Third-Ranked Bruins Host CSUN and Stanford

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CSUN at #3/#3 UCLA
Tuesday, April 3
6 p.m.

Stanford at #3/#3 UCLA
Friday, April 6
7 p.m.

Saturday, April 7
6 p.m.

Sunday, April 8
12 p.m.

All Games at Easton Stadium
No TV; Live Audio and Live Stats Links
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THIRD-RANKED BRUINS HOST CSUN, STANFORD
The third-ranked Bruins play four home games this week at Easton Stadium, starting on Tuesday against CSUN at 6 p.m. UCLA then welcomes Stanford for a three-game series, starting on Friday at 7 p.m., continuing on Saturday at 6 p.m. and concluding on Sunday at 12 p.m. There will be no television for the four games, but each contest will have free live audio on UCLABruins.com.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins travel to Tucson next weekend for a three-game series at #8 Arizona. The series starts on Friday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m., with the game airing on ESPNU. The final two contests on Saturday, April 14 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 15 at 5 p.m. will air on Pac-12 Networks.

BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The Bruins are at third in both national polls this week, earning five more points and one first-place vote in the USA Today/NFCA poll and 11 additional points and one first-place vote in the ESPN.com/USA Softball ranking. UCLA is one of seven Pac-12 teams ranked in the Top 25 of either poll: Washington (#1 NFCA/#1 USA Softball), Oregon (#4 USA Softball/#5 NFCA), Arizona State (#7 NFCA/#7 USA Softball), Arizona (#8 USA Softball/#9 NFCA), California (#23 USA Softball/#24 NFCA) and Oregon State (#25 USA Softball/RV NFCA). In the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches poll, UCLA was second, earning 55 points and a pair of first-place votes.

JORDAN EARNS PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK FOR FOURTH TIME
Redshirt freshman Aaliyah Jordan was named Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season on Monday, recording hits, runs batted in and runs scored in all four Bruin victories last week.

Jordan went 7-for-15 (.467) for the week with seven RBI, six runs and two doubles. She opened the week with four RBI on March 26 against Oregon State, posting a pair of two-run singles in the first and second innings. Jordan added two hits, including an RBI double which proved to be the game-winning RBI, in the March 29 series opener at Utah. After posting another RBI double and two walks in game two against the Utes, Jordan had two hits, including an RBI single, and scored three times in the series finale.

Jordan leads the Bruins in batting average (.490) and runs batted in (46), ranking fourth and fifth, respectively, in the national rankings in those categories. She also has a team-best 12 doubles, is second with 16 walks and tied for second with 35 runs scored.

Jordan's Freshman of the Week award is the 11th in UCLA history in just the fourth year of the award's existence and fifth this season, as Briana Perez earned the honor on Feb. 13. Jordan's previous three FOW nods came on Feb. 20, Feb. 27 and March 13.

NEWS AND NOTES
Of the 221 runs batted in for Bruin hitters, 94 have come with two outs for a 42.5 percentage. Freshman Briana Perez leads the team with 19 two-out RBI, followed by redshirt freshman Aaliyah Jordan (17) and redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia (10) ... the Bruins were the final remaining undefeated team in college softball this season, entering their March 17 game with a 25-0 record. UCLA's start was tied for the fifth best in program history. In three of the other five seasons where the Bruins started a year with at least 25 consecutive wins, they won the NCAA Championship (1992, 1999, 2004) ... UCLA is tied with Oklahoma and Washington for the least number of losses in the nation (2) ... with the Feb. 25 win against Missouri, head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez earned the 500th victory of her career ... after posting 13 comeback victories last season, the Bruins already have seven this year ... UCLA has won 80 in a row when ahead after five innings (18 times this season).

BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH 4/1)
TEAM
Batting Average   1st (.369)
On Base Percentage   1st (.450)
Runs Per Game   1st (7.48)
Slugging Percentage   3rd (.557)
Triples   T-10th (13)
Doubles   21st (24)
Earned Run Average   27th (1.97)
Fielding Percentage   33rd (.972)

INDIVIDUAL
AALIYAH JORDAN
Batting Average   4th (.490)
Runs Batted In   5th (46)
On Base Percentage   15th (.552)
Runs Scored   T-15th (35)
Doubles   T-20th (12)
Slugging Percentage   26th (.837)
Total Bases   T-26th (82)
Hits   T-29th (48)

RACHEL GARCIA
Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings   6th (3.06)
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio   17th (6.26)
Shutouts   T-22nd (5)
Sacrifice Flies   T-36th (3)
Strikeouts   T-44th (119)
Earned Run Average   42nd (1.40)

BRIANA PEREZ
Runs Scored   T-15th (35)
Triples   T-38th (3)
Hits   T-42nd (46)

KYLEE PEREZ
Runs Scored   T-22nd (34)

SCOUTING THE CSUN MATADORS
CSUN enters Tuesday's matchup at 16-24, dropping two of three at home in its Big West Conference opener against UC Davis. The Matadors are hitting .261 as a team with 33 home runs and 34 stolen bases, averaging 4.20 runs per game. A pair of players are hitting over .300, with senior Savannah Horvath ranking first with a .383 average, 12 home runs and 18 stolen bases and second with 31 runs batted in. Sophomore Megan Stevens is second with a .316 average and eight homers and first with 34 RBI. In the circle, freshman Jillian James is 7-12 with a 3.73 earned run average and 120 strikeouts in a team-high 135 innings. Junior Taylor Troost is 7-9 with a 3.99 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 87 2/3 innings.

SERIES HISTORY: BRUINS VS. MATADORS
The Bruins lead the all-time series with CSUN 45-10 and have won five in a row over the Matadors. Last season, UCLA claimed a 5-0 victory in Northridge on April 26. The Bruins are 20-5 at home versus CSUN, including 13 victories in a row, winning the last matchup on April 13, 2016 (6-0).

SCOUTING THE STANFORD CARDINAL
Stanford (20-13, 1-5 Pac-12), which hosts Fresno State on Tuesday, was swept at home by Washington last weekend, opening Pac-12 play with a 1-2 series at Utah. The Cardinal are hitting .298 as a team with 10 home runs and 41 stolen bases, averaging 4.88 runs per game. Six players are hitting at least .300, led by sophomore Teaghan Cowles' .414 average to go with a team-best 14 stolen bases. Sophomore Montana Dixon (.324), sophomore Kristina Inouye (.302) and redshirt junior Whitney Burks (.300) are tied for the team lead with three homers, with Dixon first in RBI (26). Freshman Maddy Dwyer holds a team-low 1.98 earned run average, an 11-6 record and 65 strikeouts in 102 1/3 innings, while sophomore Kiana Pancino has a 3.40 ERA, a 6-3 mark and 46 strikeouts in 70 innings.

SERIES HISTORY: BRUINS VS. CARDINAL
The Bruins lead the all-time series with Stanford 68-20, having won 11 in a row over the Cardinal. Last season, UCLA swept the series in Palo Alto by a combined score of 27-14. During the Bruins' 11-game win streak, they have outscored the Cardinal 104-35. The Bruins are 30-12 at home against Stanford, winning five in a row.

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