For the first five innings of the UCLA-Michigan softball matchup Wednesday night, sophomore pitcher Johanna Grauer was dealing. But she would falter late in the game, allowing the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore pitcher Johanna Grauer took the ball when fellow sophomore Selina Ta’amilo couldn’t get out of the first inning. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

The start to UCLA softball’s season has been distinguished by a series of highs and lows. Some games, the Bruins have looked like one of the best teams in the country and others they’ve looked like anything but. Read more...

Photo: Senior infielder Mysha Sataraka enters the Bruins’ showdown against No. 2 Michigan with a .459 batting average. She had one hit in two at-bats last Sunday against Northwestern. (Daily Bruin file photo)

It was another weekend of ups and downs for UCLA softball as the Bruins closed out the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II in Cathedral City, California. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore catcher Madeline Jelenicki and the rest of the Bruin squad had two errors against Northwestern in Sunday’s loss. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The UCLA softball team returns to Cathedral City Thursday for the second half of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic this weekend, preparing for its sternest early-season test yet. Read more...

Photo: Junior shortstop Delaney Spaulding batted in five runners on just two hits to close out Sunday’s win over Pacific strong. (Daily Bruin file photo)

UCLA softball has been ranked in every regular season game they have played each of the past five seasons. The majority of these games, the Bruins have been ranked in the top 10 and have never dropped lower than No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA softball is currently experiencing its longest national championship drought in school history, having failed to capture a national title since 2010 despite many deep postseason runs. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)

The UCLA softball team was anything but consistent this weekend. After a successful road trip last week in which the Bruins went 4-1, they experienced a series of peaks and valleys this weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California, finishing with a 3-2 record over the course of three days. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore utility Kylee Perez came away with 11 hits and seven RBIs over five games on the weekend. Her biggest game was against Pacific where she recorded three hits and drove in three runs. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The Ally Carda era, which ran from 2012 to 2015, is over. The days when the Bruins would lean heavily upon the two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year as a workhorse on the mound and as an offensive virtuoso in the box are gone. Read more...

Photo: The young UCLA softball team will compete in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic this weekend.(Daily Bruin file photo)