Following a four-day, six-game stretch in which UCLA went 4-2, coach Kelly Inouye-Perez seemed unfazed and even optimistic by the lackluster result. “I’m inviting adversity this year,” Inouye-Perez said. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Johanna Grauer faced some adversity in her first week as a collegiate pitcher, allowing 21 hits in 14.0 innings pitched . (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Last year, it took UCLA softball 18 games before it finally fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. This year, even though all but two starters returned from that squad, the wait before the team’s first loss wouldn’t endure past the second day of the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda ended the SoCal Collegiate Classic with a 3-1 record and a 1.29 earned run average in 16.1 innings pitched. But the rest of the Bruins’ pitching staff struggled to match Carda’s consistency, accruing a 3.09 ERA and allowing allowing 32 hits in 22.2 innings of work. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When the cards are stacked against a team, sometimes the only hope for a victory is an ace. In a contest that turned out to be less of a foregone conclusion and more of a delayed inevitability, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s ace, senior pitcher Ally Carda, launches a go-ahead 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning, giving the Bruins a 4-3 lead that they would not relinquish. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
UCLA softball has waited more than eight months for the opportunity that will finally present itself on Thursday night. The Bruins will finally get a chance to embark on a new season – and a new championship run – after being upset by the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Super Regionals last May. Read more...
Photo: Junior outfielder Allexis Bennett and the Bruins will get a shot at redemption Thursday, since losing in the NCAA Super Regionals last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Every fan knows that a prominent question in sports is: “Is your team reloading or rebuilding?” The UCLA softball team understands that the question is being asked because of its shortcomings last year. Read more...
Photo: Senior catcher Stephany LaRosa enters her senior season as a candidate for the USA Softball Player of the Year. Last year, LaRosa overcame a slow start to lead the Bruins in several offensive categories, including on-base and slugging percentage. (Daily Bruin file photo)
For a team that has found success throughout its history, the UCLA softball program can now add a new accomplishment to its resume. On Sunday, the Bruins showed off their newly-built Wall of Champions, as alumni and family filled the Easton Stadium during an exclusive unveiling ceremony. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball unveiled the new Wall of Champions at the Easton Stadium on Sunday, which features interactive media and panels detailing the entire history of the program, including the 12 National Championship plaques. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Failure can be taken one of two ways: merely an inability to succeed, or an opportunity to make amends. The UCLA softball team prefers the latter. Read more...
Photo: (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
