John Michael Earnest

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• Columnist looks back – err, forward

  June 8, 2009 at midnight

  This is probably my final Daily Bruin byline.

• Bruins look to break 5-year drought

  May 14, 2009 at 1:38 a.m.

  Five years without a national championship.

• Team’s streak ends on road

  April 30, 2009 at 1 a.m.

  There’s nothing like a thousand-mile, mid-week road trip to break a nine-game winning streak.

• Pitcher’s leadership ‘got it done’

  April 16, 2009 at 2:21 a.m.

  It was raining.
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  Softball bounces back with Sunday win over Arizona

  April 6, 2009 at 2 a.m.

  UCLA softball was in free fall. For the first time in four years, the Bruins had lost four games in a row.

• Softball faces strong conference once again

  April 2, 2009 at 1:25 a.m.

  Last year was an interesting one for NCAA softball: It was the first time in 21 years that neither UCLA nor Arizona played in the championship game.

• Kerr’s solid pitching secures softball win

  March 12, 2009 at 1:13 a.m.

  On Tuesday, the No. 4 UCLA softball team emerged victorious, which was just fine with Bruin coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. But she was not fine with the umpires.

• Softball continues to dominate

  Feb. 26, 2009 at 12:45 a.m.

  UCLA softball has a history of being the sport’s juggernaut, but a school an hour south is the closest thing to its kryptonite.

• Softball defeats Clan in mercy-rule win

  Feb. 19, 2009 at 12:06 a.m.

  They had just demolished visiting Simon Fraser 13-2. So why was the UCLA softball team running postgame sprints on Tuesday afternoon?

• Softball hits offensive stride in Las Vegas classic

  Feb. 17, 2009 at 8:52 a.m.

  Before the softball season began, UCLA head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez made a prediction about her offense.