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Freshman Megan Faraimo (second from left) has not allowed a run in 20 2/3 consecutive innings.
Photo by: Greg Turk
No. 1 Bruins Power Their Way to Mercy of No. 19 ASU
April 05, 2019 | Softball
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Senior Taylor Pack recorded the first two-homer game of her career, sophomore Malia Quarles belted the first home run of her collegiate career and freshman Megan Faraimo struck out nine in a complete-game, two-hit shutout, as the top-ranked Bruins defeated No. 19 Arizona State, 10-0 in five innings, on Friday at Farrington Stadium.
Faraimo (12-1) retired the first 11 batters of the game, striking out the side in the second and fifth and two in the first, limiting Arizona State (25-12, 5-5 Pac-12) to a fourth-inning single and a fifth-inning double. The Bruins (33-1, 7-0 Pac-12) had eight hits from six different players, as Pack and junior Bubba Nickles recorded two each.
UCLA scored twice on just one hit in its initial at-bat. Sophomore Briana Perez led off with a walk, stole second and scored on a Nickles single to left-center. After redshirt junior Rachel Garcia reached on a fielder's choice, with Nickles getting erased at second, Garcia moved around the bases on a wild pitch, a passed ball and another wild pitch to put the Bruins up 2-0.
The Bruins scored four times in the third. Perez started things off with a bunt single and came home on a double to left by Nickles to make it 3-0. One out later, redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan doubled to right to plate Nickles as the fourth run, while Pack followed with a home run to right, her sixth of the season, to increase the lead to 6-0.
Continuing with the score every other inning method, the Bruins brought in four in the fifth. With two outs and Jordan at first after reaching on a fielder's choice, Pack connected on her second homer of the game and seventh of the season, a shot to center, to bring the advantage to 8-0. After a walk to freshman Colleen Sullivan, Quarles produced a pinch-hit, two-run homer to left to make it 10-0.
The Bruins continue their series against Arizona State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
TEMPE, Ariz. - Senior Taylor Pack recorded the first two-homer game of her career, sophomore Malia Quarles belted the first home run of her collegiate career and freshman Megan Faraimo struck out nine in a complete-game, two-hit shutout, as the top-ranked Bruins defeated No. 19 Arizona State, 10-0 in five innings, on Friday at Farrington Stadium.
Faraimo (12-1) retired the first 11 batters of the game, striking out the side in the second and fifth and two in the first, limiting Arizona State (25-12, 5-5 Pac-12) to a fourth-inning single and a fifth-inning double. The Bruins (33-1, 7-0 Pac-12) had eight hits from six different players, as Pack and junior Bubba Nickles recorded two each.
UCLA scored twice on just one hit in its initial at-bat. Sophomore Briana Perez led off with a walk, stole second and scored on a Nickles single to left-center. After redshirt junior Rachel Garcia reached on a fielder's choice, with Nickles getting erased at second, Garcia moved around the bases on a wild pitch, a passed ball and another wild pitch to put the Bruins up 2-0.
The Bruins scored four times in the third. Perez started things off with a bunt single and came home on a double to left by Nickles to make it 3-0. One out later, redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan doubled to right to plate Nickles as the fourth run, while Pack followed with a home run to right, her sixth of the season, to increase the lead to 6-0.
Continuing with the score every other inning method, the Bruins brought in four in the fifth. With two outs and Jordan at first after reaching on a fielder's choice, Pack connected on her second homer of the game and seventh of the season, a shot to center, to bring the advantage to 8-0. After a walk to freshman Colleen Sullivan, Quarles produced a pinch-hit, two-run homer to left to make it 10-0.
The Bruins continue their series against Arizona State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Faraimo, Megan (12-1)
L: Mejia, Samantha (12-6)
Batting:
2B: Nickles, Bubba 1 ; Jordan, Aaliyah 1
HR: Pack, Taylor 2 ; Quarles, Malia 1
RBI: Nickles, Bubba 2 ; Jordan, Aaliyah 1 ; Pack, Taylor 4 ; Quarles, Malia 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Perez, Briana 2 ; Nickles, Bubba 1 ; Garcia, Rachel 1 ; Jordan, Aaliyah 2 ; Pack, Taylor 2 ; Sullivan, Colleen 1 ; Quarles, Malia 1
SB: Perez, Briana 1
Batting:
2B: Chatman, DeNae 1
Game Leaders
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AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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