With No. 12 seed Texas Tech and No. 6 seed Texas set to battle it out in the Women’s College World Series final and UCLA softball officially out of the running, Assistant Sports editor Connor Dullinger gives his five main takeaways from the 2025 campaign.

Tennessee and UCLA softball look to stay alive in the 2025 WCWS as they face off in an elimination game on Sunday. Follow live updates here:

The UCLA Bruins softball team received a nice break from the umpires during their elimination game against the Tennessee Lady Vols at the Women's College

UCLA softball's Megan Grant's game-tying home run stood after the play was deemed not reviewable vs Tennessee in the Women's College World Series.

As many teams have relied more on the transfer portal, UCLA baseball is reliant on star sophomores like Roch Cholowsky.

The UCLA Bruins have been doing a fantastic job in the month of June for many reasons when it comes to recruiting. They have landed many commitments this month, which has pushed them up the rankings ladder tremendously.

Norco, El Modena and Rosary finish in the top three spots of CalHiSports' top 20 softball rankings for the Southland in 2025.