Following UCLA softball’s 10-0 loss to then-No. 1 Oregon Sunday, junior outfielder Allexis Bennett was adamant about what her team needed to do to turn things around. Read more...
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April 7, 2:06 am
Softball eager to get back on field after weekend losses
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April 6, 12:21 am
Softball regresses as weekend progresses against top-ranked Oregon
The softball season is a marathon, not a sprint, as there are 55 games spanning from opening day in February until the final day of the regular season in May. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda delivered a strong complete-game performance in UCLA’s 8-1 win over Oregon Friday, but struggled to maintain that high level of play for the remainder of the weekend, as the Bruins dropped the series 2-1 to the Ducks. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
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April 3, 12:58 am
Softball seeks to maintain successful play against top-ranked Ducks
Despite an unusually rocky start to the season, the UCLA softball team seems to have hit its stride, and just in the nick of time. “I like the way we’ve been playing, I like the way that we compete, and I like the way that we finish out ball games,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. Read more...
Photo: Allexis Bennett is the leading hitter in a UCLA-Oregon series that features two of the top-15 offenses in the country. The junior outfielder is fifth in the nation with a .515 batting average.(Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)
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March 17, 3:12 am
UCLA softball’s pitching leads team to three-game sweep of Utah
It was business as usual for the UCLA softball team this past weekend. The No. 13 Bruins (27-5, 3-0 Pac-12) swept the Utah Utes (17-9, 0-3) in a three-game home series, maintaining their stranglehold over the Utes in Easton Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Ally Carda took control of this weekend’s series against Utah. The senior pitcher led the Bruins to a three-game sweep by recording 13 scoreless innings in the circle and batting .500 at the plate. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
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March 9, 3:12 am
Softball completes six-game sweep at Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament
Zero. That’s the number of innings that UCLA softball trailed its opposition during this weekend’s Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament. The No. 15 Bruins (23-5) were able to maintain their dominance in each of the six games they played, as they managed to score early and often. Read more...
Photo: In the two games against Providence this weekend, sophomore infielder Delaney Spaulding powered UCLA’s offense, reaching base five times and accruing five RBIs. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
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March 6, 1:15 am
Softball strengthens team ties with ‘wolf pack’ motto
It may seem strange, but somehow a bunch of Bruins have come to call themselves wolves. For the past few seasons, No. 15 UCLA softball (17-5) has come up with a new team motto that it uses it for motivation throughout the year. Read more...
Photo: With this year’s motto being “the wolf pack,” the UCLA softball team assigned each player a “wolf name.” Gabrielle Maurice is called Grey. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
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March 2, 2:34 am
Softball ends Long Beach Louisville Slugger Invitational with 4-1 record
With an 11:15 a.m. first pitch, the earliest on the schedule for the Long Beach Louisville Slugger Invitational, UCLA suffered from no morning slumber as the offense scored in the first two innings of the game. Read more...
Photo: Junior outfielder Allexis Bennett was able to register at least one hit in each of UCLA’s games over the weekend. The Bruin ended the five-game stretch with seven hits. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)