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UCLA SOFTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE • FEBRUARY 22, 2011 • PAGE 1 2011 UCLA BRUINS SOFTBALL SOFTBALL CONTACT: JAMES YBIERNAS • PHONE: (310) 206-8123 • FAX: (310) 825-8664 • E-MAIL: [email protected] • WWW.UCLABRUINS.COM 2011 UCLA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS GAMES 11-16 • AT CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE • AT CATHEDRAL CITY CLASSIC OVERALL: 9-1 PAC-10: 0-0 2/11 UTAH STATE 2, A W, 19-0 (5) Wednesday, Feb. 23 Sunday, Feb. 27 2/11 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2 W, 7-0 #2/#3 UCLA at Cal State Northridge 2 p.m. #2/#3 UCLA vs. Northwestern 9 a.m. 2/12 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2, A W, 15-2 (5) #2/#3 UCLA vs. Ohio State 11 a.m. 2/12 UCF 2 W, 10-2 (5) Friday, Feb. 25 #2/#3 UCLA vs. #4/#5 Florida 3:30 p.m. UCLA is in third-base dugout and is designated home team for 2/13 SAN DIEGO STATE 2, A W, 8-2 #2/#3 UCLA vs. #6/#6 Oklahoma 6 p.m. all games but the Tennessee contest 2/16 at Cal State Fullerton Postponed - Rain 2/18 vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville 3 W, 3-2 (9) Saturday, Feb. 26 Gametracker available for all games at UCLABruins.com 2/18 vs. Arkansas 3 L, 3-4 #2/#3 UCLA vs. #8/#10 Tennessee 3 p.m. All games at Big League Dreams Park Wrigley Field 2/19 vs. Utah 3 W, 6-2 2/19 vs. Portland State 3 W, 3-0 SECOND-RANKED BRUINS PLAY SIX TIMES IN FIVE DAYS Just days before the start of postseason play, a list of 10 fi nalists 2/20 vs. Utah State 3 W, 13-3 (6) The defending national champion and second-ranked Bruins will be named and released on May 11. The fi nal three fi nalists will 2/23 at Cal State Northridge 2 p.m. will play six times this week, starting Wednesday at Cal State 2/25 vs. #4/#5 Florida 4 3:30 p.m. be announced May 25 while the winner of the 2011 USA Softball 2/25 vs. #6/#6 Oklahoma 4 6 p.m. Northridge at 2 p.m. UCLA then heads to the prestigious National Collegiate Player of the Year Award will be announced 2/26 vs. #8/#10 Tennessee 4 3 p.m. Cathedral City Classic, where it will play three Top 10 teams in prior to the start of the 2011 NCAA Women’s College World Series 2/27 vs. Northwestern 4 9 a.m. the fi rst two days. On Friday, the Bruins take on #4/#5 Florida at in Oklahoma City. 2/27 vs. Ohio State 4 11 a.m. 3:30 p.m. and #6/#6 Oklahoma at 6 p.m., while on Saturday they 3/4 vs. #25/NR BYU 5 3:45 p.m. play #8/#10 Tennessee at 3 p.m. Competition closes on Sunday SCOUTING THE CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE MATADORS 3/4 vs. Baylor 5 8:15 p.m. against Northwestern (9 a.m.) and Ohio State (11 a.m.). All games The Matadors own a 4-6 record and went 1-4 at the Louisville 5 3/5 at San Diego State 6 p.m. will be played at Big League Dreams Park Wrigley Field (33-700 Slugger Desert Classic last weekend, beating Nevada, but losing 5 3/5 vs. Cal Poly 8:15 p.m. Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City, CA 92234) and Gametracker will to Portland State, BYU, Utah State and Hawai’i. Northridge is 3/11 vs. Sacramento State 6 1 p.m. be available at UCLABruins.com. hitting .231 as a team with seven home runs, averaging 3.9 runs 3/11 vs. Long Beach State 6 6 p.m. per game. Three players are hitting over .300, led by freshman 3/12 vs. Cal State Fullerton 6 3:45 p.m. ON DECK Madeline Sale, who is batting .375 with two RBI. Junior Samantha 3/12 vs. #25/NR BYU 6 6 p.m. The Bruins travel to the Campbell/Cartier Classic next weekend 3/13 vs. Saint Mary’s 6 3:45 p.m. Sloniker is hitting .360 with four RBI, while senior Tracy Allen is on the campus of San Diego State. UCLA will face BYU and Baylor 3/21 UC SANTA BARBARA (DH) A 1 P.M. batting .321 with six RBI and is tied for the home run lead with on Friday, March 4 and San Diego State and Cal Poly on Saturday, 3/23 CAL POLY (DH) A 1 P.M. two. The Matadors have struggled in the circle, posting an 8.92 March 5. 3/24 OHIO A 2 P.M. earned run average while allowing 8.3 runs per game. Freshman 3/27 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT A 2 P.M. Carly Wade has pitched the most, owning a 1-4 mark and a 6.91 1, A BRUINS IN THE POLLS 4/1 OREGON STATE 7 P.M. ERA with 16 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings. Junior Hannah Fraijo is 1, A The Bruins fell to second in the latest USA Today/NFCA poll, 4/2 OREGON STATE 6 P.M. 2-1 with an 8.17 ERA in 24 innings. Former Bruin and Olympian 1, A earning 702 points and 10 fi rst-place votes. UCLA dropped two 4/3 OREGON STATE 12 P.M. Tairia Flowers is in her fi rst season at Northridge and is joined 4/8 #17/#16 STANFORD 1, A 7 P.M. spots to third in this week’s ESPN.com/USA Softball rankings, on the coaching staff by former Bruins Caitlin Benyi and Natasha 4/9 #17/#16 STANFORD 1, A 6 P.M. receiving 452 points and two fi rst-place nods. UCLA tied Arizona Watley. UCLA is 38-9 all-time against Northridge and has won 16 4/10 #17/#16 STANFORD 1, A 12 P.M. for fi rst in the Pac-10 preseason rankings, with each team in a row, including a pair of victories last weekend at the Stacy 4/15 at #12/#8 Arizona State 1, A 7 p.m. receiving four fi rst-place votes and 46 points. 4/16 at #12/#8 Arizona State 1, A 7 p.m. Winsberg Memorial Tournament. The Bruins claimed a 9-0, fi ve- 1, A inning win on Feb. 19 and a 7-2 triumph on Feb. 20. UCLA is 4/17 at #12/#8 Arizona State 12 p.m. BRUINS ON THE WEB 1, A 14-4 in Northridge, last playing there on March 25, 2006, a 1-0 4/21 #7/#9 WASHINGTON 7 P.M. Gametracker will be available for every contest this season at 1, A Bruin victory. The Matadors’ last win against the Bruins was a 4/22 #7/#9 WASHINGTON 6 P.M. UCLABruins.com. The next internet broadcast will be on March 21 4/23 #7/#9 WASHINGTON 1, A 12 P.M. doubleheader sweep at Northridge on April 15, 1998. when the Bruins host UC Santa Barbara in a doubleheader. 4/29 at #14/#14 California 1 3 p.m. 4/30 at #14/#14 California 1 1 p.m. SCOUTING THE FLORIDA GATORS DUO NAMED TO PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST 5/1 at #14/#14 California 1 12 p.m. The Gators are 9-0 after sweeping nationally-ranked North Carolina 1, A, B Senior GiOnna DiSalvatore and junior Andrea Harrison have been 5/6 #3/#1 ARIZONA 7 P.M. in a three-game series in Gainesville last weekend by scores of 3- 1, A named to the initial watch list for the 10th Annual USA Softball 5/7 #3/#1 ARIZONA 6 P.M. 0, 9-0 and 10-0. Florida is hitting .386 as a team with 20 home 5/8 #3/#1 ARIZONA 1, A 12 P.M. National Collegiate Player of the Year Award, as announced by the runs, averaging 9.1 runs per game. Five players are hitting .400 or 5/12 at #13/#13 Oregon 1, A 6 p.m. Amateur Softball Association of America. better, led by junior Michelle Moultrie, who is batting .536 with a 5/13 at #13/#13 Oregon 1, A 6 p.m. The award, which is considered the most prestigious honor in homer, fi v e RBI and fi ve stolen bases. Senior Aja Paculba is hitting 5/14 at #13/#13 Oregon 1, A 12 p.m. Division I women’s collegiate softball, is designed to recognize 5/20-22 NCAA Regionals outstanding athletic achievement by female collegiate softball .452 and is tied for the team lead with four homers to go with 5/27-29 NCAA Super Regionals players across the country. Past winners of the award include 12 RBI, senior Megan Bush and freshman Kasey Fagan are each 6/2-8 NCAA Women’s College World Series former Bruin great Stacey Nuveman. Megan Langenfeld, the most batting .450 and sophomore Brittany Schutte is hitting .400. In Outstanding Player of the Women’s College World Series in 2010, the circle, the Gators have allowed only three runs in 53 innings, All times Pacifi c and subject to change was a top three fi nalist a year ago. but none by senior Stephanie Brombacher, who is perfect in 31 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS PLAYED AT EASTON STADIUM The 2011 preseason watch list is comprised of 50 players innings with 35 strikeouts and a 6-0 record. Freshman Hannah # - NFCA/USA Softball Ranking at Time of Game representing 36 schools and 15 different NCAA Division I Rogers is 3-0 with a 0.67 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 21 innings.