Big returning core gives UCLA softball a head start on 2027

As much praise as she heaped on her record-shattering seniors this season, Kelly Inouye-Perez also made sure to celebrate another group.

“The younger Bruins,” the UCLA softball coach said before the start of the NCAA Tournament, “are playing up.” Now they will be the Bruins to play on after the departures of Megan Grant, Jordan...