Freshman Megan Faraimo earned three of the Bruins' five wins last week.
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Faraimo Earns Fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Award
April 01, 2019 | Softball
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SAN FRANCISCO - For the fourth time this season, Megan Faraimo has been named Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Week. Faraimo earned three of the Bruins five victories last week, striking out 18 in 18 2/3 innings and limiting opponents to one run, seven hits and two walks.
On Tuesday (March 26), Faraimo struck out 11 in a complete-game, three-hit victory over Cal State Fullerton. She allowed only one run, three hits and two walks, tossing four 1-2-3 innings, striking out the side once and a pair on four occasions.
Faraimo tossed 11 2/3 innings of shutout ball in back-to-back games on the weekend against conference foe California in two more victories. On Saturday (March 30), she fanned three in 4 2/3 frames, allowing just three hits. The next afternoon, Faraimo struck out four in a complete-game, one-hit shutout. She gave up just three baserunners, with her only hit allowed coming to lead off the sixth inning.
On the season, Faraimo is 11-1 with a 0.97 earned run average and 89 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings. She has gone the distance in eight of her 12 starts, tossing five shutouts and limiting opponents to a .132 batting average.
UCLA has earned 11 Pac-12 weekly awards this season. It marks the Bruins' sixth conference Freshman of the Week award in eight weeks and third in a row after Kelli Godin picked up the honor on March 19 and March 25. Faraimo's other three FOW awards came on Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 12. Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia has received five weekly honors (Player of the Week on March 19 and Pitcher of the Week four times - Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 19).
The next game for the top-ranked Bruins will be on Friday at No. 13 Arizona State at 5 p.m. The contest will air live on Pac-12 Networks.
SAN FRANCISCO - For the fourth time this season, Megan Faraimo has been named Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Week. Faraimo earned three of the Bruins five victories last week, striking out 18 in 18 2/3 innings and limiting opponents to one run, seven hits and two walks.
On Tuesday (March 26), Faraimo struck out 11 in a complete-game, three-hit victory over Cal State Fullerton. She allowed only one run, three hits and two walks, tossing four 1-2-3 innings, striking out the side once and a pair on four occasions.
Faraimo tossed 11 2/3 innings of shutout ball in back-to-back games on the weekend against conference foe California in two more victories. On Saturday (March 30), she fanned three in 4 2/3 frames, allowing just three hits. The next afternoon, Faraimo struck out four in a complete-game, one-hit shutout. She gave up just three baserunners, with her only hit allowed coming to lead off the sixth inning.
On the season, Faraimo is 11-1 with a 0.97 earned run average and 89 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings. She has gone the distance in eight of her 12 starts, tossing five shutouts and limiting opponents to a .132 batting average.
UCLA has earned 11 Pac-12 weekly awards this season. It marks the Bruins' sixth conference Freshman of the Week award in eight weeks and third in a row after Kelli Godin picked up the honor on March 19 and March 25. Faraimo's other three FOW awards came on Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 12. Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia has received five weekly honors (Player of the Week on March 19 and Pitcher of the Week four times - Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 19).
The next game for the top-ranked Bruins will be on Friday at No. 13 Arizona State at 5 p.m. The contest will air live on Pac-12 Networks.