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2018 ROSTER AND Q UICK F ACTS 2018 UCLA SOFTBALL Q UICK F ACTS 2018 UCLA SOFTBALL R OSTER Location J.D. Morgan Center, NO NAME POS HT B/T YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 00 Rachel Garcia P 5-6 R/R R-SO 1V Palmdale, Calif. (Highland HS) Founded 1919 3 Briana Perez INF 5-7 L/R FR HS Martinez, Calif. (Alhambra HS) Enrollment 43,239 4 Holly Azevedo P 5-9 R/R FR HS San Jose, Calif. (Pioneer HS) 5 Julie Rodriguez OF 5-3 L/L FR HS Englewood, N.J. (Northern Valley Old Tappan HS) Nickname Bruins 7 Jenna Crawford OF 5-4 L/R SO 1V Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill HS) Colors Blue and Gold 8 Kylee Perez INF 5-7 L/R SR 3V Martinez, Calif. (Alhambra HS) Conference Pac-12 10 Malia Quarles INF 5-5 R/R FR HS Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr HS) Chancellor Dr. Gene Block 11 Zia Norris OF 5-4 L/R FR HS Harbor City, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS) Athletic Director Dan Guerrero 12 Stevie Wisz OF 5-6 R/R JR 2V Orcutt, Calif. (Righetti HS) Senior Associate A.D./SWA Christina Rivera 13 Imani Johnson OF 5-1 L/R JR 2V Carson, Calif. (King/Drew Magnet HS) Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Michael Teitell 15 Johanna Grauer P 5-6 R/R SR 3V Pleasanton, Calif. (Amador Valley HS) Home Field Easton Stadium 18 Selina Ta’amilo P 6-0 R/R SR 3V Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) Capacity 1,328 21 Taylor Pack C 5-7 R/R JR 2V Sutter, Calif. (Sutter Union HS) Head Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez, 12th Year (UCLA, 1993) 22 Danae Blodgett OF 5-6 R/R JR 2V Malibu, Calif. (Chaminade College Preparatory) Career Record 486-159-1 (.753) 23 Aaliyah Jordan OF 5-7 L/R R-FR RS Chula Vista, Calif. (Bonita Vista HS) Assistant Coach Lisa Fernandez, 20th Year (UCLA, 1995) 25 Paige Halstead C/UTIL 6-0 L/R JR 2V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS) 27 Jacqui Prober OF 5-8 L/R SO 1V Orcutt, Calif. (Righetti HS) Assistant Coach Kirk Walker, 17th Year (UCLA, 1988) 32 Alana Snow OF 5-9 L/R FR HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) Softball Of! ce Phone (310) 206-6779 33 Brianna Tautalafua INF 5-6 R/R JR 2V Carson, Calif. (Carson HS) 2017 Record 48-15 37 Kinsley Washington INF 5-8 L/R FR HS Whittier, Calif. (La Salle HS) 2017 Pac-12 Record 16-8 (T-3rd) 42 Jelly Felix OF 5-3 R/R R-SR 3V Los Angeles, Calif. (Lincoln HS) 2017 Postseason 6-2 (Women’s College World Series) 46 Zoe Shaw UTIL 5-6 R/R JR 2V West Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real Charter HS) 2017 Final NFCA/USA Softball Rankings 5th/5th 48 Bubba Nickles UTIL/P 5-8 R/R SO 1V Merced, Calif. (Merced HS) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 18/4 52 Maddie Skibitzki C 5-7 R/R SO 1V Antelope, Calif. (Antelope HS) Starters Returning/Lost 7/2 88 Madeline Jelenicki 1B/C 5-9 R/R SR 3V Santa Clarita, Calif. (Saugus HS) Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 Newcomers 7 Head Coach: Kelly Inouye-Perez, 12th Year as Head Coach, 25th Year at UCLA (UCLA, 1993) All-Time Record 1,824-451-5 (.801) Assistant Coach: Lisa Fernandez, 20th Year (UCLA, 1995) All-Time NCAA Record 1,663-396-5 (.807) Assistant Coach: Kirk Walker, 17th Year (UCLA, 1988) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Rodney Davis, 1st Year (Fresno State, 1982) National Championships 12 (AIAW - 1978, NCAA - 1982, 1984, Director of Softball Operations: Claire Donyanavard, 3rd Year (UIC, 2011) 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010) Assistant Athletic Trainer: Chris Gibson, 3rd Year (Cal State Fullerton, 2011) All-Time Postseason Record 201-55 (.785) Assistant Athletic Performance Coach: Adam Garner, 2nd Year (Oklahoma, 2014) Pac-10/Pac-12 Championships 9 Team Managers: Kyla Gendler, Ty Gibson, Emma Godin, Elise Laws and Lorena Ortiz (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009) Student Athletic Trainers: Jen Nguyen and Paige Sampson All-Time Pac-10/Pac-12 Record 484-193-1 (.715) Softball SID James Ybiernas PRONUNCIATION G UIDE Ybiernas’ Of! ce Phone (310) 206-8123 Holly Azevedo (aahs-a-vee-dough); Danae Blodgett (da-nay blow-zhay); Johanna Grauer (yo-ha-na grau (rhymes with wow)-er); Ybiernas’ Cell Phone (818) 635-8873 Paige Halstead (hall-sted); Kelly Inouye-Perez (e-NOY); Madeline Jelenicki (jell-en-nick-ee); Imani Johnson (ee-ma-nee); Ybiernas’ E-mail [email protected] Aaliyah Jordan (uh-lee-uh); Bubba Nickles (nickels); Zia Norris (zy-uh); Briana Perez (bre-ann-na); Jacqui Prober (jackie pro-ber); Athletic Communications Fax (310) 825-8664 Malia Quarles (muh-lee-uh); Zoe Shaw (zoe-e); Maddie Skibitzki (skuh-bit-ski); Alana Snow (uh-lawn-uh); Website www.uclabruins.com Selina Ta’amilo (sel-ee-na ta-ah-mee-lo); Brianna Tautalafua (bre-ann-na tau-TA-LA-fua); Stevie Wisz (wiz) PAGE 1 • 2018 UCLA SOFTBALL I NFORMATION G UIDE 2018 TV/RADIO R OSTER 00 3 4 5 7 RACHEL GARCIA BRIANA PEREZ HOLLY AZEVEDO JULIE RODRIGUEZ JENNA CRAWFORD P • 5-6 • RS SO • B/T: R/R INF • 5-7 • FR • B/T: L/R P • 5-9 • FR • B/T: R/R OF • 5-3 • FR • B/T: L/L OF • 5-4 • SO • B/T: L/R PALMDALE, CALIF. MARTINEZ, CALIF. SAN JOSE, CALIF. ENGLEWOOD, N.J. PLEASANTON, CALIF. 8 10 11 12 13 KYLEE PEREZ MALIA QUARLES ZIA NORRIS STEVIE WISZ IMANI JOHNSON INF • 5-7 • SR • B/T: L/R INF • 5-5 • FR • B/T: R/R OF • 5-4 • FR • B/T: L/R OF • 5-6 • JR • B/T: R/R OF • 5-1 • JR • B/T: L/R MARTINEZ, CALIF. CERRITOS, CALIF. HARBOR CITY, CALIF. ORCUTT, CALIF. CARSON, CALIF. 15 18 21 22 23 JOHANNA GRAUER SELINA TA’AMILO TAYLOR PACK DANAE BLODGETT AALIYAH JORDAN P • 5-6 • SR • B/T: R/R P • 6-0 • SR • B/T: R/R C • 5-7 • JR • B/T: R/R OF • 5-6 • JR • B/T: R/R OF • 5-7 • RS FR • B/T: L/R PLEASANTON, CALIF. MURRIETA, CALIF. SUTTER, CALIF. MALIBU, CALIF. CHULA VISTA, CALIF. 25 27 32 33 37 PAIGE HALSTEAD JACQUI PROBER ALANA SNOW BRIANNA TAUTALAFUA KINSLEY WASHINGTON C/UTIL • 6-0 • JR • B/T: L/R OF • 5-8 • SO • B/T: L/R OF • 5-9 • FR • B/T: L/R INF • 5-6 • JR • B/T: R/R INF • 5-8 • FR • B/T: L/R RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. ORCUTT, CALIF. CARLSBAD, CALIF. CARSON, CALIF. WHITTIER, CALIF. 42 46 48 52 88 JELLY FELIX ZOE SHAW BUBBA NICKLES MADDIE SKIBITZKI MADELINE JELENICKI OF • 5-3 • RS SR • B/T: R/R UTIL • 5-6 • JR • B/T: R/R UTIL/P • 5-8 • SO • B/T: R/R C • 5-7 • SO • B/T: R/R 1B/C • 5-9 • SR • B/T: R/R LOS ANGELES, CALIF. WEST HILLS, CALIF. MERCED, CALIF. ANTELOPE, CALIF. SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. PAGE 2 • 2018 UCLA SOFTBALL I NFORMATION G UIDE HEAD C OACH K ELLY I NOUYE-P EREZ Kelly Inouye-Perez is beginning her 12th season as the Bruins’ head coach in 2018 and has an overall record of 486-159-1 (.753) through 11 campaigns. Last year, the Bruins advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the third season in a row, going 48-15 overall and tying for third in the Pac-12 Conference (16-8). UCLA nished third in the nation in home runs (78) and doubles (97), seventh in slugging percentage (.521), 14th in batting average (.319) and 28th in runs per game (5.46). Rachel Garcia, the NFCA National Freshman of the Year, was also an NFCA Second Team All-American. Kylee Perez was named NFCA All-West Region First Team, Garcia, Madeline Jelenicki and Delaney Spaulding earned Second Team honors and Zoe Shaw was named to the Third Team. Garcia, Jelenicki, Perez, Spaulding (all First Team) and Bubba Nickles (Second Team) each received All-Pac-12 accolades. In the classroom, the 2017 Graduation Success Rate was at 100 percent, the fth straight season UCLA softball accomplished that feat. In 2016, the Bruins advanced to the WCWS after winning the nal two games of the Eugene Super Regional to oust Oregon. UCLA went 40-16-1 and placed second in the Pac-12 (16-5-1). The Bruins led the nation in double plays turned with 45 and also ranked in the Top 31 in ve other categories, coming in at T-15 in homers (67), 18th in slugging (.514), 21st in on base percentage (.413), 23rd in runs per game (6.21) and 31st in average (.316). Three Bruins earned NFCA All-American honors, with Spaulding and Mysha Sataraka receiving Second Team accolades and Allexis Bennett picking up Third Team plaudits. In addition, six players earned All-Region honors and ve were named to the All-Pac-12 Teams. On Feb. 13, Inouye-Perez won her 400th career game in a 6-5 victory over Wichita State. Inouye- Perez and her staff were named the NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year for the third season in a row and fourth time during Inouye-Perez’s head coaching tenure (2010). In 2015, the Bruins went 51-12 to post their rst back-to-back, 50-win seasons since 2002-2003.