A closer look

Over the next couple of days we are going to take a closer look at each opponent in the LA regional with Fresno State. Let’s start with the host school, UCLA. UCLA comes into the NCAA tournament red hot winning 6 in a row and 15 of the last 16.

As a team the Bruins are hitting .322. They are lead by Katie Schroeder at a .417 clip. UCLA only has 2 starters batting under the .300 mark. The Bruins have some pop behind there bats too, hitting 72 out of the park. Kaila Shull leads UCLA with 55 RBIs.

It looks like the Bruins split time in the circle between Megan Langenfeld and Donna Kerr. Langenfeld has a 0.93 ERA and a record of 14-1. She will also see time at First were she has the 3rd highest Batting average for the Bruins. Kerr is 18-6 with a 2.55 ERA. She also leads the team with 221 strike outs.

UCLA and Fresno State has a few opponents in common, seven to be exact. UCLA went 7-6 (not including head-to-head) while Fresno went 4-4 against teams they had in common. The Highlight win out of that group would be winning 3 of 4 from Washington.