Bruins Win in Softball

Fifth-ranked UCLA, in postseason softball play after an appeal of NCAA sanctions, defeated Nicholls State, 3-0, on Friday in the first round of the Division I regional at Lafayette, La.

Senior pitcher B’Ann Burns gave up five hits and did not allow a runner past second on the way to her 94th victory, breaking Lisa Fernandez’s school record.

Christie Ambrosi’s two-run double in the fourth inning was the key hit for the Bruins (42-11), who face regional host Southwestern Louisiana (45-16) today in the double-elimination tournament. Nicholls State fell to 48-22.