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2018 UCLA SOFTBALL UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 Softball Contact: James Ybiernas / [email protected] / o: (310) 206-8123 / c: (818) 635-8873 2018 UCLA SCHEDULE AND R ESULTS MARY N UTTER C OLLEGIATE C LASSIC II • FRIDAY , F EB . 23 - S UNDAY , F EB . 25 • C ATHEDRAL C ITY, C ALIF. OVERALL: 10-0 PAC -12: 0-0 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 2 2/9 MARYLAND W, 5-1 RV/#23 Nebraska vs. #3/#4 UCLA - 5:30 p.m. NR/RV Missouri vs. #3/#4 UCLA - 9 a.m. 2/9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2 W, 11-0 (5) Liberty vs. #3/#4 UCLA - 8 p.m. Fresno State vs. #3/#4 UCLA - 11:30 a.m. 2/10 CAL POLY 2 W, 13-0 (5) 2/11 CAL POLY 2 W, 7-2 2/11 UC RIVERSIDE 2 W, 13-2 (5) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Games played at Big League Dreams (Cathedral City, Calif.) 2/15 FORDHAM W, 4-0 #7/#8 LSU vs. #3/#4 UCLA - 5 p.m. Live Stats for All Games at UCLABruins.com 2/17 vs. UC Santa Barbara 3 W, 9-1 (5) 2/18 vs. Syracuse 3 W, 6-0 THIRD-RANKED BRUINS BACK IN CATHEDRAL CITY BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH 2/20) 2/18 vs. UAB 3 W, 8-0 (5) The third-ranked Bruins return to Cathedral City this weekend, TEAM 2/19 vs. Grand Canyon 3 W, 7-6 bringing their perfect record to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Triples T-2nd (8) 2/23 vs. RV/#23 Nebraska 4 5:30 p.m. Classic II. UCLA will face #23 Nebraska (5:30 p.m.) and Liberty Batting Average 3rd (.409) 4 2/23 vs. Liberty 8 p.m. (8 p.m.) on Friday, #7 LSU (5 p.m.) on Saturday and Missouri On Base Percentage 3rd (.484) 4 2/24 vs. #7/#8 LSU 5 p.m. (9 a.m.) and Fresno State (11:30 a.m.) on Sunday. Live stats Slugging Percentage 5th (.645) 2/25 vs. NR/RV Missouri 4 9 a.m. will be available for all ve contests on UCLABruins.com. Runs Per Game T-7th (8.30) 2/25 vs. Fresno State 4 11:30 a.m. 3/2 vs. UCF 5 7 p.m. WHAT’S NEXT? Doubles T-11th (18) 3/3 vs. #22/#22 Minnesota 5 2 p.m. The Bruins head south next weekend for the San Diego Classic Earned Run Average 15th (1.17) 3/3 at San Diego 5 7 p.m. I, which will take place on the campus of the University of San Fielding Percentage 20th (.980) 3/4 vs. Santa Clara 5 11:30 a.m. Diego and San Diego State. UCLA will play UCF (7 p.m.) at Double Plays Turned T-21st (5) 5 3/4 at San Diego State 2 p.m. USD on Friday, March 2, #22 Minnesota at SDSU (2 p.m.) and Home Runs T-31st (9) 6 3/9 vs. Michigan State 9 a.m. San Diego at USD (7 p.m.) on Saturday, March 3 and Santa 3/9 vs. San Jose State 6 11:30 a.m. INDIVIDUAL 6 Clara (11:30 a.m.) and San Diego State (2 p.m.) at SDSU on 3/10 vs. Boston U. 2 p.m. AALIYAH JORDAN 6 Sunday, March 4. 3/11 vs. #21/#21 Ohio State 10 a.m. Triples T-8th (2) 3/11 at RV/RV Long Beach State 6 12:30 p.m. BRUINS IN THE POLLS 1, A Runs Batted In T-14th (15) 3/16 at #5/#2 Oregon 5 p.m. The Bruins moved up two spots to third in this week’s USA 1, A On Base Percentage T-23rd (.636) 3/17 at #5/#2 Oregon 7 p.m. Today/NFCA poll, earning 61 additional points and a pair of 1, A Batting Average 24th (.560) 3/18 at #5/#2 Oregon 2 p.m. rst-place votes. UCLA remained at fourth in the ESPN.com/ 3/24 RV/RV OREGON STATE 1, D 6 P.M. Slugging Percentage T-27th (1.000) USA Softball rankings for the third week in a row, picking up 3/25 RV/RV OREGON STATE 1, D 6 P.M. Doubles T-30th (4) 18 more points and one rst-place vote. UCLA is one of seven 3/26 RV/RV OREGON STATE 1, D 1 P.M. Walks T-42nd (7) Pac-12 teams ranked in the Top 25 of either poll: Washington 3/29 at #24/RV Utah 1, A 5 p.m. Total Bases T-45th (25) 1, A (#1 NFCA/#3 USA Softball), Oregon (#2 USA Softball/#5 3/30 at #24/RV Utah 5 p.m. Runs Scored T-47th (11) 3/31 at #24/RV Utah 1, A 12 p.m. NFCA), Arizona (#12 USA Softball/#13 NFCA), Arizona State D (#15 USA Softball/#17 NFCA), California (#19 NFCA/#19 4/3 CSUN 6 P.M. RACHEL GARCIA 4/6 STANFORD 1, D 7 P.M. USA Softball) and Utah (#24 NFCA/RV USA Softball), with Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings 3rd (1.52) 4/7 STANFORD 1, D 6 P.M. Oregon State also receiving votes in both polls. In the Pac-12 Shutouts T-13th (2) 4/8 STANFORD 1, D 12 P.M. Preseason Coaches poll, UCLA was second, earning 55 points 1, B Strikeouts T-14th (42) 4/13 at #13/#12 Arizona 7:30 p.m. and a pair of rst-place votes. 4/14 at #13/#12 Arizona 1, A 7 p.m. Saves T-15th (1) 4/15 at #13/#12 Arizona 1, A 5 p.m. JORDAN NAMED PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings T-17th (0.30) 4/20 #1/#3 WASHINGTON 1, A, D 5 P.M. For the second week in a row, the Bruins were recognized Toughest to Strikeout T-35th (28.0) 4/21 #1/#3 WASHINGTON 1, C, D 1 P.M. with the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award, as redshirt 4/22 #1/#3 WASHINGTON 1, A, D 3 P.M. freshman Aaliyah Jordan earned the honor on Tuesday. BUBBA NICKLES D 4/27 #18/#16 OKLAHOMA STATE 4:30 P.M. In four wins during the week lasting Feb. 12-18, Jordan hit Triples T-8th (2) D 4/27 SOUTH DAKOTA 7 P.M. .750 with six hits in eight at-bats, six runs batted in, three runs Toughest to Strikeout T-15th (30.0) 4/28 #18/#16 OKLAHOMA STATE D 2 P.M. scored, two doubles, two triples and three walks. Hits T-37th (15) 4/28 SOUTH DAKOTA D 4:30 P.M. After recording an RBI on a sacri ce ! y against Fordham on 5/1 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. Total Bases T-37th (26) 5/4 at #19/#19 California 1, A 3 p.m. Feb. 15, Jordan ended the week with hits in six consecutive at- 5/5 at #19/#19 California 1, A 1:30 p.m. bats. The redshirt freshman had a triple, two walks, two runs BRIANA PEREZ 5/6 at #19/#19 California 1, A 2 p.m. and an RBI against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 17, and then Runs Scored 6th (15) 5/10 #17/#15 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 7 P.M. added ve hits in a doubleheader on Feb. 18. Versus Syracuse, Hits T-16th (17) 5/11 #17/#15 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 7 P.M. Jordan recorded two singles, including a two-run base hit, as Runs Batted In T-30th (13) 5/12 #17/#15 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 12 P.M. well as a walk to reach in all three plate appearances. She 5/18-20 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) followed that up with three extra-base hits against UAB, BRIANNA TAUTALAFUA 5/24-27 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites) recording an RBI double, an RBI triple and another two-bagger. Total Bases T-25th (28) 5/31-6/6 Women’s College World Series (Oklahoma City) Jordan’s FOW award is the eighth in UCLA history in just the Home Runs T-33rd (3) fourth year of the award’s existence and second in a row after All Times Paci c and Subject to Change Briana Perez earned the honor last Tuesday. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS AT EASTON STADIUM KYLEE PEREZ # - NFCA/USA Softball Ranking at Time of Game NEWS AND NOTES Sacri! ce Flies T-9th (2) 1 - Pac-12 Conference Games Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez is four wins away from 500 2 - Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament (Easton Stadium) for her career ... the Bruins, who didn’t trail through their rst HOLLY AZEVEDO 3 - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic I (Cathedral City, Calif.) six games this season, fell behind for the rst time in 2018 Wins T-21st (4) 4 - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II (Cathedral City, Calif.) 5 - San Diego Classic I (San Diego, Calif.) in the rst inning against UCSB on Saturday, but came back TAYLOR PACK 6 - Louisville Slugger Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.) to win. UCLA did the same on Sunday versus Grand Canyon, A - Live Television Broadcast on Pac-12 Networks but posted its second comeback win. The Bruins had 13 Doubles T-30th (4) B - Live Television Broadcast on ESPNU comeback victories last season ... UCLA was 35-0 last season C - Live Television Broadcast on ESPN2 when leading after ve innings and has won 67 in a row when KINSLEY WASHINGTON D - Live Audio Broadcast on UCLABruins.com ahead after ve ( ve times this season).