2017 UCLAUCLA SOFTBALL WEEKLY B RELEASERUINS • MARCH 1, 2017 • PAGE 1 SOFTBALL SOFTBALL CONTACT: JAMES YBIERNAS • OFFICE: (310) 206-8123 • CELL: (818) 635-8873 • E-MAIL: [email protected] • WWW.UCLABRUINS.COM 2017 UCLA S CHEDULE AND R ESULTS JUDI GARMAN CLASSIC • FULLERTON, CALIF. • MARCH 2-5 OVERALL: 13-3 PAC -12: 0-0 2/10 South Dakota 2 W, 6-0 Thursday, March 2 Sunday, March 5 2/10 at San Diego State 2 W, 8-0 (6) #7/#8 UCLA vs. #14/#14 Michigan 7:30 p.m. #7/#8 UCLA vs. RV/RV South Carolina 11:30 a.m. 2/11 WEBER STATE 2 W, 4-1 #7/#8 UCLA vs. #22/#22 Baylor 2 p.m. Friday, March 3 2/11 WEBER STATE 2 W, 22-1 (5) #7/#8 UCLA vs. #3/#1 Florida 7:30 p.m. 2/12 #22/#22 NOTRE DAME 2 W, 8-0 (5) Live Stats: All Games at UCLABruins.com D 2/15 #22/#23 KENTUCKY W, 6-2 Saturday, March 4 Live Video: All Games at FloSoftball.com (Fee Required) D 2/15 #22/#23 KENTUCKY L, 1-2 (11) #7/#8 UCLA at Cal State Fullerton 7:30 p.m. Twitter Updates: @UCLASoftball 2/17 vs. Cal Poly 3 W, 3-1 2/17 vs. UCF 3 W, 1-0 BRUINS TRAVEL TO JUDI GARMAN CLASSIC Jelenicki leads the team with fi ve homers and hit her second 2/19 vs. UC Davis 3 W, 9-1 (6) The seventh-ranked Bruins continue tournament season this grand slam on Feb. 25 against #7 LSU. She has four grand slams 2/19 vs. Liberty 3 W, 7-1 week in Fullerton at the Judi Garman Classic. UCLA will play #14 in her career ... senior Gabrielle Maurice stole a pair of bases 2/23 vs. #11/#12 Georgia 4 W, 10-5 Michigan on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., #1 Florida on Friday at 7:30 in one game for the third time in her career against Liberty on 2/23 vs. North Carolina State 4 W, 8-3 p.m., Cal State Fullerton on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and South Feb. 19. She is tied for second on the team with three swipes 4 2/24 vs. #4/#5 Oklahoma L, 1-10 (5) Carolina (11:30 a.m.) and #22 Baylor (2 p.m.) on Sunday. Live ... redshirt senior Paige McDuffee has not walked a batter in 8 4 2/25 vs. #7/#8 LSU W, 6-5 (8) stats will be available for all games at UCLABruins.com, while live 2/3 innings ... freshman Bubba Nickles had a 12-game hitting 4 2/26 vs. #1/#1 Florida State L, 1-2 video for a fee will be available at FloSoftball.com. streak from Feb. 11-24. She reached base in each of her fi rst 14 5 3/2 vs. #14/#14 Michigan 7:30 p.m. contests ... junior Kylee Perez has hits in 12 games, with eight 5 3/3 vs. #3/#1 Florida 7:30 p.m. BRUINS IN THE POLLS of those being multiple-hit contests. She has six three-hit games 3/4 at Cal State Fullerton 5 7:30 p.m. UCLA dropped one spot to seventh in this week’s USA Today/ to go with fi ve multi-RBI contests ... sophomore Zoe Shaw has 3/5 vs. RV/RV South Carolina 5 11:30 a.m. NFCA poll and four spots to eighth in the latest ESPN.com/USA driven in each of the last two UCLA runs, including a walk-off RBI 3/5 vs. #22/#22 Baylor 5 2 p.m. Softball rankings. Of the other eight teams in the top nine of both in the eighth against LSU. She added an RBI versus #1 Florida 3/10 vs. Eastern Michigan 6, D 11:30 a.m. polls, six of them are on the Bruins’ schedule. UCLA was also fi rst State on Feb. 26 ... senior Delaney Spaulding has hits in 13 of 3/10 vs. Longwood 6, D 2 p.m. in the Pac-12 preseason coaches poll, earning three fi rst-place her 16 contests, having produced multiple hits seven times. She 3/11 vs. Boston University 6, D 9 a.m. votes and 59 points. is tied for second on the team with four homers ... junior Selina 3/11 at Long Beach State 6, D 11:30 a.m. Ta’amilo is sixth in the nation in walks allowed per seven innings. RACHEL GARCIA NAMED PAC-12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK 3/12 RV/RV TEXAS A, D 4 P.M. Her fi rst free pass came against NC State ... sophomore Brianna Redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia was named Pac-12 3/17 #17/#16 UTAH 1, A 5 P.M. Tautalafua has four multiple-hit contests. She has at least one Conference Pitcher of the Week for the fi rst time in her career 3/18 #17/#16 UTAH 1, A 3:30 P.M. homer in each of the fi rst three weekends, including a pair on Feb. 21 after helping the Bruins to a pair of wins, including a 1, A, D against Weber State on Feb. 11. 3/19 #17/#16 UTAH 5 P.M. victory over #22 Kentucky. D 3/25 RV/RV BYU 12 P.M. In four games, all in relief, Garcia struck out 22 in 20 innings, D SCOUTING THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES 3/25 RV/RV BYU 2:30 P.M. posting a 0.35 earned run average. She won twice and allowed D Michigan enters the week at 9-4-1, going 3-1-1 at last week’s 3/26 DARTMOUTH 10 A.M. just one run and seven hits with no walks, limiting opponents to 1, A Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II. The Wolverines are 1-3-1 against 3/31 at #8/#7 Washington 6 p.m. a .106 batting average. At the plate, Garcia added six hits in 18 ranked teams, beating Arizona State, tying Florida State and 4/1 at #8/#7 Washington 1, A 4 p.m. at-bats (.333 batting average) with fi ve runs batted in. losing to Texas A&M, USF and Florida. Michigan is batting .341 4/2 at #8/#7 Washington 1, A 5 p.m. The award is the 64th Pac-10/12 Pitcher of the Week for UCLA. as a team with 15 home runs and 24 stolen bases, averaging 6.4 4/7 #4/#4 OREGON 1, A 7 P.M. runs per game. Senior Kelly Christner leads the team with a .600 4/8 #4/#4 OREGON 1, A 7 P.M. SPAULDING NAMED TO USA SOFTBALL POY WATCH LIST batting average, four homers and 20 runs batted in, while senior 4/9 #4/#4 OREGON 1, C, D 2 P.M. Senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding is one of 50 players who Abby Ramirez (.442) and sophomore Natalie Peters (.400) are 4/13 at RV/NR Oregon State 1, A 2 p.m. were named to the Watch List for the 2017 USA Softball Collegiate both hitting at least .400. In the circle, senior Megan Betsa is 3-3 1, A Player of the Year award, as announced on Feb. 1. 4/14 at RV/NR Oregon State 3 p.m. with a 1.83 earned run average and 78 strikeouts in 46 innings, 1, A The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award enters its 4/15 at RV/NR Oregon State 2 p.m. while junior Tera Blanco is 6-1 with a 2.33 ERA and 31 strikeouts 4/18 CAL STATE FULLERTON D 7 P.M. 16th season and recognizes outstanding athletic achievement by Division I female collegiate softball players across the country. in 42 innings. The Bruins and the Wolverines are even in their all- 4/21 #23/#18 CALIFORNIA 1, A 7 P.M. Previous recipients of the award include the fi rst honoree in time series at 10-10-1. Michigan has won the last three. 4/22 #23/#18 CALIFORNIA 1, A 7 P.M. 2002, UCLA’s Stacey Nuveman. Four Bruins have been Top 3 4/23 #23/#18 CALIFORNIA 1, A, D 5 P.M. fi nalists for the award (Nuveman, 2002; Natasha Watley, 2002- SCOUTING THE FLORIDA GATORS D 4/26 at CSUN 3:30 p.m. 2003; Megan Langenfeld, 2010; Ally Carda, 2014). Florida is 15-1 entering the Judi Garman Classic, having won 1 4/28 at Stanford 6 p.m. The preseason Watch List includes 26 seniors, 18 juniors both its matchups against ranked teams (Michigan and USF). The 1 4/29 at Stanford 1 p.m. and six sophomores, with freshmen ineligible for consideration Gators are batting .304 with 14 home runs and 38 stolen bases, 4/30 at Stanford 1 12 p.m. (freshmen can be considered for the award once they have averaging 6.1 runs per game. Freshman Sophia Reynoso (.476) 5/5 #6/#6 ARIZONA 1, A 5 P.M. competed at the collegiate level). The Top 25 fi nalists will be and junior Kayli Kvistad (.447) are each hitting over .400, while 5/6 #6/#6 ARIZONA 1, C 6 P.M. announced on April 12. An athlete does not have to be on the freshman Jaimie Hoover is fi rst with 18 runs batted in and tied 5/7 #6/#6 ARIZONA 1, B 1 P.M. Watch List to be considered for the Top 25, but the eventual USA for fi rst with three homers.