No. It's a basic fact. Softball and baseball are the two bat-and-ball sports in college athletics. UCLA is the only school in 2025 to make the College World Series in both softball and baseball.

Walt Hooper strode to the plate, swung the bat and lifted a soft fly ball past second base. “Good hit, Walt!” a teammate shouted. Why praise a pop-up? Hooper, of Ellicott City, is 90 ye… ...