UCLA SOFTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE • APRIL 16, 2013 • PAGE 1 2013 UCLA BRUINS SOFTBALL SOFTBALL CONTACT: JAMES YBIERNAS • PHONE: (310) 206-8123 • FAX: (310) 825-8664 • E-MAIL: [email protected] • WWW.UCLABRUINS.COM 2013 UCLA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS #18/#19 UCLA AT #22/#25 ARIZONA • APRIL 18-20 • TUCSON, ARIZ. OVERALL: 28-14 PAC-12: 5-10 2/8 WRIGHT STATE 2 W, 1-0 (5 - RAIN) Thursday, April 18 (Televised Live on ESPN2) Saturday, April 20 (Televised Live on Pac-12 LA and Arizona) 2/9 MCNEESE STATE 2 W, 5-4 #18/#19 UCLA at #22/#25 Arizona 7 p.m. #18/#19 UCLA at #22/#25 Arizona 6 p.m. 2/9 WRIGHT STATE 2 W, 8-0 (6) 2/10 #17/#17 TEXAS A&M 2 L, 6-7 (8) Friday, April 19 (Televised Live on ESPNU) Gametracker for all games at UCLABruins.com 2/15 vs. #20/#23 Hawai’i 3 W, 11-1 (5) #18/#19 UCLA at #22/#25 Arizona 5 p.m. Live updates for all games at twitter.com/UCLASoftball 2/16 vs. San Jose State 3 W, 8-4 2/16 vs. Seattle University 3 W, 9-0 (5) RIVALS MEET IN TUCSON AS #18 UCLA FACES #22 ARIZONA last weekend against California, the fi rst time they have done that 2/17 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 3 W, 9-1 (6) Two of the fi ercest rivals in all of college softball play a three-game since March 8, 9 and 15 when they played 10 innings in three in 2/17 vs. Ohio 3 W, 11-2 (6) series this weekend in Tucson, as #18 UCLA travels to face #22 a row. UCLA has never played four-straight, extra-inning contests 2/22 vs. #4/#4 Tennessee 4 W, 2-0 Arizona. All three contests will be aired live on television (Thursday ... the Bruins are third in the nation in fi elding percentage (.981), 2/23 vs. Maryland 4 W, 4-3 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2, Friday at 5 p.m. on ESPNU and Saturday at 6 12th in home runs (52) and 29th in slugging (.492) ... UCLA has 2/23 vs. Oklahoma State 4 W, 5-1 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks - Los Angeles and Arizona). Gametracker scored more than a quarter of its runs, 58 of 218 (27%), in the will be available at UCLABruins.com, in addition to live updates at 2/24 vs. #11/#10 LSU 4 W, 2-0 fi r st inning ... since the start of the 2010 season, UCLA is 112-3 twitter.com/uclasoftball. 2/24 vs. Nevada 4 W, 13-4 (5) when scoring at least six runs (17-1 this year) ... since the start of 2008, the Bruins are 159-2 when leading after fi ve innings and 2/26 CAL STATE FULLERTON L, 5-11 ON DECK 5 147-2 when ahead after six (13-1 for both categories this year). 3/1 vs. Fresno State W, 7-1 The Bruins play four times at home next week, hosting UC Santa 3/2 vs. Boise State 5 W, 5-4 (11) Barbara in a midweek game on Wednesday, April 24 at 3 p.m. BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH APRIL 14) 3/2 at San Diego 5 W, 8-0 (5) UCLA then entertains #5 Oregon at Easton Stadium, Friday, April Player Category Ranking Total 5 3/3 vs. New Mexico W, 14-3 (5) 26 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 28 B.B. Bates Home Runs T-10th 15 5 3/3 at San Diego State W, 7-0 at 12 p.m. Runs Batted In T-29th 45 3/6 at Cal State Northridge L, 2-3 Slugging Percentage 43rd .780 6 3/8 vs. RV/#23 Virginia Tech L, 1-2 BRUINS IN THE POLLS Ally Carda Wins T-18th 19 6 3/8 vs. Long Beach State W, 6-3 For the fi rst time in a month, the Bruins went upwards in the Strikeouts 38th 162 3/9 vs. RV/RV South Alabama 6 W, 2-1 national polls, moving up one to 18th in this week’s USA Today/ Jessica Hall Saves T-48th 2 3/10 vs. UNLV 6 W, 4-3 NFCA rankings and up two spots to 19th in the ESPN.com/USA Team Fielding Percentage 3rd .981 3/10 vs. Charleston Southern 6 W, 10-0 (5) Softball poll. UCLA earned 59 more points in the NFCA poll and Home Runs 12th 52 3/12 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 7-1 25 additional points in the USA Softball rankings. The Bruins Slugging Percentage 29th .492 3/22 #2/#2 ARIZONA STATE 1 W, 3-2 received 28 points and were ranked seventh in the preseason Earned Run Average 49th 2.41 3/23 #2/#2 ARIZONA STATE 1 L, 3-10 Pac-12 Coaches poll. 3/24 #2/#2 ARIZONA STATE 1 L, 4-5 BRUINS IN THE UCLA CAREER CHARTS 3/28 at #15/#17 Stanford 1 L, 1-5 NEWS AND NOTES Player Category Ranking Total 3/29 at #15/#17 Stanford 1 W, 8-5 (8) Sophomore Ally Carda has tied a school record by reaching B.B. Bates Home Runs T-6th 45 base in 32 straight games. Carda equals the mark set by Stacey 3/30 at #15/#17 Stanford 1 L, 0-2 Runs Batted In 7th 168 Nuveman in 1999 and Natasha Watley in 2001, who both got on 4/2 #17/#15 WASHINGTON 1 L, 0-1 Runs Scored 10th 154 via a hit, walk or hit by pitch in 32 in a row. Carda, who has 11 4/2 #17/#15 WASHINGTON 1 L, 4-5 Stephany LaRosa Slugging Percentage 2nd .752 contests this season with at least seven strikeouts, is also one of 4/3 #17/#15 WASHINGTON 1 L, 0-6 Batting Average 3rd .408 eight players in the nation with at least 11 victories in the circle 4/6 at Utah 1 W, 6-4 On Base Percentage 5th .472 1 Jessica Hall Saves 2nd 8 4/6 at Utah L, 4-7 DUAL THREATS (THROUGH APRIL 14 - MINIMUM 11 W/10 HR) 4/7 at Utah 1 L, 3-8 Player School Wins Homers SCOUTING THE ARIZONA WILDCATS 4/11 #9/#8 CALIFORNIA 1 W, 6-5 (9) Ally Carda UCLA 19 11 Arizona (27-17, 4-8 Pac-12) was swept last weekend at Oregon, 4/12 #9/#8 CALIFORNIA 1 W, 3-2 (9) Melissa Dumezich Texas A&M 23 10 getting no-hit last Saturday and perfect gamed on Sunday. The 4/13 #9/#8 CALIFORNIA 1 L, 1-5 (10) Keilani Ricketts Oklahoma 20 10 Wildcats won 2-of-3 at Utah at the end of March, but have also 4/18 at #22/#25 Arizona 1, C 7 p.m. Jackie Traina Alabama 17 13 dropped 2-of-3 at home to Washington and California. Arizona is 4/19 at #22/#25 Arizona 1, D 5 p.m. Geri Ann Glasco Georgia 17 17 hitting .305 as a team with 43 home runs and 30 stolen bases, 4/20 at #22/#25 Arizona 1, B 6 p.m. Jailyn Ford James Madison 16 11 averaging 5.0 runs per game. Five are batting over .300, led by 4/24 UC SANTA BARBARA 3 P.M. Brooke Short Longwood 14 12 sophomore Hallie Wilson’s .394 average to go with fi ve homers 4/26 #7/#5 OREGON 1, A 7 P.M. Lauren Haeger Florida 11 13 and 15 RBI, as she also has a team-best .415 average during 4/27 #7/#5 OREGON 1, A 6 P.M. Pac-12 play, with the Wildcats hitting .263 in league with seven 1, A and 10 homers at the plate ... freshman Brittany Moeai has 4/28 #7/#5 OREGON 12 P.M. homers, three steals and 3.3 runs per game. Sophomore Chelsea 5/1 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 2 P.M. produced either a hit, an RBI or a walk in 14 of her last 21 contests, posting a hit in fi ve of her last six games ... sophomore Stephany Goodacre is tops on the team with 14 homers and 51 RBI and 5/4 CSU BAKERSFIELD (DH) 2 P.M. second with a .361 average. Sophomore Chelsea Suitos is tops in 5/9 at Oregon State 1, B 3 p.m. LaRosa, who has hits in 20 of her last 26 games, holds the third- highest average (.408) in UCLA history behind Stacey Nuveman stolen bases (12) and third with a .338 average, while freshman 5/10 at Oregon State 1, B 3 p.m. (.466) and Natasha Watley (.450). Her .752 slugging is second Lauren Young (.311) is second with 10 homers and 30 RBI. All 5/11 at Oregon State 1, B 1 p.m. behind Nuveman (.945) ... freshman Mysha Sataraka returned three Arizona pitchers have started double-digit games, as junior 5/17-19 NCAA Regionals to the Bruin lineup on April 2 after missing 18 games with a right Shelby Babcock is 14-6 with a 3.60 earned run average and 93 5/24-26 NCAA Super Regionals thumb injury and had singles in all three games last weekend strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings. Junior Estela Pinon is 9-6 with a 5/30-6/5 NCAA Women’s College World Series against California ... junior Jessica Hall tossed the Bruins’ second 3.87 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 101 1/3 innings, while freshman no-hitter of the season on March 10 against Charleston Southern, Nancy Bowling is 4-5 with a 4.08 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 58 1/3 All Times Pacifi c and Subject to Change joining Paige McDuffee versus Seattle University on Feb.