Graduate student outfielder Jadelyn Allchin swings the bat. (Stella Carr/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins had just dropped their first series in Seattle since 2010.
However, their Sunday response, led by a redshirt senior and a freshman, provided a dominant reset – even entering their names in the record books.
Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez started Saturday by instructing her team to set 14 personal goals for the doubleheader.
Considering the games were the shortest in the last two years – with five fewer batting innings than anticipated – it could seem unlikely that the team would have delivered.
The bottom of the seventh inning had the dream scenario for every softball player – tied game, bases loaded and two outs.
Sophomore utility Megan Grant stepped up to the plate with the chance to win the game.
This post was updated March 9 at 2:53 p.m.
The Bruins’ first hit of conference play was a single line drive down the first base line, with a Ute error allowing graduate student outfielder Jadelyn Allchin to advance to third base.
Wrapping up a tournament season filled with adversity, the Bruins are set to start Pac-12 conference play with a clean slate.
No. 18 UCLA softball (11-6) will face Utah (14-6) in its first conference series of the season from Friday to Sunday at Easton Stadium.
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