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)
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)
Growing pains are sometimes an inevitable part of progress. UCLA softball’s 13-4 start this year may be considered disappointing for a team that started the year ranked No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore shortstop Delaney Spaulding is currently leading the team in runs, RBIs, doubles and triples. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
After a long offseason, fans and analysts often quench their thirst for sports by examining preseason games under a magnifying glass, hoping to predict information about the regular or even the post season. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda has struggled at times in the Bruins’ early-season tournaments, which feature several games in a weekend and wear heavily on pitching staffs. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
This past weekend, senior pitcher Ally Carda had mixed results against ranked opponents, pitching a shutout in one game and struggling in two others. The team followed its leader, going 1-2 versus ranked teams in Cathedral City. Read more...
In the rare case that an opportunity comes around a second time after initially going unanswered, it must be seized. In the first game of Thursday night’s doubleheader, the UCLA’s softball team was lucky enough to get a second chance and did not let it slip through its fingers. Read more...
Photo: In a Thursday night doubleheader, UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez and her Bruins relied on three sacrifice flies and 12 strikeouts for a 7-4 win over the Indiana Hoosiers. In the second game of the doubleheader, UCLA fell to Texas 5-3 after a seventh inning rally fell short. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
If the Bruins can repeat their performance from last weekend, they will be walking away from the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with their heads held high, boosted by a 15-2 record and will be claiming their stake as one of the nation’s top teams. Read more...
Photo: Senior first baseman and catcher Stephany LaRosa said the Bruins are on the right path to handling a difficult stretch ahead as they are getting better every day with practice. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
