Softball Announces 2025 Signing Class
November 18, 2024 | Softball
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA softball program has received four Grants in Aid (GIA) from Brianah Alejandre, Natalie Cable, Jolyna Lamar and Jazmine Leyva, as announced by The Shelly Carlin UCLA Head Softball Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez.
Inouye-Perez's 2025 signing class was ranked sixth in the nation and first in the Big Ten, according to Softball America. Both Lamar (10th) and Alejandre (13th) were ranked in the top 15 of Softball America's national individual rankings while Cable was 57th and fourth in her home state of Florida.
"I expect this 2025 signing class to have an immediate impact and continue our tradition of excellence," Inouye-Perez said. "Every year, we graduate great Bruins and are tasked with reloading with a talented freshman class. My associate head coach Lisa Fernandez and recruiting coordinator Will Oldham have done an excellent job in bringing in the next generation of elite Bruins. We signed two of the top recruits in the country, Brianah Alejandre and Jolyna Lamar. Our fans are going to love watching these four signees compete for us in 2026."
Brianah Alejandre
Infielder/Utility – Alhambra, Calif. (Los Altos HS)
B/T: R/R
Height: 5-6
Club: Corona Angels Tyson 18U
Ranked 13th nationally and third in the state of California by Softball America … ranked 27th nationally by PrepSoftball … in her junior 2024 season at Los Altos, recorded a .513 batting average (40-for-78), .962 slugging percentage, .587 on-base percentage, 19 runs batted in, 30 runs scored, seven home runs, 10 doubles and two triples … helped Los Altos HS to the 2024 Hacienda League title … named to the San Gabriel Valley All-Area First Team … named to the CalHi Sports All-State First Team Infield for "Medium Schools"
Natalie Cable
Pitcher/Outfielder – Valrico, Fla. (Bloomingdale Senior HS)
B/T: L/L
Height: 5-7
Club: VA Unity Johnson/Ricks 18U
Ranked 57th nationally and fourth in the state of Florida by Softball America … in three seasons on the Bloomingdale Senior HS varsity squad (pitching): 53-13 record, 0.63 earned run average, 447.1 innings pitched, 70 appearances, 942 strikeouts, 32 starts, 40 earned runs and 70 runs … in three seasons on the Bloomingdale Senior HS varsity squad (hitting): .436 batting average (109-for-250), .872 slugging percentage, .515 on-base percentage, 83 runs batted in, 78 runs scored, 26 home runs, 19 doubles, six triples … a two-way star, led the Tampa Bay area in strikeouts (335) and home runs (12) in her 2024 junior season … posted a 22-2 record that season and led Bloomingdale Senior to a state 6A FHSAA semifinal finish, eventually falling to state champion Pace HS in 2024 … one of 13 girls named to the MaxPreps National Player of the Year watch list … named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) District 15 6A Player of the Year in 2024 … named the Baymade Fastptich Hillsborough County Pitcher of the Year in 2023 … three-time All-Western Conference performer.
Jolyna Lamar
Utility – Cary, N.C. (Panther Creek HS)
B/T: L/R
Club: Lady Dukes Lamar 18U
Ranked 10th nationally and first in the state of North Carolina by Softball America … ranked second nationally by PrepSoftball … in three years (64 games) on the Panther Creek HS varsity squad: .529 batting average (99-for-187), 1.122 slugging percentage, .599 on-base percentage, 84 runs batted in, 101 runs scored, 84 home runs, 24 doubles and nine triples … daughter of Duke softball head coach Marissa Young.
Jazmine Leyva
Outfielder/Utility – South El Monte, Calif. (South El Monte HS)
B/T: R/R
Height: 5-3
Club: Corona Angels Slye 16U
In three seasons on the South El Monte HS varsity squad: .622 batting average (140-for-225), 1.208 slugging percentage, .638 on-base percentage, 108 runs batted in, 103 runs scored, 24 home runs, 48 doubles and six triples … in her 2024 junior season, posted a .705 batting average (55-for-78), 12 home runs and 14 doubles … named to the CalHi Sports All-State First Team Infield for "Medium Schools" … named to the All-CIF Southern Section Division 5 First Team … named to the San Gabriel Valley All-Area First Team.
Inouye-Perez's 2025 signing class was ranked sixth in the nation and first in the Big Ten, according to Softball America. Both Lamar (10th) and Alejandre (13th) were ranked in the top 15 of Softball America's national individual rankings while Cable was 57th and fourth in her home state of Florida.
"I expect this 2025 signing class to have an immediate impact and continue our tradition of excellence," Inouye-Perez said. "Every year, we graduate great Bruins and are tasked with reloading with a talented freshman class. My associate head coach Lisa Fernandez and recruiting coordinator Will Oldham have done an excellent job in bringing in the next generation of elite Bruins. We signed two of the top recruits in the country, Brianah Alejandre and Jolyna Lamar. Our fans are going to love watching these four signees compete for us in 2026."
Brianah Alejandre
Infielder/Utility – Alhambra, Calif. (Los Altos HS)
B/T: R/R
Height: 5-6
Club: Corona Angels Tyson 18U
Ranked 13th nationally and third in the state of California by Softball America … ranked 27th nationally by PrepSoftball … in her junior 2024 season at Los Altos, recorded a .513 batting average (40-for-78), .962 slugging percentage, .587 on-base percentage, 19 runs batted in, 30 runs scored, seven home runs, 10 doubles and two triples … helped Los Altos HS to the 2024 Hacienda League title … named to the San Gabriel Valley All-Area First Team … named to the CalHi Sports All-State First Team Infield for "Medium Schools"
Natalie Cable
Pitcher/Outfielder – Valrico, Fla. (Bloomingdale Senior HS)
B/T: L/L
Height: 5-7
Club: VA Unity Johnson/Ricks 18U
Ranked 57th nationally and fourth in the state of Florida by Softball America … in three seasons on the Bloomingdale Senior HS varsity squad (pitching): 53-13 record, 0.63 earned run average, 447.1 innings pitched, 70 appearances, 942 strikeouts, 32 starts, 40 earned runs and 70 runs … in three seasons on the Bloomingdale Senior HS varsity squad (hitting): .436 batting average (109-for-250), .872 slugging percentage, .515 on-base percentage, 83 runs batted in, 78 runs scored, 26 home runs, 19 doubles, six triples … a two-way star, led the Tampa Bay area in strikeouts (335) and home runs (12) in her 2024 junior season … posted a 22-2 record that season and led Bloomingdale Senior to a state 6A FHSAA semifinal finish, eventually falling to state champion Pace HS in 2024 … one of 13 girls named to the MaxPreps National Player of the Year watch list … named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) District 15 6A Player of the Year in 2024 … named the Baymade Fastptich Hillsborough County Pitcher of the Year in 2023 … three-time All-Western Conference performer.
Jolyna Lamar
Utility – Cary, N.C. (Panther Creek HS)
B/T: L/R
Club: Lady Dukes Lamar 18U
Ranked 10th nationally and first in the state of North Carolina by Softball America … ranked second nationally by PrepSoftball … in three years (64 games) on the Panther Creek HS varsity squad: .529 batting average (99-for-187), 1.122 slugging percentage, .599 on-base percentage, 84 runs batted in, 101 runs scored, 84 home runs, 24 doubles and nine triples … daughter of Duke softball head coach Marissa Young.
Jazmine Leyva
Outfielder/Utility – South El Monte, Calif. (South El Monte HS)
B/T: R/R
Height: 5-3
Club: Corona Angels Slye 16U
In three seasons on the South El Monte HS varsity squad: .622 batting average (140-for-225), 1.208 slugging percentage, .638 on-base percentage, 108 runs batted in, 103 runs scored, 24 home runs, 48 doubles and six triples … in her 2024 junior season, posted a .705 batting average (55-for-78), 12 home runs and 14 doubles … named to the CalHi Sports All-State First Team Infield for "Medium Schools" … named to the All-CIF Southern Section Division 5 First Team … named to the San Gabriel Valley All-Area First Team.
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