Great Britain's Alana Snow, Israel's Zoe Shaw and Team USA's Rachel Garcia.
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Bruins Past and Present Represent Their Countries
July 08, 2019 | Softball
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UCLA softballers past and present represented four different countries in two tournaments last week, as five Bruins played in the USA Softball International Cup in Columbus, Ga., while a trio of players took part in the European Softball Federation Women's European Championship in the Czech Republic.
The United States Women's National Team won gold for the second year in a row at the USA Softball International Cup, which featured rising redshirt senior Rachel Garcia and Bruin alums Ally Carda and Delaney Spaulding, with UCLA alum Tairia Flowers a member of the coaching staff. A pair of rising sophomores were a part of the USA U-19 WNT squad, as Megan Faraimo and Kelli Godin won the bronze medal.
Garcia pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings across four games, earning a win against Mexico (July 6) when she struck out eight in four innings. Overall, she fanned 11, allowing just one hit and four walks. At the plate, Garcia posted at-bats in seven of 10 contests, hitting .353 (6-for-17) with three runs batted in and three walks. She had a two-run double versus Peru (July 2) and the game-ending RBI single against Mexico.
Spaulding was the only player to appear in all 10 games, batting .308 (8-for-26) with a home run, five RBI and three runs. She had three hits versus Peru, including a two-run homer and a pair of doubles, adding another three-hit game in the gold-medal contest against Japan (July 7).ย
Cardaย pitched 12 1/3 innings in five games in the circle, striking out 17 and giving up two runs, six hits and three walks. She picked up a pair of victories, defeating Peru, striking out eight in four shutout innings. Carda also earned the win in the gold-medal game versus Japan, striking out three in three frames. At the plate, she scored a run in five plate appearances.
Faraimoย pitched in four games for the U-19 WNT, earning three wins, including one in the bronze-medal contest versus Scrap Yard Fast Pitch (July 7), striking out four in three shutout innings. Faraimo also had wins against Chinese Taipei (July 1), striking out three in 2 1/3 shutout innings, and the Philippines (July 2), fanning nine in five shutout frames. Her longest, and perhaps her best, performance came on July 3 against the USA Women's National Team, as she held strong for 9 1/3 innings, striking out eight before the U-19 team fell in the 10th. For the tournament, Faraimoย struck out 24 in 19 2/3 innings.
Godinย appeared in all 10 games, hitting .474 (9-for-19) with nine runs scored, while going a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts. All nine hits were singles, including two-hit contests against Peru (July 1), the Philippines and Scrap Yard Fast Pitch (July 4). She also scored a pair of runs in three contests (Peru, Philippines, China - July 2).
At the Women's European Championship, rising junior Alana Snow represented Great Britain, which finished third, earning her country a spot in the Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier in the Netherlands later this month. The winner of that tournament, which will be played July 23-27, will earn a berth into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Snow appeared in seven of 11 games, making four starts, hitting .500 (6-for-12) with four RBI, eight runs and two steals. She had a two-run triple against Croatia (July 1), adding RBI singles versus Germany (July 1) and Spain (July 3).ย
Recently graduated senior Zoe Shaw played in all nine games for Team Israel, which posted its best-ever finish in Europe with a ninth-place showing. Shaw hit .286 (6-for-21) with two runs, three sacrifices, a double and a stolen base.
Bruin alum Johanna Grauer represented Sweden (15th place) and saw double duty in the circle and at the plate. She went 2-0 with a 2.47 earned run and 17 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings. At the plate, she was 9-for-27 (.333) with five RBI, five runs and two doubles.
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UCLA softballers past and present represented four different countries in two tournaments last week, as five Bruins played in the USA Softball International Cup in Columbus, Ga., while a trio of players took part in the European Softball Federation Women's European Championship in the Czech Republic.
The United States Women's National Team won gold for the second year in a row at the USA Softball International Cup, which featured rising redshirt senior Rachel Garcia and Bruin alums Ally Carda and Delaney Spaulding, with UCLA alum Tairia Flowers a member of the coaching staff. A pair of rising sophomores were a part of the USA U-19 WNT squad, as Megan Faraimo and Kelli Godin won the bronze medal.
Garcia pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings across four games, earning a win against Mexico (July 6) when she struck out eight in four innings. Overall, she fanned 11, allowing just one hit and four walks. At the plate, Garcia posted at-bats in seven of 10 contests, hitting .353 (6-for-17) with three runs batted in and three walks. She had a two-run double versus Peru (July 2) and the game-ending RBI single against Mexico.
Spaulding was the only player to appear in all 10 games, batting .308 (8-for-26) with a home run, five RBI and three runs. She had three hits versus Peru, including a two-run homer and a pair of doubles, adding another three-hit game in the gold-medal contest against Japan (July 7).ย
Cardaย pitched 12 1/3 innings in five games in the circle, striking out 17 and giving up two runs, six hits and three walks. She picked up a pair of victories, defeating Peru, striking out eight in four shutout innings. Carda also earned the win in the gold-medal game versus Japan, striking out three in three frames. At the plate, she scored a run in five plate appearances.
Faraimoย pitched in four games for the U-19 WNT, earning three wins, including one in the bronze-medal contest versus Scrap Yard Fast Pitch (July 7), striking out four in three shutout innings. Faraimo also had wins against Chinese Taipei (July 1), striking out three in 2 1/3 shutout innings, and the Philippines (July 2), fanning nine in five shutout frames. Her longest, and perhaps her best, performance came on July 3 against the USA Women's National Team, as she held strong for 9 1/3 innings, striking out eight before the U-19 team fell in the 10th. For the tournament, Faraimoย struck out 24 in 19 2/3 innings.
Godinย appeared in all 10 games, hitting .474 (9-for-19) with nine runs scored, while going a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts. All nine hits were singles, including two-hit contests against Peru (July 1), the Philippines and Scrap Yard Fast Pitch (July 4). She also scored a pair of runs in three contests (Peru, Philippines, China - July 2).
At the Women's European Championship, rising junior Alana Snow represented Great Britain, which finished third, earning her country a spot in the Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier in the Netherlands later this month. The winner of that tournament, which will be played July 23-27, will earn a berth into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Snow appeared in seven of 11 games, making four starts, hitting .500 (6-for-12) with four RBI, eight runs and two steals. She had a two-run triple against Croatia (July 1), adding RBI singles versus Germany (July 1) and Spain (July 3).ย
Recently graduated senior Zoe Shaw played in all nine games for Team Israel, which posted its best-ever finish in Europe with a ninth-place showing. Shaw hit .286 (6-for-21) with two runs, three sacrifices, a double and a stolen base.
Bruin alum Johanna Grauer represented Sweden (15th place) and saw double duty in the circle and at the plate. She went 2-0 with a 2.47 earned run and 17 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings. At the plate, she was 9-for-27 (.333) with five RBI, five runs and two doubles.
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