University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA Earns No. 2 Seed, Will Host Ninth Straight NCAA Regionals
May 14, 2023 | Softball
LOS ANGELES โ The UCLA softball team was selected as the No. 2 national seed for the NCAA Tournament and will host Regionals at Easton Stadium for the night straight season.
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The Bruins (52-5, 21-3) are making their tournament-record 38th appearance. Competing against UCLA in the Los Angeles Regional are Liberty (2), San Diego State (3) and Grand Canyon (4).
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The first matchup for the Bruins will be on Friday, May 19 against Grand Canyon at 5 p.m. (PT) on ESPN+. All games will be available for viewing on the ESPN Family of Networks.
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UCLA owns a 233-64 (.785) NCAA postseason record dating back to 1982. The Shelly Carlin UCLA Head Softball Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez owns an 80-30 postseason record across her previous 16 seasons. She has never missed the postseason.
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Ticketing information will be provided at a later date on UCLA softball's social media channels. Follow the Bruins on Twitter and Instagram at @UCLASoftball.
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Friday, May 19
Game 1: UCLA vs. Grand Canyon at 5 p.m. (PT) โ ESPN+
Game 2: Liberty vs. San Diego State at 8 p.m. (PT) โ ESPNU
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Saturday, May 20
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 2 p.m. (PT)
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 at 4:30 p.m. (PT)
Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 at 7 p.m. (PT)
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Sunday, May 21
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 at 3 p.m. (PT)
Game 7: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (if necessary) at 5:30 p.m. (PT)
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UCLA owns a 52-5 record following runner-up finish in the Pac-12 Softball Tournament Championship game. The Bruins captured their 12th Pac-12 regular-season title earlier this season.
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UCLA's 21 conference wins are its most in a season since 1999. For just the second time in the last 20 years (2021), UCLA took the season series against every Pac-12 opponent.
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The Bruins are led by a pair of USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalists in Maya Brady and Megan Faraimo as well as a pair of NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalists in Jordan Woolery and Megan Grant. Inouye-Perez picked up the third Pac-12 Coach of the Year of her career, tying her predecessor and fellow UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer Sue Enquist's mark.
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Brady, the conference batting champion with a .456 mark in the regular season, was honored as the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year. Faraimo earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year plaudits for the second consecutive season, becoming the first Bruin to accomplish that feat. Woolery was also honored as the 2023 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, becoming the ninth Bruin to win that award.
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The Bruins (52-5, 21-3) are making their tournament-record 38th appearance. Competing against UCLA in the Los Angeles Regional are Liberty (2), San Diego State (3) and Grand Canyon (4).
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The first matchup for the Bruins will be on Friday, May 19 against Grand Canyon at 5 p.m. (PT) on ESPN+. All games will be available for viewing on the ESPN Family of Networks.
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UCLA owns a 233-64 (.785) NCAA postseason record dating back to 1982. The Shelly Carlin UCLA Head Softball Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez owns an 80-30 postseason record across her previous 16 seasons. She has never missed the postseason.
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Ticketing information will be provided at a later date on UCLA softball's social media channels. Follow the Bruins on Twitter and Instagram at @UCLASoftball.
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NCAA Los Angeles Regional Scheduleย
Friday, May 19
Game 1: UCLA vs. Grand Canyon at 5 p.m. (PT) โ ESPN+
Game 2: Liberty vs. San Diego State at 8 p.m. (PT) โ ESPNU
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Saturday, May 20
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 2 p.m. (PT)
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 at 4:30 p.m. (PT)
Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 at 7 p.m. (PT)
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Sunday, May 21
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 at 3 p.m. (PT)
Game 7: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (if necessary) at 5:30 p.m. (PT)
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UCLA owns a 52-5 record following runner-up finish in the Pac-12 Softball Tournament Championship game. The Bruins captured their 12th Pac-12 regular-season title earlier this season.
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UCLA's 21 conference wins are its most in a season since 1999. For just the second time in the last 20 years (2021), UCLA took the season series against every Pac-12 opponent.
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The Bruins are led by a pair of USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalists in Maya Brady and Megan Faraimo as well as a pair of NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalists in Jordan Woolery and Megan Grant. Inouye-Perez picked up the third Pac-12 Coach of the Year of her career, tying her predecessor and fellow UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer Sue Enquist's mark.
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Brady, the conference batting champion with a .456 mark in the regular season, was honored as the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year. Faraimo earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year plaudits for the second consecutive season, becoming the first Bruin to accomplish that feat. Woolery was also honored as the 2023 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, becoming the ninth Bruin to win that award.
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