2021 UCLA SOFTBALL UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 Softball Contact: James Ybiernas / [email protected] / o: (310) 206-8123 / c: (818) 635-8873 2021 UCLA SCHEDULE AND R ESULTS GAMES 21-24 • APRIL 9-11 • NO. 2 UCLA AT N O. 3 O REGON • JANE S ANDERS S TADIUM OVERALL: 19-1 PAC -12: 3-0 NO. 2 BRUINS RETURN TO THE FIELD AT NO. 3 OREGON 2/12 RV FRESNO STATE W, 7-0 The second-ranked Bruins travel to Eugene this weekend for a matchup against No. 3 Oregon at Jane Sanders Stadium. Friday’s 2/13 CAL POLY (DH) CANCELED series opener will be at 5 p.m. and televised on Pac-12 Network. Game one of Saturday’s doubleheader will start at 1 p.m. and 2/20 at Cal State Fullerton W, 6-2 will be televised on ESPN2, with the nightcap airing on Pac-12 Network at 4 p.m. The series nale will be Sunday at 12 p.m. on 2/20 at Cal State Fullerton W, 10-4 Pac-12 Network. 2/21 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 11-1 (5) 2/21 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 6-1 2021 PAC-12 CONFERENCE SERIES FORMAT 2/24 SAN DIEGO STATE W, 14-0 (5) This season, Pac-12 Conference series’ will consist of four games over three days, single games on the rst and last days and a 2/28 vs. No. 8 Oregon 2 L, 1-3 doubleheader on the second day. Three of the four contests (both single games and the rst game of the doubleheader) will count 3/1 vs. No. 8 Oregon 2 W, 9-3 towards the Pac-12 standings, with the other game designated as a non-conference contest. In the event one of the four games is canceled due to weather or COVID concerns, the other three games played will be used for conference standings. 3/1 vs. RV Utah 2 W, 6-5 3/3 CAL STATE FULLERTON W, 9-1 (5) FAN ADVISORY 3/6 at Long Beach State Canceled Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans are unable to attend games at Easton Stadium. 3/7 SAN JOSE STATE W, 14-0 (5) 3/9 UC SAN DIEGO W, 7-1 WHAT’S NEXT? 3/11 UC SANTA BARBARA W, 8-0 (5) The Bruins return home for a series against Oregon State at Easton Stadium next weekend. Game one will be Friday, April 16 at 4 3/11 UC SANTA BARBARA W, 8-0 (5) p.m., the doubleheader on Saturday, April 17 will start at 11 a.m. and Sunday’s nale will begin at 12 p.m. All four games will be 3/12 UNLV W, 10-0 (5) live streamed on UCLABruins.com. 3/12 UNLV W, 8-0 (5) 3/19 NO. 6 ARIZONA STATE 1 W, 2-1 (8) BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH 4/6) 3/20 NO. 6 ARIZONA STATE 1 W, 6-1 Team Rankings - Earned Run Average (2nd, 1.09); Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (2nd, 6.42); Winning Percentage (2nd, .950); 3/20 NO. 6 ARIZONA STATE W, 4-0 Batting Average (3rd, .373); Slugging Percentage (3rd, .680); On Base Percentage (4th, .453); Runs Per Game (5th, 7.75); Doubles (T-14th, 48); Shutouts (T-15th, 9); Home Runs (33rd, 33); Fielding Percentage (37th, .973). 3/21 NO. 6 ARIZONA STATE 1 W, 9-0 (5) Megan Faraimo - Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (3rd, 12.86); Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings (7th, 2.90); Earned Run Average 3/26 at California 1 Canceled (9th, 0.70); Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (15th, 0.81); Wins (T-40th, 10); Strikeouts (T-49th, 90). 1 3/27 at California Canceled Rachel Garcia - Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (1st, 16.33); Earned Run Average (3rd, 0.29); Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings 3/27 at California Canceled (3rd, 2.33); Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (T-19th, 0.88). 3/28 at California 1 Canceled Maya Brady - Slugging Percentage (T-30th, .868); On Base Percentage (T-48th, .531). 4/2 vs. Team Mexico Canceled Bubba Nickles - Sacri! ce Flies (T-19th, 3); Briana Perez - Slugging Percentage (T-28th, .869). 4/2 at Loyola Marymount Canceled Kinsley Washington - Doubles (T-31st, 9); Delanie Wisz - Slugging (T-48th, .811). 4/3 at San Diego Canceled 4/3 at San Diego Canceled SCOUTING THE OREGON DUCKS 4/9 at No. 3 Oregon 1, B 5 p.m. After sweeping Utah in its Pac-12 opener, Oregon (26-2, 5-1 Pac-12) took three of four last weekend at Oregon State. The Ducks 4/10 at No. 3 Oregon 1, C 1 p.m. are hitting .325 as a team with 36 home runs and 42 stolen bases, averaging 6.6 runs per game. Freshman Alyssa Brito leads 4/10 at No. 3 Oregon B 4 p.m. the team with a .418 batting average and nine home runs, and is second with 28 runs batted in. Senior Haley Cruse is tops on the squad with 15 stolen bases to go with a .393 average, while junior Allee Bunker is rst with 31 RBI, adding a .386 average. In the 4/11 at No. 3 Oregon 1, B 12 p.m. 1, A circle, three pitchers have thrown at least 29 innings this season. Junior Brooke Yanez is 13-0 with a 1.34 earned run average and 4/16 OREGON STATE 4 P.M. 130 strikeouts in 83 1/3 innings. Freshman Makenna Kliethermes is 5-1 with a 2.38 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings, while 1, A 4/17 OREGON STATE 11 A.M. senior Samaria Diaz is 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings. 4/17 OREGON STATE A 1:30 P.M. 4/18 OREGON STATE 1, A 12 P.M. THE SERIES: UCLA VS. OREGON 4/23 NO. 3 WASHINGTON 1, B 7 P.M. The Bruins lead the all-time series with Oregon 86-29. The two teams played in non-conference games in Tempe, Ariz. on Feb. 4/24 NO. 3 WASHINGTON 1, B 4 P.M. 28 and March 1, with the Ducks winning the rst contest (3-1) and UCLA taking the second (9-3). The Bruins had nine hits in 4/24 NO. 3 WASHINGTON B 6:30 P.M. the second game, as Aaliyah Jordan was 3-for-3 with two RBI and four runs and Delanie Wisz was 2-for-3 with four RBI, as each 4/25 NO. 3 WASHINGTON 1, C 1 P.M. homered. Megan Faraimo pitched 10 of the 13 innings, striking out 11. UCLA is 41-15 in games played in Eugene. 4/30 at Utah 1, A 4 p.m. PT 5/1 at Utah 1, A 1 p.m. PT MORE NOTES --The Bruins have scored in the rst inning in 14 of 20 games, with their 38 runs and +33 run differential their highest total in 5/1 at Utah A 3:30 p.m. PT any inning this season ... UCLA has also closed games strong, outscoring the competition 21-2 in the sixth and seventh innings. 5/2 at Utah 1, A 11 a.m. PT --Senior Rachel Garcia takes a miniscule 0.29 ERA into this weekend’s series, having allowed only one run in 24 innings with 49 1, B 5/7 STANFORD 6 P.M. strikeouts. She was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week following the ASU series, where she won twice and fanned 21 in 13 2/3 1, B 5/8 STANFORD 3 P.M. innings, including 14 in eight on March 19, which tied a season high. Of her 15 outs in game one of a March 12 doubleheader 5/8 STANFORD B 5:30 P.M. against UNLV, Garcia struck out 14 in a one-hit shutout. She homered in her rst at-bat of the season against Fresno State (Feb. 12), 5/9 STANFORD 1, B 2 P.M. adding dingers versus UNLV (March 12 - Game 1) and ASU (March 19 and 21). Garcia has hits in all 12 of her games. 5/13 at No. 7 Arizona 1, B 7 p.m. --Junior Briana Perez has hits in 18 of 20 games, including the rst seven of the season and eight in a row heading into Pac-12 5/14 at No. 7 Arizona 1, B 5 p.m. play. She is tied for the team lead in home runs with six, leaving the yard in three in a row on March 11 and 12 (UCSB and UNLV), 5/14 at No. 7 Arizona D 7:30 p.m. all in the rst inning. Perez has also homered in game two at Fullerton (Feb. 20), game two versus LMU (Feb. 21) and against San 5/15 at No. 7 Arizona 1, B 1 p.m. Jose State (March 7). Dating back to last season, she has hits in 28 of her last 30. Perez is tied for rst with ve multiple-RBI games and second with seven multi-hit contests. The junior has scored in 15 of 20 games and is also 7-for-7 in stolen bases. All Times Paci c and Subject to Change --Sophomore Megan Faraimo has allowed just one earned run in her last 31 1/3 innings (0.22 ERA), having struck out 42 over her last six games. Her season high in strikeouts came in the season opener versus Fresno (Feb.