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Jersey Number 3
Briana Perez
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Alhambra HS
- Hometown:
- Martinez, Calif.
Bio
Career Highlights
- National Champion (2019)
- 5-time WCWS Participant
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
- 2-time NFCAย Third Team All-American (2022, 2021)
-ย 4-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)
- 4-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoreeย (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)
- 4-time NFCA West All-Region honoree (First Team - 2022, 2021; Second Team - 2019, 2018)
- Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal recipient (2022)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Teamย (2018)
- 4-time Softball America All-American (First Team - 2019; Third Team - 2022, 2021, 2020)
- D1 Softball Second Team All-American (2022)
-ย 2-time CoSIDAย Academic Second Team All-American (2022, 2021)
- 3-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree (First Team - 2022, 2021; Second Team - 2020)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 14, 2022)
- All-Pac-12 Academic Second Teamย honoree (2019)
Record Book
Perez ranks second on UCLA's career hits list with 328 ... UCLA's career runs scored leader with 263ย ... holds the UCLA record for most home wins at Easton Stadium (113) ...ย became the fourth Bruin in UCLA history to join the 300 Hits Club with her single in the first inning of game two at Oregon State on April 23, 2022, joining sister Kylee Perez (301), Stacey Nuveman (322) and Natasha Watley (395)ย ... tied with Stacey Nuvemanย for most games played/starts in UCLA historyย with 264ย ... ranks third on UCLA's career triples list (19)ย ... ranks fifth on UCLA's career doubles list (56) ... ranks sixthย on UCLA's career RBI list (199) ... ranks second on UCLA's career stolen bases list (73) ... ranks 10th on UCLA's career batting average list (.383).
2022
Perez was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the NFCA All-American and Softball America All-American Third Teams for the second year in a row โฆ earned All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors for the fourth time in her career โฆ named NFCA West All-Region First Team โฆ started all 61 games at shortstop โฆ ranked second on the squad with a .392 batting average, the best in a single season for her career excluding the COVID-19 season โฆ in the NCAA, she ranked fifth in triples, 13th in doubles and 24th in hits (73) ... led the Pac-12 with seven triples and was second with 18 doubles and 35 total extra-base hits โฆ led the Bruins with 135 total bases, 16 stolen bases and 73 hits, including a team-best 21 multi-hit games โฆ launched double-digit home runs for the second season in a row (10) โฆ paced the Pac-12 and ranked fifth nationally in triples (7) โฆ broke UCLAโs career runs scored record with her 254th run at No. 12 Arizona State (May 7) โฆ became the fourth member of UCLAโs 300 Hits Club with a single at Oregon State (April 23) โฆ tied UCLAโs all-time games played/started record with her two games against No. 1 Oklahoma at the Womenโs College World Series (June 6) โฆ had a 3-for-3, two extra-base-hit day versus Mississippi State with a double and home run (Feb. 12) โฆ recorded triples in back-to-back games on the same day versus No. 11 Texas and Auburn at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational (Feb. 19) โฆ homered three games in a row and had four straight multi-RBI games from March 10-12, including season-high five-RBI in a 3-for-3 outing against CSU Bakersfield (March 12) which earned her the first Pac-12 Player of the Week honor of her career โฆ doubled and tripled in game two against No. 9 Arizona (March 20) โฆ knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning against No. 9 Washington to help secure a 5-4 victory (March 27) โฆ scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning the next game against No. 12 Oregon thanks to a leadoff triple (April 1) โฆ knocked in the go-ahead runs with a two-RBI single in the fourth inning against Oregon State to help the Bruins to a 3-2 victory (April 23) โฆ surpassed her sister, Kylee Perez, on UCLAโs career hits list the next day with a leadoff homer for her 302nd career hit โฆ hit an inside-the-park-homer off the top of the center field wall in game two against Utah (April 30) โฆ had a 3-for-4, three-RBI day in game two at No. 12 Arizona State, including a three-run homer in the fourth inning to blow the game open, 7-3 (May 7) โฆ scored twice and knocked in a run in an six-inning run rule over California (May 12) โฆ scored twice and doubled in a pair of runs in a 2-for-2 night against Grand Canyon in NCAA Regionals (May 20) โฆ tripled in her first at-bat and hit a two-RBI single in the sixth inning to break the game open, 4-1, against Loyola Marymount in NCAA Regionals (May 21) โฆ scored a pair of runs with a two-RBI single against No. 12 Florida in the WCWS (June 5) โฆ earned CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honors and was named CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team for the second year in a row.
2021
Perez was selected to the NFCA and Softball America All-American Third Teams and earned All-Pac-12 First Team and Defensive Team honors โฆ led the Bruins with 60 hits, 119 total bases, a .353 batting average, 52 runs, five triples and was second with 41 RBIs and a .700 slugging percentage โฆ also recorded 10 doubles and 13 home runs โฆ swiped 13 stolen bases โฆ with the mitt, Perez led UCLA with 96 assists โฆ was tops on the squad with 16 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games, including five 3-RBI games โฆ scored a run in 37 of 54 games โฆ went on two separate hitting streaks in the regular season of eight (.520, 13-for-25, 12 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 6 SB) and 12 games (.390, 16-for-41, 15 R, 4 HR, 15 RBI) โฆ hit a home run in three straight games versus UC Santa Barbara (March 11) and UNLV (double-header, March 12) for five RBIs โฆ drove in three RBIs with two hits, including a homer, against CSU Fullerton (Feb. 20) โฆ recorded three more RBIs off a double and triple versus San Diego State (Feb. 24) โฆ had a three-hit, two-run game versus Utah (March 1) โฆ tallied two hits with a home run for three runs against San Jose State (March 7) โฆ powered a 3-run homer and scored two runs at Oregon (April 11) โฆ launched a homerun in the Bruinsโ win over Washington (April 23) โฆ reached base via hit twice in each of the first three games of the Utah series (April 30 โ May 1) โฆ earned CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team โฆ made the Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020
Perez was named a Softball America Third Team All-American, leading the Bruins with 31 runs scored, four sacrifice hits and three sacrifice flies, tying for first with 28 runs batted in, placing second with a .420 batting average and 12 stolen bases and tying for second with five doubles, adding two home runs and nine walks ... was tops on the squad with nine multi-RBI games and second with eight multi-hit contests ... tied for fourth nationally in runs scored, tied for ninth in sacrifice flies, tied for 17th in RBI, tied for 20th in hits (34) and tied for 44th in stolen bases ... among Pac-12 players, tied for first in runs and sacrifices, tied for third in sac flies, tied for fourth in RBI and was fifth in hits and steals ...ย had hits in 22 of 26 games ... scored in 21 of 26, includingย multiple runs eight times ...ย ended the season on a 10-game hitting streak (.467, 14-for-30, 12 RBI, 10 runs, six SB) from Feb. 28-March 8 ... also had a nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 8-21 (.533, 16-for-30, 15 R, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 5 BB, 5 SB) ... had three hits, a pair of RBI and two runs against No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 15) ... posted three hits in a pair of games versus San Diego (Feb. 9 and March 1), driving in two in the March contest ... had three hits, including a two-run homer, and three runs against USF (Feb. 16) ... produced a pair of hits in both ends of a double-header, driving in four against Weber State and two more versus San Diego State (Feb. 29) ... had two singles and two runs against Texas A&M (Feb. 21) ... tallied two hits, two RBI and two runs versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6) ... scored three times two days later against the Roadrunners ... hit a solo homer and walked three times against No. 9 Alabama (Feb. 14) ... had two-RBI contests against Cal Poly (Feb. 7), Pittsburgh (Feb. 9) and Liberty (Feb. 15) ... swiped two bases versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 8) and Boston U. (March 7) ... earned CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team honors and was named to the Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019
Perez was named a Softball America First Team All-American, NFCA West All-Region Second Team, All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ... led the Bruins with 70 runs scored, was second with 21 stolen bases, three triples and six sacrifice hits, tied for second with three sacrifice flies and tied for third with a .383 batting average, adding seven home runs, 45 runs batted in, 11 doubles and a .429 on base percentage ... was fourth in the nation in runs scored and tied for 13th in hits ... led all Pac-12 players in runs, was second in hits (80), third in stolen bases, tied for fourth in sacrifices, ninth in total bases (118), 10th in batting average and tied for 10th in triples ... second on the team with 22 multiple-hit games, adding 12 multi-RBI contests ... recorded a nine-game hitting streak (April 18-May 9) and a seven-game hitting streak (Feb. 16-23) ... hit .378 (14-for-37) in the NCAA Tournament, scoring 13 runs and adding two homers, six RBI and three steals ... posted five hits in 20 at-bats (.250) at the Women's College World Series with two homers, four RBI and five runs ... homered in both games of the WCWS Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma, posting a three-run homer and a double in Game 1 and a solo shot in Game 2 ... was 7-for-12 (.583) at the Los Angeles Regional, scoring six times and stealing two bases ... had three hits against Weber State (May 17) and Missouri (May 19), while scoring three runs in the NCAA Regional championship versus Missouri (May 19) ... was 5-for-9 (.556) in the Utah series, scoring five runs and driving in fiveย (April 26-28) ... hit a pair of home runs in the first and last games, going 3-for-4 with three RBI in the series finale ... scored three runs at Oregon State (April 18) ... hit .400 (4-for-10) in the series at No. 19 Arizona State, scoring five runs and hitting a homer in the series finaleย (April 5-7) ... was 4-for-10 (.400) in the series versus California (March 29-31) ... produced four hits, five RBI and three runs scored against Boston U., posting a solo homer and a pair of two-run singles (March 10) ... hit her first homer of the year against Robert Morris (March 8) ... notched three hits and three runs versus No. 3 Florida (Feb. 27) ... recorded a pair of two-hit, two-RBI games against Nebraska and No. 16 Kentucky (Feb. 23) ... had two hits and two RBI versus No. 4 Oklahoma (Feb. 22) ... tallied five hits double-header, with three against UC Riverside and two versus Loyola Marymount (Feb. 17) ... had multiple hits in each of the first four games of the season, including a three-hit, three-run, two-RBI game against Georgia State (Feb. 9) ...ย named Google Cloud Academic All-District Softball First Team and Second Team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2018
Perez was named NFCA West All-Region Second Team, All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ... led the team with 11 stolen bases and seven hit by pitches, tied for first with three triples, was second with 61 runs scored and five sacrifice hits, tied for second with 81 hits and third with a .386 batting average, 12 doubles and 117 total bases, adding six home runs and 41 runs batted in ... tied for ninth nationally in hits and tied for 10th in runs scored ...ย was third on the squad with 23 multiple-hit games, adding 12 multi-RBI contests ... ranked second among Pac-12 players in runs, tied for second in hits, tied for fourth in average, tied for sixth in total bases and hit by pitches, eighth in on base percentage (.433) and tied for 10th in steals ... had three separate hitting streaks of at least seven games,ย including a 21-game streak from April 22-June 1 ... only two players in UCLA history have had longer streaks than 21 (Natasha Watleyย - 32 and 29, Stacey Nuveman - 28), as Perez hit .411 (30-for-73) with 20 runs and nine RBI during the 21-game stretch ... hit .371 (13-for-35) during her 10-game hitting streak (March 17-April 13) and .538 (14-for-26) during her season-opening, seven-game hitting streak (Feb. 9-17) ...ย hit .378 (14-for-37) in the NCAA Tournament with seven runs, a homer and seven RBI, with hits in 10 of 11 contests ... was 4-for-12 (.333) at the Women's College World Series,ย hitting a solo homer against No. 6 Florida State in game two (June 3) ... hit .429 (3-for-7) at the NCAA Super Regionals against No. 14 Arizona (May 24-25) ... batted .389 (7-for-18) with five RBI at NCAA Regionals (May 18-20) ... had five hits in nine at-bats (.556) in the series against No. 6 Arizona State (May 10-12), which would help her earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors (May 14) ... wentย 3-for-3 with a solo homer in the middle contest ... was 4-for-10 (.400) with four runs in the series at No. 24 California (May 4-6) ... hit .500 (6-for-12) in the series at Utah (March 29-31), tallying three hits in game two, including two triples, which tied a single-game school record ... was 9-for-16 (.563) with six RBI and six runs at the Long Beach Tournament (March 9-11), producing three hits against Boston U. (March 10), three RBI, including a two-run homer, versus No. 16 Ohio State (March 11) and two hits and two RBI against No. 21 LBSU (March 11) ... had three hits, including a two-run double, against No. 21 Minnesota (March 3) ... had a two-run double and a solo homer against Fresno State (Feb. 25) andย two hits versus No. 7 LSU (Feb. 24) ... had three hits versus Grand Canyon (Feb. 19) andย scored three runs against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 17) ... went 11-for-18 (.611) during her first collegiate weekend, driving in 11, scoring nine times and homering twice ... hit a two-run homer against UC Riverside (Feb. 11) ... had three hits, including two doubles, three RBI and three runs versus Cal Poly (Feb. 10) ... went 5-for-7 in a double-header, hitting a three-run homer in her second career at-bat against Maryland, while going 3-for-3 with three RBI versus Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9).
USA Softball (2017)
Was named to the 2017 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team ... went 3-for-6 with three runs and an RBI in two exhibition games before suffering an injury.
Alhambra High School
Perez prepped at Alhambra High School in Martinez, Calif., where she played softball for four years and basketball as a freshman ... named First Team All-Diablo-Foothill League every year and league MVP as a sophomore and senior ... hit .592 as a senior with six home runs and an on base plus slugging percentage of 1.758 ...ย helped the Bulldogs to league championships all four seasons and North Coast Section titles three times (2014-2016) ... team captain as a junior and senior ... hit .613 as a junior with six homers and a 1.777 OPS ...ย coached in softball by Paul Buccellatoย ... played travel ball with OC Batbusters under coach Mike Stith.
Personal
Born Briana Leigh Perez in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... parents are Sonja and Jeff Perez ... older sister, Kylee, was a four-year letterwinner at UCLA (2015-2018) and served as a volunteer assistant coach in 2019 ...ย chose to attend UCLA because it gives her the opportunity to earn a degree from one of the nation's most prestigious schools while competing for a national championship ... things she likes the most about softball are that it's a game of failure that constantly challenges you both mentally and physically, and it introduces her to lifelong friends at the same time ... favorites include actor Ryan Reynolds, her mom's chicken pasta Caesar salad, the television show "Friends" and Derek Jeter ...ย biggest athletic thrill to date was winning a National Championship ... hobbies include house boating, traveling and spending time with friends and family ...ย is currently in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (Education major) master's program after earning her bachelor's in psychology (history minor).
Briana Perez's Game Highs
- National Champion (2019)
- 5-time WCWS Participant
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
- 2-time NFCAย Third Team All-American (2022, 2021)
-ย 4-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)
- 4-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoreeย (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)
- 4-time NFCA West All-Region honoree (First Team - 2022, 2021; Second Team - 2019, 2018)
- Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal recipient (2022)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Teamย (2018)
- 4-time Softball America All-American (First Team - 2019; Third Team - 2022, 2021, 2020)
- D1 Softball Second Team All-American (2022)
-ย 2-time CoSIDAย Academic Second Team All-American (2022, 2021)
- 3-time CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree (First Team - 2022, 2021; Second Team - 2020)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 14, 2022)
- All-Pac-12 Academic Second Teamย honoree (2019)
Record Book
Perez ranks second on UCLA's career hits list with 328 ... UCLA's career runs scored leader with 263ย ... holds the UCLA record for most home wins at Easton Stadium (113) ...ย became the fourth Bruin in UCLA history to join the 300 Hits Club with her single in the first inning of game two at Oregon State on April 23, 2022, joining sister Kylee Perez (301), Stacey Nuveman (322) and Natasha Watley (395)ย ... tied with Stacey Nuvemanย for most games played/starts in UCLA historyย with 264ย ... ranks third on UCLA's career triples list (19)ย ... ranks fifth on UCLA's career doubles list (56) ... ranks sixthย on UCLA's career RBI list (199) ... ranks second on UCLA's career stolen bases list (73) ... ranks 10th on UCLA's career batting average list (.383).
2022
Perez was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the NFCA All-American and Softball America All-American Third Teams for the second year in a row โฆ earned All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors for the fourth time in her career โฆ named NFCA West All-Region First Team โฆ started all 61 games at shortstop โฆ ranked second on the squad with a .392 batting average, the best in a single season for her career excluding the COVID-19 season โฆ in the NCAA, she ranked fifth in triples, 13th in doubles and 24th in hits (73) ... led the Pac-12 with seven triples and was second with 18 doubles and 35 total extra-base hits โฆ led the Bruins with 135 total bases, 16 stolen bases and 73 hits, including a team-best 21 multi-hit games โฆ launched double-digit home runs for the second season in a row (10) โฆ paced the Pac-12 and ranked fifth nationally in triples (7) โฆ broke UCLAโs career runs scored record with her 254th run at No. 12 Arizona State (May 7) โฆ became the fourth member of UCLAโs 300 Hits Club with a single at Oregon State (April 23) โฆ tied UCLAโs all-time games played/started record with her two games against No. 1 Oklahoma at the Womenโs College World Series (June 6) โฆ had a 3-for-3, two extra-base-hit day versus Mississippi State with a double and home run (Feb. 12) โฆ recorded triples in back-to-back games on the same day versus No. 11 Texas and Auburn at the St. Pete Clearwater Elite Invitational (Feb. 19) โฆ homered three games in a row and had four straight multi-RBI games from March 10-12, including season-high five-RBI in a 3-for-3 outing against CSU Bakersfield (March 12) which earned her the first Pac-12 Player of the Week honor of her career โฆ doubled and tripled in game two against No. 9 Arizona (March 20) โฆ knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning against No. 9 Washington to help secure a 5-4 victory (March 27) โฆ scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning the next game against No. 12 Oregon thanks to a leadoff triple (April 1) โฆ knocked in the go-ahead runs with a two-RBI single in the fourth inning against Oregon State to help the Bruins to a 3-2 victory (April 23) โฆ surpassed her sister, Kylee Perez, on UCLAโs career hits list the next day with a leadoff homer for her 302nd career hit โฆ hit an inside-the-park-homer off the top of the center field wall in game two against Utah (April 30) โฆ had a 3-for-4, three-RBI day in game two at No. 12 Arizona State, including a three-run homer in the fourth inning to blow the game open, 7-3 (May 7) โฆ scored twice and knocked in a run in an six-inning run rule over California (May 12) โฆ scored twice and doubled in a pair of runs in a 2-for-2 night against Grand Canyon in NCAA Regionals (May 20) โฆ tripled in her first at-bat and hit a two-RBI single in the sixth inning to break the game open, 4-1, against Loyola Marymount in NCAA Regionals (May 21) โฆ scored a pair of runs with a two-RBI single against No. 12 Florida in the WCWS (June 5) โฆ earned CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honors and was named CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team for the second year in a row.
2021
Perez was selected to the NFCA and Softball America All-American Third Teams and earned All-Pac-12 First Team and Defensive Team honors โฆ led the Bruins with 60 hits, 119 total bases, a .353 batting average, 52 runs, five triples and was second with 41 RBIs and a .700 slugging percentage โฆ also recorded 10 doubles and 13 home runs โฆ swiped 13 stolen bases โฆ with the mitt, Perez led UCLA with 96 assists โฆ was tops on the squad with 16 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games, including five 3-RBI games โฆ scored a run in 37 of 54 games โฆ went on two separate hitting streaks in the regular season of eight (.520, 13-for-25, 12 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 6 SB) and 12 games (.390, 16-for-41, 15 R, 4 HR, 15 RBI) โฆ hit a home run in three straight games versus UC Santa Barbara (March 11) and UNLV (double-header, March 12) for five RBIs โฆ drove in three RBIs with two hits, including a homer, against CSU Fullerton (Feb. 20) โฆ recorded three more RBIs off a double and triple versus San Diego State (Feb. 24) โฆ had a three-hit, two-run game versus Utah (March 1) โฆ tallied two hits with a home run for three runs against San Jose State (March 7) โฆ powered a 3-run homer and scored two runs at Oregon (April 11) โฆ launched a homerun in the Bruinsโ win over Washington (April 23) โฆ reached base via hit twice in each of the first three games of the Utah series (April 30 โ May 1) โฆ earned CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team โฆ made the Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2020
Perez was named a Softball America Third Team All-American, leading the Bruins with 31 runs scored, four sacrifice hits and three sacrifice flies, tying for first with 28 runs batted in, placing second with a .420 batting average and 12 stolen bases and tying for second with five doubles, adding two home runs and nine walks ... was tops on the squad with nine multi-RBI games and second with eight multi-hit contests ... tied for fourth nationally in runs scored, tied for ninth in sacrifice flies, tied for 17th in RBI, tied for 20th in hits (34) and tied for 44th in stolen bases ... among Pac-12 players, tied for first in runs and sacrifices, tied for third in sac flies, tied for fourth in RBI and was fifth in hits and steals ...ย had hits in 22 of 26 games ... scored in 21 of 26, includingย multiple runs eight times ...ย ended the season on a 10-game hitting streak (.467, 14-for-30, 12 RBI, 10 runs, six SB) from Feb. 28-March 8 ... also had a nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 8-21 (.533, 16-for-30, 15 R, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 5 BB, 5 SB) ... had three hits, a pair of RBI and two runs against No. 15 Georgia (Feb. 15) ... posted three hits in a pair of games versus San Diego (Feb. 9 and March 1), driving in two in the March contest ... had three hits, including a two-run homer, and three runs against USF (Feb. 16) ... produced a pair of hits in both ends of a double-header, driving in four against Weber State and two more versus San Diego State (Feb. 29) ... had two singles and two runs against Texas A&M (Feb. 21) ... tallied two hits, two RBI and two runs versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6) ... scored three times two days later against the Roadrunners ... hit a solo homer and walked three times against No. 9 Alabama (Feb. 14) ... had two-RBI contests against Cal Poly (Feb. 7), Pittsburgh (Feb. 9) and Liberty (Feb. 15) ... swiped two bases versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 8) and Boston U. (March 7) ... earned CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team honors and was named to the Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2019
Perez was named a Softball America First Team All-American, NFCA West All-Region Second Team, All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ... led the Bruins with 70 runs scored, was second with 21 stolen bases, three triples and six sacrifice hits, tied for second with three sacrifice flies and tied for third with a .383 batting average, adding seven home runs, 45 runs batted in, 11 doubles and a .429 on base percentage ... was fourth in the nation in runs scored and tied for 13th in hits ... led all Pac-12 players in runs, was second in hits (80), third in stolen bases, tied for fourth in sacrifices, ninth in total bases (118), 10th in batting average and tied for 10th in triples ... second on the team with 22 multiple-hit games, adding 12 multi-RBI contests ... recorded a nine-game hitting streak (April 18-May 9) and a seven-game hitting streak (Feb. 16-23) ... hit .378 (14-for-37) in the NCAA Tournament, scoring 13 runs and adding two homers, six RBI and three steals ... posted five hits in 20 at-bats (.250) at the Women's College World Series with two homers, four RBI and five runs ... homered in both games of the WCWS Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma, posting a three-run homer and a double in Game 1 and a solo shot in Game 2 ... was 7-for-12 (.583) at the Los Angeles Regional, scoring six times and stealing two bases ... had three hits against Weber State (May 17) and Missouri (May 19), while scoring three runs in the NCAA Regional championship versus Missouri (May 19) ... was 5-for-9 (.556) in the Utah series, scoring five runs and driving in fiveย (April 26-28) ... hit a pair of home runs in the first and last games, going 3-for-4 with three RBI in the series finale ... scored three runs at Oregon State (April 18) ... hit .400 (4-for-10) in the series at No. 19 Arizona State, scoring five runs and hitting a homer in the series finaleย (April 5-7) ... was 4-for-10 (.400) in the series versus California (March 29-31) ... produced four hits, five RBI and three runs scored against Boston U., posting a solo homer and a pair of two-run singles (March 10) ... hit her first homer of the year against Robert Morris (March 8) ... notched three hits and three runs versus No. 3 Florida (Feb. 27) ... recorded a pair of two-hit, two-RBI games against Nebraska and No. 16 Kentucky (Feb. 23) ... had two hits and two RBI versus No. 4 Oklahoma (Feb. 22) ... tallied five hits double-header, with three against UC Riverside and two versus Loyola Marymount (Feb. 17) ... had multiple hits in each of the first four games of the season, including a three-hit, three-run, two-RBI game against Georgia State (Feb. 9) ...ย named Google Cloud Academic All-District Softball First Team and Second Team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2018
Perez was named NFCA West All-Region Second Team, All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ... led the team with 11 stolen bases and seven hit by pitches, tied for first with three triples, was second with 61 runs scored and five sacrifice hits, tied for second with 81 hits and third with a .386 batting average, 12 doubles and 117 total bases, adding six home runs and 41 runs batted in ... tied for ninth nationally in hits and tied for 10th in runs scored ...ย was third on the squad with 23 multiple-hit games, adding 12 multi-RBI contests ... ranked second among Pac-12 players in runs, tied for second in hits, tied for fourth in average, tied for sixth in total bases and hit by pitches, eighth in on base percentage (.433) and tied for 10th in steals ... had three separate hitting streaks of at least seven games,ย including a 21-game streak from April 22-June 1 ... only two players in UCLA history have had longer streaks than 21 (Natasha Watleyย - 32 and 29, Stacey Nuveman - 28), as Perez hit .411 (30-for-73) with 20 runs and nine RBI during the 21-game stretch ... hit .371 (13-for-35) during her 10-game hitting streak (March 17-April 13) and .538 (14-for-26) during her season-opening, seven-game hitting streak (Feb. 9-17) ...ย hit .378 (14-for-37) in the NCAA Tournament with seven runs, a homer and seven RBI, with hits in 10 of 11 contests ... was 4-for-12 (.333) at the Women's College World Series,ย hitting a solo homer against No. 6 Florida State in game two (June 3) ... hit .429 (3-for-7) at the NCAA Super Regionals against No. 14 Arizona (May 24-25) ... batted .389 (7-for-18) with five RBI at NCAA Regionals (May 18-20) ... had five hits in nine at-bats (.556) in the series against No. 6 Arizona State (May 10-12), which would help her earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors (May 14) ... wentย 3-for-3 with a solo homer in the middle contest ... was 4-for-10 (.400) with four runs in the series at No. 24 California (May 4-6) ... hit .500 (6-for-12) in the series at Utah (March 29-31), tallying three hits in game two, including two triples, which tied a single-game school record ... was 9-for-16 (.563) with six RBI and six runs at the Long Beach Tournament (March 9-11), producing three hits against Boston U. (March 10), three RBI, including a two-run homer, versus No. 16 Ohio State (March 11) and two hits and two RBI against No. 21 LBSU (March 11) ... had three hits, including a two-run double, against No. 21 Minnesota (March 3) ... had a two-run double and a solo homer against Fresno State (Feb. 25) andย two hits versus No. 7 LSU (Feb. 24) ... had three hits versus Grand Canyon (Feb. 19) andย scored three runs against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 17) ... went 11-for-18 (.611) during her first collegiate weekend, driving in 11, scoring nine times and homering twice ... hit a two-run homer against UC Riverside (Feb. 11) ... had three hits, including two doubles, three RBI and three runs versus Cal Poly (Feb. 10) ... went 5-for-7 in a double-header, hitting a three-run homer in her second career at-bat against Maryland, while going 3-for-3 with three RBI versus Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9).
USA Softball (2017)
Was named to the 2017 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team ... went 3-for-6 with three runs and an RBI in two exhibition games before suffering an injury.
Alhambra High School
Perez prepped at Alhambra High School in Martinez, Calif., where she played softball for four years and basketball as a freshman ... named First Team All-Diablo-Foothill League every year and league MVP as a sophomore and senior ... hit .592 as a senior with six home runs and an on base plus slugging percentage of 1.758 ...ย helped the Bulldogs to league championships all four seasons and North Coast Section titles three times (2014-2016) ... team captain as a junior and senior ... hit .613 as a junior with six homers and a 1.777 OPS ...ย coached in softball by Paul Buccellatoย ... played travel ball with OC Batbusters under coach Mike Stith.
Personal
Born Briana Leigh Perez in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... parents are Sonja and Jeff Perez ... older sister, Kylee, was a four-year letterwinner at UCLA (2015-2018) and served as a volunteer assistant coach in 2019 ...ย chose to attend UCLA because it gives her the opportunity to earn a degree from one of the nation's most prestigious schools while competing for a national championship ... things she likes the most about softball are that it's a game of failure that constantly challenges you both mentally and physically, and it introduces her to lifelong friends at the same time ... favorites include actor Ryan Reynolds, her mom's chicken pasta Caesar salad, the television show "Friends" and Derek Jeter ...ย biggest athletic thrill to date was winning a National Championship ... hobbies include house boating, traveling and spending time with friends and family ...ย is currently in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (Education major) master's program after earning her bachelor's in psychology (history minor).
Briana Perez's Game Highs
| AT-BATS | 5, Eight Times (last at CSU Fullerton, 2/20/21) |
| RUNS SCORED | 3, 13 Times (last vs. CSU Bakersfield,ย 3/12/22) |
| HITS | 4, vs. Boston U. (3/10/19) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 5, Two Times (last vs. CSU Bakersfield, 3/12/22) |
| DOUBLES | 2, vs. Cal Poly (2/10/18) |
| TRIPLES | 2, at Utah (3/30/18) |
| HOME RUNS | 1, 38 Times (last at Arizona State, 5/7/22) |
| TOTAL BASES | 8, vs. CSU Bakersfield (3/12/22) |
| WALKS | 3, vs. Alabama (2/14/20) |
| SACRIFICE HITS | 2, vs. Wisconsin (2/22/20) |
| SACRIFICE FLIES | 1, 10 Times (last vs. Fresno State, 3/12/22) |
| STOLEN BASES | 2, Nine Times (last vs. San Diego, 4/19/22) |
| HIT BY PITCHES | 2, vs. Syracuse (2/18/18) |
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
