Sophomore outfielder Rylee Slimp stands at first base. Slimp was a D1Softball Second Team Freshman All-American last year. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A leadoff hitter’s goal is often just to reach base.
But Rylee Slimp is not like most leadoff hitters.
No. 7 UCLA softball (44-5, 19-2 Big Ten) defeated No.
Bob Chesney said his team was in “win now” mode.
In fact, at halftime of the UCLA men’s basketball game against Indiana on Jan. 31, the football head coach went as far as saying that the team would hang a Big Ten championship banner.
They haven’t come easy, but they all count the same.
No. 1 UCLA baseball (39-3, 21-0 Big Ten) beat Sacramento State (19-25, 5-4 WAC) 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium for the team’s sixth consecutive win, four of which have come in comeback fashion.
This post was updated April 26 at 9:56 p.m.
LA JOLLA – The final push was not enough.
The Bruins fought back from a two-goal deficit to take a lead in the third quarter – their first and only of the match – but couldn’t keep it going in the fourth as their season came to an end.
Losing in the NCAA tournament semifinal, No.
This post was updated April 26 at 9:59 p.m.
OJAI, CALIFORNIA – Momentum is a fragile thing.
For the Bruins, it showed up a day early – then disappeared when it mattered most.
From senior to freshman.
Senior utility Megan Grant surpassed Stacey Nuveman’s UCLA single-season home run record with her 32nd and 33rd home runs of the season to kick things off.
This post was updated Apr. 24 at 7:34 p.m.
LA JOLLA — Consistency, consistency, consistency, has been the name of the game for the Bruins.
Sometimes, that consistency has dropped off for a quarter, either on offense or defense.
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