Fresh off its first loss to No. 22 Kentucky (5-4), No. 6 UCLA softball (10-1) responded with four wins at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. On Friday, UCLA relied on its pitching staff in a 3-1 win over Cal Poly (6-3) and a 1-0 victory over University of Central Florida (3-4). Read more...

Photo: Junior catcher Madeline Jelenicki hit two home runs on Saturday, one in each game of the double header. The Bruins won all four games they played this weekend to improve to 10-1 overall. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

The day didn’t start well for UCLA softball. After half an inning in the first game of a doubleheader against Kentucky, they trailed 2-0. But after the initial Kentucky outburst, the No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman pitcher Rachel Garcia threw 13.2 innings of one-run ball in the No. 6 Bruins’ Wednesday doubleheader against No. 22 Kentucky. The one run was a solo home run in the top of the eleventh inning of game two that gave Kentucky the win. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

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)