This post was updated May 25 at 10:10 p.m. In the first of a four-part series, Daily Bruin Sports’ 2023 softball beat assembles a report card for UCLA’s pitchers, grading each on their performance this season. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball huddle for a pregame cheer. The Bruins’ pitching staff was one of the top units in the nation this season, finishing No. 9 in ERA, No. 3 in strikeout-to-walk ratio and No. 6 in shutouts. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 23 at 11:57 p.m. Asked to provide an opening statement after her team’s season-ending loss, the typically elaborate answers of the Bruins’ leader were much less so. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball stand in the infield between batters. Entering the NCAA tournament as the winningest team in the country, the Bruins left the Los Angeles Regional winless. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 21 at 11:00 p.m. Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez could not explain it. “This is new,” Inouye-Perez said. The Bruins were upset for the second time in two days, leaving them a far cry from their Women’s College World Series expectations. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball walk back to the clubhouse after the game. With back-to-back upset losses Friday and Saturday, the Bruins were eliminated from the NCAA tournament. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the quarter’s third episode of Daily Bruin’s sports podcast, “Out of Bounds,” Sports staff writer Gavin Carlson sits down with Sports senior staff writer Matthew Royer and Assistant Sports Editor Jack Nelson of the softball beat to recap the first-ever Pac-12 softball tournament and discuss the Bruins’ potential championship run in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Read more...
Just one game into the postseason, the Bruins are now one loss away from it all coming to an end. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (52-6, 21-3 Pac-12) lost to Grand Canyon (47-11, 17-7 WAC) by a 3-2 score in the first game of the NCAA Los Angeles Regional on Friday evening. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Inouye-Perez of UCLA softball walks back to the dugout. Having brought the Bruins to the Women’s College World Series in each of her last seven seasons, the coach is at risk of snapping that streak should the team lose this Saturday.(Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 19 at 4:25 p.m. The perfect storm comes along every now and then. It entails a potent mix of coaches and players as well as a blend of opportunity and execution. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher Megan Faraimo of UCLA softball yells after getting an out. Faraimo has been the Bruins’ main ace for two seasons, currently ranking No. 12 in the nation for strikeouts and No. 2 in wins. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 18 at 10:48 p.m. The Bruins will open the NCAA tournament hosting a regional for the ninth straight season. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (52-5, 21-3 Pac-12) will begin its quest Friday night for its 13th national championship when it hosts Grand Canyon (46-11, 17-7 WAC), a team making its second NCAA tournament appearance. Read more...
Photo: Brooke Yanez looks into home plate for a sign from her catcher. The sixth-year pitcher for UCLA softball is coming off a complete-game shutout against Stanford and a three-run outing against Utah at the Pac-12 tournament. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
