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Senior Taylor Pack hit three home runs last weekend.
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No. 1 Bruins Open Pac-12 Play at No. 5 Washington
March 13, 2019 | Softball
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No. 1/1/1 UCLA at No. 5/6/7 Washington • Friday, March 15 - Sunday, March 17 • Seattle, Wash. • Husky Softball Stadium
Friday, March 15
7 p.m.
Free Live Video Stream
Live Stats
Saturday, March 16
2 p.m.
TV: Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles
Live Stats
Sunday, March 17
3 p.m.
TV: Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles
Live Stats
TOP-RANKED BRUINS TRAVEL TO NO. 5 WASHINGTON TO OPEN PAC-12 PLAY
The No. 1 UCLA softball team opens up Pac-12 Conference play this weekend at No. 5 Washington. The three-game series starts on Friday at 7 p.m., continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes on Sunday at 3 p.m. Friday's contest will have a free video stream courtesy of Washington, while the Saturday and Sunday games will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins have their Pac-12 bye week, but are not off from competition, closing out next weekend with a pair of games on the campus of CSUN. On Sunday, March 24, UCLA will face Saint Mary's at 12:15 p.m. and CSUN at 2:15 p.m. The Bruins then return home with non-conference games at Easton Stadium against UC Santa Barbara on Monday, March 25 at 6 p.m. and Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday, March 26 at 5 p.m.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
UCLA checks in at No. 1 in all three national polls (NFCA/USA Softball/Softball America) this week. The Bruins were selected first in the preseason Pac-12 Conference coaches poll.
MEGAN FARAIMO NAMED PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
For the third time this season, Megan Faraimo has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Faraimo did not allow a run in 12 innings of work last weekend, totaling 16 strikeouts and limiting opponents to six hits and one walk.
On Friday (March 8), Faraimo struck out 12 in a one-hit shutout of Robert Morris. She was perfect for the first 4 1/3 innings before surrendering a one-out double in the fifth. It would be the lone Robert Morris baserunner allowed by the freshman, who struck out the first six batters of the game. Faraimo added two more strikeouts in the third, fourth and fifth frames.
Two days later, Faraimo fanned four in a complete-game, five-hit shutout over Boston U, giving up one walk. She had two strikeouts in the first and posted 1-2-3 innings in the second, fifth and seventh.
Faraimo also earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. It is the 17th FOW award for the Bruins since the award began in 2016. Faraimo matches redshirt junior Rachel Garcia for weekly accolades, as Garcia has thrice been named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 12, 19 and 26).
RACHEL GARCIA NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR JAMES E. SULLIVAN AWARD
Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia has been named a semifinalist for the 89th AAU James E. Sullivan Award, as announced on Monday. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.
"I am extremely honored and humbled to be considered for the James E. Sullivan Award," Garcia said. "I am blessed to be surrounded by family, teammates and coaches that give me the love, support and training I need to be successful at this level playing the sport I truly am passionate about. I owe it all to them."
Fans can vote for Garcia here once a day through Friday at 8:59 p.m. PT when the semifinalist round ends. Finalists will be named on March 20 and the AAU James E. Sullivan Award presentation will be held at the New York Athletic Club on April 16.
In 2018, Garcia was named the Honda Sport Award winner for softball, while also earning USA Softball, NFCA and ESPNW National Player of the Year honors. Her other accolades included Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year, NFCA First Team All-American, NFCA First Team All-Region and All-Pac-12 First Team. Garcia produced a 29-4 record in the circle with a 1.31 earned run average and 315 strikeouts in 208 innings. The four-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, two-time NFCA National Pitcher of the Week and two-time USA Softball National Player of the Week also hit .339 with 11 home runs and 54 runs batted in.
During the summer as part of the 2018 USA Softball National Team World Championship roster, Garcia had a 1.05 earned run average with 13 strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings at the 2018 WBSC Women's World Championship, helping the U.S. win gold and qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She also won gold at the International Cup.
The AAU James E. Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 as a salute to the founder and past president of the Amateur Athletic Union.
BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH MARCH 11)
Team Rankings - Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (1st, 8.75); Earned Run Average (2nd, 1.08); Batting Average (7th, .353); Runs Per Game (8th, 7.35); Doubles (T-10th, 43); Triples (T-10th, 8); Slugging (14th, .558); Fielding Percentage (15th, .976); On Base Percentage (17th, .416); Home Runs (T-30th, 24).
Rachel Garcia - Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (3rd, 14.00); Strikeouts (7th, 112); Earned Run Average (T-7th, 0.64); Opponents' Batting Average (11th, 3.32); Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (16th, 0.86); Wins (T-17th, 10); Saves (T-21st, 2); Shutouts (T-24th, 3).
Megan Faraimo - Shutouts (T-6th, 4); Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (T-8th, 9.00); Opponents' Batting Average (T-20th, 3.60); Earned Run Average (21st, 0.94); Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (40th, 1.10).
Bubba Nickles - Runs Scored (T-12th, 27); Home Runs (T-13th, 8); Runs Batted In (T-27th, 26); Total Bases (T-40th, 54).
Briana Perez - Hits (T-5th, 36); Runs Scored (T-8th, 29).
Aaliyah Jordan - Doubles (3rd, 11).
Brianna Tautalafua - Sacrifice Flies (T-38th, 2).
Kelli Godin - Stolen Bases (T-44th, 11).
NEWS AND NOTES
The Bruins set a season high with 17 hits on Sunday against Boston. The 12 runs versus BU marked the sixth time UCLA has reached double digits in runs ... the Bruins had an early 3-0 deficit at Long Beach State on Sunday, marking just their second three-run deficit of the season. UCLA also trailed 4-2 to No. 16 Kentucky on Feb. 23 before scoring 10 unanswered runs to mercy the Wildcats ... sophomore Briana Perez led off the March 8 game against Robert Morris with an inside-the-park home run. It marked the first inside-the-park homer for the Bruins since Andrea Duran on June 3, 2006 versus Texas ... Perez set new career highs with four hits and five runs batted in against Boston. The three runs scored also tied a personal best. The sophomore leads the Bruins with 13 multiple-hit games and has scored a run in 18 of 23 contests ... redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan has six doubles in her last three games, including three versus Liberty on March 9 to become the sixth Bruin ever to post three two-baggers in the same contest. She has hits in 17 of her last 18 games, batting .464 (26-for-56) with three homers, 22 RBI and 11 doubles during that stretch ... freshman Megan Faraimo tossed her second no-hitter on Feb. 24 against Colorado State. Along with it being the 111th in UCLA history, it marked the first time a Bruin had two no-hitters in the same season since 2015 (Ally Carda) and the first UCLA freshman to do so since 2005 (Anjelica Selden). She has four games with at least nine strikeouts, fanning a career-best 12 against Robert Morris ... redshirt junior Rachel Garcia has recorded either a win (10) or a save (2) in all 12 of her appearances, posting seven double-figure strikeout contests. In each of her games, she has allowed zero or one earned run. Meanwhile at the plate, Garcia drove in a career-high five versus Florida (Feb. 27). She drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh against Liberty ... junior Bubba Nickles compiled a 24-game hitting streak before it came to an end versus Colorado State on Feb. 24. During the streak, she hit .466 (34-for-73) with 10 home runs, 30 runs batted in and 27 runs scored. Only three UCLA hitting streaks were higher than Nickles' (Natasha Watley, 32 in 2001 and 29 in 2002, and Stacey Nuveman, 28 in 1997). Nickles has hits in 20 of 23 games, has driven in runs in 17 contests and scored in 17. She currently has reached base in 23 games in a row ... senior Taylor Pack hit three home runs last weekend against Robert Morris, BYU (March 9) and Long Beach State, producing hits and RBI in all four games in which she had an official at-bat ... freshman Kelli Godin has hits in 14 of 17 games where she has recorded an official at-bat, posting two-hit contests in three of her last five. 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) ... freshman Colleen Sullivan has drawn nine walks in her last eight games, while also producing four hits in her last seven official at-bats. She has yet to commit an error in 142 opportunities at catcher and first base ... sophomore Kinsley Washington has hits in 12 of her last 14, hitting .368 (14-for-38) during this stretch with 13 runs scored ... UCLA shattered a school record for most runs in one innings in a Feb. 17 victory over UC Riverside. The Bruins scored 16 runs in the first inning, including 13 before making an out. The 16-run outburst broke the previous school record of 13 runs scored on April 21, 1992 against Cal Poly Pomona. As far as national rankings go, the 16 runs are tied for the 11th-most runs in one inning, while the 16 first-inning runs are tied for the second-most, first-inning runs ever ... UCLA softball recorded its 1,900th victory in program history on March 8 against Robert Morris
THE MATCHUP: BRUINS VERSUS WASHINGTON
The Bruins swept Washington last season at Easton Stadium when the Huskies were ranked No. 1, as UCLA posted 3-0, 3-2 and 1-0 victories. The Bruins lead the all-time series, 58-35, and are 26-18 in Seattle. UCLA has won 2-of-3 in each of its last four trips to Washington (2017, 2015, 2014, 2012).
No. 1/1/1 UCLA at No. 5/6/7 Washington • Friday, March 15 - Sunday, March 17 • Seattle, Wash. • Husky Softball Stadium
Friday, March 15
7 p.m.
Free Live Video Stream
Live Stats
Saturday, March 16
2 p.m.
TV: Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles
Live Stats
Sunday, March 17
3 p.m.
TV: Pac-12 Networks National and Los Angeles
Live Stats
TOP-RANKED BRUINS TRAVEL TO NO. 5 WASHINGTON TO OPEN PAC-12 PLAY
The No. 1 UCLA softball team opens up Pac-12 Conference play this weekend at No. 5 Washington. The three-game series starts on Friday at 7 p.m., continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes on Sunday at 3 p.m. Friday's contest will have a free video stream courtesy of Washington, while the Saturday and Sunday games will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bruins have their Pac-12 bye week, but are not off from competition, closing out next weekend with a pair of games on the campus of CSUN. On Sunday, March 24, UCLA will face Saint Mary's at 12:15 p.m. and CSUN at 2:15 p.m. The Bruins then return home with non-conference games at Easton Stadium against UC Santa Barbara on Monday, March 25 at 6 p.m. and Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday, March 26 at 5 p.m.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
UCLA checks in at No. 1 in all three national polls (NFCA/USA Softball/Softball America) this week. The Bruins were selected first in the preseason Pac-12 Conference coaches poll.
MEGAN FARAIMO NAMED PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
For the third time this season, Megan Faraimo has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Faraimo did not allow a run in 12 innings of work last weekend, totaling 16 strikeouts and limiting opponents to six hits and one walk.
On Friday (March 8), Faraimo struck out 12 in a one-hit shutout of Robert Morris. She was perfect for the first 4 1/3 innings before surrendering a one-out double in the fifth. It would be the lone Robert Morris baserunner allowed by the freshman, who struck out the first six batters of the game. Faraimo added two more strikeouts in the third, fourth and fifth frames.
Two days later, Faraimo fanned four in a complete-game, five-hit shutout over Boston U, giving up one walk. She had two strikeouts in the first and posted 1-2-3 innings in the second, fifth and seventh.
Faraimo also earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. It is the 17th FOW award for the Bruins since the award began in 2016. Faraimo matches redshirt junior Rachel Garcia for weekly accolades, as Garcia has thrice been named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 12, 19 and 26).
RACHEL GARCIA NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR JAMES E. SULLIVAN AWARD
Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia has been named a semifinalist for the 89th AAU James E. Sullivan Award, as announced on Monday. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.
"I am extremely honored and humbled to be considered for the James E. Sullivan Award," Garcia said. "I am blessed to be surrounded by family, teammates and coaches that give me the love, support and training I need to be successful at this level playing the sport I truly am passionate about. I owe it all to them."
Fans can vote for Garcia here once a day through Friday at 8:59 p.m. PT when the semifinalist round ends. Finalists will be named on March 20 and the AAU James E. Sullivan Award presentation will be held at the New York Athletic Club on April 16.
In 2018, Garcia was named the Honda Sport Award winner for softball, while also earning USA Softball, NFCA and ESPNW National Player of the Year honors. Her other accolades included Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year, NFCA First Team All-American, NFCA First Team All-Region and All-Pac-12 First Team. Garcia produced a 29-4 record in the circle with a 1.31 earned run average and 315 strikeouts in 208 innings. The four-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, two-time NFCA National Pitcher of the Week and two-time USA Softball National Player of the Week also hit .339 with 11 home runs and 54 runs batted in.
During the summer as part of the 2018 USA Softball National Team World Championship roster, Garcia had a 1.05 earned run average with 13 strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings at the 2018 WBSC Women's World Championship, helping the U.S. win gold and qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She also won gold at the International Cup.
The AAU James E. Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 as a salute to the founder and past president of the Amateur Athletic Union.
BRUINS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (THROUGH MARCH 11)
Team Rankings - Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (1st, 8.75); Earned Run Average (2nd, 1.08); Batting Average (7th, .353); Runs Per Game (8th, 7.35); Doubles (T-10th, 43); Triples (T-10th, 8); Slugging (14th, .558); Fielding Percentage (15th, .976); On Base Percentage (17th, .416); Home Runs (T-30th, 24).
Rachel Garcia - Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (3rd, 14.00); Strikeouts (7th, 112); Earned Run Average (T-7th, 0.64); Opponents' Batting Average (11th, 3.32); Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (16th, 0.86); Wins (T-17th, 10); Saves (T-21st, 2); Shutouts (T-24th, 3).
Megan Faraimo - Shutouts (T-6th, 4); Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (T-8th, 9.00); Opponents' Batting Average (T-20th, 3.60); Earned Run Average (21st, 0.94); Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (40th, 1.10).
Bubba Nickles - Runs Scored (T-12th, 27); Home Runs (T-13th, 8); Runs Batted In (T-27th, 26); Total Bases (T-40th, 54).
Briana Perez - Hits (T-5th, 36); Runs Scored (T-8th, 29).
Aaliyah Jordan - Doubles (3rd, 11).
Brianna Tautalafua - Sacrifice Flies (T-38th, 2).
Kelli Godin - Stolen Bases (T-44th, 11).
NEWS AND NOTES
The Bruins set a season high with 17 hits on Sunday against Boston. The 12 runs versus BU marked the sixth time UCLA has reached double digits in runs ... the Bruins had an early 3-0 deficit at Long Beach State on Sunday, marking just their second three-run deficit of the season. UCLA also trailed 4-2 to No. 16 Kentucky on Feb. 23 before scoring 10 unanswered runs to mercy the Wildcats ... sophomore Briana Perez led off the March 8 game against Robert Morris with an inside-the-park home run. It marked the first inside-the-park homer for the Bruins since Andrea Duran on June 3, 2006 versus Texas ... Perez set new career highs with four hits and five runs batted in against Boston. The three runs scored also tied a personal best. The sophomore leads the Bruins with 13 multiple-hit games and has scored a run in 18 of 23 contests ... redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan has six doubles in her last three games, including three versus Liberty on March 9 to become the sixth Bruin ever to post three two-baggers in the same contest. She has hits in 17 of her last 18 games, batting .464 (26-for-56) with three homers, 22 RBI and 11 doubles during that stretch ... freshman Megan Faraimo tossed her second no-hitter on Feb. 24 against Colorado State. Along with it being the 111th in UCLA history, it marked the first time a Bruin had two no-hitters in the same season since 2015 (Ally Carda) and the first UCLA freshman to do so since 2005 (Anjelica Selden). She has four games with at least nine strikeouts, fanning a career-best 12 against Robert Morris ... redshirt junior Rachel Garcia has recorded either a win (10) or a save (2) in all 12 of her appearances, posting seven double-figure strikeout contests. In each of her games, she has allowed zero or one earned run. Meanwhile at the plate, Garcia drove in a career-high five versus Florida (Feb. 27). She drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh against Liberty ... junior Bubba Nickles compiled a 24-game hitting streak before it came to an end versus Colorado State on Feb. 24. During the streak, she hit .466 (34-for-73) with 10 home runs, 30 runs batted in and 27 runs scored. Only three UCLA hitting streaks were higher than Nickles' (Natasha Watley, 32 in 2001 and 29 in 2002, and Stacey Nuveman, 28 in 1997). Nickles has hits in 20 of 23 games, has driven in runs in 17 contests and scored in 17. She currently has reached base in 23 games in a row ... senior Taylor Pack hit three home runs last weekend against Robert Morris, BYU (March 9) and Long Beach State, producing hits and RBI in all four games in which she had an official at-bat ... freshman Kelli Godin has hits in 14 of 17 games where she has recorded an official at-bat, posting two-hit contests in three of her last five. 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) ... freshman Colleen Sullivan has drawn nine walks in her last eight games, while also producing four hits in her last seven official at-bats. She has yet to commit an error in 142 opportunities at catcher and first base ... sophomore Kinsley Washington has hits in 12 of her last 14, hitting .368 (14-for-38) during this stretch with 13 runs scored ... UCLA shattered a school record for most runs in one innings in a Feb. 17 victory over UC Riverside. The Bruins scored 16 runs in the first inning, including 13 before making an out. The 16-run outburst broke the previous school record of 13 runs scored on April 21, 1992 against Cal Poly Pomona. As far as national rankings go, the 16 runs are tied for the 11th-most runs in one inning, while the 16 first-inning runs are tied for the second-most, first-inning runs ever ... UCLA softball recorded its 1,900th victory in program history on March 8 against Robert Morris
THE MATCHUP: BRUINS VERSUS WASHINGTON
The Bruins swept Washington last season at Easton Stadium when the Huskies were ranked No. 1, as UCLA posted 3-0, 3-2 and 1-0 victories. The Bruins lead the all-time series, 58-35, and are 26-18 in Seattle. UCLA has won 2-of-3 in each of its last four trips to Washington (2017, 2015, 2014, 2012).
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