This post was updated March 1 at 4:42 p.m. One team has spent the better part of the last four years thriving in the role of playground bully, withholding lunch money and laughing at other kids’ futile attempts to take it back. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball players huddle. The blue and gold fell to Oklahoma in a 14-0 rout on Sunday after suffering a 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Sooners to end their 2022 season. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated on Feb. 26 at 9:29 p.m. CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Unusually snow-topped mountains surrounded a packed field for the marquee matchup of the weekend. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior pitcher Megan Faraimo goes through her pitching motion. Faraimo gave up three home runs before being pulled in the second inning as No. 1 UCLA softball was dealt its first loss of the season by No. 2 Oklahoma on Sunday morning. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Freshman batters spearheaded two Bruin victories Saturday. But it came as no surprise to coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “The game doesn’t know how old you are,” Inouye-Perez said. Read more...
Photo: Brooke Yanez prepares to deliver a pitch. The sixth-year pitcher for UCLA softball retired 19 consecutive batters against Northwestern in a complete-game performance. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the year’s third episode of “Out of Bounds,” Daily Bruin’s sports podcast, senior staff writer Jon Christon checks in with Assistant Sports Editors Jack Nelson and Joseph Crosby about the 2023 seasons for No. Read more...
With three victories in two days, the newly crowned No. 1 team in the country stretched its winning streak to 15 to start the season. On Thursday, No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior catcher Sharlize Palacios stands in the batter’s box. Palacios hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning Friday night to propel No. 1 UCLA softball to a win over Iowa. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 22 at 9:44 p.m. After winning 12 straight games to start the season and achieving the country’s No. 1 ranking, the Bruins will look to continue their success in another early-season tournament. Read more...
Photo: Freshman infielder Jordan Woolery follows through on a swing. Woolery stands second among all eligible Bruins in batting average, slugging percentage and OPS thus far in 2023. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
Last edited Feb. 22 at 9:38 p.m. There has been a historic changing of the guard in the softball world. It didn’t come with a fancy ceremony, but considering its significance, it might as well have. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball prepares to mob freshman utility Megan Grant at home plate. Leading the nation in RBIs among all freshmen, Grant’s contributions helped the Bruins sweep the No. 1 spot across the four major softball polls this week. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
