams, according to sophomore second baseman Kylee Perez – both teams know how to fight. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
