It is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, but applying this metaphor to a No. 3 UCLA softball team in the NCAA Super Regionals may prove difficult. Read more...
Photo: Junior utility player Stephany LaRosa echoed that there is a sentiment of trust among the players that allows the team to capitalize when it counts. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This past weekend, third-seeded UCLA softball demonstrated how defense certainly does win championships. Not a single run was scored against the Bruins in the NCAA softball regionals. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball’s NCAA regional success can be credited largely to its defense. UCLA played three shutout games this weekend. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA’s road to Oklahoma City, and the Women’s College World Series, begins in Easton Stadium on Friday night. Although Oklahoma City is the Bruins’ ultimate destination, the team is well aware of the downfalls that can come from looking too far ahead. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outfielder Allexis Bennett (left) and the Bruins are focusing on not looking too far ahead. Hoping not to let their seniors be the only graduating class to never reach the College World Series, the team wants to take care of business in the regional round before worrying about the World Series. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Junior softball pitcher Ally Carda was announced as the Pac-12 Player of the Year on Wednesday, adding yet another accolade to what has been a career year for Carda thus far. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Ally Carda was named Pac-12 Player of the Year for her play in the circle as well as in the batter’s box. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA is having one of its most successful seasons in Bruin softball history, earning the No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Bruins say they owe a large portion of this success to true camaraderie.Junior infielder Gracie Goulder believes the Bruins’ maintenance of friendships within the team is an important UCLA strength. Read more...
Photo: Senior pitcher Jessica Hall said that she believes the softball team is the closest team at UCLA and that chemistry has helped them with their success this season. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Like cracking open a safe, the UCLA softball team kept trying different combinations at the plate, attempting to figure out how to hit against one of the most dominant pitchers in the country. Read more...
Photo: After popping out to end the game against Arizona State on Thursday, junior pitcher Ally Carda came back on Friday and hit a game-tying home run in the seventh inning and then a lead-changing home run in the ninth. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It all came down to a matchup between two of the top 10 players in the country. In the top of the seventh inning Thursday night, with No. Read more...
Photo: With its loss to Arizona State Thursday, UCLA softball failed to win the Pac-12 title, which was clinched by Oregon. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
