UCLA Softball Opens WCWS Against Alabama
The Bruins begin the Quest for 124 this morning in Oklahoma City.
It’s been a tale of two seasons for UCLA softball. The Bruins began the season by going 8-6. Since they lost to Florida on March 1, UCLA has 34-4. So, they’ve lost fewer games in their last 38 games than they did in their first 14 games, and they’ve won their last 13 games.
That would seem to indicate how this team has matured as the season went on, and it means that the Bruins come into the Women’s College World Series as one of the hottest teams still playing.
Indeed, one of the teams which handed UCLA one of those early losses was the Georgia Bulldogs. When the Bruins plays Georgia back on February 16 in Clearwater, Florida, UCLA lost that game 7-2, but thanks to a little home cookin’ last weekend, the Bruins bounced back to sweep the Dawgs out of the Super Regional.
UCLA used the run rule to drop the Bulldogs last Thursday, 8-0. Then, they followed up on Friday with a 6-1 win to clinch their WCWS berth.
Here is the full WCWS schedule:
Thursday, May 30
Game 1: #14 Alabama vs. #6 UCLA at 9:00 am PT on ESPN
Game 2: #2 Oklahoma vs. #10 Duke at 11:30 am PT on ESPN
Game 3: #8 Stanford vs. #1 Texas at 4:00 pm PT on ESPN2
Game 4: #5 Oklahoma State vs. #4 Florida at 6:30 pm PT on ESPN2
Friday, May 31
Game 5: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser at 7:00 pm PT on ESPN2
Game 6: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser at 7:00 pm PT on ESPN2
Saturday, June 1
Game 7: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner at 12 Noon PT on ABC
Game 8: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner at 4:00 pm PT on ESPN
Sunday, June 2
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser at Noon PT on ABC
Game 10: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser at 4:00 pm PT on ESPNU
Monday, June 3
Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner at 9:00 am PT on ESPN
Game 12: Game 11 teams (if necessary), 11:30 am PT on ESPN
Game 13: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner at 4:00 pm PT on ESPN2
Game 14: Game 12 teams (if necessary), 6:30 pm PT on ESPN2
Championship Finals
Game 1: 5:00 pm PT, Wednesday, June 5 on ESPN
Game 2: 5:00 pm PT, Thursday, June 6 on ESPN
Game 3 (if necessary): 5:00 pm PT, Friday, June 7 on ESPN
This is your UCLA vs. Alabama game thread.
Women’s College World Series
Game #1
Teams: #6 seed UCLA Bruins (42-10) vs. #14 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (38-18)
When: 10:36 am PT (weather-delayed), Thursday, May 30, 2024
Where: Devon Park, Oklahoma City, OK
TV: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app
Live Stats: UCLA StatBroadcast
NCAA.com
NCAA WCWS Bracket
Go Bruins!!!
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Bru-Wins! UCLA takes Game 1, 4-1, and will now play the winner of Oklahoma-Duke on Saturday at Noon PT.
First pitch is now scheduled for 10:36 am PT.