Thursday, February 21
Cathedral City, CA
8:00 PM
UCLA
vs
Texas A&M
Freshman Kelli Godin has split time between third base and left field this season.
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Undefeated Bruins Head to Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
February 19, 2019 | Softball
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Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic โข Thursday, Feb. 21 - Sunday, Feb. 24 โข Cathedral City, Calif.
Thursday, February 21
RV/No. 23/NR Texas A&M vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 8 p.m.
Friday, February 22
No. 4/4/4 Oklahoma vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 6 p.m.
RV/RV/NR Missouri vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 23
RV/RV/NR Nebraska vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 3 p.m.
No. 16/20/17 Kentucky vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 24
Colorado State vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 2 p.m.
All Games: FloSoftball.com Live Stream for a fee
Twitter: @UCLASoftball
UCLA Home Team for All Games
BRUINS TRAVEL TO MARY NUTTER COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
The second-ranked Bruins head to Cathedral City for the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. UCLA will play six times in four days, starting on Thursday against No. 23 Texas A&M at 8 p.m. The Bruins will take on No. 4 Oklahoma (6 p.m.) and Missouri (8:30 p.m.) on Friday and Nebraska (3 p.m.) and No. 16 Kentucky (5:30 p.m.) on Saturday before finishing the weekend on Sunday versus Colorado State (2 p.m.). All games will feature a live stream on FloSoftball.com for a fee.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Another six-game schedule is on tap next week, as the Bruins open things up with a midweek contest against No. 3 Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. That game will be played on the campus of Cal State Fullerton, where UCLA will return later that weekend for the Judi Garman Classic. First up will be a rematch with Florida on Friday, March 1 (9:30 a.m.) followed by a contest with Michigan at 12 p.m. On Saturday, March 2, the Bruins take on No. 21 Auburn (9:30 a.m.) and Loyola Marymount (12 p.m.), closing the tournament on Sunday, March 3 versus Connecticut (11:45 a.m.). All games will feature a live stream on FloSoftball.com for a fee.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The Bruins check in at second in all three national polls (NFCA/USA Softball/Softball America) this week. UCLA was selected first in the preseason Pac-12 Conference coaches poll.
GARCIA, FARAIMO EARNED PAC-12 WEEKLY HONORS
The Bruins earned a pair of Pac-12 weekly awards on Tuesday, as redshirt junior Rachel Garcia was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row, while Megan Faraimo picked up conference Freshman of the Week honors.
In two complete-game victories last week, Garcia struck out 27 and walked none, limiting batters to just 10 hits and one run. In her 14 frames, she struck out the side in five of them and had two strikeouts in five more. Garcia fanned 13 in a six-hit shutout over Ole Miss on Feb. 16, adding 14 strikeouts in a four-hitter the next day versus Loyola Marymount. In three of her four starts this season, Garcia has posted strikeout totals of 13, 14 and 15. She also went 4-for-7 (.571) at the plate last week with a home run, four runs batted in, three runs scored and two doubles.
In her lone appearance of the week and just her second career start, Faraimo tossed the 110th no-hitter in UCLA history and the first of her career. She struck out 10 in her five-inning victory over Fresno State, retiring the final 14 batters she faced. Two walks in the first inning were the only baserunners for the Bulldogs, as Faraimo struck out the side in the first and two each in the second, third and fourth.
Garcia's award is the ninth Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week accolade of her career. She won the honor four times last season and three times as a freshman in 2017. Faraimo's award is her first and the 15th Pac-12 FOW for the Bruins since the award began in 2016.
NEWS AND NOTES
Junior Bubba Nickles is riding a 20-game hitting streak, dating back to last season when she ended the year on an 11-game streak. During the stretch, Nickles is batting .500 (29-for-58) with eight home runs, 25 runs batted in and 19 runs scored. The junior posted the second two-homer game of her career against UC Riverside on Feb. 17 ... sophomore Briana Perez has hits in eight of nine games and has reached base in 31 of 32 contests dating back to last season. Perez has six multiple-hit games ... redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan has hits in six games in a row, including three two-hit contests. She has five RBI in her last two games ... freshman Kelli Godin stole three bases against Saint Mary's on Feb. 9. It is the first time a Bruin has swiped three bags in one game since 2014 (Allexis Bennett) ... Bruin pitchers have struck out 89 in 56 innings, led by 49 from redshirt junior Rachel Garcia to just two walks. UCLA pitchers have limited opponents to a .131 batting average, allowing only nine runs ... in the two half-innings in which the Bruins have trailed (after top of first vs. Georgia State and after top of third vs. LMU), they have come back to tie the score in the next half inning.
BRUINS VERSUS THE MARY NUTTER FIELD
The Bruins lead the all-time series with Texas A&M, 12-11, having won two in a row. The most recent matchup came at the 2017 WCWS, as UCLA eliminated the Aggies with an 8-2 victory ... the Bruins and the Sooners met at the 2016 and 2017 versions of this tournament, with Oklahoma prevailing both times to get to within 9-4 in the all-time series ... UCLA has won five in a row against Missouri and leads the series, 16-3. The teams last met in Cathedral City in 2018, a 4-0 Bruin victory ... UCLA has won 11 in a row over Nebraska and 14 of 15 overall in the series. The Bruins recorded a 5-0 victory last year at this tournament ... UCLA leads the series with Kentucky, 6-3. The two teams split a doubleheader in 2017 at Easton Stadium (UCLA 6-2, UK 2-1 in 11) ... the Bruins have won all nine matchups with Colorado State, including a pair of wins in College Station, Texas in the most recent meetings in 2016.
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Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic โข Thursday, Feb. 21 - Sunday, Feb. 24 โข Cathedral City, Calif.
Thursday, February 21
RV/No. 23/NR Texas A&M vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 8 p.m.
Friday, February 22
No. 4/4/4 Oklahoma vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 6 p.m.
RV/RV/NR Missouri vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 23
RV/RV/NR Nebraska vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 3 p.m.
No. 16/20/17 Kentucky vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 24
Colorado State vs. No. 2/2/2 UCLA - 2 p.m.
All Games: FloSoftball.com Live Stream for a fee
Twitter: @UCLASoftball
UCLA Home Team for All Games
BRUINS TRAVEL TO MARY NUTTER COLLEGIATE CLASSIC
The second-ranked Bruins head to Cathedral City for the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. UCLA will play six times in four days, starting on Thursday against No. 23 Texas A&M at 8 p.m. The Bruins will take on No. 4 Oklahoma (6 p.m.) and Missouri (8:30 p.m.) on Friday and Nebraska (3 p.m.) and No. 16 Kentucky (5:30 p.m.) on Saturday before finishing the weekend on Sunday versus Colorado State (2 p.m.). All games will feature a live stream on FloSoftball.com for a fee.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Another six-game schedule is on tap next week, as the Bruins open things up with a midweek contest against No. 3 Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. That game will be played on the campus of Cal State Fullerton, where UCLA will return later that weekend for the Judi Garman Classic. First up will be a rematch with Florida on Friday, March 1 (9:30 a.m.) followed by a contest with Michigan at 12 p.m. On Saturday, March 2, the Bruins take on No. 21 Auburn (9:30 a.m.) and Loyola Marymount (12 p.m.), closing the tournament on Sunday, March 3 versus Connecticut (11:45 a.m.). All games will feature a live stream on FloSoftball.com for a fee.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
The Bruins check in at second in all three national polls (NFCA/USA Softball/Softball America) this week. UCLA was selected first in the preseason Pac-12 Conference coaches poll.
GARCIA, FARAIMO EARNED PAC-12 WEEKLY HONORS
The Bruins earned a pair of Pac-12 weekly awards on Tuesday, as redshirt junior Rachel Garcia was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row, while Megan Faraimo picked up conference Freshman of the Week honors.
In two complete-game victories last week, Garcia struck out 27 and walked none, limiting batters to just 10 hits and one run. In her 14 frames, she struck out the side in five of them and had two strikeouts in five more. Garcia fanned 13 in a six-hit shutout over Ole Miss on Feb. 16, adding 14 strikeouts in a four-hitter the next day versus Loyola Marymount. In three of her four starts this season, Garcia has posted strikeout totals of 13, 14 and 15. She also went 4-for-7 (.571) at the plate last week with a home run, four runs batted in, three runs scored and two doubles.
In her lone appearance of the week and just her second career start, Faraimo tossed the 110th no-hitter in UCLA history and the first of her career. She struck out 10 in her five-inning victory over Fresno State, retiring the final 14 batters she faced. Two walks in the first inning were the only baserunners for the Bulldogs, as Faraimo struck out the side in the first and two each in the second, third and fourth.
Garcia's award is the ninth Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week accolade of her career. She won the honor four times last season and three times as a freshman in 2017. Faraimo's award is her first and the 15th Pac-12 FOW for the Bruins since the award began in 2016.
NEWS AND NOTES
Junior Bubba Nickles is riding a 20-game hitting streak, dating back to last season when she ended the year on an 11-game streak. During the stretch, Nickles is batting .500 (29-for-58) with eight home runs, 25 runs batted in and 19 runs scored. The junior posted the second two-homer game of her career against UC Riverside on Feb. 17 ... sophomore Briana Perez has hits in eight of nine games and has reached base in 31 of 32 contests dating back to last season. Perez has six multiple-hit games ... redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan has hits in six games in a row, including three two-hit contests. She has five RBI in her last two games ... freshman Kelli Godin stole three bases against Saint Mary's on Feb. 9. It is the first time a Bruin has swiped three bags in one game since 2014 (Allexis Bennett) ... Bruin pitchers have struck out 89 in 56 innings, led by 49 from redshirt junior Rachel Garcia to just two walks. UCLA pitchers have limited opponents to a .131 batting average, allowing only nine runs ... in the two half-innings in which the Bruins have trailed (after top of first vs. Georgia State and after top of third vs. LMU), they have come back to tie the score in the next half inning.
BRUINS VERSUS THE MARY NUTTER FIELD
The Bruins lead the all-time series with Texas A&M, 12-11, having won two in a row. The most recent matchup came at the 2017 WCWS, as UCLA eliminated the Aggies with an 8-2 victory ... the Bruins and the Sooners met at the 2016 and 2017 versions of this tournament, with Oklahoma prevailing both times to get to within 9-4 in the all-time series ... UCLA has won five in a row against Missouri and leads the series, 16-3. The teams last met in Cathedral City in 2018, a 4-0 Bruin victory ... UCLA has won 11 in a row over Nebraska and 14 of 15 overall in the series. The Bruins recorded a 5-0 victory last year at this tournament ... UCLA leads the series with Kentucky, 6-3. The two teams split a doubleheader in 2017 at Easton Stadium (UCLA 6-2, UK 2-1 in 11) ... the Bruins have won all nine matchups with Colorado State, including a pair of wins in College Station, Texas in the most recent meetings in 2016.
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