Thursday, February 16
Clearwater, FL
4:00 PM
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Jordan Woolery recorded two RBI doubles.
Freshmen Mash in No. 2 Bruins’ Win Over Nebraska
February 16, 2023 | Softball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Freshmen Jordan Woolery and Megan Grant combined for six RBI in the No. 2 UCLA softball team's 8-0 mercy-rule victory over Nebraska to open TaxAct Clearwater Invitational on Thursday.
Grant hit in the Bruins' (8-0) game-winning run with a double into the left center gap in the sixth inning. Woolery posted a pair of RBI doubles, knocking in two runs in the third inning and another in the fifth. Grant and Woolery rank second and third with 11 and 10 RBI, respectively, through the first eight games of the season.
UCLA entered the bottom half of the sixth inning with a 5-0 lead. With one out, redshirt seniors Anna Vines and Kelli Godin ignited the dugout with back-to-back bunt singles. One batter later, Maya Brady reach via throwing error by Nebraska's (4-3) second baseman which scored Vines and put the mercy-rule run on second base for Grant. It was Grant's third double and fourth extra base hit of the season.
Left-handed pitcher Brooke Yanez pitched a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts for her second win of the season. Yanez got out of two jams after allowing a leadoff double in the first and fifth innings.
Brady opened the game with a triple – the second of her career – and scored the next play off Grant's groundout to second base. Seneca Curo tacked on another Bruins' run in the second inning with a solo home run to center field.
UCLA continues TaxAct Clearwater Invitational play tomorrow versus No. 15 Alabama at 1 p.m. (PT). The game will be televised by ESPN2.
Grant hit in the Bruins' (8-0) game-winning run with a double into the left center gap in the sixth inning. Woolery posted a pair of RBI doubles, knocking in two runs in the third inning and another in the fifth. Grant and Woolery rank second and third with 11 and 10 RBI, respectively, through the first eight games of the season.
UCLA entered the bottom half of the sixth inning with a 5-0 lead. With one out, redshirt seniors Anna Vines and Kelli Godin ignited the dugout with back-to-back bunt singles. One batter later, Maya Brady reach via throwing error by Nebraska's (4-3) second baseman which scored Vines and put the mercy-rule run on second base for Grant. It was Grant's third double and fourth extra base hit of the season.
Left-handed pitcher Brooke Yanez pitched a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts for her second win of the season. Yanez got out of two jams after allowing a leadoff double in the first and fifth innings.
In the fifth, shortstop Brady, first baseman Woolery and catcher Sharlize Palacios turned a 6-3-2 double play. Palacios removed the would-be scorer with a belt-high tag at home plate.WALK IT OFF MEGAN GRANT!!! ??
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Brady opened the game with a triple – the second of her career – and scored the next play off Grant's groundout to second base. Seneca Curo tacked on another Bruins' run in the second inning with a solo home run to center field.
UCLA continues TaxAct Clearwater Invitational play tomorrow versus No. 15 Alabama at 1 p.m. (PT). The game will be televised by ESPN2.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Yanez, Brooke (2-0)
L: Harness, Sarah (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Andrews, Billie 1 ; Andrews, Brooke 1
Batting:
2B: Grant, Megan 1 ; Woolery, Jordan 2
3B: Brady, Maya 1
HR: Curo, Seneca 1
RBI: Grant, Megan 3 ; Woolery, Jordan 3 ; Curo, Seneca 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pola, Savannah 1 ; Pinedo, Rylee 1 ; Brady, Maya 1 ; Grant, Megan 2 ; Curo, Seneca 1 ; Vines, Anna 1 ; Godin, Kelli 1
HBP: Grant, Megan 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
1
R
1
H
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RBI
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