Entering the weekend, UCLA softball is two and a half games back of Oregon for first place in the Pac-12. With only three series left before the NCAA Regional, UCLA will put its seven-game win streak on the line against the other Oregon team: Oregon State. Read more...

Photo: Junior catcher/first baseman Brittany Moeai and UCLA face the Pac-12’s second-worst pitching team this weekend in Oregon State. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)

Although UCLA softball is reaching the end of its Pac-12 conference play, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez is still shaking things up for her squad. Even heading into the series on a four-game winning streak, Inouye-Perez decided to utilize two brand new lineups this weekend as No. Read more...

Photo: Senior catcher Stephany LaRosa batted cleanup for the first time since March 7, and hit 3-for-6 on the weekend with two home runs and four RBIs in UCLA’s sweep of California. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)

Sophomore shortstop Delaney Spaulding and senior catcher Stephany LaRosa bat back-to-back in the UCLA softball batting order. They are also back-to-back on the team’s home run leaderboard as they are tied for the lead with eight home runs on the year. Read more...

Photo: Senior catcher Stephany LaRosa trots around the bases after hitting her sixth home run of the season on April 3 against Oregon. LaRosa has hit four home runs in the six games since, and is currently tied for the UCLA team lead in home runs. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)

This past weekend, UCLA softball’s three-game sweep of Stanford was about as one-sided as it gets. The Bruins outscored the Cardinal 40-9, inducing the mercy rule in all three games. Read more...

Photo: Freshman pitcher Selina Ta’amilo was summoned from the bullpen early in Saturday’s game, as fellow freshman starting pitcher Johanna Grauer failed to record an out in the first inning. Ta’amilo stepped up and threw five innings for the Bruins, allowing one run and picking up the win. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)

Last weekend, UCLA only managed to score 12 runs in its three games against Oregon, ultimately dropping the series two games to one. This weekend, the Bruins matched that 12 run total in their first game alone, en route to a three-game sweep of the Stanford Cardinal. Read more...

Photo: Senior Stephany LaRosa and the Bruin offense pounded the Cardinal offense this weekend, putting up double-digit runs in all three games. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)