2017 UCLAUCLA SOFTBALL WEEKLY RELEASEB •RUINS FEBRUARY 7, 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 STACY WINSBERG MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT • FEB. 10-12 • EASTON STADIUM OVERALL: 0-0 PAC -12: 0-0 2/10 SOUTH DAKOTA 2, D 4:30 P.M. Friday, February 10 Sunday, February 12 2/10 SAN DIEGO STATE 2, D 7 P.M. South Dakota (V) vs. San Diego State (H) 2 p.m. Notre Dame (V) vs. UCLA (H) 9 a.m. 2/11 WEBER STATE 2, D 11:30 A.M. UCLA (V) vs. South Dakota (H) 4:30 p.m. San Diego State (V) vs. Weber State (H) 11:30 a.m. San Diego State (V) vs. UCLA (H) 7 p.m. 2/11 WEBER STATE 2, D 2 P.M. All Games at Easton Stadium 2/12 #22/#22 NOTRE DAME 2, D 9 A.M. Saturday, February 11 V - Designated Visiting Team; H - Designated Home Team D 2/15 #20/#20 KENTUCKY 7 P.M. Weber State (V) vs. UCLA (H) 11:30 a.m. Live Audio: All UCLA Games at UCLABruins.com 3 2/17 vs. Cal Poly 5:30 p.m. Weber State (V) vs. UCLA (H) 2 p.m. Live Stats: All Games at UCLABruins.com 3 2/17 vs. RV/RV UCF 8 p.m. Twitter Updates: @UCLASoftball 2/18 vs. UC Davis 3 3 p.m. 3 2/18 vs. #20/#20 Kentucky 5:30 p.m. UCLA OPENS 2017 SEASON AT EASTON STADIUM .694 slugging, tied for second with six stolen bases and third with 2/19 vs. Liberty 3 2 p.m. The eighth-ranked Bruins begin the 2017 season this weekend, nine doubles, 27 walks, fi ve sacrifi ce hits and four hit by pitches. 2/23 vs. #12/#10 Georgia 4 5:30 p.m. hosting the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament at Easton She ranked tied for 23rd in the nation in homers and RBI in 2016, 2/23 vs. North Carolina State 4 8 p.m. 2/24 vs. #1/#1 Oklahoma 4 5:30 p.m. Stadium. UCLA will place twice on Friday against South Dakota while leading the squad with 17 multiple-RBI games and 14 multi- 2/25 vs. #4/#5 LSU 4 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.) and San Diego State (7 p.m.), twice on Saturday hit contests. 2/26 vs. #3/#4 Florida State 4 11:30 a.m. versus Weber State (doubleheader starting at 11:30 a.m.) and 3/2 vs. #6/#6 Michigan 5, D 7:30 p.m. once on Sunday against #22 Notre Dame (9 a.m.). Live audio and NEWS AND NOTES 3/3 vs. #4/#3 Florida 5, D 7:30 p.m. live stats will be available at UCLABruins.com. The Bruins are 24 wins away from 1,800 as a program ... senior 3/4 at RV/RV Cal State Fullerton 5, D 7:30 p.m. Delaney Spaulding enters her fi nal collegiate season ranked in the 3/5 vs. RV/NR South Carolina 5, D 11:30 a.m. HONORING STACY WINSBERG UCLA Top 10 in eight offensive categories. She is third in slugging 5, D 3/5 vs. #21/#21 Baylor 2 p.m. This weekend’s tournament honors former UCLA softball player percentage (.724), fi fth in runs scored (180), eighth in runs 6, D 3/10 vs. Eastern Michigan 11:30 a.m. Stacy Winsberg. Winsberg was a four-year letterwinner with the batted in (183), tied for eighth in sacrifi ce fl ies (8), ninth in walks 3/10 vs. Longwood 6, D 2 p.m. Bruins (1982-85) and played for three national championship (104) and on base percentage (.472) and tied for ninth in doubles 3/11 vs. Boston University 6, D 9 a.m. teams (‘82, ‘84, ‘85). She was also a two-time ASA All-American (44) and home runs (45) ... senior Gabrielle Maurice is tied for 3/11 at Long Beach State 6, D 11:30 a.m. 3/12 RV/RV TEXAS A, D 4 P.M. and played internationally in the Tri-National Tournament and fourth in UCLA history in hit by pitches (32), while junior Kylee 3/17 #18/#17 UTAH 1, A 5 P.M. the Japan Cup in 1985. Winsberg lost her battle with cancer Perez is ninth in batting average (.379) ... in the saves category, 3/18 #18/#17 UTAH 1, A 3:30 P.M. in December 2001, and beginning with the 2002 edition, this redshirt senior Paige McDuffee and junior Johanna Grauer are 3/19 #18/#17 UTAH 1, A, D 5 P.M. tournament has been named in her honor. tied for fourth with six, while junior Selina Ta’amilo is tied for 10th 3/25 RV/NR BYU D 12 P.M. with four ... Ta’amilo’s 45 appearances last season were the 3/25 RV/NR BYU D 2:30 P.M. BRUINS IN THE POLLS seventh most in one year at UCLA, while Grauer’s 44 were tied for 3/26 DARTMOUTH D 10 A.M. UCLA is ranked eighth in both preseason polls. The Bruins the eighth most ... the Bruins led the nation in double plays last 1, A 3/31 at #13/#13 Washington 6 p.m. received 534 points in the USA Today/NFCA rankings and 338 season with 45. In each of the last two years, UCLA has set a new 1, A 4/1 at #13/#13 Washington 4 p.m. points in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. A total of 13 opponents record for twin killings after posting 28 in 2015 ... UCLA had 17 4/2 at #13/#13 Washington 1, A 5 p.m. in the NFCA Top 25 are on the Bruins’ schedule, while 14 foes comeback victories last season ... the Bruins were 22-0 last year 4/7 #9/#9 OREGON 1, A 7 P.M. are in the preseason USA Softball Top 25. Among Pac-12 teams, when leading after fi ve innings and 23-0 when up after six ... UCLA 4/8 #9/#9 OREGON 1, A 7 P.M. the Bruins are the highest-ranked squad, followed by #9/#9 returns four players who were NFCA All-Region honorees a year 4/9 #9/#9 OREGON 1, C, D 2 P.M. 4/13 at RV/RV Oregon State 1, A 2 p.m. Oregon, #10/#12 Arizona, #13/#13 Washington, #18/#17 Utah ago. Spaulding, who was also a Second Team All-American, was 4/14 at RV/RV Oregon State 1, A 3 p.m. and RV/#24 California. UCLA is also fi rst in the Pac-12 preseason First Team All-Region along with juniors Madeline Jelenicki and 4/15 at RV/RV Oregon State 1, A 2 p.m. coaches poll, earning three fi rst-place votes and 59 points. Kylee Perez. Sophomore Brianna Tautalafua was Second Team 4/18 RV/RV CAL STATE FULLERTON D 7 P.M. All-Region in 2016 ... the Bruins have three players on their roster 4/21 RV/#24 CALIFORNIA 1, A 7 P.M. SPAULDING NAMED TO USA SOFTBALL POY WATCH LIST who have won Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year. 4/22 RV/#24 CALIFORNIA 1, A 7 P.M. Senior shortstop Delaney Spaulding is one of 50 players who The last two winners of the award are freshmen for UCLA this 4/23 RV/#24 CALIFORNIA 1, A, D 5 P.M. were named to the Watch List for the 2017 USA Softball Collegiate season, Bubba Nickles and Rachel Garcia (redshirted in 2016). D 4/26 at CSUN 3:30 p.m. Player of the Year award, as announced on Feb. 1. McDuffee was the 2011 honoree for Gatorade POY ... freshman 1 4/28 at Stanford 6 p.m. The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award enters its Jenna Crawford comes from a long lineage of UCLA alums and 4/29 at Stanford 1 1 p.m. 16th season and recognizes outstanding athletic achievement by her, along with sister Amy (2008-2011), will become the ninth set 4/30 at Stanford 1 12 p.m. Division I female collegiate softball players across the country. of siblings to put on the Bruin uniform ... Jelly Felix (shoulder) will 5/5 #10/#12 ARIZONA 1, A 5 P.M. Previous recipients of the award include the fi rst honoree in redshirt what would have been her senior season in 2017 and will 5/6 #10/#12 ARIZONA 1, C 6 P.M. 5/7 #10/#12 ARIZONA 1, B 1 P.M. 2002, UCLA’s Stacey Nuveman. Four Bruins have been Top 3 be a redshirt senior in ‘18. Also out for the year with injuries are 5/11 at RV/RV Arizona State 1, A 6 p.m. fi nalists for the award (Nuveman, 2002; Natasha Watley, 2002- sophomore Taylor Pack (shoulder) and freshmen Aaliyah Jordan 5/12 at RV/RV Arizona State 1, A 5 p.m. 2003; Megan Langenfeld, 2010; Ally Carda, 2014). (ACL) and Maddie Skibitzki (compartment syndrome). 5/13 at RV/RV Arizona State 1, A 2 p.m. The preseason Watch List includes 26 seniors, 18 juniors 5/19-21 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) and six sophomores, with freshmen ineligible for consideration SCOUTING THE SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES 5/25-28 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites) (freshmen can be considered for the award once they have South Dakota posted a 15-38 record in 2016 and graduated its 6/1-7 NCAA Women’s College World Series (Oklahoma City) competed at the collegiate level).