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Photo by: Ashley Steltenpohl
Badgers swept in Los Angeles
March 08, 2026 | Softball
UW allows 16 runs in series finale
LOS ANGELES - The Wisconsin softball team lost its third consecutive game in California, as No. 8/7 UCLA earned a series sweep behind a prolific showing at the plate to earn a 16-9 victory.Â
The Badgers' (14-10, 0-3 B1G) bats got back into a rhythm early versus the Bruins (21-3, 3-0 B1G), as junior Alivia Bark barreled a two-RBI double to the opposite field to put UW up 2-0.
UCLA responded right away, as the Big Ten's top offense tallied four runs in the first frame to take the lead back.Â
After a leadoff single by sophomore Kaylie Whidden in the second, fellow sophomore Hannah Conger provided a two-run blast to tie the game up at 4-4—marking Conger's second home run of the season. The Badgers added two more runs in the frame, as junior Danielle Lucey continued to produce from the middle of the order—plating a pair to give Wisconsin the 6-4 advantage.Â
The Bruins maintained the momentum on the offensive end, turning in seven unanswered runs to jump out to an 11-6 lead. UCLA blasted two home runs in the process, hitting multiple two or more long balls for the ninth consecutive game.Â
Freshman Berritt Herr came on in the third to silence the Bruins' bats. With the bases loaded, the right-hander retired three-straight batters to allow zero runs.Â
In the fourth, UW created a rally with a three-run frame to cut the deficit to 11-9. Junior Hilary Blomberg notched her first home run on the road trip, turning in a two-run homer after a leadoff walk from senior Emily Bojan. Whidden capped it off with an infield single, driving in one run en route to the first multi-hit game of her collegiate career.Â
The UCLA offense continued to make their presence felt, as Alexis Ramirez barreled a grand slam in the fourth inning to extend the advantage to 15-9.Â
Both lineups fell quiet for the rest of the game, as UCLA tallied one more run in the bottom of the sixth to secure a sweep over the Badgers to kick off conference play.Â
Batting Cleanup:
The Badgers' (14-10, 0-3 B1G) bats got back into a rhythm early versus the Bruins (21-3, 3-0 B1G), as junior Alivia Bark barreled a two-RBI double to the opposite field to put UW up 2-0.
UCLA responded right away, as the Big Ten's top offense tallied four runs in the first frame to take the lead back.Â
After a leadoff single by sophomore Kaylie Whidden in the second, fellow sophomore Hannah Conger provided a two-run blast to tie the game up at 4-4—marking Conger's second home run of the season. The Badgers added two more runs in the frame, as junior Danielle Lucey continued to produce from the middle of the order—plating a pair to give Wisconsin the 6-4 advantage.Â
The Bruins maintained the momentum on the offensive end, turning in seven unanswered runs to jump out to an 11-6 lead. UCLA blasted two home runs in the process, hitting multiple two or more long balls for the ninth consecutive game.Â
Freshman Berritt Herr came on in the third to silence the Bruins' bats. With the bases loaded, the right-hander retired three-straight batters to allow zero runs.Â
In the fourth, UW created a rally with a three-run frame to cut the deficit to 11-9. Junior Hilary Blomberg notched her first home run on the road trip, turning in a two-run homer after a leadoff walk from senior Emily Bojan. Whidden capped it off with an infield single, driving in one run en route to the first multi-hit game of her collegiate career.Â
The UCLA offense continued to make their presence felt, as Alexis Ramirez barreled a grand slam in the fourth inning to extend the advantage to 15-9.Â
Both lineups fell quiet for the rest of the game, as UCLA tallied one more run in the bottom of the sixth to secure a sweep over the Badgers to kick off conference play.Â
Batting Cleanup:
- The Badgers recorded 14 hits as a team, a season-high.
- UW scored in the first inning for the 14th time this season.
- Alivia Bark accumulated her ninth multi-RBI game of the year, finishing with a pair in Sunday's matchup. Bark is just two performances away from entering UW's top-10 for most multi-RBI games in a single season.Â
- Emily Bojan has reached base in every game this season—extending her on-base streak to 24 games. The Chicago native is tied for the fourth longest on-base streak in program history, matching Kendall Grimm (2013). Bojan finished the game with three walks, the third time she has hit that mark in her career.
- Hilary Blomberg hit her seventh HR of the year in a 3-for-5 performance. That homer marks the 26th of Blomberg's career, which advances her to fifth all-time in program history. Three hits in a single game is also a season-high for the junior.Â
- Kendra Lewis tallied her fifth three-hit game of her career, going 3-for-4 with a run scored.Â
- Danielle Lucey finished with three hits for the second time this season, adding two RBIÂ in the process.Â
- Kaylie Whidden recorded her first multi-hit game of her career, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.Â
- Hannah Conger blasted her second home run of the season.
- UCLA improves to 11-0 all-time versus the Badgers.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tinsley, Taylor (12-2)
L: Lewis, Kendra (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Bark, Alivia 1
HR: Blomberg, Hilary 1 ; Conger, Hannah 1
RBI: Blomberg, Hilary 2 ; Bark, Alivia 2 ; Lucey, Danielle 2 ; Whidden, Kaylie 1 ; Conger, Hannah 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bojan, Emily 2 ; Blomberg, Hilary 2 ; Parent, Ava 1 ; Lewis, Kendra 1 ; King, Emma 1 ; Crane, Rylie 1 ; Conger, Hannah 1
Batting:
2B: Woolery, Jordan 3 ; Alejandre, Bri 1
HR: Grant, Megan 1 ; Ramirez, Alexis 1 ; Lamar, Jolyna 1
RBI: Grant, Megan 2 ; Bragg, Kaniya 1 ; Alejandre, Bri 2 ; Suarez, Ramsey 1 ; Ramirez, Alexis 6 ; Garcia, Aleena 2 ; Berry, Soo-Jin 1 ; Lamar, Jolyna 1
SF: Garcia, Aleena 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Slimp, Rylee 1 ; Grant, Megan 2 ; Woolery, Jordan 3 ; Mercado, Jaella Ann 1 ; Bragg, Kaniya 4 ; Alejandre, Bri 3 ; Ramirez, Alexis 1 ; Lamar, Jolyna 1
HBP: Grant, Megan 1 ; Alejandre, Bri 1
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