A prolific lineup gives a fighting chance to win any game.

And the bats were swinging as the Bruins closed out their last nonconference tournament of the season.

No. 9 UCLA softball (18-3) beat BYU (5-14) by a score of 13-8 and Seattle University (11-9) by a score of 16-10 Saturday and bested Oregon State (9-12) by a score of 13-3 Sunday to close out the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, California. The Bruins now ride a six-game streak of multi-digit-run performances after combining for 42 runs across the weekend.

The Bruins used multiple pitchers in all three games, including Sunday, which lasted just five innings.

After pitching the first 2.1 innings, sophomore pitcher Brynne Nally gave up a walk and a double, allowing Oregon State to score. Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley entered in relief, recording one strikeout and inducing another out to end the inning. Redshirt junior catcher Alexis Ramirez – who catches Tinsley – said she tries to just focus on her pitcher when they enter midway through a game.

“Focusing on supporting her in any way possible,” Ramirez said. “As a unit, me and Taylor, just really focused on winning each pitch and doing our best and doing her best and delivering her A+ pitch.”

Tinsley recorded two strikeouts, shutting out the Beavers’ bats in the fourth.

She was most tested in the fifth inning when she walked two and gave up two runs. But an induced flyout and a double play from the infielders ended the game.

“I was calling pitches for her, and the umpire challenged her,” said coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. “We had to go through the strike zone, but she came in and she did exactly what we needed to do. Came into a situation, struck out their best hitter and gave the team the momentum that was needed for them to pull away offensively.”

Surrounded by hitting from five Bruins with multiple RBIs – including senior utility Megan Grant’s two homers and four RBIs – Tinsley picked up the run-rule win.

UCLA’s Saturday games were both tighter affairs, each going the full seven innings. Inouye-Perez played four different pitchers across the all three games.

“Everyone has a really good bond, so they all know that they have each other’s backs, and if they don’t get it done, they know the next pitcher will,” said sophomore infielder Kaniya Bragg about the Bruins’ pitching staff. “Having the confidence in themselves and just being able to get it done and then knowing that they have a good defense behind them.”

A fifth-inning grand slam from Ramirez marked the difference against Seattle University, giving the Bruins the lead for good in a game that featured six lead changes.

The Bruins notched 35 hits across the three games, something Inouye-Perez said her batters had prepared for.

“They have great adjustability,” Inouye-Perez said. “Whatever pitcher comes into a game, they’re prepared to hit the drop, the in, the out, the high, the low, the off-speed. It’s their practice, preparation that leads to big moments like this.”

UCLA forced its opponents to cycle through multiple pitchers, facing four in all three games.

UCLA now boasts a 12-game winning streak and heads into Big Ten play with an 18-3 record.