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Jordan Woolery
Photo by: Vinny Lavalsiti
Softball Makes Statement with Sweep of No. 5 Stanford
April 21, 2024 | Softball
STANFORD, Calif. – A two-run homer by Jordan Woolery in the seventh inning lifted the No. 12 UCLA softball team to a 2-0 victory and sweep of No. 5 Stanford at Smith Family Stadium on Sunday.
The Bruins (27-9, 12-3 Pac-12) are now in first place in the conference standings and a .5 game up on the Cardinal (36-10, 13-5 Pac-12). Sophomore pitcher Taylor Tinsley won all three games in the series, pitching a total of 15.2 scoreless innings with 20 strikeouts and just one walk. Tinsley retired all eight batters she faced in Sunday's nationally-televised series finale.
Stanford starting pitcher NiJaree Canady, the Pac-12 leader in ERA, strikeouts and victories, was handed her second loss of the weekend.
Megan Grant doubled in all three games and went 5-for-10 at the plate with two runs scored in the series.
Kaitlyn Terry started game three in the circle after surrendering a season-high nine hits in her start in game two on Saturday. The freshman southpaw bounced back in a big way with seven strikeouts in 4.1 scoreless innings.
Terry's outing was highlighted by a three-up, three-down second inning and three strikeouts in the third. She found trouble in the bottom half of the fifth, giving up a single and walk to put runners on first and second. The Shelly Carlin UCLA Head Softball Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez turned to Tinsley out of the bullpen to take over with runners in scoring position for the second day in a row.
Once again, Tinsley escaped the jam with a groundout to first base and fly out to center field on just four pitches to keep the game scoreless.
The Bruins broke through the Cardinal ace in the top of the seventh. Grant, after falling into an 0-2 count to start the at-bat, walked on six pitches to put a runner on base for Woolery. Woolery, a Bay Area native from Walnut Creek, homered to the deepest part of the ballpark to give UCLA the 2-0 lead it would hold for the rest of the game.
UCLA is on the road for a midweek game Tuesday, April 23 at Long Beach State. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m. (PT).
The Bruins (27-9, 12-3 Pac-12) are now in first place in the conference standings and a .5 game up on the Cardinal (36-10, 13-5 Pac-12). Sophomore pitcher Taylor Tinsley won all three games in the series, pitching a total of 15.2 scoreless innings with 20 strikeouts and just one walk. Tinsley retired all eight batters she faced in Sunday's nationally-televised series finale.
Stanford starting pitcher NiJaree Canady, the Pac-12 leader in ERA, strikeouts and victories, was handed her second loss of the weekend.
Megan Grant doubled in all three games and went 5-for-10 at the plate with two runs scored in the series.
Kaitlyn Terry started game three in the circle after surrendering a season-high nine hits in her start in game two on Saturday. The freshman southpaw bounced back in a big way with seven strikeouts in 4.1 scoreless innings.
Terry's outing was highlighted by a three-up, three-down second inning and three strikeouts in the third. She found trouble in the bottom half of the fifth, giving up a single and walk to put runners on first and second. The Shelly Carlin UCLA Head Softball Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez turned to Tinsley out of the bullpen to take over with runners in scoring position for the second day in a row.
Once again, Tinsley escaped the jam with a groundout to first base and fly out to center field on just four pitches to keep the game scoreless.
The Bruins broke through the Cardinal ace in the top of the seventh. Grant, after falling into an 0-2 count to start the at-bat, walked on six pitches to put a runner on base for Woolery. Woolery, a Bay Area native from Walnut Creek, homered to the deepest part of the ballpark to give UCLA the 2-0 lead it would hold for the rest of the game.
UCLA is on the road for a midweek game Tuesday, April 23 at Long Beach State. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m. (PT).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tinsley, Taylor (13-8)
L: Canady, N. (15-4)
Batting:
2B: Grant, Megan 1
HR: Woolery, Jordan 1
RBI: Woolery, Jordan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Grant, Megan 1 ; Woolery, Jordan 1
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