The 13th-ranked UCLA Bruins broke tradition this weekend and opened their 2014 softball season away from home in Honolulu at the Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Ally Carda threw her first career no-hitter on Thursday against Delaware. (Daily Bruin file photo)
By and large, the UCLA softball team will be stepping out of its comfort zone by playing a season-opening tournament in Honolulu. But one Bruin is going home. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s first road trip of the season is a return home for sophomore infielder Mysha Sataraka. Sataraka lived in Honolulu, Hawaii, before becoming a Bruin.
The pieces that make up the UCLA softball roster may be different this year, but the team blueprint is exactly the same. UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez conveniently makes an acronym for her team’s building schedule using the word “Bruins” throughout the season, which will begin on Feb. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA softball team emphasizes team unity as it heads into the beginning of its season. Along with unity, sacrifice is also a theme as players such as junior utility Stephany LaRosa are switching positions to help the team.
1. Will men’s basketball improve its record over last year’s team? Kevin Bowman: UCLA’s 25-10 season last year was largely viewed as a disappointment, despite the Bruins winning the Pac-12 regular-season title and reaching the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Rising sophomores Paige McDuffee and Mysha Sataraka of UCLA’s softball team thought their seasons had ended in a loss to the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the NCAA Regionals on May 19. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore pitcher Paige McDuffee was named to the USA Softball Junior Women’s Team, which earned silver after losing to Japan.
As an 11-year-old, B.B. Bates sat in the stands at Easton Stadium to witness her first collegiate softball game and watch future Olympic gold medalist Natasha Watley play shortstop for the Bruins. Right then and there, Bates knew that she wanted to play softball for UCLA. Read more...
Photo: After watching UCLA softball as an 11-year-old, senior outfielder B.B. Bates dreamed of playing for UCLA. Now, a decade later, Bates caps off her career with UCLA as the Female Athlete of the Year.
With their backs up against the wall, the Bruins came close, but failed to capitalize on the opportunity to advance to the Super Regional of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Senior outfielder B.B. Bates and the Bruins fell just short in their comeback bid, ousted in an NCAA Regional for the third straight year after a 3-2 loss in 13 innings Sunday. UCLA won three straight games to reach the championship of the regional before losing to Alabama-Birmingham.
