Bruins escape with win
UCLA's softball team was pushed to extra innings, but beat Nevada 6-4 in nine innings today. Nevada had previously won just one NCAA Tournament victory in the history of the program and that was on Friday.
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UCLA's softball team was pushed to extra innings, but beat Nevada 6-4 in nine innings today. Nevada had previously won just one NCAA Tournament victory in the history of the program and that was on Friday.
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and for those who didn't see it, they had a great chance to win in the 7th. they were up 4-3 with two outs, we had a runner on second. we hit a grounder to second, but the second baseman's throw pulled the first baseman off the bag on what should have been the final out. the next batter, UCLA scored on a single to tie the game.
narrow victory, but we'll take it.
And just for the record, UNR has had an exceptional season so beating them is hardly a given. They swept a solid Hawaii team on the road and are highly regarded and have risen in the rankings each week.