This post was updated April 16 at 8:31 p.m.
Kirk Walker was intentional when choosing Friday’s series opener against California as the date for UCLA softball’s Pride Game.

Consecutive hits spurred a critical threat.
It was the final test in an evening of high pressure. Taylor Tinsley – working with a narrow lead nearly all game long – had fended off many, but faced yet another in the seventh inning.

This post was updated April 11 at 9:18 p.m. 
Her teammates call her the “lawnmower” in reference to her mowing down batters by striking them out.

The Titans were not impervious to Kaitlyn Terry on Tuesday night.
“She was on fire,” said junior catcher Jayla Castro. “When she gets into a rhythm and a mode, it’s really hard to kind of snap her out of that and it’s so easy working with her when she gets like that.”
The freshman pitcher/outfielder mowed down eight batters as No.

The Bruins won the series but lost their first game to the Beavers since 2017.
No. 12 UCLA softball (22-9, 8-3 Pac-12) picked up a 1-0 loss at Oregon State (16-21, 4-8) on Sunday following 6-1 and 5-2 wins Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Beach volleyball
Sabrina Baker, Daily Bruin staff
Rainy weather looms over the Bruins’ Pacific Northwest trip.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (19-4, 1-0 Pac-12) will travel to Alki Beach in Seattle to compete in the Pac-12 North Invitational from Friday to Saturday, where rainy conditions are predicted.

This post was updated March 31 at 11:27 p.m.
Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez said she had one big takeaway after Friday evening’s bout.
“The storm’s a Bruin,” Inouye-Perez said.