2017 UCLAUCLA SOFTBALL WEEKLY B RELEASERUINS • MAY 9, 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 #10 UCLA AT #22 ARIZONA STATE • MAY 11-13 • TEMPE, ARIZ. OVERALL: 39-13 P AC -12: 13-8 2/10 South Dakota 2 W, 6-0 Thursday, May 11 Saturday, May 13 #10/#10 UCLA at #22/#22 Arizona State 6 p.m. #10/#10 UCLA at #22/#22 Arizona State 2 p.m. 2/10 at San Diego State 2 W, 8-0 (6) 2/11 WEBER STATE 2 W, 4-1 Friday, May 12 TV (All Games): Pac-12 Network 2 2/11 WEBER STATE W, 22-1 (5) #10/#10 UCLA at #22/#22 Arizona State 5 p.m. Live Stats: UCLABruins.com Twitter Updates: @UCLASoftball 2/12 #22/#22 NOTRE DAME 2 W, 8-0 (5) D 2/15 #22/#23 KENTUCKY W, 6-2 #10 BRUINS AT #22 ARIZONA STATE TO END REGULAR SEASON the Week on March 28. The awards mark the 66th Pac-10/12 D 2/15 #22/#23 KENTUCKY L, 1-2 (11) The 10th-ranked Bruins close out the regular season this Pitcher of the Week for UCLA and the fi fth Freshman of the Week 3 2/17 vs. Cal Poly W, 3-1 weekend at #22 Arizona State. The series begins on Thursday at honor in just the third year the award has been bestowed. 2/17 vs. UCF 3 W, 1-0 6 p.m., continues on Friday at 5 p.m. and concludes on Saturday 2/19 vs. UC Davis 3 W, 9-1 (6) at 2 p.m. All three games will air on Pac-12 Network. On Sunday, GARCIA FINALIST FOR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2/19 vs. Liberty 3 W, 7-1 ESPN2 will air the NCAA Selection Show at 7 p.m. Rachel Garcia was named one of 25 fi nalists for the Schutt 2/23 vs. #11/#12 Georgia 4 W, 10-5 Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award, as 2/23 vs. North Carolina State 4 W, 8-3 NEWS AND NOTES announced by the NFCA on April 20. On May 11, the list will be 2/24 vs. #4/#5 Oklahoma 4 L, 1-10 (5) The Bruins recorded the program’s 1,800th victory with their trimmed down to the Top 10 fi nalists, while the Top Three fi nalists 2/25 vs. #7/#8 LSU 4 W, 6-5 (8) win on March 26 against Dartmouth ... UCLA had 17 comeback will be announced on May 24. The Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I 2/26 vs. #1/#1 Florida State 4 L, 1-2 victories last season and have 12 this season, including three National Freshman of the Year trophy will be presented during a 3/2 vs. #14/#14 Michigan 5 W, 4-0 walk-off wins ... redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia didn’t allow an live ceremony on May 31 at the Women’s College World Series. 3/3 vs. #3/#1 Florida 5 L, 4-9 earned run in 16 straight innings from April 21-26, striking out 18, SPAULDING FINALIST FOR TWO NATIONAL AWARDS 3/4 at Cal State Fullerton 5 W, 2-0 and last weekend didn’t give up any type of run in 7 2/3 innings against Arizona, striking out nine to earn a win and a save. In her Senior Delaney Spaulding has been named a fi nalist for the USA 3/5 vs. RV/RV South Carolina 5 W, 5-2 35 appearances, she has given up zero or one earned run in 24 of Softball Player of the Year award, as announced on April 12. 3/5 vs. #22/#22 Baylor 5 L, 6-11 them ... in back-to-back contests on April 26 at CSUN and April 28 The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award enters its 3/10 vs. Eastern Michigan 6 W, 8-0 (5) at Stanford, Garcia had a three-hit game and a four-hit contest to 16th season and recognizes outstanding athletic achievement by 6 3/10 vs. Longwood W, 8-0 (5) set career highs. She has hits in 17 of her last 22 games to raise Division I female collegiate softball players across the country. 6 3/11 vs. Boston University W, 6-1 her average from .261 to .319 ... junior Johanna Grauer posted Previous recipients of the award include the fi rst honoree in 6 3/11 at Long Beach State W, 1-0 her 10th win of the season at Stanford on April 28, striking out 2002, UCLA’s Stacey Nuveman. Four Bruins have been Top 3 3/12 RV/RV TEXAS W, 3-2 three in four innings of relief. Grauer has double fi gures in wins fi nalists for the award (Nuveman, 2002; Natasha Watley, 2002- 3/17 #20/#21 UTAH 1 L, 1-2 all three seasons ... sophomore Paige Halstead had hits in all 2003; Megan Langenfeld, 2010; Ally Carda, 2014). The Top 10 3/18 #20/#21 UTAH 1 L, 2-7 three games at Stanford, going 4-for-10 (.400). She hit her fi fth fi nalists will be named on May 10, with the Top 3 announced on 3/19 #20/#21 UTAH 1 L, 0-4 homer of the season on April 28 and her fi rst since March 25 May 24. The POY will be revealed on May 30. 3/25 RV/RV BYU W, 1-0 ... junior Madeline Jelenicki has tied a career high with a seven- A day later, Spaulding was selected as a fi nalist for the 2017 3/25 RV/RV BYU W, 4-2 game hitting streak, batting .364 (8-for-22) with two homers Senior CLASS Award®. To be eligible for the award, a student- athlete must be classifi ed as an NCAA Division I senior and have 3/26 DARTMOUTH W, 4-2 and 15 RBI during that current stretch. She has RBI in six of the notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, 3/31 at #8/#8 Washington 1 W, 6-2 seven games of her streak, including fi ve at Stanford (April 28), classroom, character and competition. 4/1 at #8/#8 Washington 1 W, 9-8 four against Arizona (May 6) and two versus both CSUN (April 26) An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying 1 and Stanford (April 30) ... senior Gabrielle Maurice had a 10-game 4/2 at #8/#8 Washington L, 7-12 in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student- 4/7 #2/#1 OREGON 1 W, 2-0 hitting streak from April 14-30, batting .375 (12-for-32) with two RBI. During her streak, her average raised 50 points from .168 athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics 4/8 #2/#1 OREGON 1 W, 1-0 (9) to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. to .218 ... freshman Bubba Nickles has hits in nine of her last 4/9 #2/#1 OREGON 1 L, 4-11 The fi nalists were chosen by national media from the list of 30 13 contests. On April 23 versus California, Nickles recorded the 4/13 at Oregon State 1 L, 0-8 (5) candidates announced in March. Nationwide fan voting begins fi rst two-homer game of her career, while last Friday, she ended 4/14 at Oregon State 1 W, 7-5 immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged a mercy-rule win with a three-run homer against Arizona ... junior 1 to submit votes online at the Senior CLASS Award website through 4/15 at Oregon State L, 5-8 Kylee Perez tied a school record on April 28 when she had fi ve May 9. Fan votes will be combined with those of the media and 4/18 CAL STATE FULLERTON W, 7-3 hits at Stanford, the ninth time a Bruin has accomplished that 1 Division I head coaches to determine the winners. The Senior 4/21 RV/#22 CALIFORNIA W, 3-2 feat. Perez also set a personal best with four runs scored and has CLASS Award recipient for softball will be announced during the 4/22 RV/#22 CALIFORNIA 1 W, 3-1 touched home plate 11 times in her last seven games along with 2017 NCAA WCWS® in Oklahoma City, June 1-7. 4/23 RV/#22 CALIFORNIA 1 W, 8-1 her 13 hits ... sophomore Zoe Shaw, the Bruins’ leading hitter in 4/26 at CSUN W, 5-0 Pac-12 play (.400), has hits in 10 of her last 13, batting .483 (14- SCOUTING THE ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS 1 4/28 at Stanford W, 13-8 for-29) during that span. She has crossed home plate 11 times in Arizona State snapped a two-series losing streak in Pac-12 play 1 4/29 at Stanford W, 6-5 her last 13 games ... senior Delaney Spaulding has 12 RBI in her last weekend, defeating California in two of three contests. The 4/30 at Stanford 1 W, 8-1 last eight games, including seven in the series at Stanford. She Sun Devils are hitting .280 as a team with 53 home runs and 5/5 #3/#3 ARIZONA 1 W, 8-0 (5) has produced hits in fi ve of her last six, posting a pair on Sunday 19 stolen bases, averaging 5.2 runs per game.