UCLA’s recent Women’s College World Series memories aren’t the sort that will be found in any Bruins scrapbook.
The Bruins have experienced lots of heartache for a program boasting a record 28 Series appearances and 11 NCAA championships, having fallen short in each of their last three trips to college softball’s biggest stage. The hope is that their fourth consecutive appearance will end with a breakthrough.
The Bruins have gone a combined 2-6 in the Series since winning their last national title in 2010.
“We know what it feels like to have our season ended here,” said senior utility player Madeline Jelenicki, “and we just want to use that feeling and make it a different outcome this year.