This post was updated May 21 at 10:07 p.m.
No. 8 seed UCLA softball (50-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face UCF (41-17-1, 14-9-1 Big 12) in the NCAA tournament super regional at Easton Stadium from Friday to Sunday.

This post was updated May 21 at 10:15 p.m.
One outing does not define a pitcher.
And despite posting a performance to forget last Friday, allowing nine runs in just one inning against Cal Baptist, senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley responded in the subsequent two games to help UCLA softball clinch a super regional berth.

It takes just one moment to become a star.
One chance.
One opportunity.
And Soo-Jin Berry has made the most of it.
The junior utility, who transferred from Iowa ahead of the 2026 season, has been a late bloomer in her first Westwood campaign.

This post was updated May 19 at 8:43 p.m.
Jordan Woolery has seemingly achieved every possible award across her four-year career with the Bruins.
But she had yet to achieve the ultimate accolade – a national player of the year selection. 
That changed Tuesday morning, when the senior infielder was named the Softball America Player of the Year.

This post was updated May 17 at 10:56 p.m.
Megan Grant has hit a lot of home runs this season – more than anyone has ever hit in a single season. 
But none of those had been a grand slam – until her 40th.

Less than 24 hours later and it was as if a whole different team was on the field.
And the Westwood squad was ready to go the distance this time.

This post was updated May 16 at 12:09 a.m.
Entering the fifth inning, the Bruins were just two runs away from a run-rule victory.
But a 10-run top of the fifth from the Lancers suddenly put the Bruins down four and on the verge of having to win four straight to escape the regional.