This post was updated May 9 at 10:58 p.m. The regular season has concluded for No. 2 UCLA softball (50-4, 21-3 Pac-12), and it was a triumphant one. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball celebrate after a win. The Bruins’ stellar regular season earned them the No. 1 seed in the first-ever Pac-12 softball tournament this week. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)
Aaliyah Jordan called game. In her last regular-season game at Easton Stadium, the graduate student outfielder stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh in a tied game. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student outfielder Aaliyah Jordan of UCLA softball rounds the bases. The team’s eldest veteran delivered the 50th win of the season in walk-off fashion on Friday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After clinching their third Pac-12 title in four seasons, the Bruins will conclude regular-season play with a nonconference doubleheader at home. No. 2 UCLA softball (48-4, 21-3 Pac-12) is set to face Loyola Marymount (25-17, 11-1 WCC) and San Diego State (32-13, 16-6 Mountain West) on Friday before heading to Tucson for the inaugural Pac-12 tournament next week. Read more...
Photo: Freshman utility Megan Grant eyes the ball on a swing. Grant’s 12 home runs are the second most on the team, trailing only redshirt junior utility Maya Brady. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 2 at 5:43 p.m. After four games in four days, the Bruins have pushed their winning streak to 21. On Sunday, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball redshirt junior utility Maya Brady connects with a pitch. The Bruins extended their winning streak to 21 over the weekend. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The stakes of high-level games do not affect Megan Faraimo. Or at least that’s what the redshirt senior pitcher says. “I do better when the pressure is on,” Faraimo said. Read more...
Photo: Megan Faraimo of UCLA softball goes through her pitching motion. The redshirt senior earned her 25th win of the season on Friday, making her the winningest pitcher in the nation. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 27 at 10:33 p.m. No. 2 UCLA softball (44-4, 18-3 Pac-12) will play its final conference series of the regular season when it hits the road to face No. Read more...
From delays to errors to a walk-off walk, the Bruins were in for a long night. Roaring fans electrified Easton Stadium well before sixth-year pitcher Brooke Yanez set foot in the circle Saturday night, as No. Read more...
Photo: Brooke Yanez goes into her final downswing as she prepares to deliver a pitch. The sixth-year pitcher for UCLA softball set a new career high with 116 pitches thrown in her outing Saturday night against Arizona State. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)
