University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Taylor Tinsley
Photo by: Kayla Holguin
No. 10 UCLA Shuts Out Indiana, 4-0, Securing Sweep
April 05, 2026 | Softball
LOS ANGELES โ Senior Taylor Tinsley pitched a complete-game shutout to help the No. 10 UCLA softball team to a 4-0 victory over Indiana at Easton Stadium Sunday afternoon, securing the series sweep.
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The Bruins (33-5, 13-2 Big Ten) broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth with three runs off one hit and three errors. Redshirt junior Ramsey Suarez entered the game as a pinch hitter with a runner on second and drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double into the right-center gap in the first pitch of her at-bat.
Two more runners came around to score in the fourth thanks to two errors on the same play by Hoosiers (27-10, 7-5 Big Ten) second baseman Aly VanBrandt. Sophomore Rylee Slimp hit a groundball to VanBrandt who was unable to field cleanly. Her throw to first was late and sailed towards the visitors' dugout as a second run scored.
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Slimp finished the game 3-for-4 with a double at the plate for her second three-hit performance of the series (4-for-4 in Game 1).
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Indiana finished the game with five errors, three belonging to VanBrandt.
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Tinsley's (18-3) performance marked her fifth complete-game shutout of the season and 13th of her career. She finished her outing with three hits, two walks and two strikeouts while lowering her season ERA to 2.68.
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Catcher Alexis Ramirez added a run in the bottom of the sixth with a solo homer to left field for her eighth of the season.
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Next Up
UCLA plays a Tuesday midweek contest at Cal State Fullerton at Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, Calif. at 6 p.m. (PT). The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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The Bruins (33-5, 13-2 Big Ten) broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth with three runs off one hit and three errors. Redshirt junior Ramsey Suarez entered the game as a pinch hitter with a runner on second and drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double into the right-center gap in the first pitch of her at-bat.
All she needed was one pitch!@RamseySuarez delivers a pinch-hit RBI double to break the scoreless tie!
โ UCLA Softball (@UCLASoftball) April 5, 2026
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Two more runners came around to score in the fourth thanks to two errors on the same play by Hoosiers (27-10, 7-5 Big Ten) second baseman Aly VanBrandt. Sophomore Rylee Slimp hit a groundball to VanBrandt who was unable to field cleanly. Her throw to first was late and sailed towards the visitors' dugout as a second run scored.
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Slimp finished the game 3-for-4 with a double at the plate for her second three-hit performance of the series (4-for-4 in Game 1).
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Indiana finished the game with five errors, three belonging to VanBrandt.
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Tinsley's (18-3) performance marked her fifth complete-game shutout of the season and 13th of her career. She finished her outing with three hits, two walks and two strikeouts while lowering her season ERA to 2.68.
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Catcher Alexis Ramirez added a run in the bottom of the sixth with a solo homer to left field for her eighth of the season.
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Next Up
UCLA plays a Tuesday midweek contest at Cal State Fullerton at Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, Calif. at 6 p.m. (PT). The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tinsley, Taylor (18-3)
L: Ella Troutt (7-6)
Base Running:
CS: Alex Cooper 1

Batting:
2B: Slimp, Rylee 1 ; Suarez, Ramsey 1
HR: Ramirez, Alexis 1
RBI: Ramirez, Alexis 1 ; Suarez, Ramsey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garcia, Aleena 1 ; Ramirez, Alexis 2 ; Suarez, Ramsey 1
SB: Mercado, Jaella Ann 1
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