The first time coach Kelly Inouye-Perez watched Ashley Herrera race around the bases at a club softball tournament, Inouye-Perez was blown away.

As the UCLA softball team learned last year, making it past the regional round of the NCAA Tournament is never a given. This year the Bruins hit a few bumps on the road to the College World Series ““ but so far, so good.

This weekend the UCLA softball team heads to the Bay Area, planning to storm into the second half of Pac-10 play just as dominant as during the first half.

Softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez tells her players to “dream for those game-defining moments when you can be the one.”

Solid pitching proved to be the key to yet another successful weekend for the No. 1 UCLA softball squad as they improved their record to 35-3 on the season and 7-0 in Pac-10 play.

The No. 2 women’s softball team sure looks like it’s ready for Pac-10 play.

For the No. 4 ranked UCLA softball consistency is the key to success.

Bad weather may have cancelled the game, but it did not stop the UCLA softball team from taking the field for practice on Wednesday.

On Sunday morning, the UCLA softball team was looking to keep its winning momentum and finish the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament undefeated with a win in the last game against No. 5 Oklahoma.