Friday, April 14
Tucson, AZ
6:00 PM
UCLA
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Arizona
Taylor Tinsley
Photo by: Jesus Ramirez
No. 2 Bruins Head to Tucson for Rivalry Series at Arizona
April 12, 2023 | Softball
LOS ANGELES โ The No. 2 UCLA softball team takes on No. 24 Arizona for a three-game series at Rita Hillenbrand Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. from April 14-16. Each contest will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. Game one on Friday will begin at 6 p.m. (PT).
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The Bruins (36-4, 12-3) are led in the circle by redshirt senior Megan Faraimo who leads the Pac-12 and is tied for first among Power 5 pitchers with 19 wins. UCLA swept the Wildcats (24-15, 3-9) and shut Arizona out in all three games in last year's season series.
No. 2 UCLAย (36-4,ย 12-3) vs. No. 24 Arizona (24-15, 3-9)
Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand Stadium)
Friday, Aprilย 14ย - 6 p.m. (PT)
Saturday, Aprilย 15ย -ย 1 p.m.ย (PT)
Sunday, April 16 - 12 p.m. (PT)
Watch:ย Pac-12 Networkย
Talent: Tracy Warren (PxP), Kenzie Fowler (Analyst)
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Freshmen Do the Heavy Lifting; Back-to-Back Sweeps
Following a sweep of then-No. 6 Stanford two weeks ago, UCLA broke out the brooms once more to take all three games against Oregon State last weekend. The Bruins out-scored the Beavers 23-2 in the series and homered twice in each game. Freshmen Jordan Woolery (3 HR, 8 RBI) and Megan Grant (1 HR, 5 RBI) accounted for 13 of UCLA's runs driven in.
Game 1 (W, 6-2): Woolery recorded the first multi-homer game of her career with a 2-run shot in the third inning and three-run shot in the fourth inning for a total of five RBI to lead UCLA to a game one victory over Oregon State. It was the fourth multi-homer game by a Bruin so far this season and the first by someone other than Maya Brady.
Game 2 (W, 11-0): It was Grant's turn to shine in game two, knocking in five runs in a 2-for-2 effort to help the Bruins to their 12th mercy-rule win of the season. Three of Grant's RBI came on her eighth home run of the year, a towering shot to right field that landed into the upper canopy of Easton Stadium's right-field trees. Eight of the nine in UCLA's starting lineup recorded a base hit in the game.
Game 3 (W, 6-0): Once again, Woolery cashed in with runners on base, driving in three runs with her eighth homer of the year coming in the first inning. Maya Brady also homered in the contest for her 12th longball of the season.
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Megantron
Faraimo, who has hauled in four Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week awards this season, is currently riding a 26.0 scoreless innings streak dating back to her relief appearance in game two at Oregon on March 26. Over her last five appearances, Faraimo sports a 5-0 record with 34 strikeouts and has allowed just 13 hits (all singles) over 24.2 scoreless innings.
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The Oceanside, Calif. native is on the precipice of the second 20-win campaign of her career, achieving the feat for the first time last season. Faraimo picked up her 20th win of 2022 in game 51 on May 14 in the Bruins' final Pac-12 series of the regular season. She can record her 20th win of 2023 a full month earlier than last season in game one versus Arizona this week.
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Faraimo's 19 wins rank first in the Pac-12 and are tied for the most among all Power 5 conference pitchers. Her 163 strikeouts paces the conference, and with a minimum of 60 innings pitched, Faraimo also leads the Pac-12 with a 1.10 earned run average.
The last time a Bruin pitcher won 30 games in a single season was Ally Carda in (2012-15) in 2015 (32-8).
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Ooh, That's a Fresh Note
Megan Grant's 42 runs batted in and Jordan Woolery's 39 have made UCLA freshman class history. They are the only true freshmen in Bruins' history to each have recorded at least 37+ RBI in a single season. Their 81 combined RBI are tied for the second most by a freshman duo in a single season. The 81 RBI also ranks second among freshman duos this season, trailing only Indiana's Taryn Kern and Avery Parker who have totaled 83.
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Since softball was adopted by the NCAA, only four freshmen have led UCLA in runs batted in for a single season: Stephany LaRosa (2012, 61 RBI), Stacey Nuveman in (1997, 71 RBI), Janice Parks (1986, 19 RBI) and Chris Olivie (1985, 12 RBI).
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Ooh, That's Another Fresh Note
Grant (42 RBI) and Woolery (39 RBI) rank second and fourth, respectively, among all freshmen in the nation in runs batted in. Including Maya Brady's 41 RBI this season, the trio of UCLA sluggers ranks second, third and fourth in the Pac-12 in RBI entering week 10 of the 2023 season.
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During Pac-12 Play โฆ
ยท Grant leads the Pac-12 with an .857 slugging percentage and eight extra-base hits in conference-only competition.
ยท Woolery leads the Pac-12 with 16 RBI in conference-only competition.
ยท Brady and Grant are tied with five home runs to lead the Pac-12 in conference-only competition.
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Chef Batting Leadoff?
Grant has bat leadoff in each of UCLA's last five games and leads the team with eight hits and a .500 batting average across that stretch. She hit a leadoff home run in game three against Stanford and singled and later came around to score in the first inning in game three against Oregon State.
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Faraimo Last Week
In game one of UCLA's sweep of Oregon State, Faraimo turned in 6.1 shutout innings in her fifth double-digit strikeout outing of the year and the 36th of her career. Faraimo held the Beavers' bats to just two hits over 5.0 innings in game three.
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Approaching 1,000
Megan Faraimo is 63 strikeouts away from becoming just the third player in UCLA history to record 1,000 strikeouts in a career. In the 1,000 K club are Anjelica Selden (1,441 SO; 2005-08) and Keira Goerl (1,095 SO; 2001-04).
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Player of the Year Watch: Maya Brady
Maya Brady paces UCLA in batting average (.443), home runs (12), runs batted in (38) and total bases (100). Last week against Oregon State, Brady went 4-for-7 with a home run, three RBI and scored four times.
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The Thousand Oaks product is in the mix for the Pac-12 Triple Crown, ranking second in both average and homers and third in RBI. There have been only three triple crown winners in conference history: Baylee Klingler (Washington - 2022), Jenny Dalton (Arizona - 1995) and Stacey Nuveman (UCLA - 1999).
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Brady has three multi-homer games so far this season (San Diego - Feb. 12; Fresno State - March 3; Washington - March 19), stretching her career total to five. She joins a pantheon of Bruin sluggers, becoming just the seventh player in program history to record at least five multi-homer games in their career.
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Big Cat Hunter
Maya Brady is hitting for a .526 batting average (10-for-19) in her seven games against the Wildcats. Eight of those hits have gone for extra-bases with five doubles and three home runs. Her slugging percentage versus Arizona is a monstrous 1.263.
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The Queen is Back
Aaliyah Jordan has not skipped a beat since making her return to the lineup after a year-long recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The Chula Vista, Calif. native is hitting .400 with two home runs in her first 10 games back.
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Jordan was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the second time in her career following her first home games in over a year against Stanford last week. She helped the Bruins to a top-10 sweep with a team-leading .571 batting average, two home runs, 1.429 slugging percentage, 10 total bases and three RBI.
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Jordan is a two-time NFCA First Team All-American, three-time All-Pac-12 First Team selection and is one of four remaining members from UCLA's 2019 NCAA Championship squad.
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200 Career RBI
With her two-run homer in game two against Stanford on April 1, Aaliyah Jordan became the sixth player in UCLA history to record 200 runs batted in for a career. Jordan, who has 201 career RBI, trails Julie Marshall for fifth all-time on the list.
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Last Year Against Arizona
UCLA shutout Arizona in all three games of last year's season series, marking the first time the Bruins held the Wildcats scoreless in three consecutive games since the 1989 and 1990 seasons. The last time UCLA shutout Arizona in four consecutive games was across the 1984 and 1985 seasons.
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Last year's series was highlighted by the second solo no-hitter of Holly Azevedo's career in a game-two 3-0 victory. Azevedo's performance marked UCLA's first no-hitter over a top-10 team (NFCA) since April 11, 2009 when Megan Langenfeld no-hit No. 3 Washington. Faraimo has since accomplished that feat with her no-hitter against No. 3 Florida earlier this season.
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Brady Shatters 24-Year-Old Record
Maya Brady broke a 24-year-old record during UCLA's Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament. Brady recorded 11 consecutive base hits across four games, breaking the mark of 10 consecutive hits formerly held by UCLA legends Lisa Fernandez (March 1993) and Stacey Nuveman (Feb. 1999). In total, Brady opened the first week of 2023 going 13-for-16 with 13 RBI and four home runs to earn her NFCA Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career.
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It Must Be in the Genes
Six of Maya Brady's 12 home runs this year have driven in the go-ahead run(s) in a ballgame. Most recently, Brady launched a go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh inning of game three at Oregon on March 26 to lead UCLA to victory.
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Chef Megan Cookin'
Megan Grant is currently on an 11-game hitting streak dating back to game two against Washington on March 18. She is hitting for a .424 batting average (14-for-33) in that span. It is the longest hitting streak by a UCLA freshman since Briana Perez's 21-game hitting streak in 2018.
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More on the UCLA Freshmen, Because Why Not?
Jordan Woolery is tied for the Pac-12 lead in doubles with 11 and is tied with Megan Grant and Oregon State's Abby Doerr for the Pac-12 freshman lead in home runs with eight.
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Grab Some Pine
UCLA's pitching staff is dominating the conference once again. The Bruins' hurlers rank first in the conference in the following categories: strikeouts (303), shutouts (16), opposing batting average (.179) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.83). UCLA ranks second behind Stanford in earned run average at 1.49.
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Enter Sandwoman
Faraimo has been utilized in a reliever role frequently this season. Eight of her 19 winning decisions have come in relief. Faraimo has thrown two no-hitters this season, improving her career total to seven solo no-hitters. Most recently, Faraimo no-hit No. 3 Florida on Feb. 23, marking the first time a Bruin pitcher no-hit a top-3 opponent since March 28, 2003, when Keira Goerl kept No. 2 Stanford out of the hit column. It was Faraimo's first no-no against a ranked opponent.
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Just Get on the Board
UCLA is 22-0 when scoring in the first inning and is 30-0 when it scores first in games this season.
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Where the Bruins Stack Up Nationally (entering week ten)
โข In the circle, Megan Faraimo is tied for second with 19 wins and is seventh with 169 strikeouts
โข Megan Grant ranks second among all freshmen in the NCAA with 42 runs batted in.
โข Jordan Woolery is right behind Grant, ranking fourth all freshmen in the NCAA with 39 RBI.
โข Maya Brady ranks is tied for fifth with 100 total bases and is 10th with an .870 slugging percentage.
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Climbing UCLA's All-Time Rankings
โข Kelli Godin ranks third on UCLA's all-time stolen bases list with 66 on 75 attempts. She passed Allexis Bennett (2013-16) who had 61 stolen bases. Godin needs seven more to tie her former teammate Briana Perez for second on the list (73).
โข Megan Faraimo's two wins versus Oregon State last pushed her past Lisa Longaker for sole possession of 8th on UCLA's career wins list with 91. Faraimo passed Ally Carda (2012-15) and former teammate Rachel Garcia (2017-21) on the Bruins' career strikeouts list earlier this season. Faraimo has now struck out 937 batters and is 15 shy of tying Debbie Doom (1982-85) for third all-time with 952.
โข Aaliyah Jordan's ranks sixth on UCLA's career RBI list with 201. Jordan is also four doubles shy of tying GiOnna DiSalvatore's (2008-11) all-time record of 65.
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The Bruins (36-4, 12-3) are led in the circle by redshirt senior Megan Faraimo who leads the Pac-12 and is tied for first among Power 5 pitchers with 19 wins. UCLA swept the Wildcats (24-15, 3-9) and shut Arizona out in all three games in last year's season series.
No. 2 UCLAย (36-4,ย 12-3) vs. No. 24 Arizona (24-15, 3-9)
Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand Stadium)
Friday, Aprilย 14ย - 6 p.m. (PT)
Saturday, Aprilย 15ย -ย 1 p.m.ย (PT)
Sunday, April 16 - 12 p.m. (PT)
Watch:ย Pac-12 Networkย
Talent: Tracy Warren (PxP), Kenzie Fowler (Analyst)
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Freshmen Do the Heavy Lifting; Back-to-Back Sweeps
Following a sweep of then-No. 6 Stanford two weeks ago, UCLA broke out the brooms once more to take all three games against Oregon State last weekend. The Bruins out-scored the Beavers 23-2 in the series and homered twice in each game. Freshmen Jordan Woolery (3 HR, 8 RBI) and Megan Grant (1 HR, 5 RBI) accounted for 13 of UCLA's runs driven in.
Game 1 (W, 6-2): Woolery recorded the first multi-homer game of her career with a 2-run shot in the third inning and three-run shot in the fourth inning for a total of five RBI to lead UCLA to a game one victory over Oregon State. It was the fourth multi-homer game by a Bruin so far this season and the first by someone other than Maya Brady.
Game 2 (W, 11-0): It was Grant's turn to shine in game two, knocking in five runs in a 2-for-2 effort to help the Bruins to their 12th mercy-rule win of the season. Three of Grant's RBI came on her eighth home run of the year, a towering shot to right field that landed into the upper canopy of Easton Stadium's right-field trees. Eight of the nine in UCLA's starting lineup recorded a base hit in the game.
Game 3 (W, 6-0): Once again, Woolery cashed in with runners on base, driving in three runs with her eighth homer of the year coming in the first inning. Maya Brady also homered in the contest for her 12th longball of the season.
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Megantron
Faraimo, who has hauled in four Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week awards this season, is currently riding a 26.0 scoreless innings streak dating back to her relief appearance in game two at Oregon on March 26. Over her last five appearances, Faraimo sports a 5-0 record with 34 strikeouts and has allowed just 13 hits (all singles) over 24.2 scoreless innings.
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The Oceanside, Calif. native is on the precipice of the second 20-win campaign of her career, achieving the feat for the first time last season. Faraimo picked up her 20th win of 2022 in game 51 on May 14 in the Bruins' final Pac-12 series of the regular season. She can record her 20th win of 2023 a full month earlier than last season in game one versus Arizona this week.
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Faraimo's 19 wins rank first in the Pac-12 and are tied for the most among all Power 5 conference pitchers. Her 163 strikeouts paces the conference, and with a minimum of 60 innings pitched, Faraimo also leads the Pac-12 with a 1.10 earned run average.
The last time a Bruin pitcher won 30 games in a single season was Ally Carda in (2012-15) in 2015 (32-8).
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Ooh, That's a Fresh Note
Megan Grant's 42 runs batted in and Jordan Woolery's 39 have made UCLA freshman class history. They are the only true freshmen in Bruins' history to each have recorded at least 37+ RBI in a single season. Their 81 combined RBI are tied for the second most by a freshman duo in a single season. The 81 RBI also ranks second among freshman duos this season, trailing only Indiana's Taryn Kern and Avery Parker who have totaled 83.
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Since softball was adopted by the NCAA, only four freshmen have led UCLA in runs batted in for a single season: Stephany LaRosa (2012, 61 RBI), Stacey Nuveman in (1997, 71 RBI), Janice Parks (1986, 19 RBI) and Chris Olivie (1985, 12 RBI).
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Ooh, That's Another Fresh Note
Grant (42 RBI) and Woolery (39 RBI) rank second and fourth, respectively, among all freshmen in the nation in runs batted in. Including Maya Brady's 41 RBI this season, the trio of UCLA sluggers ranks second, third and fourth in the Pac-12 in RBI entering week 10 of the 2023 season.
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During Pac-12 Play โฆ
ยท Grant leads the Pac-12 with an .857 slugging percentage and eight extra-base hits in conference-only competition.
ยท Woolery leads the Pac-12 with 16 RBI in conference-only competition.
ยท Brady and Grant are tied with five home runs to lead the Pac-12 in conference-only competition.
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Chef Batting Leadoff?
Grant has bat leadoff in each of UCLA's last five games and leads the team with eight hits and a .500 batting average across that stretch. She hit a leadoff home run in game three against Stanford and singled and later came around to score in the first inning in game three against Oregon State.
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Faraimo Last Week
In game one of UCLA's sweep of Oregon State, Faraimo turned in 6.1 shutout innings in her fifth double-digit strikeout outing of the year and the 36th of her career. Faraimo held the Beavers' bats to just two hits over 5.0 innings in game three.
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Approaching 1,000
Megan Faraimo is 63 strikeouts away from becoming just the third player in UCLA history to record 1,000 strikeouts in a career. In the 1,000 K club are Anjelica Selden (1,441 SO; 2005-08) and Keira Goerl (1,095 SO; 2001-04).
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Player of the Year Watch: Maya Brady
Maya Brady paces UCLA in batting average (.443), home runs (12), runs batted in (38) and total bases (100). Last week against Oregon State, Brady went 4-for-7 with a home run, three RBI and scored four times.
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The Thousand Oaks product is in the mix for the Pac-12 Triple Crown, ranking second in both average and homers and third in RBI. There have been only three triple crown winners in conference history: Baylee Klingler (Washington - 2022), Jenny Dalton (Arizona - 1995) and Stacey Nuveman (UCLA - 1999).
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Brady has three multi-homer games so far this season (San Diego - Feb. 12; Fresno State - March 3; Washington - March 19), stretching her career total to five. She joins a pantheon of Bruin sluggers, becoming just the seventh player in program history to record at least five multi-homer games in their career.
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Big Cat Hunter
Maya Brady is hitting for a .526 batting average (10-for-19) in her seven games against the Wildcats. Eight of those hits have gone for extra-bases with five doubles and three home runs. Her slugging percentage versus Arizona is a monstrous 1.263.
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The Queen is Back
Aaliyah Jordan has not skipped a beat since making her return to the lineup after a year-long recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The Chula Vista, Calif. native is hitting .400 with two home runs in her first 10 games back.
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Jordan was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the second time in her career following her first home games in over a year against Stanford last week. She helped the Bruins to a top-10 sweep with a team-leading .571 batting average, two home runs, 1.429 slugging percentage, 10 total bases and three RBI.
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Jordan is a two-time NFCA First Team All-American, three-time All-Pac-12 First Team selection and is one of four remaining members from UCLA's 2019 NCAA Championship squad.
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200 Career RBI
With her two-run homer in game two against Stanford on April 1, Aaliyah Jordan became the sixth player in UCLA history to record 200 runs batted in for a career. Jordan, who has 201 career RBI, trails Julie Marshall for fifth all-time on the list.
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Last Year Against Arizona
UCLA shutout Arizona in all three games of last year's season series, marking the first time the Bruins held the Wildcats scoreless in three consecutive games since the 1989 and 1990 seasons. The last time UCLA shutout Arizona in four consecutive games was across the 1984 and 1985 seasons.
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Last year's series was highlighted by the second solo no-hitter of Holly Azevedo's career in a game-two 3-0 victory. Azevedo's performance marked UCLA's first no-hitter over a top-10 team (NFCA) since April 11, 2009 when Megan Langenfeld no-hit No. 3 Washington. Faraimo has since accomplished that feat with her no-hitter against No. 3 Florida earlier this season.
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Brady Shatters 24-Year-Old Record
Maya Brady broke a 24-year-old record during UCLA's Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament. Brady recorded 11 consecutive base hits across four games, breaking the mark of 10 consecutive hits formerly held by UCLA legends Lisa Fernandez (March 1993) and Stacey Nuveman (Feb. 1999). In total, Brady opened the first week of 2023 going 13-for-16 with 13 RBI and four home runs to earn her NFCA Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career.
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It Must Be in the Genes
Six of Maya Brady's 12 home runs this year have driven in the go-ahead run(s) in a ballgame. Most recently, Brady launched a go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh inning of game three at Oregon on March 26 to lead UCLA to victory.
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Chef Megan Cookin'
Megan Grant is currently on an 11-game hitting streak dating back to game two against Washington on March 18. She is hitting for a .424 batting average (14-for-33) in that span. It is the longest hitting streak by a UCLA freshman since Briana Perez's 21-game hitting streak in 2018.
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More on the UCLA Freshmen, Because Why Not?
Jordan Woolery is tied for the Pac-12 lead in doubles with 11 and is tied with Megan Grant and Oregon State's Abby Doerr for the Pac-12 freshman lead in home runs with eight.
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Grab Some Pine
UCLA's pitching staff is dominating the conference once again. The Bruins' hurlers rank first in the conference in the following categories: strikeouts (303), shutouts (16), opposing batting average (.179) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.83). UCLA ranks second behind Stanford in earned run average at 1.49.
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Enter Sandwoman
Faraimo has been utilized in a reliever role frequently this season. Eight of her 19 winning decisions have come in relief. Faraimo has thrown two no-hitters this season, improving her career total to seven solo no-hitters. Most recently, Faraimo no-hit No. 3 Florida on Feb. 23, marking the first time a Bruin pitcher no-hit a top-3 opponent since March 28, 2003, when Keira Goerl kept No. 2 Stanford out of the hit column. It was Faraimo's first no-no against a ranked opponent.
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Just Get on the Board
UCLA is 22-0 when scoring in the first inning and is 30-0 when it scores first in games this season.
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Where the Bruins Stack Up Nationally (entering week ten)
โข In the circle, Megan Faraimo is tied for second with 19 wins and is seventh with 169 strikeouts
โข Megan Grant ranks second among all freshmen in the NCAA with 42 runs batted in.
โข Jordan Woolery is right behind Grant, ranking fourth all freshmen in the NCAA with 39 RBI.
โข Maya Brady ranks is tied for fifth with 100 total bases and is 10th with an .870 slugging percentage.
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Climbing UCLA's All-Time Rankings
โข Kelli Godin ranks third on UCLA's all-time stolen bases list with 66 on 75 attempts. She passed Allexis Bennett (2013-16) who had 61 stolen bases. Godin needs seven more to tie her former teammate Briana Perez for second on the list (73).
โข Megan Faraimo's two wins versus Oregon State last pushed her past Lisa Longaker for sole possession of 8th on UCLA's career wins list with 91. Faraimo passed Ally Carda (2012-15) and former teammate Rachel Garcia (2017-21) on the Bruins' career strikeouts list earlier this season. Faraimo has now struck out 937 batters and is 15 shy of tying Debbie Doom (1982-85) for third all-time with 952.
โข Aaliyah Jordan's ranks sixth on UCLA's career RBI list with 201. Jordan is also four doubles shy of tying GiOnna DiSalvatore's (2008-11) all-time record of 65.
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