SoŌ ball Contact: James Ybiernas • Phone: (310) 206-8123 • FAX: (310) 825-8664 • E-mail: jamesy@athleƟ cs.ucla.edu • www.uclabruins.com 2008 UCLA Softball Schedule & Results GAMES 16-21 • VS. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD • AT SAN DIEGO CLASSIC Rankings: NFCA (7), USA Softball (4) Overall: 13-2 Pac-10: 0-0 Wednesday, February 27 2/8 Nevada 2 W, 10-1 (5) Cal State Bakersfi eld at #4 UCLA 2:30 p.m. 2/8 #5 Oklahoma 2, A W, 6-1 2/9 Santa Clara 2 W, 27-1 (5) Friday, February 29 (Games played at University of San Diego) 2/9 UC Santa Barbara 2, A W, 7-5 (8) #4 UCLA vs. James Madison 2 p.m. 2/10 #5 Oklahoma 2, A L, 0-7 #4 UCLA at San Diego 4:30 p.m. 2/15 vs. #22 Missouri 3 W, 4-0 2/15 vs. South Carolina 3 W, 6-2 Saturday, March 1 (Games played at San Diego State) 2/16 vs. Illinois 3 L, 2-6 #4 UCLA vs. Eastern Michigan 9 a.m. 2/16 vs. Portland State 3 W, 7-4 #4 UCLA at #20 San Diego State 2 p.m. 2/17 vs. Wisconsin 3 W, 4-1 2/20 @ Loyola Marymount Canceled - Rain Sunday, March 2 (Games played at University of San Diego) 2/22 vs. Massachusetts 4 W, 4-2 #4 UCLA vs. Saint Peter’s 11:30 a.m. 2/22 vs. #18 Georgia 4 W, 5-2 2/23 vs. #10 Baylor 4 W, 6-1 2/23 vs. #14 Hawai’i 4 W, 3-0 BRUINS BACK HOME, BUT THEN BACK ON ROAD out the side three times in the third, fi fth and seventh 2/24 vs. #2 Northwestern 4 W, 6-2 The fourth-ranked Bruins (13-2) return to Easton and fanned the fi nal four batters of the game. 2/27 Cal State Bakersfi eld 2:30 p.m. Stadium to host Cal State Bakersfi eld on Wednesday Selden owns a 7-1 record this season with 78 strikeouts 2/29 vs. James Madison 5 2 p.m. 2/29 @ San Diego 5 4:30 p.m. at 2:30 p.m. before heading back out on the road to in 52 innings, issuing only four walks. Already UCLA’s 3/1 vs. Eastern Michigan 5 9 a.m. resume tournament action at the San Diego Classic. all-time leader in strikeouts, Selden is just 16 away 3/1 @ #20 San Diego State 5 2 p.m. UCLA will face James Madison (2 p.m.) and San Diego from becoming the 21st player in Division I history to 3/2 vs. Saint Peter’s 5 11:30 a.m. 3/5 UNLV 1 p.m. (4:30 p.m.) on Friday at USD, Eastern Michigan (9 a.m.) record 1,200 strikeouts. 3/7 vs. #24 Virginia Tech 6 11:15 a.m. and #20 San Diego State (2 p.m.) on Saturday at SDSU In addition, Selden earned her second career USA 3/7 vs. Notre Dame 6 3:45 p.m. and Saint Peter’s (11:30 a.m.) on Sunday at USD. Softball and NFCA National Player of the Week honors. 3/8 vs. Rutgers 6 6 p.m. 3/9 vs. #5 Northwestern 6 11:15 a.m. Selden was named USA Softball POW on Mar. 8, 2005 3/9 vs. Long Beach State 6 1:30 p.m. BRUINS IN THE POLLS and NFCA POW the following day. Only four other Bruins 3/12 Cal State Fullerton A 2 p.m. The Bruins climbed one spot to fourth in this week’s (Goerl, Andrea Duran, Amanda Freed and Stacey 3/13 Cal State Northridge 1 p.m. 3/25 @ UC Santa Barbara (DH) 12 p.m. ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 poll and moved up four Nuveman) have been multiple NFCA POW’s, while two 3/28 Oregon State 1, A 1 p.m. positions to seventh in the USA Today/NFCA rankings. players (Duran and Goerl) have each received a pair of 3/29 Oregon 1, A 3 p.m. USA Softball POW awards. 1, A 3/30 Oregon 12 p.m. The Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week award is the eighth in 4/2 #25 Washington 1, A 2 p.m. BRUINS ON THE WEB 4/4 #8 Stanford 1, A 1 p.m. All UCLA softball contests will feature Gametracker, Selden’s career. She has the second-most POW awards 4/5 California 1, A 3 p.m. available at UCLABruins.com. In addition, 11 regular- for a Bruin pitcher, behind only the 11 of Goerl. 4/6 California 1, A 12 p.m. 4/11 @ #2 Arizona State 1 7 p.m. season contests and all games during the NCAA 4/12 @ #8 Arizona 1, B 3 p.m. Regional and Super Regional rounds will be broadcast DISALVATORE NAMED POW FOR SECOND TIME 4/13 @ #8 Arizona 1 12 p.m. on UCLABruins.com. Darren Preston and Jeff Knox will For the second time in three weeks, freshman GiOnna 1 4/18 @ #25 Washington 3 p.m. DiSalvatore was named Pacifi c-10 Conference Player of 4/19 @ #25 Washington 1 2 p.m. provide the play-by-play. 4/22 USA National Team 7 6 p.m. the Week, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced on 4/25 @ California 1 3 p.m. SELDEN HITS THE AWARDS TRIFECTA Tuesday. 1 4/26 @ #8 Stanford 1 p.m. Senior Anjelica Selden racked up three honors on DiSalvatore had eight hits in 12 at-bats for a .667 4/27 @ #8 Stanford 1 12 p.m. 5/2 #8 Arizona 1, A 1 p.m. Tuesday, receiving NFCA and USA Softball National average, recorded fi ve runs batted in and had a slugging 5/3 #2 Arizona State 1, A 3 p.m. Player of the Week honors, as well as Pacifi c-10 percentage of 1.250 to help the Bruins to a perfect 5- 5/4 #2 Arizona State 1, A 12 p.m. Conference Pitcher of the Week accolades. 0 record at the Palm Springs Classic. The freshman 5/8 @ Oregon 1 4 p.m. 5/9 @ Oregon State 1 3 p.m. Selden had a part in four of the Bruins’ fi ve wins at added six runs scored, two doubles, a triple, her second 5/10 @ Oregon State 1 12 p.m. the Palm Springs Classic last weekend, producing a 3- home run of the season and four walks. Adding in a 5/16-18 NCAA Regionals 0 record, a 1.27 earned run average, a save and 38 .765 on base percentage, DiSalvatore’s on base plus 5/23-25 NCAA Super Regionals 5/29-6/4 NCAA Women’s College World Series strikeouts in 22 innings. slugging percentage was 2.015. After picking up a save against Massachusetts in The freshman went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the All Times Pacifi c and subject to change # - NFCA/USA Softball National Ranking at Time of Game UCLA’s fi rst game on Friday, Selden followed with a fi rst game Friday against Massachusetts, then came 1 - Pacifi c-10 Conference Games 13-strikeout performance in a two-hitter against 18th- up with a big hit in the second game against 18th- 2 - Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament (Easton Stadium) ranked Georgia. On Saturday, Selden did not walk ranked Georgia. With the Bruins trailing 2-0 in the fi fth, 3 - Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas/Henderson, Nev.) a batter and struck out seven, limiting 10th-ranked DiSalvatore hit a bases-loaded double to put UCLA on 4 - Palm Springs Classic (Cathedral City, Calif.) 5 - San Diego Classic I (San Diego, Calif.) Baylor to four hits. top 3-2 in a game it won 5-2. 6 - Long Beach State Invitational (Lakewood, Calif.) On Sunday, in one of her most commanding DiSalvatore went 5-for-6 with four runs scored and two 7 - Exhibition performances as a Bruin, Selden set a new career high RBI in Saturday’s two games against #10 Baylor and A - Games Broadcast on www.UCLABruins.com B - Game Broadcast Live on Fox Sports Net for strikeouts in a seven-inning game with 17 against #14 Hawai’i. She reached base all four times against #2 Northwestern, giving up just four hits. Selden struck Baylor, scoring three times and belting a two-run homer, 11-Time NaƟ onal Champions (AIAW - 1978; NCAA - 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004) UCLA SoŌ ball Weekly Release • Feb. 26, 2008 • Page 2 and also recorded her fourth three-hit game of the year and Oregon in the days prior to this weekend’s USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll (Feb. 26) against Hawai’i. tournament. USD is hitting .236 as a team with six No. School (1st-Place Votes) Record Points Last DiSalvatore is second on the team with a .545 average home runs and 36 runs scored and is led by freshman 1. Alabama (27) 15-0 713 1 and leads the team with seven doubles and 21 runs Celeste Soto, who is batting .360 with two homers 2. Texas A&M (1) 16-2 671 3 batted in. She was also named Pac-10 Player of the and fi ve RBI. Two more players are also hitting above 3. Arizona State (1) 16-1 641 4 4. Tennessee 14-1 622 5 Week on Feb. 12. .300 for the Toreros.