2018 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 2018 UCLA SCHEDULE AND R ESULTS LOUISVILLE S LUGGER I NVITATIONAL • FRIDAY , M ARCH 9 - SUNDAY , M ARCH 11 • LONG B EACH , C ALIF. OVERALL: 19-0 PAC -12: 0-0 FRIDAY, MARCH 9 SUNDAY, MARCH 11 2 2/9 MARYLAND W, 5-1 #3/#3 UCLA (V) vs. Michigan State (H) - 9 a.m. #3/#3 UCLA (V) vs. #16/#19 Ohio State (H) - 10 a.m. 2/9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2 W, 11-0 (5) San Jose State (V) vs. #3/#3 UCLA (H) - 11:30 a.m. #3/#3 UCLA (V) at #21/RV Long Beach St. (H) - 12:30 p.m. 2/10 CAL POLY 2 W, 13-0 (5) 2/11 CAL POLY 2 W, 7-2 2/11 UC RIVERSIDE 2 W, 13-2 (5) SATURDAY, MARCH 10 (V) - Visiting Team; (H) - Home Team 2/15 FORDHAM W, 4-0 Boston U. (V) vs. #3/#3 UCLA (H) - 2 p.m. Live Stats for All Games at UCLABruins.com 2/17 vs. UC Santa Barbara 3 W, 9-1 (5) 2/18 vs. Syracuse 3 W, 6-0 #3 UCLA CLOSES TOURNEY SCHEDULE AT LONG BEACH get to 25-0 to match the fth-best start (2004) ... the Bruins 2/18 vs. UAB 3 W, 8-0 (5) The third-ranked Bruins conclude tournament play at the enter the week as one of three remaining undefeated teams 2/19 vs. Grand Canyon 3 W, 7-6 Louisville Slugger Invitational at Long Beach State. UCLA will (Washington and USC Upstate). 2/23 vs. RV/#23 Nebraska 4 W, 5-0 play Michigan State (9 a.m.) and San Jose State (11:30 a.m.) 2/23 vs. Liberty 4 W, 4-3 on Friday, Boston U. (2 p.m.) on Saturday and #16 Ohio State BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH 3/4) 4 2/24 vs. #7/#8 LSU W, 9-1 (5) (10 a.m.) and #21 Long Beach State (12:30 p.m.) on Sunday. TEAM 4 2/25 vs. NR/RV Missouri W, 4-0 All games are at the LBSU Softball Complex. Live stats will be On Base Percentage 1st (.470) 2/25 vs. Fresno State 4 W, 7-3 available for all ve contests on UCLABruins.com. Batting Average 3rd (.398) 3/2 vs. UCF 5 W, 9-1 (5) Slugging Percentage 3rd (.602) 3/3 vs. #21/#20 Minnesota 5 W, 12-4 (6) WHAT’S NEXT? 5 Runs Per Game 5th (7.84) 3/3 at San Diego W, 8-3 The Bruins open up Pac-12 Conference play next weekend 5 Triples T-5th (9) 3/4 vs. Santa Clara W, 8-0 (6) in Eugene, taking on #4 Oregon. The series begins on Friday, 5 Doubles T-6th (34) 3/4 at San Diego State Canceled March 16 at 5 p.m., continues on Saturday, March 17 at 7 3/9 vs. Michigan State 6 9 a.m. Earned Run Average 18th (1.38) p.m. and concludes on Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. All three 3/9 vs. San Jose State 6 11:30 a.m. Fielding Percentage T-24th (.976) contests will air on Pac-12 Networks. 3/10 vs. Boston U. 6 2 p.m. Home Runs T-37th (16) 6 3/11 vs. #16/#19 Ohio State 10 a.m. BRUINS IN THE POLLS Double Plays Turned T-39th (7) 6 3/11 at #21/RV Long Beach State 12:30 p.m. The Bruins remain at third in both national polls this week, 3/16 at #6/#5 Oregon 1, A 5 p.m. losing a few points in the USA Today/NFCA (three points) INDIVIDUAL 3/17 at #6/#5 Oregon 1, A 7 p.m. and ESPN.com/USA Softball (two points) rankings, although AALIYAH JORDAN 3/18 at #6/#5 Oregon 1, A 2 p.m. Batting Average T-9th (.540) 3/24 NR/RV OREGON STATE 1, D 6 P.M. they maintained their two rst-place votes in each poll. UCLA 3/25 NR/RV OREGON STATE 1, D 6 P.M. is one of six Pac-12 teams ranked in the Top 25 of either Runs Batted In T-11th (26) 3/26 NR/RV OREGON STATE 1, D 1 P.M. poll: Washington (#1 NFCA/#1 USA Softball), Oregon (#5 Slugging Percentage 13th (.940) 3/29 at NR/RV Utah 1, A 5 p.m. USA Softball/#6 NFCA), Arizona (#9 NFCA/#9 USA Softball), On Base Percentage 14th (.609) 3/30 at NR/RV Utah 1, A 5 p.m. Arizona State (#14 NFCA/#14 USA Softball) and California Total Bases T-23rd (47) 3/31 at NR/RV Utah 1, A 12 p.m. (#16 USA Softball/#17 NFCA), with Oregon State and Utah Doubles T-27th (7) 4/3 CSUN D 6 P.M. also receiving votes in the USA Softball poll. In the Pac-12 Triples T-33rd (2) 4/6 STANFORD 1, D 7 P.M. Preseason Coaches poll, UCLA was second, earning 55 points Runs Scored T-30th (19) 4/7 STANFORD 1, D 6 P.M. and a pair of rst-place votes. Hits T-30th (27) 1, D 4/8 STANFORD 12 P.M. Sacri! ce Flies T-30th (2) 1, B 4/13 at #9/#9 Arizona 7:30 p.m. GARCIA, JORDAN EARN WEEKLY AWARDS Walks T-47th (12) 4/14 at #9/#9 Arizona 1, A 7 p.m. Redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia picked up a pair of Toughest to Strikeout 48th (50.0) 4/15 at #9/#9 Arizona 1, A 5 p.m. national awards on Feb. 27, as she was named NFCA Player 4/20 #1/#1 WASHINGTON 1, A, D 5 P.M. of the Week and USA Softball Co-Player of the Week, while 1, C, D RACHEL GARCIA 4/21 #1/#1 WASHINGTON 1 P.M. redshirt freshman Aaliyah Jordan for the second week in a 1, A, D Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings 2nd (2.11) 4/22 #1/#1 WASHINGTON 3 P.M. row picked up Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Week 4/27 RV/#24 OKLAHOMA STATE D 4:30 P.M. Shutouts T-7th (4) accolades. 4/27 SOUTH DAKOTA D 7 P.M. Wins T-20th (8) In the circle, Garcia went 3-0 with a save in four appearances, 4/28 RV/#24 OKLAHOMA STATE D 2 P.M. Strikeouts T-20th (79) 4/28 SOUTH DAKOTA D 4:30 P.M. striking out 30 in 17 2/3 innings and posting a 0.40 earned Earned Run Average 21st (0.70) 5/1 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. run average. She tossed a pair of complete games, limiting Saves T-42nd (1) 5/4 at #17/#16 California 1, A 3 p.m. opponents to an .085 batting average, ve hits, one run and 1, A three walks. At the plate, Garcia was 9-for-17 (.529 batting 5/5 at #17/#16 California 1:30 p.m. BRIANA PEREZ 1, A average) with four runs batted in, three walks and two runs 5/6 at #17/#16 California 2 p.m. Runs Scored T-11th (23) 5/10 #14/#14 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 7 P.M. scored in six contests. Runs Batted In T-30th (22) 5/11 #14/#14 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 7 P.M. In six games, Jordan hit .412 with seven hits in 17 at-bats. Sacri! ce Flies T-30th (2) 5/12 #14/#14 ARIZONA STATE 1, A, D 12 P.M. She drove in nine, hit three home runs and scored seven Hits T-43rd (26) 5/18-20 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) times. She registered multiple hits and RBI in each of her rst Total Bases T-44th (43) 5/24-27 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites) three games of the week, crossing home plate twice in three 5/31-6/6 Women’s College World Series (Oklahoma City) contests as well. KYLEE PEREZ Garcia recorded her rst NFCA National Player of the Week All Times Paci c and Subject to Change Hits T-25th (28) accolade, the 24th in UCLA history and the rst for the Bruins HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS AT EASTON STADIUM Batting Average 42nd (.475) since 2014. Her USA Softball National POW award is the 17th # - NFCA/USA Softball Ranking at Time of Game Sacri! ce Flies T-30th (2) 1 - Pac-12 Conference Games in program history and her second after she earned the honor last April 11. 2 - Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament (Easton Stadium) BUBBA NICKLES 3 - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic I (Cathedral City, Calif.) NEWS AND NOTES Triples T-33rd (2) 4 - Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic II (Cathedral City, Calif.) 5 - San Diego Classic I (San Diego, Calif.) With the Feb. 25 win against Missouri, head coach Kelly 6 - Louisville Slugger Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.) Inouye-Perez earned the 500th victory of her career ... after BRIANNA TAUTALAFUA A - Live Television Broadcast on Pac-12 Networks posting 13 comeback victories last season, the Bruins already Home Runs T-39th (5) B - Live Television Broadcast on ESPNU have four this year ... UCLA has won 73 in a row when ahead C - Live Television Broadcast on ESPN2 after ve innings (11 times this season) ..