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 • MARCH 26-28 • NO. 2 UCLA AT C ALIFORNIA • LEVINE-F RICKE F IELD OVERALL: 19-1 PAC -12: 3-0 NO. 2 BRUINS MAKE FIRST PAC-12 ROAD TRIP TO CALIFORNIA 2/12 RV FRESNO STATE W, 7-0 The second-ranked Bruins travel to Berkeley this weekend for a four-game series at California. Friday’s game will start at 2 p.m., 2/20 at Cal State Fullerton W, 6-2 Saturday’s doubleheader will begin at 12 p.m. and Sunday’s contest will start at 11:30 a.m. All four games will be live streamed, 2/20 at Cal State Fullerton W, 10-4 with links on the softball schedule page. 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 2/28 vs. No. 8 Oregon 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 3/1 vs. RV Utah 2 W, 6-5 canceled due to weather or COVID concerns, the other three games played will be used for conference standings. 3/3 CAL STATE FULLERTON W, 9-1 (5) 3/7 SAN JOSE STATE W, 14-0 (5) FAN ADVISORY 3/9 UC SAN DIEGO W, 7-1 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans are unable to attend games at Easton Stadium. 3/11 UC SANTA BARBARA W, 8-0 (5) 3/11 UC SANTA BARBARA W, 8-0 (5) WHAT’S NEXT? 3/12 UNLV W, 10-0 (5) The Bruins are on their Pac-12 bye week next week, traveling to Loyola Marymount and San Diego for a pair of doubleheaders. 3/12 UNLV W, 8-0 (5) UCLA will take on the Mexican Olympic Team on Friday, April 2 at 11:30 a.m. before facing LMU at 2:30 p.m. On Saturday, April 3, 3/19 NO. 6 ARIZONA STATE 1 W, 2-1 (8) the Bruins head to USD for a twinbill beginning at 2 p.m. 3/20 NO. 6 ARIZONA STATE 1 W, 6-1 3/20 NO. 6 ARIZONA STATE W, 4-0 BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH 3/23) 3/21 NO. 6 ARIZONA STATE 1 W, 9-0 (5) Team Rankings - Doubles (T-2nd, 48); Batting Average (4th, .373); Slugging (4th, .680); On Base Percentage (5th, .453); 3/26 at California 1 2 p.m. Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (5th, 6.42); Winning Percentage (7th, .950); ERA (8th, 1.09); Runs Per Game (8th, 7.75); Shutouts 3/27 at California 1 12 p.m. (10th, 9); Home Runs (T-16th, 33); Fielding Percentage (37th, .973); Triples (T-41st, 5); Stolen Bases (T-46th, 33). 3/27 at California 2:30 p.m. Megan Faraimo - Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (4th, 12.86); Wins (T-10th, 10); Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings (12th, 2.90); 3/28 at California 1 11:30 a.m. Strikeouts (T-21st, 90); Earned Run Average (22nd, 0.70); Shutouts (T-25th, 3); Walks Allowed Per Seven Inn. (34th, 0.81). 4/2 vs. Team Mexico 3 11:30 a.m. Rachel Garcia - Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (1st, 16.33); Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings (T-4th, 2.33); Earned Run Average 4/2 at Loyola Marymount 2:30 p.m. (8th, 0.29); Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (T-39th, 0.88). 4/3 at San Diego 2 p.m. Briana Perez - Runs Scored (T-28th, 24); Slugging Percentage (T-41st, .869); Total Bases (T-44th, 53); 4/3 at San Diego 4:30 p.m. Bubba Nickles - Sacri! ce Flies (T-5th, 3); Kinsley Washington - Doubles (T-7th, 9); Maya Brady - Slugging (T-44th, .868). 4/9 at No. 3 Oregon 1, B 5 p.m. 4/10 at No. 3 Oregon 1, C 3 p.m. SCOUTING THE CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 4/10 at No. 3 Oregon 5:30 p.m. California (12-7, 1-2 Pac-12) lost three of four in its Pac-12 opening series at Oregon State last weekend. The Golden Bears are 4/11 at No. 3 Oregon 1, B 12 p.m. hitting .276 as a team with 15 home runs and 15 stolen bases, averaging 4.68 runs per game. Junior Lauren Espalin is tops on 4/16 OREGON STATE 1, A 4 P.M. the team in batting average at .378, adding two homers and seven runs batted in, while sophomore Makena Smith is second at .375 and tied for ! rst with 10 RBI to go with two home runs. Five different Bears have seen action in the circle, led by junior Chloe 4/17 OREGON STATE 1, A 11 A.M. Romero, who is 6-1 with a 1.62 earned run average and 26 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings. Freshman Haylei Archer is 5-1 with a 2.82 4/17 OREGON STATE A 1:30 P.M. ERA and 31 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings, while freshman Sona Halajian is 1-5 with a 3.57 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings. 4/18 OREGON STATE 1, A 12 P.M. 4/23 NO. 4 WASHINGTON 1, A 4 P.M. THE SERIES: UCLA VS. CALIFORNIA 4/24 NO. 4 WASHINGTON 1, A 12 P.M. The Bruins lead the all-time series with California 96-29-1 and are unbeaten in their last 17 against the Golden Bears, which 4/24 NO. 4 WASHINGTON A 2:30 P.M. includes 16 victories and one tie game due to rain. In 2019, UCLA posted 3-2 (eight innings), 1-0 and 6-0 victories in a series at 4/25 NO. 4 WASHINGTON 1, C 1 P.M. Easton Stadium. The Bruins are 34-19-1 in Berkeley, going 7-0-1 in their last eight games. 4/30 at Utah 1 TBD 5/1 at Utah 1 TBD BRUINS SWEEP PAC-12 WEEKLY AWARDS 5/1 at Utah TBD Fresh off a four-game sweep of Arizona State last weekend, redshirt freshman Maya Brady was named Pac-12 Player and 1 5/2 at Utah TBD Freshman of the Week, while redshirt senior Rachel Garcia was recognized as the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, as announced by 1, A 5/7 RV STANFORD 4 P.M. the conference on Tuesday. 1, A 5/8 RV STANFORD 12 P.M. For Brady, it is the second time she has been named Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the Week in the same week, as she also A 5/8 RV STANFORD 2:30 P.M. earned the accolade last Feb. 11. For Garcia, it is her 12th Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week award, which breaks a tie with Keira Goerl 1, A 5/9 RV STANFORD 12 P.M. (11) for the most conference Pitcher of the Week honors in school history. 1 5/13 at No. 8 Arizona 6 p.m. Brady started off Pac-12 play with a bang, hitting home runs in each of the last three of the four-game series sweep of the sixth- 1 5/14 at No. 8 Arizona 2 p.m. ranked Sun Devils. She had six hits in eight at-bats during the weekend, driving in eight and walking four times. All three of her 5/14 at No. 8 Arizona 4:30 p.m. home runs went to the opposite ! eld, including a Sunday grand slam in the ! rst inning, as she had a career-high three hits and six 5/15 at No. 8 Arizona 1 12 p.m. runs batted in. Brady also made a diving catch in the top of the ! rst inning on Sunday. Brady is third on the team with a .421 batting average and ! ve home runs and tied for second with 19 runs batted in. All Times Paci! c and Subject to Change Garcia earned wins in both of her appearances in the ASU series, striking out 21 in 13 2/3 innings and allowing only one run, seven HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS AT EASTON STADIUM hits and one walk. Garcia tied a season high with 14 strikeouts in eight innings in Friday’s series opener, striking out the side three No. - Best National Ranking (NFCA/USASB/SBAmerica/D1SB) times. She entered in relief in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, fanning seven in 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball, giving 1 - Pac-12 Conference Games up just two hits. The Friday run was the only one she has allowed this season in 24 innings, as she has a 0.29 earned run average 2 - Game Played in Tempe, Ariz. and 49 strikeouts. Garcia also went 4-for-10 with two homers and three RBI at the plate. 3 - Game Played in Los Angeles (LMU) A - Live Video Available - Link on Softball Schedule Page BRADY, FARAIMO BEDEVIL ASU TO FINISH OFF FOUR-GAME SWEEP B - Game Televised on Pac-12 Networks Freshman Maya Brady drove in a career-high six runs on a grand slam and a two-run single, while sophomore Megan Faraimo C - Game Televised on ESPN2 struck out eight in a two-hit shutout, as the second-ranked Bruins completed a four-game sweep of Arizona State on Sunday with D - Live Audio Available - Link on Softball Schedule Page a 9-0, ! ve-inning victory at Easton Stadium.