UCLA vs. Stanford softball live score, updates, highlights from 2024 Women's College World Series

Just one Pac-12 team will advance past Sunday in the 2024 Women’s College World Series.

No. 8 Stanford kept its season alive with a shutout victory over No. 5 Oklahoma State on Friday, while No. 6 UCLA lost its first game of the tournament to No. 2 Oklahoma on Saturday.

Not only are the two Pac-12 teams fighting to keep their seasons alive, but it’s the last opportunity each side will have to represent the conference. The Pac-12 will be abolished after this season.

Stanford (49-16) is led by NiJaree Canady, who is essentially untouchable on the mound. She’s easily the best pitcher in Division I by way of earned runs average. Her 0.74 ERA is first in the country by .37 points.

Canady isn’t pitching in limited innings either. She’s thrown 216.2 innings across 39 appearances. She struck out seven in six innings against Oklahoma State on Friday.

Stanford’s offense is well-rounded with no absolute outlier. Emily Jones leads the team with a .330 batting average and Aly Kaneshiro and Ava Gall each have 11 home runs.

UCLA (43-11), on the other hand, is led by superb hitting. Maya Brady, Tom Brady’s niece, leads the team with a .436 batting average, 1.358 OPS, 59 runs, 71 hits and 68 RBIs.

Sharlize Palacios is another big bat to watch out for. She has a .381 average, 1.349 OPS and a team-high 20 home runs. Four other Bruins have over a .300 batting average and two more are above the .296-mark.

Fans may also recognize Gabriela Jaquez, who is Jaime Jaquez’s sister. Both siblings played basketball at UCLA, but Gabriela joined the school’s softball team after her hoops season ended.

The Sporting News is tracking live updates and highlights from Sunday’s Women’s College World Series matchup between Stanford and UCLA.

MORE: Watch Women’s College World Series games live with Fubo (free trial)

Stanford vs. UCLA softball live score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	F
UCLA	0	1
Stanford	0	0

Stanford vs. UCLA live updates, highlights from Women’s College World Series

(All times Eastern)

9:34 p.m.: Allchin lines a base hit that deflects off the leaping glove of the first baseman for a two-out single to put runners at the corners.

9:32 p.m.: The battle between Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year has twice gone to the Pitcher as Canady gets Brady to come up empty on a changeup for the second strikeout of Brady in this game.

9:30 p.m.: Some production from the No. 9 hitter as Janelle Meono pokes a base hit through the left side to bring up the top of the order.

9:29 p.m.: A rocket grounder off the bat of Seneca Curo goes in and out of the glove of Berry at third, but Berry still has time to make the throw across the diamond to get Curo for the first out.

9:24 p.m. End of second: Caelen Koch popped out to second for the second out. Terry then strikes out River Mahler with a rise ball to retire the side.

9:22 p.m.: Jade Berry also goes up first-pitch swinging and it’s also sent out to left, though this one is caught by Allchin.

9:21 p.m.: Aly Kaneshiro likes the first pitch she sees as she lines it to left for a leadoff base hit.

9:19 p.m. End top second: Thessa Malau’ulu grounds out to short to end the top half of the second.

9:17 p.m.: Savannah Pola hits a comebacker back to Canady, who makes the throw over to first for the second out.

9:16 p.m.: Jordan Woolery swings and misses at the down and in changeup.

9:14 p.m. UCLA scoring play: Megan Grant goes the opposite way to get the Bruins on the board first with a solo home run to left. Per the ESPN broadcast, it is the first time Canady has given up a home run her first time through the order. UCLA 1, Stanford 0

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9:11 p.m. End of first: Ava Gall strikes out swinging on a rise ball as Kaitlyn Terry sets down a pair on swings and misses.

9:08 p.m.: Kyra Chan comes up empty on the fastball for a strikeout.

9:06 p.m.: Taryn Kern is hit by a pitch, and umpires rule she was over the plate, and thus cannot take first base. It is still called a ball. She then hits a low fly to left that is caught for the first out.

9:02 p.m. End top first: NiJaree Canady makes it look easy. She catches Maya Brady looking, gets a groundout on Jadelyn Allchin and gets Sharlize Palacios to go down swinging for a 1-2-3 inning to start the elimination game.

1:55 p.m.: Stanford-UCLA was originally slated to begin at 7 p.m. ET. Due to the weather, it will now be delayed and start at 9:15 p.m. ET. The games will now start at 6 p.m. ET, with Stanford-UCLA starting after Alabama-Florida.

How to watch Stanford vs. UCLA softball

Start time: 9:15 p.m. ET
TV channel: ESPNU
Live stream: ESPN+, Fubo

Stanford vs. UCLA will begin at 9:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 2. Fans can tune in for the elimination game on ESPNU or stream it on ESPN+ or Fubo, which offers a free trial.

Women’s College World Series schedule 2024

Thu., May 30

Game	Matchup/Results	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
Game 1	(6) UCLA 4, (14) Alabama 1	Noon	ESPN, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 2	(2) Oklahoma 9, (10) Duke 1	2:30 p.m.	ESPN, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 3	(1) Texas 4, (8) Stanford 0	7 p.m.	ESPN2, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 4	(4) Florida 1, (5) Oklahoma State 0	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2, Fubo, ESPN+

Fri., May 31

Game	Matchup/Results	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
Game 5	(14) Alabama 2, (10) Duke 1	7 p.m.	ESPN2, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 6	(8) Stanford 8, (5) Oklahoma State 0	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2, Fubo

Sat., June 1

Game	Matchup/Results	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
Game 7	(2) Oklahoma 1, (6) UCLA 0	3 p.m.	ABC, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 8	(1) Texas 10, (4) Florida 0 (5 inn.)	7 p.m.	ESPN, Fubo, ESPN+

Sun., June 2

Game	Matchup/Results	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
Game 9	(14) Alabama vs. (4) Florida	3 p.m.	ABC, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 10	(8) Stanford vs. (6) UCLA	7 p.m.	ESPNU, Fubo, ESPN+

Mon., June 3

Game	Matchup/Results	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
Game 11	(2) Oklahoma vs. Game 9 winner	Noon	ESPN, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 12 (if necessary)	Game 11 rematch	2:30 p.m.	ESPN, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 13	Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner	7 p.m.	ESPN2, Fubo, ESPN+
Game 14 (if necessary)	Game 13 rematch	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2, Fubo, ESPN+