Rachel Garcia found her groove. The two-time Player of the Year had struck out nine of the last 10 Sun Devil batters she faced entering the seventh inning. That didn’t matter much to Makenna Harper, as lifted a ball to left field and saw it carry out of Easton Stadium to tie the game.
Despite Harper’s best efforts, No. 2 UCLA (16-1, 1-0 Pac-12) came away with the win on Friday. After a perfect bunt from Briana Perez to start the eighth inning, Aaliyah Jordan lined a ball into the gap and the speedy Perez scored from first to beat No.