Sunday, March 31
Los Angeles, CA
1:00 PM
UCLA
6
vs
0
California
Freshman Megan Faraimo did not allow a run in 11 2/3 innings this weekend against Cal.
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
No. 1 Bruins Complete Sweep of Cal Behind Faraimo Shutout
March 31, 2019 | Softball
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LOS ANGELES - Freshman Megan Faraimo tossed a one-hit, complete-game shutout on Sunday, while redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan hit a three-run homer, as the top-ranked Bruins finished off a sweep of California with a 6-0 victory at Easton Stadium.
Faraimo (11-1) allowed just three baserunners on two errors and a single, which came to lead off the sixth inning. She struck out four, including two in the first. The Bruins (32-1, 6-0 Pac-12) had 12 hits from eight different players, as senior Paige Halstead, redshirt junior Rachel Garcia, sophomore Briana Perez and freshman Kelli Godin each posted two-hit games.
The Bruins scored in their first at-bat, as Perez led off with a single, stole second and scored on a single up the middle by Garcia.
In the second, Halstead and junior Jacqui Prober started off the inning with singles and moved up a base on a Godin sacrifice. Perez followed with a single to left to plate Halstead to make it 2-0. The very next pitch saw Perez steal second, with Prober getting caught in a pickle between third and home. After a couple of relays, California (20-15, 1-7 Pac-12) allowed Prober to escape the jam and scamper home to put the Bruins up 3-0.
The score remained 3-0 until the sixth. Junior Bubba Nickles and Garcia led off with singles and came home on Jordan's fifth homer of the season, a shot to straightaway center, to make it 6-0.
The Bruins travel to Arizona State next weekend, with the series starting on Friday, April 5 at 5 p.m. The game will air live on Pac-12 Networks.
LOS ANGELES - Freshman Megan Faraimo tossed a one-hit, complete-game shutout on Sunday, while redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan hit a three-run homer, as the top-ranked Bruins finished off a sweep of California with a 6-0 victory at Easton Stadium.
Faraimo (11-1) allowed just three baserunners on two errors and a single, which came to lead off the sixth inning. She struck out four, including two in the first. The Bruins (32-1, 6-0 Pac-12) had 12 hits from eight different players, as senior Paige Halstead, redshirt junior Rachel Garcia, sophomore Briana Perez and freshman Kelli Godin each posted two-hit games.
The Bruins scored in their first at-bat, as Perez led off with a single, stole second and scored on a single up the middle by Garcia.
In the second, Halstead and junior Jacqui Prober started off the inning with singles and moved up a base on a Godin sacrifice. Perez followed with a single to left to plate Halstead to make it 2-0. The very next pitch saw Perez steal second, with Prober getting caught in a pickle between third and home. After a couple of relays, California (20-15, 1-7 Pac-12) allowed Prober to escape the jam and scamper home to put the Bruins up 3-0.
The score remained 3-0 until the sixth. Junior Bubba Nickles and Garcia led off with singles and came home on Jordan's fifth homer of the season, a shot to straightaway center, to make it 6-0.
The Bruins travel to Arizona State next weekend, with the series starting on Friday, April 5 at 5 p.m. The game will air live on Pac-12 Networks.