UCLA Softball BruWins Bring Home Championship Number 106
by Nestor on Jun 8, 2010 8:24 PM PDT
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Congratulations to UCLA BruWins - that is what our softball alums and the current team have been calling this team. They just rode the spirit of Coach Wooden to bring home banner number 106 for our school and number 11 for our softball program. Bruins (50-11) just crushed Arizona Wildcats (52-14) tonight in Oklahoma City to get back the program where it belongs: at the top of the college world. The final tally was 15-9 in favor of the Blue and Gold. Here is the write up from AP.
Thanks to the efforts of Megan Langenfield - the latest legend of UCLA softball - Bruins set the tone early tonight with huge blasts to go up 6-0 and never looking back. Sure there were talks about rule changes making the game friendly to hitters but no one is going to take away from the monstrous accomplishments of Langenfield, Andrea Harrison, Julie Burney, and Samantha Camuso who powered the Bruins though an undefeated run in this magical post-season, which ended with a dominating, ghost-exorcising win over Arizona.
There was also something extra special going on this World Series with JW in their armbands. The Coach was certainly watching over them last night and all though this magical run. This was for you Coach!
Now speaking of a coach, here in this blog we have been plenty critical of Coach Kelly Inouye Perez over the years. Last year the team had a disappointing exit at Easton. I think it was in her first year the team lost in the first round for the first time in program's history. We have criticized her pretty hard at times. But tonight she carved out her spot as the latest builder of a Championship program. Her spot is a little extra special because she has now done it both as a player (3 times) and a coach. Moreover, the pressure of following Coach Enquist is now off her back as she can now focus on building her own legacy in this unmatched program.
So congrats to UCLA softball: 2010 NCAA Champions. It just sounds right for those four letters and the school of Coach John R. Wooden. Time to celebrate. Tonight it was all about bringing back Bruins where they belong. It was all about that Blue and Gold magic.
GO BRUINS.
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Great win, ladies
My two favorite teams are UCLA and whoever is playing $C.
Hope the Baseball team was watching that...
THIS COULD BE YOU!!!! GO GET EM!!!
The team doing that 8-clap
to the alumni – goosebumps.
They earned it. So proud to be a Bruin!
a Wooden-esque run...
to close out the season … undefeated since May 14th … Definitely, this team had that “IT” factor that so many of Wooden’s teams had.
Being that they dedicated this to Coach is an absolute DREAM for Sports Editors, I would not be surprised if this NCAA softball title gets more ink than any softball title in history.
Woooo HOOOO 106
c’mon Baseballers, make it 107
Easy money and faithless women, red-eye whiskey for the pain...
UCLA Records
Most runs in a WCWS Final game (15)
Most hits in a WCWS Final game (19)
First Grand Slam in a WCWS Final Game (Andrea Harrison)
Most HR in a WCWS (14)
Most HR by an individual in a WCWS: (4) (Megan Lengenfeld and Samantha Carruso)
Almost Record: Megan Lengenfeld: 12 for 17 in the WCWS (.705) (Record was .750)
Awesome game
\#106 beats the crap out of studying for finals. (yes, I escaped the pound sign, deal with it. It was trying to make it a formatted list.)
Minor correction: Arizona got one more in the bottom of the 7th- final score was 15-9.
Megan langenfeld...giving props to the alumni
I know she was probably talking about the softball alumni, but still made me feel good!
by Scotucla03 on Jun 8, 2010 8:33 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
That was one of the best post game interviews
I have ever seen from a UCLA student athlete. I hope someone can post it.
I'll have it on youtube in about 20 min
by Scotucla03 on Jun 8, 2010 8:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
excellent
We will embed it in bruin2008’s fanpost in the am.
What a fantastic night.
Thanks again to everyone.
dare i say.... "Woodenesque?"
i’ll preface it by saying until about a month ago i though ML should be in the gym shooting baskets… so i don’t know her personally and i guess i could be wrong…
but deflecting credit when she was an absolute beast sounded very modest. parallel i drew =
ML “my performance doesn’t mean anything… bunch of little things added up to a big thing…”
Coach “hi coach, this is John Wooden, I used to coach at UCLA…”
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." --John Wooden
The struggles that the team had this year
and the program has had in recent years makes it sweeter. The girls battled and the whole program stepped up when it could have been easy for them to fade. They’re such deserving champions. Congrats!
For everything UCLA baseball, visit my UCLA baseball twitter.
687 posts for that game.
I love the fact that this community backs ALL of UCLA’s sports programs, not just FB and BB. Very proud to be a Bruin tonight.
LMR is not a former UCLA basketball player
He’s a Bruin through and through. His latest Facebook update:
“GOOD JOB UCLA SOFTBALL… NC #106 Babyyy!!!”
For everything UCLA baseball, visit my UCLA baseball twitter.
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jun 8, 2010 8:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
HOORAY SOFTBALL BRUINS!
GREAT win lady BRUINS! #106 for our dear school. #1 for Kelly, Lisa and Puppy! It is a new beginning. And, thank you Coach Wooden for all you have given us and the world. IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO BE A BRUIN!!! HOORAY!
Baseball – BEAT FULLERTON!
YAHOO!!!
AP Story
http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/060810aad.html
“Bruin Reign Returns”
Undefeated in the postseason...
what a job by the lady Bruins.
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
How sweet it is.
I could barely concentrate on the Lakers game, and I jumped over to the softball game at every time out, commercial break, what have you.
It’s a great day to be a Bruin!
The best thing you can do for your children is to love their mother. John Wooden
Someone edit the Wikipedia page?
Or do I have to do it again?
Congrats ladies!
EGO TROIORUM MALLEUS SUM
i tried...
it was already updated to 106 when i got there… but it said our most recent NC was gymnastics in april. i fixed that, but noticed 72 men’s and 35 women’s NC’s which adds up to 107…
i wasted way too much time already tonight to look into what’s accurate and what’s not. maybe tomorrow? or maybe someone else can chip in…
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." --John Wooden
The Jinx Is Lifted
Nestor- your neighbors ate some sweet crow tonight & we got #106… GREAT EVENING.
GOT 106? UCLA, LEGENDS MADE HERE. NO DOUBTS, NO EXCUSES, NO MERCY.
Somewhere Coach is smiling
He’s the 10th player on the diamond!
Our pride in our Bruins is boundless !! Incredible job, Softballers!!!! #106, a phenomenal rampage through the WCWS. And a win over our biggest rival. Congratulations to Kelly’s Wallbangers! They gave us more homers than a Simpsons convention!
And Megan was sent here from the planet Krypton!
I have to tell you that I was nervous
When we got ahead 14-4, I thought we had it n the bag. But you have to give credit to Arizona. They never quit. They could have rolled over and played dead, but they kept fighting. That makes our win even better.
We had no weaknesses anywhere. Everyone could hit. Everyone could field. And we had Babe Ruth playing for us. Megan Langenfeld was just better than whatever pitcher they had. (I was going to say a Woman among Girls, but that doesn’t sound as descriptive as a Man among Boys.) I’ve played fast pitch softball, and it’s hard to make contact. She and all the rest weren’t just trying to make contact, they were trying to belt the ball.
Anyway, I join the list in congratulating our great Bruin softball team. They worked hard and deserve all the plaudits they get. The one sad part, of course, is that now thay have to get back and take their finals.
That said, though
That Arizona freshman pitcher is going to be really really hard to beat once she’s a junior/senior.
Thought of the day:
15-9 would be a likely score if the 2008 UCLA football team played itself.
Amazing.
My first gig writing for the Daily Bruin Sports was being a beat writer for the softball team. On my first day, my interviews were with the newly-installed Coach I and a very excited and promising freshman, Megan Langenfeld. Still following the team well after my stint as the beat writer, it’s truly surreal seeing them win it all today, but most definitely rewarding. Very deserving!
Go Bruins!!!!!
Congratulations Team!
Thanks for the early run cushion. My heart couldn’t take another game like Monday’s.
Way to come through for Coach!
PS: Where do I get my “Wooden Academy” T-shirt?
+1
I want one of those shirts, too. Anyone know where to get them?
Thanks too to Lisa Fernandez and Natasha Watley for their coaching contributions. The announcers said the team had to face Lisa in practice every day. After that, no collegiate pitcher could scare them.
And how about going undefeated in the postseason?
Thank You So Much, Ladies
What a tremendous game, what a wonderful example of Coach’s “Team First” philosophy of life. Every player brought it, every moment of this incredible game.
Hats off to Arizona, a formidable opponent through to the very end, regardless of the score.
Congratulations to the team, coaches and staff, and to the fans who made that trip to OKC. You make us tremendously proud.
Love My Bruins
def hats off to Arizona
This was sports at its purest form. A battle royale between two great programs giving it everything they had. It was just as nail biting for me than watching a close world series. This mattered more because it involved our four letters and a worthy rival.
by Nestor on Jun 9, 2010 6:46 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
This one had everything
On the field: A crazy improbable comeback, a walk-off homer, a game-changing grand slam, a star player who made the other team pay when they pitched to her. Excellent play on both sides.
But even more impressively, I saw passion—raw emotion on the field and off. I saw genuine love for teammates. I saw a desire for team success above all else, and especially above individual accolades. I saw passionate fans in the stands, who loved being there for the game and not for being seen at the game. I saw people living and dying by each call, each at-bat. I saw what a sports event should be.
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