Since childhood, she has always been a Bubba among Madilyns. On nearly every softball team that she has played for, Madilyn Nickles has shared a first name with at least one teammate. Read more...
Photo: Madilyn Nickles will offer the Bruins tremendous depth in the circle. The freshman will join three battle-tested pitchers as well as highly touted redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia. (USA Softball)
Softball is returning to the Olympics in 2020, a move that one three-time gold medalist said was a long time coming. Lisa Fernandez, a four-time All-American pitcher who led the Bruin softball team to two NCAA championship victories, was surprised when the International Olympic Committee decided to drop softball from the games after 2008. Read more...
Photo: The International Olympic Committee voted softball back into the lineup of Olympic sports last week, much to the UCLA assistant coach Lisa Fernandez’ liking. Fernandez was a member of the inaugural gold-medal winning team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
A pair of UCLA softball alumnae helped team USA capture gold Sunday at the Women’s Softball World Championship in Surrey, British Columbia. Team USA took home the championship with a 7-3 win to Japan, ending the biannual tournament with an overall record of 9-0. Read more...
Photo: Delaney Spaulding played shortstop and batted deep in the order for Team USA, allowing the rising senior to cash in a lot of runners. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA softball players past, present and future are helping team USA get off to a strong start at the 11th World Cup of Softball. The Women’s National and Elite teams are 6-1 and 4-2 respectively to open the tournament. Read more...
Photo: After totaling just one home run across 620 at-bats during her UCLA career, outfielder Allexis Bennett has already gone deep twice this summer for team USA. She is one of six Bruins representing the United States on the international stage. (Daily Bruin file photo)
In a brightly lit hotel room, surrounded by cameras and posters, dozens of former collegiate athletes chatted with each other. A former Alabama gymnast sat next to a Missouri State basketball legend at one table while a Texas swimmer took her turn recording a video segment and doing photo ops. Read more...
Photo: Lisa Fernandez (right) was the first softball player to win the Honda Cup in 1993. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Eight UCLA alumni will be inducted in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. The new members have a combined 26 NCAA team and individual championships and six Olympic medals over their careers. Read more...
Photo: Adam Krikorian is one of eight Bruins who will be inducted in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. The former player and coach won 15 national titles in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The collegiate softball season may have just ended but Delaney Spaulding and Paige Halstead have stayed busy on the softball field. On June 4, the two were in Oklahoma City representing UCLA in the Women’s College World Series. Read more...
Photo: Delaney Spaulding kicked off the summer playing the USA National Softball team. The rising senior infielder started the first two games for USA, but was a combined 0-3 with three walks at the plate. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
