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2018 UCLA SCHEDULE AND R ESULTS SAN D IEGO C LASSIC I • FRIDAY , M ARCH 2 - SUNDAY , M ARCH 4 • SAN D IEGO, C ALIF. (USD AND SDSU) OVERALL: 15-0 PAC -12: 0-0 FRIDAY, MARCH 2 SUNDAY, MARCH 4 2 2/9 MARYLAND W, 5-1 UCF (V) vs. #3/#3 UCLA (H) - 7 p.m. - at USD #3/#3 UCLA (V) vs. Santa Clara (H) - 11:30 a.m. - at SDSU 2/9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2 W, 11-0 (5) #3/#3 UCLA (V) at San Diego State (H) - 2 p.m. - at SDSU 2/10 CAL POLY 2 W, 13-0 (5) SATURDAY, MARCH 3 2/11 CAL POLY 2 W, 7-2 2/11 UC RIVERSIDE 2 W, 13-2 (5) #21/#20 Minnesota (V) vs. #3/#3 UCLA (H) - 2 p.m. - at SDSU (V) - Visiting Team; (H) - Home Team 2/15 FORDHAM W, 4-0 #3/#3 UCLA (V) at San Diego (H) - 7 p.m. - at USD 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 HEAD TO SAN DIEGO CLASSIC I run homer against Grand Canyon. Versus #23 Nebraska, the 2/18 vs. UAB 3 W, 8-0 (5) The third-ranked Bruins travel to San Diego this weekend for redshirt freshman added two more hits, including another 2/19 vs. Grand Canyon 3 W, 7-6 the San Diego Classic I, which will take place on the campus two-run homer, while in last Friday’s nightcap against Liberty, 2/23 vs. RV/#23 Nebraska 4 W, 5-0 of the University of San Diego and San Diego State. UCLA will Jordan recorded two more hits and yet another two-run 2/23 vs. Liberty 4 W, 4-3 play UCF (7 p.m.) at USD on Friday, #22 Minnesota at SDSU (2 homer. That bomb turned out to be a go-ahead shot in the fth p.m.) and San Diego at USD (7 p.m.) on Saturday and Santa to help the Bruins come back from a 3-2 de cit. 2/24 vs. #7/#8 LSU 4 W, 9-1 (5) Clara (11:30 a.m.) and San Diego State (2 p.m.) at SDSU on Jordan followed that up with an RBI single and a pair of 2/25 vs. NR/RV Missouri 4 W, 4-0 4 Sunday. Live stats will be available for all ve contests on runs scored against LSU, while adding two walks to end the 2/25 vs. Fresno State W, 7-3 UCLABruins.com. weekend versus Fresno State. Her Freshman of the Week 5 3/2 vs. UCF 7 p.m. award is the ninth in UCLA history in just the fourth year of 3/3 vs. #21/#20 Minnesota 5 2 p.m. WHAT’S NEXT? the award’s existence and third in a row to start the season, as 3/3 at San Diego 5 7 p.m. The Bruins go to Long Beach next weekend for the Louisville Briana Perez earned the honor on Feb. 13. 3/4 vs. Santa Clara 5 11:30 a.m. Slugger Invitational. UCLA will take on Michigan State (9 a.m.) Garcia recorded her rst NFCA National Player of the Week 3/4 at San Diego State 5 2 p.m. and San Jose State (11:30 a.m.) on Friday, March 9, Boston U. accolade, the 24th in UCLA history and the rst for the Bruins 3/9 vs. Michigan State 6 9 a.m. (2 p.m.) on Saturday, March 10 and #19 Ohio State (10 a.m.) since 2014. Her USA Softball National POW award is the 17th 3/9 vs. San Jose State 6 11:30 a.m. and #22 Long Beach State (12:30 p.m.) on Sunday, March 11. in program history and her second after she earned the honor 3/10 vs. Boston U. 6 2 p.m. BRUINS IN THE POLLS last April 11. 3/11 vs. #19/#19 Ohio State 6 10 a.m. The Bruins are at third in both national polls this week, earning NEWS AND NOTES 3/11 at #22/RV Long Beach State 6 12:30 p.m. 36 additional points and a pair of rst-place votes in the USA With last Sunday’s win against Missouri, head coach Kelly 3/16 at #6/#4 Oregon 1, A 5 p.m. Today/NFCA rankings and 29 more points and two rst-place 1, A Inouye-Perez earned the 500th victory of her career ... after 3/17 at #6/#4 Oregon 7 p.m. votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. UCLA is one of six posting 13 comeback victories last season, the Bruins already 1, A Pac-12 teams ranked in the Top 25 of either poll: Washington 3/18 at #6/#4 Oregon 2 p.m. have three this year ... UCLA has won 71 in a row when ahead 1, D (#1 NFCA/#1 USA Softball), Oregon (#4 USA Softball/#6 NFCA), 3/24 RV/RV OREGON STATE 6 P.M. after ve innings (nine times this season) ... the Bruins’ 15-0 1, D Arizona (#8 USA Softball/#9 NFCA), California (#15 NFCA/#16 3/25 RV/RV OREGON STATE 6 P.M. start is tied for the eighth-best start in program history. The 1, D USA Softball) and Arizona State (#15 USA Softball/#16 NFCA), 3/26 RV/RV OREGON STATE 1 P.M. 1995 team opened with a 15-0 record, the 2002 squad went 3/29 at RV/RV Utah 1, A 5 p.m. with Oregon State and Utah also receiving votes in both polls. In the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches poll, UCLA was second, 16-0 and the 2014 team posted 17 wins before their rst loss 3/30 at RV/RV Utah 1, A 5 p.m. earning 55 points and a pair of rst-place votes. ... the Bruins are one of ve remaining undefeated teams in 3/31 at RV/RV Utah 1, A 12 p.m. the nation (Washington, Florida Gulf Coast, USC Upstate and 4/3 CSUN D 6 P.M. GARCIA, JORDAN EARN WEEKLY AWARDS Baylor). 4/6 STANFORD 1, D 7 P.M. Redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia picked up a pair of 4/7 STANFORD 1, D 6 P.M. national awards on Tuesday, as she was named NFCA Player BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH 2/27) 4/8 STANFORD 1, D 12 P.M. of the Week and USA Softball Co-Player of the Week, while TEAM 4/13 at #9/#8 Arizona 1, B 7:30 p.m. redshirt freshman Aaliyah Jordan for the second week in a On Base Percentage 2nd (.469) 4/14 at #9/#8 Arizona 1, A 7 p.m. row picked up Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Week Triples T-2nd (9) 4/15 at #9/#8 Arizona 1, A 5 p.m. accolades. Batting Average 3rd (.395) Slugging Percentage 4th (.616) 4/20 #1/#1 WASHINGTON 1, A, D 5 P.M. In the circle, Garcia went 3-0 with a save in four appearances, striking out 30 in 17 2/3 innings and posting a 0.40 earned Runs Per Game T-8th (7.47) 4/21 #1/#1 WASHINGTON 1, C, D 1 P.M. run average. She tossed a pair of complete games, limiting Doubles T-8th (27) 4/22 #1/#1 WASHINGTON 1, A, D 3 P.M. D opponents to an .085 batting average, ve hits, one run and Earned Run Average 15th (1.20) 4/27 RV/#24 OKLAHOMA STATE 4:30 P.M. three walks. At the plate, Garcia was 9-for-17 (.529 batting Fielding Percentage 15th (.979) D 4/27 SOUTH DAKOTA 7 P.M. average) with four runs batted in, three walks and two runs Home Runs T-33rd (13) 4/28 RV/#24 OKLAHOMA STATE D 2 P.M. scored in six contests. 4/28 SOUTH DAKOTA D 4:30 P.M. After closing out the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic I on INDIVIDUAL 5/1 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19 with a six-up, six-down performance in relief RACHEL GARCIA 5/4 at #15/#16 California 1, A 3 p.m. against Grand Canyon with four strikeouts to pick up a save, Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings 3rd (1.81) 5/5 at #15/#16 California 1, A 1:30 p.m. Garcia racked up a pair of victories against ranked teams on Strikeouts 11th (68) 5/6 at #15/#16 California 1, A 2 p.m. back-to-back days. On Friday, Feb. 23 against #23 Nebraska, Shutouts T-12th (3) 5/10 #16/#15 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 7 P.M. she struck out 11 in a two-hit, complete-game shutout, Wins T-20th (6) 5/11 #16/#15 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 7 P.M. allowing just four baserunners (two walks). Garcia also added Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings T-23rd (0.72) 5/12 #16/#15 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 12 P.M. a pair of hits and an RBI against the Huskers. Earned Run Average 26th (0.54) 5/18-20 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) The next day versus #7 LSU, Garcia again went the distance Saves T-30th (1) 5/24-27 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites) in a mercy-rule victory, fanning 12 in ve innings and limiting Toughest to Strikeout T-35th (28 5/31-6/6 Women’s College World Series (Oklahoma City) the Tigers to two hits, a walk and a run. The only run she would allow for the week would score on a questionable obstruction AALIYAH JORDAN All Times Paci c and Subject to Change call at the plate. Pitchingwise, Garcia nished the week with Runs Batted In T-14th (20) HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS AT EASTON STADIUM a win in relief against Missouri on Sunday, Feb. 25, striking Triples T-18th (2) out three in 3 2/3 innings and giving up just one baserunner # - NFCA/USA Softball Ranking at Time of Game Slugging Percentage T-21st (.947) on a hit. At the plate, Garcia had hits in all ve games at the Total Bases T-28th (36) 1 - Pac-12 Conference Games MNCCII, producing a two-run single versus LSU. In Sunday’s Batting Average T-29th (.500) 2 - Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament (Easton Stadium) doubleheader, she went 5-for-6, going 3-for-3 with an RBI On Base Percentage T-29th (.592) 3 - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic I (Cathedral City, Calif.) single against Missouri and 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored Runs Scored T-31st (15) 4 - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II (Cathedral City, Calif.) versus Fresno State. Walks T-31st (10) 5 - San Diego Classic I (San Diego, Calif.) In six games last week, Jordan hit .412 with seven hits in 17 6 - Louisville Slugger Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.) at-bats. She drove in nine, hit three home runs and scored BRIANA PEREZ A - Live Television Broadcast on Pac-12 Networks seven times. She registered multiple hits and RBI in each of Runs Scored T-11th (18) B - Live Television Broadcast on ESPNU her rst three games of the week, crossing home plate twice Runs Batted In T-22nd (18) C - Live Television Broadcast on ESPN2 in three contests as well. Total Bases T-25th (37) D - Live Audio Broadcast on UCLABruins.com Jordan opened the week with a two-run double and a two- Hits T-30th (21)
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USA TODAY /NFCA COACHES P OLL (FEB . 27) 2018 UCLA SOFTBALL R OSTER NO. SCHOOL (#1 VOTES) RECORD POINTS LAST NO NAME POS HT B/T YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 1. Washington (29) 18-0 794 1 00 Rachel Garcia P 5-6 R/R R-SO 1V Palmdale, Calif. (Highland HS) 2. Florida (1) 16-1 755 2 3 Briana Perez INF 5-7 L/R FR HS Martinez, Calif. (Alhambra HS) 3. UCLA (2) 15-0 750 3 4 Holly Azevedo P 5-9 R/R FR HS San Jose, Calif. (Pioneer HS) 4. Oklahoma 9-2 653 4 5 Julie Rodriguez OF 5-3 L/L FR HS Englewood, N.J. (Northern Valley Old Tappan HS) 5. Tennessee 16-1 617 11 7 Jenna Crawford OF 5-4 L/R SO 1V Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill HS) 6. Oregon 12-3 606 5 8 Kylee Perez INF 5-7 L/R SR 3V Martinez, Calif. (Alhambra HS) 7. Texas A&M 12-2 603 6 10 Malia Quarles INF 5-5 R/R FR HS Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr HS) 8. Baylor 9-0 578 8 11 Zia Norris OF 5-4 L/R FR HS Harbor City, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS) 9. Arizona 13-1 558 13 12 Stevie Wisz OF 5-6 R/R JR 2V Orcutt, Calif. (Righetti HS) 10. LSU 14-2 555 7 13 Imani Johnson OF 5-1 L/R JR 2V Carson, Calif. (King/Drew Magnet HS) 11. Alabama 9-2 488 10 15 Johanna Grauer P 5-6 R/R SR 3V Pleasanton, Calif. (Amador Valley HS) 12. Auburn 17-2 415 12 18 Selina Ta’amilo P 6-0 R/R SR 3V Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 13. Florida State 12-4 397 9 21 Taylor Pack C 5-7 R/R JR 2V Sutter, Calif. (Sutter Union HS) 14. Georgia 13-1 387 14 22 Danae Blodgett OF 5-6 R/R JR 2V Malibu, Calif. (Chaminade College Preparatory) 15. California 15-1 324 19 23 Aaliyah Jordan OF 5-7 L/R R-FR RS Chula Vista, Calif. (Bonita Vista HS) 16. Arizona State 13-2 309 17 25 Paige Halstead C/UTIL 6-0 L/R JR 2V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos HS) 17. Ole Miss 9-2 284 16 27 Jacqui Prober OF 5-8 L/R SO 1V Orcutt, Calif. (Righetti HS) 18. Louisiana-Lafayette 11-3 264 15 32 Alana Snow OF 5-9 L/R FR HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) 33 Brianna Tautalafua INF 5-6 R/R JR 2V Carson, Calif. (Carson HS) 19. Ohio State 11-1 232 21 37 Kinsley Washington INF 5-8 L/R FR HS Whittier, Calif. (La Salle HS) 20. South Carolina 15-1 168 24 42 Jelly Felix OF 5-3 R/R R-SR 3V Los Angeles, Calif. (Lincoln HS) 21. Minnesota 10-4 151 22 46 Zoe Shaw UTIL 5-6 R/R JR 2V West Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real Charter HS) 22. Long Beach State 12-3 105 RV 48 Bubba Nickles UTIL/P 5-8 R/R SO 1V Merced, Calif. (Merced HS) 23. McNeese State 12-3 75 RV 52 Maddie Skibitzki C 5-7 R/R SO 1V Antelope, Calif. (Antelope HS) 24. Kentucky 9-3 72 23 88 Madeline Jelenicki 1B/C 5-9 R/R SR 3V Santa Clarita, Calif. (Saugus HS) 25. Michigan 8-6 58 20 Head Coach: Kelly Inouye-Perez, 12th Year as Head Coach, 25th Year at UCLA (UCLA, 1993) Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 46 , USC Upstate 42, Assistant Coach: Lisa Fernandez, 20th Year (UCLA, 1995) Mississippi State 39, Texas State 19, Arkansas 16, Nebraska Assistant Coach: Kirk Walker, 17th Year (UCLA, 1988) 12 , Utah 9, Oregon State 8, Colorado State 4, Louisville 4, Volunteer Assistant Coach: Rodney Davis, 1st Year (Fresno State, 1982) James Madison 3. Director of Softball Operations: Claire Donyanavard, 3rd Year (UIC, 2011) Assistant Athletic Trainer: Chris Gibson, 3rd Year (Cal State Fullerton, 2011) ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL P OLL (FEB . 27) Assistant Athletic Performance Coach: Adam Garner, 2nd Year (Oklahoma, 2014) NO. SCHOOL (#1 VOTES) RECORD POINTS LAST Team Managers: Kyla Gendler, Ty Gibson, Emma Godin, Elise Laws and Lorena Ortiz 1. Washington (10) 18-0 487 3 Student Athletic Trainers: Jen Nguyen and Paige Sampson 2. Florida (8) 16-1 474 1 3. UCLA (2) 15-0 469 4 PRONUNCIATION G UIDE 4. Oregon 12-3 408 2 Holly Azevedo (aahs-a-vee-dough); Danae Blodgett (da-nay blow-zhay); Johanna Grauer (yo-ha-na grau (rhymes with wow)-er); 5. Tennessee 16-1 389 11 Paige Halstead (hall-sted); Kelly Inouye-Perez (e-NOY); Madeline Jelenicki (jell-en-nick-ee); Imani Johnson (ee-ma-nee); 6. Oklahoma 9-2 386 5 Aaliyah Jordan (uh-lee-uh); Bubba Nickles (nickels); Zia Norris (zy-uh); Briana Perez (bre-ann-na); Jacqui Prober (jackie pro-ber); 6. Texas A&M 12-2 386 9 Malia Quarles (muh-lee-uh); Zoe Shaw (zoe-e); Maddie Skibitzki (skuh-bit-ski); Alana Snow (uh-lawn-uh); 8. Arizona 13-1 356 12 Selina Ta’amilo (sel-ee-na ta-ah-mee-lo); Brianna Tautalafua (bre-ann-na tau-TA-LA-fua); Stevie Wisz (wiz) 9. Baylor 9-0 343 10 10. LSU 14-2 342 8 BUBBA NICKLES in 2017, as well as NFCA Second Team All-American, Pac- 11. Alabama 9-2 291 13 Triples T-18th (2) 12 Conference Freshman of the Year, NFCA All-West Region 12. Auburn 17-2 285 6 Second Team, All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Pac-12 Freshman 13. Florida State 12-4 269 7 KYLEE PEREZ Team. She went 23-9 with three saves, a 1.87 earned run 14. Georgia 13-1 244 14 Sacri! ce Flies T-18th (2) average and a team-best 212 strikeouts in 202 2/3 innings in 15. Arizona State 13-2 211 15 the circle, tying for 26th nationally in strikeouts, tying for 28th HOLLY AZEVEDO in wins and tying for 48th in saves. Garcia also led all Pac- 16. California 15-1 195 19 Earned Run Average 32nd (0.66) 12 pitchers in strikeouts, earning three Pac-12 Pitcher of the 17. Louisiana-Lafayette 11-3 166 17 Week awards, four Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors and 18. Ole Miss 9-2 162 18 BRIANNA TAUTALAFUA one USA Softball National Player of the Week nod. At the plate, 19. Ohio State 11-1 146 21 Home Runs T-40th (4) Garcia hit .325 with eight home runs and 29 runs batted in, 20. Minnesota 10-4 104 22 placing third with 21 walks and tied for third with 12 doubles. GARCIA, PEREZ NAMED TO USASB POY WATCH LIST 21. South Carolina 15-1 75 RV She had 15 multiple-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests. Senior Kylee Perez and redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia are 22. Kentucky 9-3 57 24 Perez, a three-time NFCA All-Region and three-time All- two of 50 players named to the 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Pac-12 selection, including First Team for both as a junior 23. Michigan 8-6 47 20 Player of the Year Watch List, as announced on Jan. 31. in 2017, led the Bruins with a .408 batting average and two 24. Oklahoma State 9-6 43 16 The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award enters its triples. She was also second with 15 doubles, 51 runs scored, 25. Mississippi State 12-3 33 RV 17th season and recognizes outstanding athletic achievement a .433 on base percentage, nine stolen bases and ! ve hit by by Division I female collegiate softball players across the pitches, adding three home runs and 31 runs batted in. Perez Receiving Votes: Nebraska 31 , USC Upstate 23, Long country. Previous recipients of the award include the ! rst led the team with 25 multiple-hit games to go with 10 multi- Beach State 21 , Oregon State 14 , Arkansas 13, McNeese honoree in 2002, UCLA’s Stacey Nuveman. Four Bruins have RBI contests. She was seventh in the nation in hits with 86 and been Top 3 ! nalists for the award (Nuveman, 2002; Natasha State 11, Colorado State 8, BYU 5, James Madison 5, Notre 50th in batting average, while also ranking ! rst among Pac-12 Watley, ‘02-’03; Megan Langenfeld, 2010; Ally Carda, 2014). players in hits and fourth in average. Dame 2, Utah 2, Virginia Tech 1. The preseason Watch List includes 23 seniors, 18 juniors and nine sophomores, with freshmen ineligible for consideration BRUINS AGAINST THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS Bold indicates 2018 UCLA opponents (freshmen can be considered for the award once they have The Bruins have won all ! ve matchups with UCF, as the teams competed at the collegiate level). The Top 25 ! nalists will be have met each of the last two seasons in Cathedral City, with announced on April 25. An athlete does not have to be on the UCLA recording 1-0 and 2-0 victories ... the Bruins have also UCLA IN NFCA POLL UCLA IN USASB POLL Watch List to be considered for the Top 25, but the eventual won all ! ve contests against Minnesota, but the two teams 5th (645 pts.) Pre 4th (410 pts. - 1 1st vote) USA Softball POY will come from the Top 25 ! nalists. The Top haven’t met since 1999 when UCLA won a Regional matchup 5th (653 pts.) 2/13 4th (422 pts.) 10 ! nalists will be named on May 9, with the Top 3 announced 5-0 at Easton Stadium ... UCLA is 8-0 against San Diego, 3rd (714 pts. - 2 1st votes) 2/20 4th (440 pts. - 1 1st vote) on May 23. The POY will be revealed on May 29. having won each of the last three matchups, which all took 3rd (750 pts. - 2 1st votes) 2/27 3rd (469 pts. - 2 1st votes) Garcia was named the NFCA National Freshman of the Year place at USD. The most recent win was an 8-0, ! ve-inning
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2018 UCLA SOFTBALL Q UICK F ACTS triumph in 2013 ... the Bruins are 16-0 versus Santa Clara, Redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia struck out 12 in ve with the last matchup coming at Easton Stadium in 2008, as innings to move to 5-0 on the season. She limited LSU (14-1) Location J.D. Morgan Center, UCLA won 27-1 in ve innings. The 26-run margin was the to two hits and one walk. Garcia struck out the side in the 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 biggest victory in school history ... the Bruins have won 59 rst, third and fth, two in the second and one in the fourth, Founded 1919 matchups in a row against the Aztecs and lead the all-time recording 1-2-3 innings in the second, third and fth. Enrollment 43,239 series 66-2. UCLA is 21-1 at SDSU, including an 8-0, six- The Bruins scored a pair of runs on one swing of the bat inning win last Feb. 10. in the bottom of the rst, as Tautalafua recorded her fourth Nickname Bruins homer of the season, a two-run shot to left with redshirt Colors Blue and Gold #3 BRUINS STAY PERFECT WITH SUNDAY SWEEP freshman Aaliyah Jordan aboard. The third-ranked Bruins ran their record to 15-0 on Sunday Conference Pac-12 In the third, Briana Perez led off with a double to right, moved at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II, defeating Missouri 4-0 to third when Kylee Perez reached on a elder’s choice and Chancellor Dr. Gene Block and Fresno State 7-3 at Big League Dreams Sports Park. scored on a single up the middle by Jordan to make it 3-0. Athletic Director Dan Guerrero Versus Missouri (10-7), freshman Holly Azevedo and redshirt Following a Kylee stolen base and a Tautalafua walk to load the sophomore Rachel Garcia combined on a ve-hit shutout. Senior Associate A.D./SWA Christina Rivera bases, Garcia singled up the middle to plate Perez and Jordan Azevedo started and struck out ve in 3 1/3 innings, giving up to up the lead to 5-0. Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Michael Teitell four hits and two walks. She struck out two each in the rst Garcia’s scoreless innings streak would be snapped at 27 Home Field Easton Stadium and second. Garcia earned the win to move to 6-0, fanning following an obstruction call in the top of the fourth, as Amber three in 3 2/3 innings and allowing just one hit. She retired Capacity 1,328 Serrett scored from third in the middle of a rundown play to 11 of the 12 batters she faced, setting down the rst six and make it 5-1. Head Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez, 12th Year (UCLA, 1993) the nal ve. The Bruins got the run back in the bottom of the fourth. Career Record 501-159-1 (.759) At the plate, the Bruins had eight hits from four different With one out, Kylee Perez doubled to right-center, moved to players, as Garcia went 3-for-3 and senior Kylee Perez and Assistant Coach Lisa Fernandez, 20th Year (UCLA, 1995) third on a Jordan grounder and scored on a single to right by freshman Kinsley Washington added two hits apiece. The Tautalafua to put UCLA up 6-1. Assistant Coach Kirk Walker, 17th Year (UCLA, 1988) victory against Missouri also marked the 500th win of head UCLA tallied its sixth mercy-rule win of the season in the Softball Of! ce Phone (310) 206-6779 coach Kelly Inouye-Perez’s career. fth with three runs. Sophomore Bubba Nickles singled to left After 2 1/2 scoreless innings, the Bruins scored twice in the 2017 Record 48-15 and moved to third on a Halstead single to center, with junior third. With two outs, Washington singled to left, advanced to Imani Johnson coming in to run for Halstead. After Johnson 2017 Pac-12 Record 16-8 (T-3rd) second after freshman Briana Perez reached on an error and stole second and junior Zoe Shaw walked to load the bases, 2017 Postseason 6-2 (Women’s College World Series) scored when Kylee Perez singled to left. Bri Perez would also freshman Julie Rodriguez notched the rst hit and RBI of her go on to score on the same play when the throw got away from 2017 Final NFCA/USA Softball Rankings 5th/5th collegiate career on a single to right to plate Nickles and the Missouri catcher. Johnson to make it 8-1. With Rodriguez moving to second on Letterwinners Returning/Lost 18/4 In the fourth, junior Brianna Tautalafua singled to right to open the throw home, Briana Perez singled to left-center to score Starters Returning/Lost 7/2 the inning and was pinch-run for by junior Imani Johnson, who Shaw with the mercy-rule run. moved to third following a single by Garcia and scored on a Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 sacri ce ! y to center by sophomore Bubba Nickles to make JORDAN GOES DEEP TWICE IN FRIDAY SWEEP Newcomers 7 it 3-0. Redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia extended her consecutive All-Time Record 1,839-451-5 (.802) UCLA added another run in the sixth, as Tautalafua drew a scoreless innings streak to 23 1/3 with a complete-game, All-Time NCAA Record 1,678-396-5 (.808) leadoff walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a two-hit shutout in Friday’s rst win, a 5-0 triumph over #23 single to center by Garcia. Nebraska, while redshirt freshman Aaliyah Jordan homered in National Championships 12 (AIAW - ‘78, NCAA - ‘82, ‘84, Against Fresno State (7-7), the Bruins tallied 10 hits from six both ends of the doubleheader, including a go-ahead, two- ‘85, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘92, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘10) different players. Briana Perez and junior Taylor Pack each had run shot in the fth, to send the third-ranked Bruins to a 4-3 All-Time Postseason Record 201-55 (.785) two hits and three RBI, while Garcia and junior Zoe Shaw both victory over Liberty at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II. recorded two hits. Garcia (4-0) fanned 11, striking out the side in the third, a Pac-10/Pac-12 Championships 9 In the circle, senior Selina Ta’amilo picked up the win in relief pair each in the rst, second and fourth and one apiece in the (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009) to improve to 2-0, striking out two in four innings and giving up fth and sixth. She allowed just two hits and two walks in her All-Time Pac-10/Pac-12 Record 484-193-1 (.715) just one hit, retiring 12 of the 13 batters she faced. Ta’amilo seven innings, retiring the side in order in the rst and fourth. set down the rst six hitters she faced, as well as the last six. Garcia added two hits at the plate, while Jordan recorded Softball SID James Ybiernas Senior Johanna Grauer started and struck out a pair in three two hits and two RBI, as the Bruins had seven hits from ve Ybiernas’ Of! ce Phone (310) 206-8123 frames, allowing three runs, four hits and one walk, posting a different players. Ybiernas’ Cell Phone (818) 635-8873 1-2-3 inning in the second. The Bruins (11-0) scored three runs with two outs in the third. The Bruins scored three times in the bottom of the second. With senior Kylee Perez aboard after reaching on a elder’s Ybiernas’ E-mail [email protected] With one out, Garcia drew a walk and Nickles doubled her to choice, Jordan crushed her second homer of the season to Athletic Communications Fax (310) 825-8664 third. Pack followed with a single to left to bring in Garcia to center to put UCLA up by a pair. Junior Brianna Tautalafua Website www.uclabruins.com make it 1-0, but Nickles would be retired at the plate for the followed with a double to right and scored on a Garcia single second out. Shaw then singled to center, Washington walked to center to make it 3-0. to load the bases and Briana Perez doubled down the right- UCLA extended its lead over Nebraska (9-4) by two in the UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA eld line to plate Pack and Shaw to up the lead to 3-0. sixth. Garcia and sophomore Bubba Nickles opened the inning The Bulldogs brought home a run in the third, but it could with singles, with junior Zoe Shaw coming in to run for Garcia. Softball Twitter: @UCLASoftball have been worse. Miranda Rohleder recorded a sacri ce ! y to A walk to sophomore Jacqui Prober loaded the bases, and Softball Instagram: @UCLASoftball make it 3-1. Later in the inning, it appeared that Fresno State one out later, freshman Malia Quarles added a walk to score Softball Facebook: /UCLABruinsSoftball would have runners at the corners with two outs, but Shaw Shaw to make it 4-0. Freshman Briana Perez followed with a sacri ce ! y to center to bring in Nickles to increase the lead Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics threw out Katie Castellon going from rst to third on a single to end the inning. to 5-0. Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics UCLA got that run back and another in its half of the third. In game two against Liberty (10-3), Jordan added two more Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics With Tautalafua on rst after reaching on a elder’s choice, hits and two more RBI, while Kylee Perez produced a pair Garcia singled to put two on base. One out later, Pack doubled of hits, as the Bruins (12-0) had six hits from four different to left to bring in both runners to make it 5-1. players. Senior Selina Ta’amilo struck out ve in four innings of #GoBruins The Bulldogs scored twice in the fourth on back-to-back scoreless relief to post her rst win of the season, allowing just homers by Hayleigh Galvan and Vanessa Hernandez to cut two baserunners on a pair of singles. Senior Johanna Grauer their de cit to 5-3. UCLA got its lead back up to four with started and fanned three in three innings, giving up three runs single runs in the fth and sixth. Garcia singled to open the (two earned), four hits and two walks. fth and was pinch-run for by junior Jenna Crawford, who one The Flames scored in the top of the rst on an RBI single by out later moved to second on a grounder and scored on a Tori Zavodny, but the Bruins responded with two in their rst Shaw single to right-center to make it 6-3. In the sixth, Briana at-bat. Kylee Perez doubled to left-center with one out, Jordan Perez led off with a homer to right, her third of the season, to drew a walk and both moved up on a double steal. Tautalafua up the advantage to 7-3. followed with a single to score Perez to tie things at one, with a Liberty error allowing Jordan to score the go-ahead run. #3 BRUINS WIN BATTLE OF UNBEATENS VERSUS #7 LSU Liberty re-took the lead with single runs in the second and The third-ranked Bruins improved to 13-0 and handed #7 third, producing an RBI groundout by Autumn Bishop to even LSU its rst loss of the season on Saturday at the Mary Nutter things at two and an RBI double by Sarah Robertson to go Collegiate Classic II, recording a 9-1, ve-inning victory. up by one. Eight of the nine Bruin starters posted a hit, as UCLA had The Bruins took the advantage for good in the fth with a 13 as a team. Junior Brianna Tautalafua had two hits and two-out rally, as Kylee Perez tripled to right and came home three RBI, while senior Kylee Perez, junior Paige Halstead and on a long homer to right by Jordan, her third of the season, to freshman Briana Perez notched two hits apiece. put UCLA up 4-3.
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UCLA HONOR R OLL 2018 PAC -12 CONFERENCE S OFTBALL S TANDINGS Rachel Garcia NFCA and USA Softball National POW (2/27) CONFERENCE OVERALL Briana Perez Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (2/13) NFCA/USASB RANKINGS W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N Aaliyah Jordan Pac-12 FOW (2/20 and 2/27) #3/#3 UCLA 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 15 0 1.000 6-0 0-0 9-0 UCLA RANKINGS IN THE P AC -12 (THROUGH 2/25) #1/#1 Washington 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 18 0 1.000 0-0 6-0 12-0 Batting Average 1st (.395) #15/#16 California 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 15 1 .938 1-0 2-0 12-1 On Base Percentage 1st (.469) #9/#8 Arizona 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 13 1 .929 4-0 0-0 9-1 Triples 1st (9) #16/#15 Arizona State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 13 2 .867 9-1 0-0 4-1 Sacri! ce Flies 1st (7) #6/#4 Oregon 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 12 3 .800 0-0 0-0 12-3 Runs Scored 2nd (112) Hits 2nd (150) RV/RV Oregon State 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 10 6 .625 0-0 0-3 10-3 Runs Batted In 2nd (104) Stanford 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 10 7 .588 3-1 1-1 6-5 Doubles 2nd (27) RV/RV Utah 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 6 5 .545 0-0 0-0 6-5 Slugging Percentage 3rd (.616) Total Bases 3rd (234) THIS W EEK IN THE P AC -12 LAST W EEK IN THE P AC -12 Walks 3rd (53) Wednesday, February 28 Wednesday, February 21 Home Runs 5th (13) #15/#16 California at Hawai’i 3 9 p.m. Stolen Bases 7th (14) #19/#19 California 3, Saint Mary’s 0 Hit by Pitches T-7th (6) #1/#3 Washington 2, Texas 1 Thursday, March 1 Sacri! ce Hits 9th (1) #6/#4 Oregon at USF (DH) 12 p.m. Thursday, February 22 Earned Run Average 3rd (1.20) #15/#16 California vs. UTEP 3 1 p.m. #13/#12 Arizona 10, North Carolina 0 (5 innings) 1 Opposing Batting Average 3rd (.161) Stanford vs. Charlotte 4 7:30 p.m. Strikeouts 4th (114) #13/#12 Arizona 9, NR/RV Missouri 4 1 1 Saves T-5th (1) Friday, March 2 #17/#15 Arizona State 3, RV/RV Mississippi State 1 1 1 #4/#5 Oklahoma 7, #17/#15 Arizona State 2 Fielding Percentage 2nd (.979) #3/#3 UCLA vs. UCF 7 p.m. 1 RV/RV Utah vs. RV/NR Texas State 6 8 a.m. RV/RV Oregon State 4, #16/#18 Oklahoma State 2 1 PLAYER R ANKINGS IN THE P AC -12 (THROUGH 2/25) RV/RV Oregon State vs. RV/RV Colorado State 1 9 a.m. RV/RV Oregon State 11, Bethune-Cookman 2 (6 innings) AALIYAH JORDAN #15/#16 California vs. RV/RV James Madison 3 11 a.m. Sacramento State 1, Stanford 0 Batting Average 2nd (.500) #6/#4 Oregon at #13/#13 Florida State 5 12 p.m. Stanford 5, Sacramento State 2 On Base Percentage 2nd (.592) Stanford vs. Iowa 4 12:30 p.m. Triples T-2nd (2) RV/RV Oregon State vs. #21/#20 Minnesota 1 2 p.m. Friday, February 23 Walks 3rd (10) #6/#4 Oregon vs. Florida Gulf Coast 5 2:30 p.m. #3/#4 UCLA 5, RV/#23 Nebraska 0 1 Slugging Percentage 4th (.947) #9/#8 Arizona at Texas 2:30 p.m. #3/#4 UCLA 4, Liberty 3 1 Runs Batted In T-5th (20) 6 RV/RV Utah at #7/#6 Texas A&M 3:15 p.m. #13/#12 Arizona 7, St. John’s 5 1 Runs Scored 7th (15) 7 #11/#11 Alabama at #1/#1 Washington 3:45 p.m. #13/#12 Arizona 8, CSUN 0 (5 innings) 1 Total Bases 7th (36) Stanford at Cal State Fullerton 4 5 p.m. #17/#15 Arizona State 9, LIU Brooklyn 5 1 Northwestern at #1/#1 Washington 7 6 p.m. BRIANA PEREZ #19/#19 California 4, North Carolina 3 1 Coastal Carolina at #16/#15 Arizona State 2 6 p.m. Runs Scored T-4th (18) #6/#9 Texas A&M 5, #19/#19 California 1 1 Doubles T-4th (5) 2 Saturday, March 3 Stanford 5, Santa Clara 3 Total Bases T-5th (37) 1 1 #5/#2 Oregon 4, #18/#16 Oklahoma State 1 Hits T-6th (21) #3/#3 UCLA vs. #21/#20 Minnesota 2 p.m. 1 #6/#9 Texas A&M 3, #5/#2 Oregon 1 1 Runs Batted In T-7th (18) #3/#3 UCLA at San Diego 7 p.m. 5 1 Hit by Pitch T-7th (2) #6/#4 Oregon vs. Hofstra 7 a.m. #11/#11 Tennessee 9, RV/RV Oregon State 3 1 Slugging Percentage 9th (.755) #9/#8 Arizona at Texas 9 a.m. #1/#3 Washington 8, RV/#25 Notre Dame 0 (5 innings) Batting Average T-10th (.429) #15/#16 California vs. East Carolina 3 11 a.m. Stanford vs. Loyola Marymount 4 12:30 p.m. Saturday, February 24 RACHEL GARCIA RV/RV Utah at #7/#6 Texas A&M 6 1 p.m. #3/#4 UCLA 9, #7/#8 LSU 1 (5 innings) 1 Opposing Batting Average 1st (.079) #6/#4 Oregon vs. Florida Gulf Coast 5 2:30 p.m. #13/#12 Arizona 2, #4/#5 Oklahoma 0 1 4 Earned Run Average 3rd (0.54) Stanford vs. Michigan State 3 p.m. #17/#15 Arizona State 6, Liberty 0 1 6 Strikeouts 3rd (68) RV/RV Utah vs. Louisiana Tech 3:15 p.m. #19/#19 California 8, CSUN 0 (5 innings) 1 Wins T-5th (6) 2 Coastal Carolina at #16/#15 Arizona State 3:30 p.m. Stanford 7, Cal Poly 3 2 Saves T-5th (1) RV/RV Oregon State vs. #22/RV Long Beach St. 1 4:30 p.m. #11/#11 Tennessee 1, #5/#2 Oregon 0 1 Innings Pitched 8th (38.2) #11/#11 Alabama at #1/#1 Washington 7 5 p.m. #6/#12 Auburn 10, RV/RV Oregon State 7 1 New Mexico State at #16/#15 Arizona State 2 6 p.m. 1 KYLEE PEREZ NR/RV BYU at #1/#1 Washington 7 7:15 p.m. RV/RV Oregon State 4, LIU Brooklyn 0 Sacri! ce Flies T-2nd (2) #1/#3 Washington 4, #6/#9 Texas A&M 3 (9 innings) 1 Batting Average T-8th (.432) Sunday, March 4 #1/#3 Washington 4, RV/#23 Nebraska 2 1 Stolen Bases T-9th (4) #3/#3 UCLA vs. Santa Clara 1 11:30 a.m. #3/#3 UCLA at San Diego State 1 2 p.m. Sunday, February 25 BUBBA NICKLES RV/RV Utah vs. RV/NR Texas State 6 7 a.m. #3/#4 UCLA 4, NR/RV Missouri 0 1 Triples T-2nd (2) #6/#4 Oregon at #13/#13 Florida State 5 8:30 a.m. #3/#4 UCLA 7, Fresno State 3 1 #9/#8 Arizona at Texas 9 a.m. 1 HOLLY AZEVEDO #17/#15 Arizona State 7, Cal State Fullerton 3 #15/#16 California vs. Longwood 3 9 a.m. #19/#19 California 3, Cal State Fullerton 0 1 Earned Run Average 4th (0.66) 1 RV/RV Oregon State vs. Boston U. 10 a.m. #19/#19 California 6, RV/RV Long Beach State 5 1 7 TAYLOR PACK Portland State at #1/#1 Washington 12:15 p.m. Cal Poly 4, Stanford 2 2 RV/RV Oregon State at San Diego 1 12:30 p.m. Doubles T-4th (5) Stanford 2, Santa Clara 1 2 #5/#2 Oregon 4, #7/#8 LSU 0 1 1 - San Diego Classic I (San Diego, Calif.) BRIANNA TAUTALAFUA 1 2 - Devil Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) #5/#2 Oregon 1, San Jose State 0 (6 innings) Home Runs T-8th (4) 1 3 - Hawaii Tournament (Honolulu, Hawaii) #1/#3 Washington 4, Wisconsin 1 1 ZOE SHAW 4 - Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.) #1/#3 Washington 4, RV/RV Long Beach State 0 On Base Percentage 9th (.520) 5 - Unconquered Invitational (Tallahassee, Fla.) 6 - Texas A&M Tournament (College Station, Texas) 1 - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II (Cathedral City, Calif.) KINSLEY WASHINGTON 7 - Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.) 2 - Stanford Tournament (Stanford, Calif.) Stolen Bases T-9th (4) All Times Paci! c Home Team Underlined 12-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (AIAW - 1978; NCAA - 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010) 2018 UCLA SOFTBALL • PAGE 5
2018 UCLA Softball Overall Statistics for UCLA (as of Feb 25, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 15-0 Home: 6-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 9-0 Pac-12: 0-0
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 23 Jordan, Aaliyah . 5 0 0 15-15 38 15 19 4 2 3 20 36 . 9 4 7 10 0 1 0 . 5 9 2 1 0 2-2 9 0 0 1.000 21 Pack, Taylor . 5 0 0 10-8 24 5 12 5 0 1 7 20 . 8 3 3 0 0 2 0 . 4 8 0 1 0 0-0 53 5 1 . 9 8 3 8 Perez, Kylee . 4 3 2 15-15 44 13 19 4 1 0 8 25 . 5 6 8 6 1 4 0 . 4 9 1 2 0 4-4 23 19 2 . 9 5 5 3 Perez, Briana . 4 2 9 15-15 49 18 21 5 1 3 18 37 . 7 5 5 4 2 5 0 . 4 8 2 1 0 3-3 21 36 1 . 9 8 3 46 Shaw, Zoe . 4 2 9 13-10 21 6 9 0 1 0 4 11 . 5 2 4 3 1 4 0 . 5 2 0 0 0 0-0 3 1 0 1.000 48 Nickles, Bubba . 4 1 9 15-15 43 9 18 2 2 2 8 30 . 6 9 8 4 1 4 0 . 4 6 9 1 1 0-0 7 1 0 1.000 0 Garcia, Rachel . 4 0 5 15-15 42 6 17 1 0 0 10 18 . 4 2 9 5 0 2 0 . 4 5 8 1 0 0-0 1 5 0 1.000 37 Washington, Kinsley . 3 5 5 15-15 31 12 11 2 1 0 5 15 . 4 8 4 4 1 3 0 . 4 4 4 0 0 4-5 86 5 2 . 9 7 8 33 Tautalafua, Brianna . 3 3 3 15-15 42 8 14 1 0 4 14 27 . 6 4 3 6 0 7 1 . 4 1 7 0 0 0-0 12 17 1 . 9 6 7 25 Halstead, Paige . 2 5 0 10-8 20 3 5 2 1 0 5 9 . 4 5 0 3 0 4 0 . 3 4 8 0 0 0-0 59 2 0 1.000 ------27 Prober, Jacqui . 5 0 0 9-0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 . 7 5 0 1 0 1 0 . 6 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 10 Quarles, Malia . 3 3 3 7-0 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 . 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 . 4 2 9 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 5 Rodriguez, Julie . 0 8 3 8-5 12 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 . 0 8 3 5 0 1 0 . 3 5 3 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 42 Felix, Jelly . 0 0 0 5-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 2 3 0 1.000 12 Wisz, Stevie . 0 0 0 6-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 32 Snow, Alana . 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 4 Azevedo, Holly . 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 0 1.000 13 Johnson, Imani . 0 0 0 11-0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 7 Crawford, Jenna . 0 0 0 12-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Totals . 3 9 5 15 380 112 150 27 9 13 104 234 . 6 1 6 53 6 42 1 . 4 6 9 7 1 14-15 279 102 8 . 9 7 9 Opponents . 1 6 1 15 322 19 52 10 2 2 17 72 . 2 2 4 26 7 114 4 . 2 3 8 2 6 1-1 237 79 21 . 9 3 8
LOB - Team (98), Opp (65). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (4).
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 0 Garcia, Rachel 0 . 5 4 6-0 8 5 4 3/1 1 38.2 10 3 3 4 68 4 0 0 . 0 7 9 0 4 0 0 1 4 Azevedo, Holly 0 . 6 6 4-0 5 5 3 1/2 0 21.1 17 3 2 6 19 0 1 0 . 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 18 Ta'amilo, Selina 2 . 2 5 2-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 9.1 5 4 3 3 7 0 0 0 . 1 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 15 Grauer, Johanna 2 . 3 7 3-0 7 4 1 1/1 0 23.2 20 9 8 13 20 6 1 2 . 2 4 1 6 1 0 2 4 Totals 1 . 2 0 15-0 15 15 8 7/2 1 93.0 52 19 16 26 114 10 2 2 . 1 6 1 8 7 0 2 6
Opponents 8 . 5 9 0-15 15 15 3 0/0 0 79.0 150 112 97 53 42 27 9 13 . 3 9 5 15 6 0 7 1
PB - Team (1), Halstead 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Halstead (1-1), Garcia (1-1).
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2018 UCLA Softball Games Summary for UCLA (as of Feb 25, 2018) (All games)
Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total UCLA 2428301015 5 0 112 Opponents 3 5 3 5 1 2 0 19
Record when ... Overall 15-0 After 4 leading 14-0 Conference 0-0 ...... trailing 1-0 Non-Conference 15-0 ...... tied 0-0 Home games 6-0 After 5 leading 9-0 Away games 0-0 ...... trailing 0-0 Neutral site 9-0 ...... tied 0-0 Day games 7-0 After 6 leading 9-0 Night games 8-0 ...... trailing 0-0 vs Left starter 2-0 ...... tied 0-0 vs Right starter 13-0 1-Run games 2-0 Hit 0 home runs 4-0 2-Run games 0-0 ... 1 home run 10-0 5+Run games 9-0 ... 2+ home runs 1-0 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 7-0 Opponent 0 home runs 14-0 ...... 1 home run 0-0 Scoring 0-2 runs 0-0 ...... 2+ HRs 1-0 ...... 3-5 runs 5-0 ...... 6-9 runs 7-0 Made 0 errors 9-0 ...... 10+ runs 3-0 .... 1 error 5-0 .... 2+ errors 1-0 Opponent 0-2 runs 12-0 ...... 3-5 runs 2-0 Opp. made 0 errors 4-0 ...... 6-9 runs 1-0 ...... 1 error 6-0 ...... 10+ runs 0-0 ...... 2+ errors 5-0
Scored in 1st inning 9-0 Out-hit opponent 13-0 Opp. scored in 1st 3-0 Out-hit by opponent 1-0 Scores first 12-0 Hits are tied 1-0 Opp. scores first 3-0
Record when team scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 3-0
Record when opponent scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 7-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 9-0 11-0 14-0 14-0 9-0 9-0
Record when trailing after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 6-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Current winning streak: 15 Longest winning streak: 15 Longest losing streak: 0
Home attendance : 4414 ( 6 dates avg = 735 ) Away attendance : 4845 ( 9 dates avg = 538 ) Total attendance: 9259 ( 15 dates avg = 617 )
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2018 UCLA Softball Miscellaneous Stats for UCLA (as of Feb 25, 2018) (All games)
Multiple Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total 3 Perez, Briana 5 3 - - 8 23 Jordan, Aaliyah 5 - 1 - 6 23 Jordan, Aaliyah 6 1 - - 7 3 Perez, Briana 1 4 - - 5 0 Garcia, Rachel 4 2 - - 6 0 Garcia, Rachel 4 - - - 4 8 Perez, Kylee 5 1 - - 6 33 Tautalafua, Brianna - 1 - 1 2 48 Nickles, Bubba 3 - 1 - 4 25 Halstead, Paige 1 1 - - 2 21 Pack, Taylor 3 1 - - 4 8 Perez, Kylee 2 - - - 2 37 Washington, Kinsle 3 - - - 3 37 Washington, Kinsle 2 - - - 2 33 Tautalafua, Brianna 2 - 1 - 3 21 Pack, Taylor 1 1 - - 2 46 Shaw, Zoe 2 - - - 2 5 Rodriguez, Julie 1 - - - 1 25 Halstead, Paige 1 - - - 1 48 Nickles, Bubba 1 - - - 1 TEAM 34820 44 TEAM 18711 27
Hitting Streaks Longest Current Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 48 Nickles, Bubba 10 1 48 Nickles, Bubba 10 1 23 Jordan, Aaliyah 7 - 3 Perez, Briana 8 3 3 Perez, Briana 7 1 0 Garcia, Rachel 7 7 21 Pack, Taylor 6 1 33 Tautalafua, Brianna 7 7 33 Tautalafua, Brianna 6 - 23 Jordan, Aaliyah 7 1 0 Garcia, Rachel 5 5 21 Pack, Taylor 6 1 37 Washington, Kinsle 4 - 37 Washington, Kinsle 5 2 8 Perez, Kylee 4 4 8 Perez, Kylee 4 4 46 Shaw, Zoe 4 4 46 Shaw, Zoe 4 4 27 Prober, Jacqui 2 - 5 Rodriguez, Julie 2 - 10 Quarles, Malia 2 - 10 Quarles, Malia 2 - 5 Rodriguez, Julie 1 - 25 Halstead, Paige 2 - 25 Halstead, Paige 1 - 27 Prober, Jacqui 2 - 42 Felix, Jelly 1 -
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2018 UCLA Softball Fresno State vs #3 UCLA Feb 25, 2018 at Cathedral City, CA (Big League Dreams)
Fresno State 3 (7-7) UCLA 7 (15-0)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob ROHLEDER, Miranda 2b 2001 00 10 0 Perez, Briana ss 4123 00 23 0 CASTELLON, Katie ss 1000 10 12 0 Perez, Kylee 2b 3010 01 32 2 MCHELLON, Savannah dp/p 3020 01 00 0 Felix, Jelly ph 1000 01 00 0 COATES, Brooke pr 0000 00 00 0 Jordan, Aaliyah lf 2000 21 10 0 GALVAN, Hayleigh rf 2111 00 10 1 Prober, Jacqui pr/lf 0000 00 00 0 STEVENS, Dolly pr 0000 00 00 0 Tautalafua, Brianna 3b 3100 11 13 1 NUA, Jade rf 0000 00 00 0 Johnson, Imani pr 0000 00 00 0 HERNANDEZ, Vanessa cf 3111 00 30 0 Garcia, Rachel dp 3220 11 00 0 MINOGUE, Rachel 1b 2000 00 00 0 Crawford, Jenna pr 0100 00 00 0 LEEHONG, Chase 1b 1000 00 10 0 Nickles, Bubba cf 4010 01 10 2 BRODNER, Emily c 2000 02 70 0 Pack, Taylor c 3123 00 40 0 JACKSON, Dominique ph 1000 00 00 2 Shaw, Zoe rf 3121 00 01 0 BROUSSARD, Schuylar 3b 3110 01 00 0 Washington, Kinsley 1b 1000 10 90 2 JENNINGS, Kaitlyn lf 2000 00 41 0 Quarles, Malia ph 1000 00 00 1 MEJIA, Samantha p 0000 00 00 0 Grauer, Johanna p 0000 00 02 0 Totals 22353 14183 4 Ta'amilo, Selina p 0000 00 00 0 Totals 287107 562111 8
Score by Innings 123 456 7 R H E Fresno State 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 5 1 UCLA 032 011 X 7 10 1
E - CASTELLON, K(2); Pack(1). LOB - Fresno State 4; UCLA 8. 2B - BROUSSARD, S(2); Perez, B.(5); Perez, K.(4); Nickles(2); Pack(5). HR - GALVAN, H.(3); HERNANDEZ, V(2); Perez, B.(3). HBP - ROHLEDER, M.; GALVAN, H.. SH - CASTELLON, K(3); JENNINGS, K.(1). SF - ROHLEDER, M.(1).
Fresno State ip h r er bb so ab bf np UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np MEJIA, Samantha 5.010 7 7 3 3 25 28 110 Grauer, Johanna 3.0 4 3 3 1 2 9 14 54 MCHELLON, Savannah 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 3 5 22 Ta'amilo, Selina 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 13 14 64
Win - Ta'amilo (2-0). Loss - MEJIA, S. (0-2). Save - None. HBP - by Grauer (ROHLEDER, M.); by Ta'amilo (GALVAN, H.). Pitches/strikes: MEJIA, S. 110/63; MCHELLON, S. 22/10; Grauer 54/34; Ta'amilo 64/46.
Umpires - HP: Mark Craver 1B: Trish Treskot 3B: Brandon Bluhm Start: 11:30 AM Time: 2:19 Attendance: 1005 Weather: 66, sunny, light wind Grauer faced 2 batters in the 4th. MEJIA, S. faced 1 batter in the 6th.
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2018 UCLA Softball Missouri vs #3 UCLA Feb 25, 2018 at Cathedral City, CA (Big League Dreams)
Missouri 0 (10-7) UCLA 4 (14-0)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Cayla Kessinger rf 4000 03 11 0 Perez, Briana ss 2100 10 14 0 Regan Nash lf 3010 00 30 0 Perez, Kylee 2b 3021 00 01 0 Amanda Sanchez 3b 3020 00 12 0 Jordan, Aaliyah lf 3000 00 30 2 Rylee Pierce 1b 3000 01 90 1 Wisz, Stevie lf 0000 00 00 0 Brooke Wilmes ss 3020 00 01 2 Tautalafua, Brianna 3b 2110 10 21 0 Kara Decker dp 2000 11 00 0 Johnson, Imani pr 0100 00 00 0 Delaney McDannold pr 0000 00 00 0 Garcia, Rachel rf/dp 3031 00 10 0 Hatti Moore c 2000 11 20 1 Crawford, Jenna pr 0000 00 00 0 Kendyll Bailey 2b 3000 00 13 0 Nickles, Bubba cf 2001 01 00 0 Callie Martin cf 2000 02 10 3 Halstead, Paige c 2000 00 80 0 Gabby Garrison ph 1000 00 00 0 Prober, Jacqui ph 1000 01 00 0 Lauren Rice p 0000 00 00 0 Rodriguez, Julie dp/rf 3000 00 00 2 Eli Daniel p 0000 00 00 0 Washington, Kinsley 1b 2120 00 60 0 Totals 26050 28187 7 Azevedo, Holly p 0000 00 00 0 Shaw, Zoe rf 0000 00 00 0 Totals 23483 22216 4
Score by Innings 123 456 7 R H E Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 UCLA 002 101 X 4 8 0
E - Wilmes(5); Moore(2). DP - Mizzou 1. LOB - Mizzou 7; UCLA 4. 2B - Wilmes(1). SF - Nickles(1).
Missouri ip h r er bb so ab bf np UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np Lauren Rice 5.0 7 4 2 2 0 19 22 80 Azevedo, Holly 3.1 4 0 0 2 5 14 16 61 Eli Daniel 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 18 Garcia, Rachel 3.2 1 0 0 0 3 12 12 52
Win - Garcia (6-0). Loss - Rice (2-5). Save - None. WP - Daniel(5). Pitches/strikes: Rice 80/46; Daniel 18/13; Azevedo 61/37; Garcia 52/37.
Umpires - HP: Ron Burkhart 1B: Calvin Walker 3B: Anthony Lewis Start: 9 am Time: 1:53 Attendance: 552 Weather: Why Are We In The Shade? Rice faced 1 batter in the 6th.
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2018 UCLA Softball #7 LSU vs #3 UCLA Feb 24, 2018 at Cathedral City, CA (Big League Dreams)
LSU 1 (14-1) UCLA 9 (13-0)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Aliyah Andrews lf 2010 01 10 0 Perez, Briana ss 4121 01 01 0 Emily Griggs cf 2000 01 10 0 Perez, Kylee 2b 3220 00 11 0 Amber Serrett ss 1100 11 11 0 Jordan, Aaliyah lf 3211 00 00 0 Amanda Doyle 1b 2010 01 40 1 Tautalafua, Brianna 3b 2123 10 01 0 Sydney Springfield dp 2000 01 00 0 Crawford, Jenna pr 0000 00 00 0 Becca Schulte 2b 2000 02 21 1 Garcia, Rachel p 3012 00 00 1 Shemiah Sanchez 3b 2000 01 02 0 Nickles, Bubba cf 3110 00 00 0 Michaela Schlattman c 2000 02 30 0 Halstead, Paige c 3020 01121 0 Taryn Antoine rf 2000 02 00 0 Johnson, Imani pr 0100 00 00 0 Allie Walljasper p 0000 00 00 0 Shaw, Zoe rf 2110 10 10 0 Maribeth Gorsuch p 0000 00 00 0 Washington, Kinsley 1b 2000 01 10 4 Totals 17120 112124 2 Rodriguez, Julie ph 1012 00 00 0 Azevedo, Holly dp 0000 00 00 0 Totals 269139 23154 7
Score by Innings 123 45 R H E LSU 00010 1 2 0 UCLA 203 13 9 13 0
Note: None out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
LOB - LSU 2; UCLA 7. 2B - Doyle(6); Perez, B.(4); Perez, K.(3); Halstead(2). HR - Tautalafua(4). SB - Perez, K.(4); Johnson(1).
LSU ip h r er bb so ab bf np UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np Allie Walljasper 2.0 6 5 5 1 0 13 14 45 Garcia, Rachel 5.0 2 1 1 112 17 18 83 Maribeth Gorsuch 2.0 7 4 4 1 3 13 14 68
Win - Garcia (5-0). Loss - Walljasper (5-1). Save - None. WP - Walljasper(2). Pitches/strikes: Walljasper 45/31; Gorsuch 68/45; Garcia 83/60.
Umpires - HP: Paul Edds 1B: Robbie Guest 3B: Bob Garcia Start: 5 pm Time: 1:51 Attendance: 1625 Weather: 60 degrees Walljasper faced 5 batters in the 3rd. Gorsuch faced 5 batters in the 5th.
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2018 UCLA Softball Liberty vs #3 UCLA Feb 23, 2018 at Cathedral City, CA (Big League Dreams)
Liberty 3 (10-3) UCLA 4 (12-0)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob BISHOP, Autumn 1b 4111 01 51 0 Perez, Briana ss 3000 02 15 0 BISHOP, Amber 2b 4010 03 11 2 Perez, Kylee 2b 2220 10 13 0 ZAVODNY, Tori rf 3011 00 00 0 Jordan, Aaliyah lf 2222 10 10 0 GINGERICH, Cassie rf 0000 00 00 0 Tautalafua, Brianna 3b 3011 00 02 1 REYNOLDS, Rylee ph 1000 00 00 1 Garcia, Rachel dp 3010 00 00 0 TAYLOR, Alexia dp 3000 01 00 0 Johnson, Imani pr 0000 00 00 0 AMADER, Jaclyn 3b 3120 01 12 1 Nickles, Bubba cf 3000 01 00 0 ROBERTSON, Sarah ss 3011 00 21 0 Pack, Taylor c 3000 01 71 0 VIA, Madison lf 2100 11 30 1 Rodriguez, Julie rf 1000 10 00 1 MCFARLAND, Kaitlin c 3000 00 50 1 Shaw, Zoe rf 0000 00 00 0 HOFFMAN, Taylor cf 2000 11 10 0 Washington, Kinsley 1b 2000 01110 1 ENGLER, Elizabeth p 0000 00 00 0 Grauer, Johanna p 0000 00 00 0 DIMARTINO, Julia p 0000 00 00 0 Ta'amilo, Selina p 0000 00 00 0 Totals 28363 28185 6 Totals 22463 352111 3
Score by Innings 123 456 7 R H E Liberty 111 000 0 3 6 1 UCLA 200 020 X 4 6 1
E - MCFARLAND, K(1); Tautalafua(1). DP - Liberty 2. LOB - Liberty 6; UCLA 3. 2B - BISHOP, Au.(5); ROBERTSON, S(6); Perez, K.(2). 3B - Perez, K.(1). HR - Jordan(3). SB - Perez, K.(3); Jordan(2).
Liberty ip h r er bb so ab bf np UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np ENGLER, Elizabeth 4.2 5 3 2 3 4 17 20 95 Grauer, Johanna 3.0 4 3 2 2 3 14 16 57 DIMARTINO, Julia 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 5 5 26 Ta'amilo, Selina 4.0 2 0 0 0 5 14 14 44
Win - Ta'amilo (1-0). Loss - DIMARTINO, J (6-2). Save - None. Pitches/strikes: ENGLER, E. 95/54; DIMARTINO, J 26/17; Grauer 57/36; Ta'amilo 44/28.
Umpires - HP: Calvin Walker 1B: Steve Wilson 3B: Reed Clayton Start: 8:17 pm Time: 2:23 Attendance: 257 Weather: 48 degrees
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2018 UCLA Softball #23 Nebraska vs #3 UCLA Feb 23, 2018 at Cathedral City, CA (Big League Dreams)
Nebraska 0 (9-4) UCLA 5 (11-0)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Alyvia Simmons rf 3000 01 10 0 Perez, Briana ss 2001 10 11 0 Tristen Edwards ss 3000 03 10 1 Perez, Kylee 2b 4100 01 10 2 Kaylan Jablonski p 3010 00 02 0 Jordan, Aaliyah lf 3122 00 10 0 Sarah Yocom pr 0000 00 00 0 Tautalafua, Brianna 3b 3110 01 12 1 Madi Unzicker 1b 3000 01 50 1 Garcia, Rachel p 2021 10 01 0 Taylor Otte cf 2000 12 30 0 Nickles, Bubba cf 1110 10 10 0 Lexey Kneib 3b 2010 10 00 0 Pack, Taylor dp 2000 01 00 2 Bree Boruff pr 0000 00 00 0 Prober, Jacqui ph 0000 10 00 0 Laura Barrow 2b 3000 01 22 1 Halstead, Paige c 3000 02110 1 Rylie Unzicker dp 1000 01 00 0 Washington, Kinsley 1b/dp 2010 00 50 0 Alexis Perry ph/dp 2000 00 00 1 Quarles, Malia ph 0001 10 00 0 Gina Metzler lf 2000 02 10 1 Shaw, Zoe rf/dp 0100 00 00 0 Bri Cassidy c 0000 00 51 0 Totals 22575 55214 6 Totals 24020 211185 5
Score by Innings 123 456 7 R H E Nebraska 000 000 0 0 2 0 UCLA 003 002 X 5 7 1
E - Perez, K.(2). LOB - Huskers 5; Bruins 6. 2B - Kneib(3); Tautalafua(1). HR - Jordan(2). SH - Nickles(1). SF - Perez, B.(1). SB - Simmons(1). CS - Washington(1).
Nebraska ip h r er bb so ab bf np UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np Kaylan Jablonski 6.0 7 5 5 5 5 22 29 122 Garcia, Rachel 7.0 2 0 0 211 24 26 95
Win - Garcia (4-0). Loss - Jablonski (5-3). Save - None. Pitches/strikes: Jablonski 122/74; Garcia 95/71.
Umpires - HP: Lewis 1B: Clayton 3B: Wilson Start: 5:34 pm Time: 2:07 Attendance: 461 Weather: clear
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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.
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Kelly Inouye-Perez is beginning her 12th season as the Bruins’ head coach in 2018 and has an overall record of 501-159-1 (.759). 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. UCLA nished second in the Pac-12 (19-5) and advanced to the WCWS for the rst KELLY INOUYE-PEREZ time in ve seasons. The Bruins, who led all NCAA Tournament teams in homers during the postseason with 17, were tops in the country in batting (.367), second in on base percentage HEAD COACH (.467), tied for second in doubles (107), fourth in runs scored (7.92) and slugging (.608) and 11th in homers (89). The Bruins set single-season school records in average, slugging, on base, runs, RBI and walks. Four Bruins were named NFCA All-Americans, with Bennett and Ally Carda earning First Team honors and Spaulding and Stephany LaRosa being named 12TH YEAR Second Team. A school-record seven Bruins were named NFCA West All-Region, while seven were honored on the All-Pac-12 teams, including Carda, the back-to-back Player of the Year. UCLA, 1993 In 2014, the Bruins recorded the nation’s best winning percentage (.867) with a 52-8 record, the most wins for a UCLA team since 2003. Inouye-Perez picked up her 300th career RECORD: 501-159-1 (.759) coaching victory at Hawai’i on Feb. 8. The Bruins nished second in the Pac-12 (19-5) and tied for ninth nationally, reaching the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA ranked fourth nationally in slugging, ninth in average and homers per game, 13th in runs per game and 18th in earned run average. Carda and LaRosa each earned First Team All-American accolades, with Carda also being named a Top Three nalist for the USA Softball National Player of the Year Award and Pac-12 Player of the Year. Six Bruins were named All-Region and seven were honored on the All-Pac-12 Teams. The Bruins posted a 40-20 record in 2013, tying for fth in the Pac-12 with a 10-14 mark and reaching the Regional Championship game of the Louisville Regional. B.B. Bates was named Second Team NFCA All-American, four were honored on the All-Region squad and six earned All-Pac-12 accolades. In 2012, UCLA went 36-20 and tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with a 12-12 record. Four Bruins earned All-American honors, tied for the most for any school in 2012, as LaRosa was named First Team, Andrea Harrison and Katie Schroeder Second Team and Samantha Camuso Third Team. Seven were named to the All-Pac-12 Team, including Freshman of the Year LaRosa, while six were All-Region winners. In 2011, UCLA recorded a 36-19 mark and tied for sixth in the Pac-10 (9-12). Six Bruins were honored on the All-Conference Teams, while Harrison was named First Team All-Region and All-American. Inouye-Perez earned her 200th career victory on March 11 against Sacramento State. Inouye-Perez led the UCLA softball program to its 12th national title and 11th NCAA Championship in 2010. The Bruins (50-11) went a perfect 10-0 in the postseason, including 5-0 at the Women’s College World Series. UCLA set numerous WCWS records, including the most home runs in one tournament with 14. Megan Langenfeld was named the Most Outstanding Player of the WCWS, while Camuso and Harrison each earned All-Tournament honors. Following the season, Inouye-Perez and her staff were honored as the NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year. UCLA set a single-season school record for home runs with 108. Langenfeld and GiOnna DiSalvatore were each named to the NFCA All-American First Team. The Bruins also had three players named to the All-Region Team and eight honored by the Pac-10. In 2009, she led the Bruins to a Paci c-10 Conference Championship, as UCLA went 45-11 overall and 16-5 in league play. She was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and earned her 100th career victory on Feb. 22 against Maryland. In 2008, the Bruins went 51-9 and advanced to the WCWS, nishing second in the Pac-10 with a 17-4 record. In her rst season at the helm of UCLA in 2007, Inouye-Perez posted a 37-18 overall record and a 12-9 Pac-10 mark (T-3rd). Over Inouye-Perez’s 11 seasons, the Bruins have earned 27 All-American awards, 53 All-Region honors and 76 All-Pac-10/12 accolades. Inouye-Perez, just the third head coach in UCLA softball history, of cially took over the reins from Sue Enquist on Jan. 1, 2007. Enquist announced her retirement as head coach on Sept. 26, 2006. No stranger to the Bruin dugout, Inouye-Perez starts her 30th straight season in Westwood in 2018. She is a link to four decades of Bruin softball success, joining the UCLA softball program as a freshman in 1989. Inouye-Perez’s time is highlighted by seven NCAA Championships and eight Pac-10 titles in her previous 29 years, spending ve campaigns as a player and 13 as an assistant coach. Over Inouye-Perez’s 13 seasons (1994-2006) as an assistant coach, UCLA was 617-150-1 (.804) and appeared in the NCAA title game seven times, winning the NCAA Championship in the 1999, 2003 and 2004 seasons. The Bruins also won three Pac-10 titles during that span (1999, 2002, 2006) and in 2004 were named the National Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Inouye-Perez’s primary responsibility as an assistant coach was guiding the Bruin pitchers and catchers, a list which includes many of the most honored and recognizable names in collegiate softball. Behind the dish, where Inouye-Perez also starred as a three-time All-Pac-10 honoree during her playing days at UCLA, she helped mold and in uence arguably the best catcher in the history of USA Softball in Stacey Nuveman. Under Inouye-Perez’s tutelage, Nuveman became a three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year, four-time, First Team All-American and the NCAA’s all-time single-season and career home run leader. Since the Pac-10/12 Conference began issuing a Pitcher of the Year Award, UCLA has been honored with two winners, Courtney Dale in 1999 and Keira Goerl in 2003. Among the other pitching highlights accomplished by the Bruins over her 13 years as an assistant included at least one All-American award earned by a UCLA pitcher in 12 of those campaigns, including DeeDee Weiman, four-time Olympian Tanya Harding and two-time Olympian Amanda Freed. In addition, nearly every UCLA pitching record has been set during the time Inouye-Perez has overseen the Bruin battery and the top ve pitchers on UCLA’s career wins list, Goerl, Selden, Carda, Freed and B’Ann Burns, were coached by her. As a player, Inouye-Perez was an exceptionally strong elder behind the dish for the Bruins. She made her mark immediately as a collegiate player, earning First Team All-Pac-10 as a true freshman and Second Team as a sophomore, leading the Bruins to the 1989 and 1990 NCAA Championships before receiving a medical redshirt in 1991 due to shoulder surgery. She came back strong in 1992, picking up Second Team All-Pac-10 honors as the Bruins once again won the national championship and nished with a 54-2 record, the fewest losses in a season in program history. Inouye-Perez also was named to the 1992 All-Women’s College World Series Team, going 5-for-12 (.417) with four RBI during WCWS play. She wrapped up her career as a fth-year senior in 1993 with an NCAA runner-up nish. Impressively, Inouye-Perez did not commit a single elding error during her nal two seasons. Among the UCLA pitchers during her ve seasons as a player were Lisa Longaker and Lisa Fernandez, both of whom were named to the NCAA’s 25th Anniversary All-WCWS Team. During her UCLA career, Inouye-Perez played in 22 Women’s College World Series games, a mark that is tied for third-best in UCLA history behind only Lisa Fernandez and Kristy Howard (23). Inouye-Perez graduated from UCLA in 1993 with a B.A. in psychology and earned her master’s degree in physical education from Azusa Paci c University in 2004. Prior to college, Inouye-Perez was one of the top players during her ASA days, winning four national championships, with the Panthers (1984, ‘85 and ‘89) and the Raiders (1986). She also competed on an international level in Japan in 1985 and in Peru in 1987 (Pan American Quali er) and followed her collegiate career with time playing on the NPF Pro Tour. Inouye-Perez and her husband, Gerardo Perez, currently reside in Cerritos. Along with Kelly’s exploits on the diamond, Gerardo competed as a catcher/DH for Cerritos College from 1988-90 and helped lead the Falcons to the 1989 Junior College National Championship. After a stellar career at Cerritos, he went on to compete at Loyola Marymount, earning First Team All-West Coast Conference honors his junior and senior seasons. He currently teaches health and coaches baseball at Gahr High School in Cerritos. The couple has two children, Michael (18), a UCLA baseball commit, and Kylie (13).
KELLY I NOUYE-P EREZ’S H EAD C OACHING R ECORD YEAR RECORD PAC-10/12 POSTSEASON 2007 37-18 (.673) 12-9 (T-3rd) 1-2 (T-17th - Regionals) 2008 51-9 (.850) 17-4 (2nd) 6-2 (T-5th - WCWS) 2009 45-11 (.804) 16-5 (1st) 4-2 (T-9th - Super Regionals) 2010 50-11 (.820) 14-7 (2nd) 10-0 (1st - National Champions) 2011 36-19 (.655) 9-12 (T-6th) 3-2 (T-17th - Regionals) 2012 36-20 (.643) 12-12 (T-4th) 0-2 (T-17th - Regionals) 2013 40-20 (.667) 10-14 (T-5th) 3-2 (T-17th - Regionals) 2014 52-8 (.867) 19-5 (2nd) 4-2 (T-9th - Super Regionals) 2015 51-12 (.810) 19-5 (2nd) 6-2 (T-5th - WCWS) 2016 40-16-1 (.711) 16-5-1 (2nd) 5-3 (T-7th - WCWS) 2017 48-15 (.762) 16-8 (T-3rd) 6-2 (T-5th - WCWS) 2018 15-0 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 501-159-1 (.759) 160-86-1 (.648) 48-21 (.696)
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