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Jersey Number 4
Holly Azevedo
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- High School:
- Pioneer HS
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
Bio
Career Highlights
- National Champion (2019)
- 5-time WCWS Participant
- All-Pac-12 First Team (2022)
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2022)
- NFCA West All-Region Second Team (2018)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2018)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 21, 2022)
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 21, 2022)
Record Book
Azevedo became the 18th pitcher in UCLA's illustrious history of hurlers to reach 50 career wins on March 4, 2022, when she defeated Weber State (4.0 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 8 K) ... threw her first and second solo no-hitters in 2022 (vs. CSUN - Feb. 10; vs. Arizona - March 20) ... threw 1.0 inning in a combined no-hitter with Rachel Garcia versus Weber State in NCAA Regionals (May 17, 2019).
2022
Azevedo was selected as an All-Pac-12 First Team member and a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist … earned both her first Pac-12 Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week awards after no-hitting No. 9 Arizona (March 21) … boasted career-bests in wins (21-3 record, earned run average (1.50), innings (131.0) and strikeouts (145) … led the Pac-12 with her 1.50 ERA … threw two no-no’s against CSUN (Feb. 10) and No. 9 Arizona (March 20) … recorded four double-digit strikeout performances … tossed a complete-game shutout and allowed just two hits in her first Women’s College World Series start against No. 12 Florida (June 5) … struck out eight in her no-hitter of the Matadors … notched 10 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout win over Auburn (Feb. 20) … K’d 12 in a win over Baylor (Feb. 26) … established a career-high 13 strikeouts in the second solo no-hitter of her career against No. 9 Arizona … it was UCLA’s first no-hitter over a top-10 team in the NFCA poll since April 11, 2009, when Megan Langenfeld no-hit No. 3 Washington … threw 5.1 innings of shutout ball in her start to defeat No. 9 Washington (March 26) … struck out four and allowed one run in a victory at Oregon State (April 23) … K’d nine and held California scoreless over 4.0 innings in a win (May 12) … threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball in the California series finale to help the Bruins sweep (May 14) … held Ole Miss hitless through 4.2 innings on the way to picking up the NCAA Regionals win (May 20) … earned the save with 3.0 innings of shutout relief versus No. 1 Oklahoma at the WCWS (June 6).
2021
Azevedo made 16 appearances in the circle, starting 12 games for an 8-1 record … ranked sixth in the Pac-12 with a 1.99 ERA and 11th in strikeouts per seven innings (5.86) … struck out 53 batters and allowed a .222 opponent batting average in 63.1 innings pitched … tossed five complete games … sent a season-high eight batters down on strikes in a complete-game victory over Oregon (April10) … struck out six batters in another complete-game win against Washington (April 24) … her other six-strikeout performance came at Arizona (May 14) … threw 4.2 scoreless innings versus UC Santa Barbara … went six scoreless innings with five strikeouts in her win over Oregon State (April 18) … allowed just two hits and struck out two batters in 5.2 innings in a win at Utah (May 1) … pitched five innings and earned the win in a NCAA Regional victory against Long Beach State (May 5).
2020
Azevedo went 8-0 with a 1.74 earned run average in 12 appearances and nine starts ... had 43 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings ... pitched four complete games and was a part of five shutouts, including one solo blanking ... did not allow a run in her first 14 1/3 innings of the season ... was 17th nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.17), 27th in walks allowed per seven innings (0.95) and tied for 45th in wins ... tied for eighth among Pac-12 pitchers in wins and was ninth in ERA ... struck out five in a complete-game, three-hit shutout against Cal Poly (Feb. 7) ... struck out a season-best seven versus No. 22 UCF in a complete-game win (March 6) ... picked up the win in the final game of the season against Cal Poly, fanning four in four shutout frames (March 8) ... struck out five in 3 2/3 innings of shutout relief in a win at San Diego (March 1) ... struck out three in five innings in a complete-game win over Auburn (Feb. 23) ... fanned six in a five-inning, complete-game win over Liberty (Feb. 15) ... tossed three shutout innings in a win over Pittsburgh (Feb. 9) ... struck out three in four innings in a win over USF (Feb. 16).
2019
Went 11-1 with a 2.12 earned run average and 73 strikeouts in 89 innings ... made 29 appearances and 16 starts, posting seven complete games, three solo shutouts and one save ... ranked seventh among Pac-12 pitchers in ERA and eighth in opposing batting average (.207) ... had a strikeout in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the Women's College World Series Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma ... pitched the seventh inning of a combined no-hitter in the Los Angeles Regional opener against Weber State (May 17), striking out two ... earned the win versus No. 6 Arizona, striking out four in four innings (May 10) ... picked up a three-inning save at Stanford, striking out two and allowing no runs (May 5) ... tossed five shutout innings versus Utah (April 28) ... threw a seven-inning, complete-game shutout with three strikeouts at Oregon State (April 20) ... fanned five in four shutout innings against Oregon (April 14) ... struck out five in a complete-game shutout against UC Santa Barbara (March 25) ... tossed five shutout innings in a win over UConn (March 3) ... fanned eight in five innings in a victory against No. 3 Florida (Feb. 27) ... struck out five in six innings in a win over Nebraska (Feb. 23) ... fanned seven in a complete-game victory versus Fresno State (Feb. 7) ... also picked up wins over Georgia State (Feb. 9), UC Riverside (Feb. 17) and No. 19 Arizona State (April 7).
2018
Was named NFCA West All-Region Second Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team ... went 15-0 with a 2.18 earned run average and 88 strikeouts in 115 2/3 innings ... the 15-0 mark is the second-best undefeated season in UCLA history (Lisa Fernandez, 29-0, 1992) ... threw 10 complete games and was a part of six shutouts, including two solo blankings ... allowed an unearned run in two innings of relief in the game one of NCAA Super Regionals against No. 14 Arizona (May 24) ... pitched in two NCAA Regional games, both on May 19, striking out two in four innings ... struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings versus No. 6 Arizona State (May 12) ... tossed a complete-game, five-hit shutout in a win at No. 24 California, fanning four (May 4) ... picked up complete-game victories on back-to-back days with six strikeouts against No. 21 Oklahoma State (April 27) and seven strikeouts against South Dakota (April 28) ... allowed just two hits in 4 2/3 shutout innings in a win against Stanford (April 7) ... earned two wins in the series at Utah (March 29-31), striking out five in a complete game in the middle contest ... gave up an unearned run in five innings in a win against UCF, striking out four (March 2) ... struck out five in five scoreless innings in her collegiate debut, a win versus Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9) ... also picked up wins against CSUN (April 3), No. 24 Oregon State (March 25), Boston U. (March 10), Michigan State (March 9), UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 17), UC Riverside (Feb. 11) and Cal Poly (Feb. 10).
USA Softball (2017)
Was selected to the 2017 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team ... won gold at the WBSC Junior Women's World Championship ... appeared in four games, going 2-0 with a save and 11 strikeouts in 11 innings ... picked up wins against Turkey and Chinese Taipei and a save versus Japan ... pitched in four games at the World Cup of Softball, starting twice and posting a 3.65 earned run average with 10 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings ... tossed a three-hit shutout of Puerto Rico.
Pioneer High School
Azevedo played four years of softball at Pioneer High School in San Jose, Calif. ... went back-to-back (2015-2016) with several awards: Gatorade Player of the Year candidate, Mercury News Softball Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Bay Area Spring POY Central Coast Section and Prep2Prep CCS Softball POY ... posted the lowest earned run average in the state of California for the two combined years of 2015 and 2016 ... went 25-3 with a 0.18 ERA as a junior, adding 18 shutouts and 334 strikeouts in 191 innings ... was a MaxPreps First Team All-American in 2016, as well as a Cal-Hi Ms. Softball State POY Finalist, after earning FloSoftball and MaxPreps Second Team All-American ... was a three-year All-Mount Hamilton League First Team and two-time league MVP honoree, having helped the Mustangs to three CCS Championship games and three league titles ... eight-time Mercury News Santa Clara Valley Athlete of the Week ... was unable to play half her senior year because of an injury ... coached by Ernie Garcia ... played travel ball with All American Sports Academy under coach Bryan Merrida ... AASA won the 2016 PGF Ultimate Challenge, as she was the winning pitcher in the championship game ... played three years previously with Sorcerer Gold, which finished third at the ASA/USA Champions Cup in 2016.
Personal
Born Holly Ann Azevedo in San Jose, Calif. ... parents are Karen and Ron Azevedo ... had a brother, Drew ... chose to attend UCLA because it has the best of both worlds academically and athletically ... thing she likes the most about softball is the challenge of competing against some of the best softball players ... favorites include actor Will Smith, soccer team Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, avocado toast and the movie "Avatar" ... hobbies include surfing and snowboarding ... sociology major.
Holly Azevedo's Game Highs
- National Champion (2019)
- 5-time WCWS Participant
- All-Pac-12 First Team (2022)
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2022)
- NFCA West All-Region Second Team (2018)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2018)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 21, 2022)
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 21, 2022)
Record Book
Azevedo became the 18th pitcher in UCLA's illustrious history of hurlers to reach 50 career wins on March 4, 2022, when she defeated Weber State (4.0 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 8 K) ... threw her first and second solo no-hitters in 2022 (vs. CSUN - Feb. 10; vs. Arizona - March 20) ... threw 1.0 inning in a combined no-hitter with Rachel Garcia versus Weber State in NCAA Regionals (May 17, 2019).
2022
Azevedo was selected as an All-Pac-12 First Team member and a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist … earned both her first Pac-12 Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week awards after no-hitting No. 9 Arizona (March 21) … boasted career-bests in wins (21-3 record, earned run average (1.50), innings (131.0) and strikeouts (145) … led the Pac-12 with her 1.50 ERA … threw two no-no’s against CSUN (Feb. 10) and No. 9 Arizona (March 20) … recorded four double-digit strikeout performances … tossed a complete-game shutout and allowed just two hits in her first Women’s College World Series start against No. 12 Florida (June 5) … struck out eight in her no-hitter of the Matadors … notched 10 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout win over Auburn (Feb. 20) … K’d 12 in a win over Baylor (Feb. 26) … established a career-high 13 strikeouts in the second solo no-hitter of her career against No. 9 Arizona … it was UCLA’s first no-hitter over a top-10 team in the NFCA poll since April 11, 2009, when Megan Langenfeld no-hit No. 3 Washington … threw 5.1 innings of shutout ball in her start to defeat No. 9 Washington (March 26) … struck out four and allowed one run in a victory at Oregon State (April 23) … K’d nine and held California scoreless over 4.0 innings in a win (May 12) … threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball in the California series finale to help the Bruins sweep (May 14) … held Ole Miss hitless through 4.2 innings on the way to picking up the NCAA Regionals win (May 20) … earned the save with 3.0 innings of shutout relief versus No. 1 Oklahoma at the WCWS (June 6).
2021
Azevedo made 16 appearances in the circle, starting 12 games for an 8-1 record … ranked sixth in the Pac-12 with a 1.99 ERA and 11th in strikeouts per seven innings (5.86) … struck out 53 batters and allowed a .222 opponent batting average in 63.1 innings pitched … tossed five complete games … sent a season-high eight batters down on strikes in a complete-game victory over Oregon (April10) … struck out six batters in another complete-game win against Washington (April 24) … her other six-strikeout performance came at Arizona (May 14) … threw 4.2 scoreless innings versus UC Santa Barbara … went six scoreless innings with five strikeouts in her win over Oregon State (April 18) … allowed just two hits and struck out two batters in 5.2 innings in a win at Utah (May 1) … pitched five innings and earned the win in a NCAA Regional victory against Long Beach State (May 5).
2020
Azevedo went 8-0 with a 1.74 earned run average in 12 appearances and nine starts ... had 43 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings ... pitched four complete games and was a part of five shutouts, including one solo blanking ... did not allow a run in her first 14 1/3 innings of the season ... was 17th nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.17), 27th in walks allowed per seven innings (0.95) and tied for 45th in wins ... tied for eighth among Pac-12 pitchers in wins and was ninth in ERA ... struck out five in a complete-game, three-hit shutout against Cal Poly (Feb. 7) ... struck out a season-best seven versus No. 22 UCF in a complete-game win (March 6) ... picked up the win in the final game of the season against Cal Poly, fanning four in four shutout frames (March 8) ... struck out five in 3 2/3 innings of shutout relief in a win at San Diego (March 1) ... struck out three in five innings in a complete-game win over Auburn (Feb. 23) ... fanned six in a five-inning, complete-game win over Liberty (Feb. 15) ... tossed three shutout innings in a win over Pittsburgh (Feb. 9) ... struck out three in four innings in a win over USF (Feb. 16).
2019
Went 11-1 with a 2.12 earned run average and 73 strikeouts in 89 innings ... made 29 appearances and 16 starts, posting seven complete games, three solo shutouts and one save ... ranked seventh among Pac-12 pitchers in ERA and eighth in opposing batting average (.207) ... had a strikeout in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the Women's College World Series Championship Series against No. 1 Oklahoma ... pitched the seventh inning of a combined no-hitter in the Los Angeles Regional opener against Weber State (May 17), striking out two ... earned the win versus No. 6 Arizona, striking out four in four innings (May 10) ... picked up a three-inning save at Stanford, striking out two and allowing no runs (May 5) ... tossed five shutout innings versus Utah (April 28) ... threw a seven-inning, complete-game shutout with three strikeouts at Oregon State (April 20) ... fanned five in four shutout innings against Oregon (April 14) ... struck out five in a complete-game shutout against UC Santa Barbara (March 25) ... tossed five shutout innings in a win over UConn (March 3) ... fanned eight in five innings in a victory against No. 3 Florida (Feb. 27) ... struck out five in six innings in a win over Nebraska (Feb. 23) ... fanned seven in a complete-game victory versus Fresno State (Feb. 7) ... also picked up wins over Georgia State (Feb. 9), UC Riverside (Feb. 17) and No. 19 Arizona State (April 7).
2018
Was named NFCA West All-Region Second Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team ... went 15-0 with a 2.18 earned run average and 88 strikeouts in 115 2/3 innings ... the 15-0 mark is the second-best undefeated season in UCLA history (Lisa Fernandez, 29-0, 1992) ... threw 10 complete games and was a part of six shutouts, including two solo blankings ... allowed an unearned run in two innings of relief in the game one of NCAA Super Regionals against No. 14 Arizona (May 24) ... pitched in two NCAA Regional games, both on May 19, striking out two in four innings ... struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings versus No. 6 Arizona State (May 12) ... tossed a complete-game, five-hit shutout in a win at No. 24 California, fanning four (May 4) ... picked up complete-game victories on back-to-back days with six strikeouts against No. 21 Oklahoma State (April 27) and seven strikeouts against South Dakota (April 28) ... allowed just two hits in 4 2/3 shutout innings in a win against Stanford (April 7) ... earned two wins in the series at Utah (March 29-31), striking out five in a complete game in the middle contest ... gave up an unearned run in five innings in a win against UCF, striking out four (March 2) ... struck out five in five scoreless innings in her collegiate debut, a win versus Middle Tennessee (Feb. 9) ... also picked up wins against CSUN (April 3), No. 24 Oregon State (March 25), Boston U. (March 10), Michigan State (March 9), UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 17), UC Riverside (Feb. 11) and Cal Poly (Feb. 10).
USA Softball (2017)
Was selected to the 2017 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team ... won gold at the WBSC Junior Women's World Championship ... appeared in four games, going 2-0 with a save and 11 strikeouts in 11 innings ... picked up wins against Turkey and Chinese Taipei and a save versus Japan ... pitched in four games at the World Cup of Softball, starting twice and posting a 3.65 earned run average with 10 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings ... tossed a three-hit shutout of Puerto Rico.
Pioneer High School
Azevedo played four years of softball at Pioneer High School in San Jose, Calif. ... went back-to-back (2015-2016) with several awards: Gatorade Player of the Year candidate, Mercury News Softball Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Bay Area Spring POY Central Coast Section and Prep2Prep CCS Softball POY ... posted the lowest earned run average in the state of California for the two combined years of 2015 and 2016 ... went 25-3 with a 0.18 ERA as a junior, adding 18 shutouts and 334 strikeouts in 191 innings ... was a MaxPreps First Team All-American in 2016, as well as a Cal-Hi Ms. Softball State POY Finalist, after earning FloSoftball and MaxPreps Second Team All-American ... was a three-year All-Mount Hamilton League First Team and two-time league MVP honoree, having helped the Mustangs to three CCS Championship games and three league titles ... eight-time Mercury News Santa Clara Valley Athlete of the Week ... was unable to play half her senior year because of an injury ... coached by Ernie Garcia ... played travel ball with All American Sports Academy under coach Bryan Merrida ... AASA won the 2016 PGF Ultimate Challenge, as she was the winning pitcher in the championship game ... played three years previously with Sorcerer Gold, which finished third at the ASA/USA Champions Cup in 2016.
Personal
Born Holly Ann Azevedo in San Jose, Calif. ... parents are Karen and Ron Azevedo ... had a brother, Drew ... chose to attend UCLA because it has the best of both worlds academically and athletically ... thing she likes the most about softball is the challenge of competing against some of the best softball players ... favorites include actor Will Smith, soccer team Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, avocado toast and the movie "Avatar" ... hobbies include surfing and snowboarding ... sociology major.
Holly Azevedo's Game Highs
| INNINGS PITCHED | 7.0, 11 Times (last vs. Arizona, 3/20/22) |
| STRIKEOUTS | 13, vs. Arizona (3/20/22) |
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
