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Jersey Number 7
Maya Brady
- Position:
- Shortstop
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Oaks Christian School
- Hometown:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Bio
Career Highlights
• 2-time Pac-12 Player of the Year (2024, 2023)
• 2-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist (Top 3 - 2023; Top 10 - 2024)
• 3-time NFCA First Team All-American (2024, 2023, 2021)
• Pac-12 Batting Champion (2023 - .456 AVG)
• 4-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2024, 2023, 2021; Third Team - 2022)
• Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2022)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)
• 4-time NFCA All-West Region honoree (First Team - 2024, 2023, 2021; Second Team - 2022)
• AAU Sullivan Award Semifinalist (2023)
• 3-time Softball America All-American (First Team - 2024, 2023; Second Team - 2021)
• 2-time D1Softball First Team All-American (2024, 2023)
• Softball America Freshman of the Year (2020)
• NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 14, 2023)
• 7-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last May 6, 2024)
• 3-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last May 17, 2021)
Career
Brady finished her collegiate career ranked second in UCLA history in home runs (71), RBI (246), total bases (550) and slugging percentage (.757), fourth in runs scored (229) and 10th in batting average (.384) … ranks second in program history with 10 two-homer games … ranks sixth in career games played (249) … is just the fifth Bruin and ninth player in Pac-12 Conference history to win back-to-back Player of the Year awards (2024, 2023) … one of two players in UCLA history to earn First Team All-America acclaim at two different positions (GiOnna DiSalvatore)… the 11th three-time NFCA First Team All-American in program history and the third Bruin to accomplish the feat since the turn of the century (Rachel Garcia, Natasha Watley) … tied with Lisa Fernandez for second in program history with seven Pac-12 Player of the Week awards … her lifetime numbers in 15 games versus rival Arizona: .500 AVG (23-for-46), 21 runs, six doubles, nine home runs, 23 RBI, 1.217 SLG, .547 OBP and 1.764 OPS ... recorded five grand slams ... played 249 games (247 starts) ... started 122 games in center field, 103 games at shortstop, 12 games in right field, eight games at second base, one game as the designated player and one game in left field.
2024
Brady was honored as the Pac-12 Player of the Year, a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist and an NFCA First Team All-American for a second consecutive season … also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and NFCA All-West Region First Team … a consensus First Team All-American (D1Softball, Softball America) … honored as the Pac-12 Player of the Week three times … led UCLA with a .418 batting average, .500 on-base percentage, 71 hits, 68 RBI, 59 runs scored, 31 extra-base hits and 137 total bases … ranked second on the team with 17 home runs and an .806 slugging percentage … logged four two-homer games … led the Pac-12 Conference for a second straight season in extra-base hits (31), RBI (68) and total bases (137) … ranked third in the Pac-12 and 28th in the NCAA in average (.418) … started all 55 games at shortstop … recorded a .929 fielding percentage (183 chances, 13 errors) … only had four errors in the final 43 games of the season (.970 fielding percentage in that span) … led the NCAA with a .667 batting average with RISP (30-for-45, 52 RBI, six HR) … hit .778 with RISP/less than two outs (14-for-18, 25 RBI, three HR) … hit .778 with the bases loaded (7-for-9, 19 RBI, two GS) … owned a team-long 17-game reached base streak … led UCLA with 26 multi-hit games and 21 multi-RBI games … became the sixth player in UCLA history to hit for a .400+ average in back-to-back seasons … the first UCLA player since Delaney Spaulding to hit 15+ home runs in three consecutive seasons … 8-for-9 on stolen base attempts ... homered twice and drove in five runs versus No. 7 Florida State at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16) … went 3-for-5 with two RBI, a leadoff homer and hit a walk-off single versus Nebraska at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 23) … went 2-for-3 with a triple, home run and three RBI versus Illinois (Feb. 24) … drove in two RBI in three consecutive games from March 2-8 versus DePaul, San Jose State and Utah … went 2-for-2 with six RBI and a grand slam in the series finale versus Utah (March 10) … went 6-for-11 with two hits in each game at the No. 8 Washington Series (March 22-24) … homered twice and drove in three runs in the series finale at Washington (March 24) … went 2-for-3 with a homer in game one versus No. 24 Oregon (March 28) … went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored versus Cal State Fullerton (April 9) … hit a towering home run and drove in two runs at Long Beach State (April 23) … went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in game one versus No. 19 Arizona (April 26) … was 2-for-4 with three RBI, a double and two runs scored in UCLA’s epic seven-run comeback against Arizona on Senior Day (April 28) … followed that performance with three more RBI the next game at CSUN (April 30) … moved into sole possession of second place on UCLA’s career home run list with two homers, including a grand slam, in game two at Arizona State (May 4) … recorded five total RBI in that game … notched UCLA's only four-hit performance in game three at Arizona State with a double and homer (May 5) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals versus Arizona (May 10) … over five games in NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals, hit 11-for-16 with seven RBI, 10 runs scored, three doubles and two home runs … opened the postseason going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored versus Grand Canyon (May 17) … singled and plated the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in UCLA’s four-run comeback versus No. 15 Virginia Tech (May 18) … scored two runs and knocked in the mercy-rule walk-off versus Grand Canyon to advance to Super Regionals (May 19) … homered twice – including a leadoff homer – in game one of NCAA Super Regionals against No. 14 Georgia (May 24) ... matched her career high in total bases with 10 and stole two bases in that game versus the Bulldogs … in her final game at Easton Stadium, went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI (May 24) … hit safely in each of her final six games at Easton Stadium, going 13-for-20 with 10 RBI, two homers, four doubles and 12 runs scored … at Easton Stadium … recorded a team-leading .516 batting average (33-for-64) with 31 RBI and a .969 slugging percentage in 24 total home games … logged two base hits and scored a run against No. 19 Alabama at the Women’s College World Series (May 30).
USA Softball (2023)
Brady competed alongside Bruins Megan Faraimo and Ally Carda at the 2023 WBSC World Cup Group Stage in Dublin, Ireland … tallied five RBI and four runs scored to help Team USA punch its ticket to the XVII WBSC World Cup Final, which will be held in 2024 … started at first base in all four games … scored the game-winning run versus Australia to advance into the final game (July 13).
2023
Brady was a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 3 Finalist, an NFCA First Team All-American and the Pac-12 Player of the Year in her redshirt junior season … also named to the All-Pac-12 and NFCA All-West Region First Teams … listed to the Softball America and D1Softball All-America First Teams … won the Pac-12 Batting Crown with a .456 batting average in the regular season … named the NFCA National Player of the Week after shattering a 24-year-old UCLA record, recording a hit in 11 consecutive at-bats to begin the season (Feb. 14) … made 56 starts and played in 58 total games … started 48 games at shortstop and eight in center field … slashed .448/.866/.515, all marks leading the team … led UCLA with 18 home runs, 59 RBI, 63 runs scored, 33 extra-base hits and 149 total bases … NCAA statistical ranks: fourth in total bases (149), eighth in batting average (.448), ninth in slugging percentage (.866), tied for 14th in homers (18) and 17th in RBI (59) … Pac-12 statistical ranks: first in batting average (.448), slugging percentage (.866), extra-base hits (33) and total bases (149) and second in RBI (59) and home runs (18) and third in triples (3) … recorded UCLA’s highest single-season batting average since Allexis Bennett in 2015 and slugging percentage since Megan Langenfeld in 2010 … three Pac-12 Player of the Week awards … became the fourth Bruin ever and first since B.B. Bates in 2013 to record four multi-homer games in a single season … 7-for-8 on stolen base attempts … .930 fielding percentage (10 errors in 143 chances) ... in conference games, Brady was tied for the Pac-12 lead with Megan Grant in homers (9) and RBI (26) … had multi-homer games against San Diego (Feb. 12), Fresno State (March 3), No. 10 Washington (March 19) and Arizona (May 11) … led UCLA with 22 multi-hit games and 18 multi-RBI games … had eight three-hit performances … opened the season 13-for-16 with 14 RBI, four home runs and 13 runs scored in UCLA’s first six games … recorded 10 total bases in game one versus San Diego for the third-most in a single game in program history; went 4-for-4 with two homers and five RBI (Feb. 12) … finished the San Diego double-header with a three-run, walk-off blast in game two to make it three consecutive games with a homer (Feb. 12) … went a combined 6-for-6 with four RBI, two runs scored and a homer the day before in two games versus Loyola Marymount and CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 11) … became the fourth Bruin ever and first Bruin since Stephany LaRosa in 2015 to homer in four straight games after homering in game three versus Oregon State and all three games at No. 24 Arizona (April 8-16) … had a 10-game hitting streak from Feb. 16-25 … tripled versus Nebraska and doubled against No. 15 Alabama at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16-17) … went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored versus No. 6 Florida State at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 18) … later that day, went 2-for-3 with a homer versus No. 8 Virginia Tech (Feb. 18) … picked up three RBI versus No. 3 Florida at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, driving in two with a triple and one more with a single (Feb. 23) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and two runs scored versus No. 18 Kentucky (Feb. 24) … notched her second two-homer game of the year in a five-RBI effort versus Fresno State (March 3) … went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI doubles and three runs scored versus Cal Poly (March 4) … scored twice in game one at California (March 10) … hit a three-run homer and singled in a run in game three at California (March 12) … went 3-for-4 with three RBI in her third two-homer game of the season versus No. 10 Washington (March 19) … hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning of game three at No. 19 Oregon to finish 3-for-4 on the day (March 26) … hit a two-run homer brought home another on a bases-loaded walk versus Oregon State (April 8) … recorded at least one RBI in nine straight games, beginning in game three versus Oregon State and ending in game one at No. 23 Utah (April 8-28) … went a combined 5-for-10 with three home runs, seven RBI and five runs scored in the series sweep of Arizona, earning her Pac-12 Player of the Week honors (April 14-16) … went 6-for-12 with four RBI and three runs scored in the Arizona State series sweep (April 21-23) … hit a go-ahead two-run homer in game one at Utah (April 28) … scored twice and went 3-for-5 with a Little League inside-the-park homer in the series finale at Utah (April 30) … logged the 200th hit of her career on a double to the right-center field wall at BYU (May 1) … doubled in three straight games against BYU, Loyola Marymount and San Diego State (May 1-5) … hit her fourth and fifth homers of the seasons against Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals; her first homer tied up the game in the third inning and her second homer gave UCLA the lead in the second inning (May 11) … walked three times and hit a single in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship game versus No. 21 Utah (May 13).
USA Softball (2022)
Brady went 4-for-8 in the Japan All-Star Series for Team USA in Summer 2022.
2022
Brady was an All-Pac-12 Third Team and NFCA All-West Region Second Team selection … named to the Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team after leading the Bruins with a .438 batting average, seven RBI and two home runs in Oklahoma City … became the first Bruin since Rachel Garcia to hit two home runs in a WCWS game when she left the yard twice against No. 1 Oklahoma in game one to force an “if necessary” game later that day (June 6) … it was the second multi-homer game of her career … started all 61 games in center field … on the season, she hit for a .339 batting average and was second on the team with 15 home runs and 53 RBI … had 14 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games … opened the year with a 4-for-4 performances featuring three-RBI and a home run versus CSUN (Feb. 10) … recorded a pair of base hits and an RBI versus Auburn (Feb. 19) … homered in three straight games from Feb. 26-27 … hit a solo homer in a 2-1 victory over No. 17 Tennessee (Feb. 26) … later that day, she hit a three-run homer against Baylor … followed that with a grand slam against No. 16 Missouri the next day … scored twice and knocked in four RBI in a 2-for-3 day, including a home run, against Fresno State (March 3) … went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a home run versus CSU Bakersfield (March 12) … homered in a 2-for-3 day night against No. 9 Arizona (March 19) … hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the seventh inning in a victory at Oregon State (April 22) … tripled in two runs in a 2-for-3, three-RBI effort versus Fullerton (April 27) … hit a three-run homer against California (May 12) … homered, doubled and was a triple shy of the cycle in the California series finale (May 14) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double versus Ole Miss in NCAA Regionals (May 22) … went 3-for-4, hit a homer and scored three runs in a WCWS-clinching win over No. 9 Duke in NCAA Super Regionals (May 28) … recorded a three-hit game, including a double versus No. 10 Northwestern at the WCWS (June 3) … had a two-RBI base hit in a 2-for-4 effort versus No. 12 Florida at the WCWS (June 5) … knocked in five of UCLA’s seven runs in a victory over No. 1 Oklahoma (June 6) … had two outfield assists.
2021
Brady was named to the NFCA All-American and All-Pac-12 First Teams as well as the Softball America All-American Second Team, hitting a .333 batting average and tied for the team-lead and seventh in the conference with 14 home runs … also NFCA All-West Region First Team member ... recorded a .435 on-base percentage with 45 hits, including seven doubles, 38 RBI and 32 runs … went on a 12-game hitting streak from March 3 to 21 (.535, 15-for-28, 18 RBI, 8 R, 5 HR, 1 2B, 7 BB) … had 10 multi-RBI and eight multi-hit games … homered three games in a row versus Arizona State (March 20-21) … hit a grand slam and a two-RBI single for a career-high six RBI in the series finale with the Sun Devils (March 21) … scored two runs at Oregon (April 10) … recorded an RBI double and a walk versus Oregon State (April 17) … solo homered the next game against the Beavers (April 18) … homered twice in a double-header against Washington for three total RBI (April 24) … hit a home run and walked twice to score two runs at Utah (May 2) … went 3-for-4 for two RBI and two runs at Long Beach State (May 5) … recorded her second two-homer game of the season at Arizona (May 13) … went 2-for-3 with a double the next game against the Wildcats (May 14) … closed the Arizona series finale with two doubles and two RBI … homered three games in a row again in games two and three of Super Regionals against Virginia Tech (May 28 – 29) and in game one of the Women's College World Series against Florida State (June 3) … her three-run homer in game three against the Hokies doubled the Bruins’ lead to six runs … her two-run shot against the Seminoles extended the Bruin lead to four runs in the sixth inning … singled twice against Oklahoma (June 5).
2020
Brady was named the Softball America Freshman Player of the Year after leading the Bruins with seven home runs and tying for first with 28 RBI … added a .356 batting average and a .699 slugging percentage … was third with 22 runs scored and 11 walks, tied for second with seven multiple-RBI games and tied for third with seven multi-hit contests … tied for 20th nationally in RBI and tied for 46th in homers … was fourth among Pac-12 players in RBI and tied for fifth in homers … hit home runs in four of her first five games for the most ever by a Bruin to start their career … went solo against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6) and Pittsburgh (Feb. 9), belting a two-run bomb versus Pitt and a three-run shot against Bakersfield (Feb. 8) … was named Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the Week after her performance during the season-opening Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament, driving in nine, scoring nine times and producing nine hits in 18 at-bats … recorded hits in each of her first eight collegiate games (.480, 12-for-25, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R) … had a pair of RBI in a win against No. 9 Alabama (Feb. 14) … smashed a grand slam versus USF (Feb. 16) … had a two-run homer and an RBI single against Auburn, adding a three-run homer later in the day in an exhibition versus the USA Olympic Team (Feb. 23) … posted two hits, including a three-run homer, at San Diego State (Feb. 29).
High School
Brady was a middle infielder at Oaks Christian School (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) … named the Ventura County Star 2019 All-County Softball Player of the Year as well as Los Angeles Daily News POTY … hit .558 as a senior with 12 home runs and 32 RBI, garnering Marmonte League Most Valuable Player and All-CIF Southern Section honors … was a finalist for Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Softball and named the No. 2 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball … helped OCHS to three Marmonte League titles and was a two-time league MVP … hit .464 for her high school career with 25 homers, 89 RBI and 147 runs … coached by Pete Ackerman … played travel ball with Orange County Batbusters under coach Mike Stith … was a PGF All-American.
Personal
Born Maya Ann Brady-Timmons in San Mateo, Calif. ... mother is Maureen Brady and father is Brian Timmons ... mother was an All-American pitcher at Fresno State ... has a younger sister, Hannah ... uncles are seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and two-time World Series champion Kevin Youkilis ... chose to attend UCLA because of the winning culture, tradition, coaches and team atmosphere ... things she likes the most about playing softball are the people she has been able to meet, develop relationships with and become life-long friends with ... favorites include the movie Pocahontas, singer Beyoncé and professional athletes Amanda Lorenz (softball) and Tom Brady ... biggest athletic thrill of her career was during a national tournament when she played six games for 15 hours straight ... famous athlete she admires most is tennis player Serena Williams because of her lion attitude and will to win ... earned her bachelor's degree in sociology ... pursuing her master's degree in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (education major).
Maya Brady's Game Highs
• 2-time Pac-12 Player of the Year (2024, 2023)
• 2-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist (Top 3 - 2023; Top 10 - 2024)
• 3-time NFCA First Team All-American (2024, 2023, 2021)
• Pac-12 Batting Champion (2023 - .456 AVG)
• 4-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2024, 2023, 2021; Third Team - 2022)
• Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team (2022)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2021)
• 4-time NFCA All-West Region honoree (First Team - 2024, 2023, 2021; Second Team - 2022)
• AAU Sullivan Award Semifinalist (2023)
• 3-time Softball America All-American (First Team - 2024, 2023; Second Team - 2021)
• 2-time D1Softball First Team All-American (2024, 2023)
• Softball America Freshman of the Year (2020)
• NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 14, 2023)
• 7-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last May 6, 2024)
• 3-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last May 17, 2021)
Career
Brady finished her collegiate career ranked second in UCLA history in home runs (71), RBI (246), total bases (550) and slugging percentage (.757), fourth in runs scored (229) and 10th in batting average (.384) … ranks second in program history with 10 two-homer games … ranks sixth in career games played (249) … is just the fifth Bruin and ninth player in Pac-12 Conference history to win back-to-back Player of the Year awards (2024, 2023) … one of two players in UCLA history to earn First Team All-America acclaim at two different positions (GiOnna DiSalvatore)… the 11th three-time NFCA First Team All-American in program history and the third Bruin to accomplish the feat since the turn of the century (Rachel Garcia, Natasha Watley) … tied with Lisa Fernandez for second in program history with seven Pac-12 Player of the Week awards … her lifetime numbers in 15 games versus rival Arizona: .500 AVG (23-for-46), 21 runs, six doubles, nine home runs, 23 RBI, 1.217 SLG, .547 OBP and 1.764 OPS ... recorded five grand slams ... played 249 games (247 starts) ... started 122 games in center field, 103 games at shortstop, 12 games in right field, eight games at second base, one game as the designated player and one game in left field.
2024
Brady was honored as the Pac-12 Player of the Year, a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist and an NFCA First Team All-American for a second consecutive season … also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and NFCA All-West Region First Team … a consensus First Team All-American (D1Softball, Softball America) … honored as the Pac-12 Player of the Week three times … led UCLA with a .418 batting average, .500 on-base percentage, 71 hits, 68 RBI, 59 runs scored, 31 extra-base hits and 137 total bases … ranked second on the team with 17 home runs and an .806 slugging percentage … logged four two-homer games … led the Pac-12 Conference for a second straight season in extra-base hits (31), RBI (68) and total bases (137) … ranked third in the Pac-12 and 28th in the NCAA in average (.418) … started all 55 games at shortstop … recorded a .929 fielding percentage (183 chances, 13 errors) … only had four errors in the final 43 games of the season (.970 fielding percentage in that span) … led the NCAA with a .667 batting average with RISP (30-for-45, 52 RBI, six HR) … hit .778 with RISP/less than two outs (14-for-18, 25 RBI, three HR) … hit .778 with the bases loaded (7-for-9, 19 RBI, two GS) … owned a team-long 17-game reached base streak … led UCLA with 26 multi-hit games and 21 multi-RBI games … became the sixth player in UCLA history to hit for a .400+ average in back-to-back seasons … the first UCLA player since Delaney Spaulding to hit 15+ home runs in three consecutive seasons … 8-for-9 on stolen base attempts ... homered twice and drove in five runs versus No. 7 Florida State at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16) … went 3-for-5 with two RBI, a leadoff homer and hit a walk-off single versus Nebraska at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 23) … went 2-for-3 with a triple, home run and three RBI versus Illinois (Feb. 24) … drove in two RBI in three consecutive games from March 2-8 versus DePaul, San Jose State and Utah … went 2-for-2 with six RBI and a grand slam in the series finale versus Utah (March 10) … went 6-for-11 with two hits in each game at the No. 8 Washington Series (March 22-24) … homered twice and drove in three runs in the series finale at Washington (March 24) … went 2-for-3 with a homer in game one versus No. 24 Oregon (March 28) … went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored versus Cal State Fullerton (April 9) … hit a towering home run and drove in two runs at Long Beach State (April 23) … went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in game one versus No. 19 Arizona (April 26) … was 2-for-4 with three RBI, a double and two runs scored in UCLA’s epic seven-run comeback against Arizona on Senior Day (April 28) … followed that performance with three more RBI the next game at CSUN (April 30) … moved into sole possession of second place on UCLA’s career home run list with two homers, including a grand slam, in game two at Arizona State (May 4) … recorded five total RBI in that game … notched UCLA's only four-hit performance in game three at Arizona State with a double and homer (May 5) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals versus Arizona (May 10) … over five games in NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals, hit 11-for-16 with seven RBI, 10 runs scored, three doubles and two home runs … opened the postseason going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored versus Grand Canyon (May 17) … singled and plated the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in UCLA’s four-run comeback versus No. 15 Virginia Tech (May 18) … scored two runs and knocked in the mercy-rule walk-off versus Grand Canyon to advance to Super Regionals (May 19) … homered twice – including a leadoff homer – in game one of NCAA Super Regionals against No. 14 Georgia (May 24) ... matched her career high in total bases with 10 and stole two bases in that game versus the Bulldogs … in her final game at Easton Stadium, went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI (May 24) … hit safely in each of her final six games at Easton Stadium, going 13-for-20 with 10 RBI, two homers, four doubles and 12 runs scored … at Easton Stadium … recorded a team-leading .516 batting average (33-for-64) with 31 RBI and a .969 slugging percentage in 24 total home games … logged two base hits and scored a run against No. 19 Alabama at the Women’s College World Series (May 30).
USA Softball (2023)
Brady competed alongside Bruins Megan Faraimo and Ally Carda at the 2023 WBSC World Cup Group Stage in Dublin, Ireland … tallied five RBI and four runs scored to help Team USA punch its ticket to the XVII WBSC World Cup Final, which will be held in 2024 … started at first base in all four games … scored the game-winning run versus Australia to advance into the final game (July 13).
2023
Brady was a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 3 Finalist, an NFCA First Team All-American and the Pac-12 Player of the Year in her redshirt junior season … also named to the All-Pac-12 and NFCA All-West Region First Teams … listed to the Softball America and D1Softball All-America First Teams … won the Pac-12 Batting Crown with a .456 batting average in the regular season … named the NFCA National Player of the Week after shattering a 24-year-old UCLA record, recording a hit in 11 consecutive at-bats to begin the season (Feb. 14) … made 56 starts and played in 58 total games … started 48 games at shortstop and eight in center field … slashed .448/.866/.515, all marks leading the team … led UCLA with 18 home runs, 59 RBI, 63 runs scored, 33 extra-base hits and 149 total bases … NCAA statistical ranks: fourth in total bases (149), eighth in batting average (.448), ninth in slugging percentage (.866), tied for 14th in homers (18) and 17th in RBI (59) … Pac-12 statistical ranks: first in batting average (.448), slugging percentage (.866), extra-base hits (33) and total bases (149) and second in RBI (59) and home runs (18) and third in triples (3) … recorded UCLA’s highest single-season batting average since Allexis Bennett in 2015 and slugging percentage since Megan Langenfeld in 2010 … three Pac-12 Player of the Week awards … became the fourth Bruin ever and first since B.B. Bates in 2013 to record four multi-homer games in a single season … 7-for-8 on stolen base attempts … .930 fielding percentage (10 errors in 143 chances) ... in conference games, Brady was tied for the Pac-12 lead with Megan Grant in homers (9) and RBI (26) … had multi-homer games against San Diego (Feb. 12), Fresno State (March 3), No. 10 Washington (March 19) and Arizona (May 11) … led UCLA with 22 multi-hit games and 18 multi-RBI games … had eight three-hit performances … opened the season 13-for-16 with 14 RBI, four home runs and 13 runs scored in UCLA’s first six games … recorded 10 total bases in game one versus San Diego for the third-most in a single game in program history; went 4-for-4 with two homers and five RBI (Feb. 12) … finished the San Diego double-header with a three-run, walk-off blast in game two to make it three consecutive games with a homer (Feb. 12) … went a combined 6-for-6 with four RBI, two runs scored and a homer the day before in two games versus Loyola Marymount and CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 11) … became the fourth Bruin ever and first Bruin since Stephany LaRosa in 2015 to homer in four straight games after homering in game three versus Oregon State and all three games at No. 24 Arizona (April 8-16) … had a 10-game hitting streak from Feb. 16-25 … tripled versus Nebraska and doubled against No. 15 Alabama at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16-17) … went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored versus No. 6 Florida State at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 18) … later that day, went 2-for-3 with a homer versus No. 8 Virginia Tech (Feb. 18) … picked up three RBI versus No. 3 Florida at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, driving in two with a triple and one more with a single (Feb. 23) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and two runs scored versus No. 18 Kentucky (Feb. 24) … notched her second two-homer game of the year in a five-RBI effort versus Fresno State (March 3) … went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI doubles and three runs scored versus Cal Poly (March 4) … scored twice in game one at California (March 10) … hit a three-run homer and singled in a run in game three at California (March 12) … went 3-for-4 with three RBI in her third two-homer game of the season versus No. 10 Washington (March 19) … hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning of game three at No. 19 Oregon to finish 3-for-4 on the day (March 26) … hit a two-run homer brought home another on a bases-loaded walk versus Oregon State (April 8) … recorded at least one RBI in nine straight games, beginning in game three versus Oregon State and ending in game one at No. 23 Utah (April 8-28) … went a combined 5-for-10 with three home runs, seven RBI and five runs scored in the series sweep of Arizona, earning her Pac-12 Player of the Week honors (April 14-16) … went 6-for-12 with four RBI and three runs scored in the Arizona State series sweep (April 21-23) … hit a go-ahead two-run homer in game one at Utah (April 28) … scored twice and went 3-for-5 with a Little League inside-the-park homer in the series finale at Utah (April 30) … logged the 200th hit of her career on a double to the right-center field wall at BYU (May 1) … doubled in three straight games against BYU, Loyola Marymount and San Diego State (May 1-5) … hit her fourth and fifth homers of the seasons against Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals; her first homer tied up the game in the third inning and her second homer gave UCLA the lead in the second inning (May 11) … walked three times and hit a single in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship game versus No. 21 Utah (May 13).
USA Softball (2022)
Brady went 4-for-8 in the Japan All-Star Series for Team USA in Summer 2022.
2022
Brady was an All-Pac-12 Third Team and NFCA All-West Region Second Team selection … named to the Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team after leading the Bruins with a .438 batting average, seven RBI and two home runs in Oklahoma City … became the first Bruin since Rachel Garcia to hit two home runs in a WCWS game when she left the yard twice against No. 1 Oklahoma in game one to force an “if necessary” game later that day (June 6) … it was the second multi-homer game of her career … started all 61 games in center field … on the season, she hit for a .339 batting average and was second on the team with 15 home runs and 53 RBI … had 14 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games … opened the year with a 4-for-4 performances featuring three-RBI and a home run versus CSUN (Feb. 10) … recorded a pair of base hits and an RBI versus Auburn (Feb. 19) … homered in three straight games from Feb. 26-27 … hit a solo homer in a 2-1 victory over No. 17 Tennessee (Feb. 26) … later that day, she hit a three-run homer against Baylor … followed that with a grand slam against No. 16 Missouri the next day … scored twice and knocked in four RBI in a 2-for-3 day, including a home run, against Fresno State (March 3) … went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a home run versus CSU Bakersfield (March 12) … homered in a 2-for-3 day night against No. 9 Arizona (March 19) … hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the seventh inning in a victory at Oregon State (April 22) … tripled in two runs in a 2-for-3, three-RBI effort versus Fullerton (April 27) … hit a three-run homer against California (May 12) … homered, doubled and was a triple shy of the cycle in the California series finale (May 14) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double versus Ole Miss in NCAA Regionals (May 22) … went 3-for-4, hit a homer and scored three runs in a WCWS-clinching win over No. 9 Duke in NCAA Super Regionals (May 28) … recorded a three-hit game, including a double versus No. 10 Northwestern at the WCWS (June 3) … had a two-RBI base hit in a 2-for-4 effort versus No. 12 Florida at the WCWS (June 5) … knocked in five of UCLA’s seven runs in a victory over No. 1 Oklahoma (June 6) … had two outfield assists.
2021
Brady was named to the NFCA All-American and All-Pac-12 First Teams as well as the Softball America All-American Second Team, hitting a .333 batting average and tied for the team-lead and seventh in the conference with 14 home runs … also NFCA All-West Region First Team member ... recorded a .435 on-base percentage with 45 hits, including seven doubles, 38 RBI and 32 runs … went on a 12-game hitting streak from March 3 to 21 (.535, 15-for-28, 18 RBI, 8 R, 5 HR, 1 2B, 7 BB) … had 10 multi-RBI and eight multi-hit games … homered three games in a row versus Arizona State (March 20-21) … hit a grand slam and a two-RBI single for a career-high six RBI in the series finale with the Sun Devils (March 21) … scored two runs at Oregon (April 10) … recorded an RBI double and a walk versus Oregon State (April 17) … solo homered the next game against the Beavers (April 18) … homered twice in a double-header against Washington for three total RBI (April 24) … hit a home run and walked twice to score two runs at Utah (May 2) … went 3-for-4 for two RBI and two runs at Long Beach State (May 5) … recorded her second two-homer game of the season at Arizona (May 13) … went 2-for-3 with a double the next game against the Wildcats (May 14) … closed the Arizona series finale with two doubles and two RBI … homered three games in a row again in games two and three of Super Regionals against Virginia Tech (May 28 – 29) and in game one of the Women's College World Series against Florida State (June 3) … her three-run homer in game three against the Hokies doubled the Bruins’ lead to six runs … her two-run shot against the Seminoles extended the Bruin lead to four runs in the sixth inning … singled twice against Oklahoma (June 5).
2020
Brady was named the Softball America Freshman Player of the Year after leading the Bruins with seven home runs and tying for first with 28 RBI … added a .356 batting average and a .699 slugging percentage … was third with 22 runs scored and 11 walks, tied for second with seven multiple-RBI games and tied for third with seven multi-hit contests … tied for 20th nationally in RBI and tied for 46th in homers … was fourth among Pac-12 players in RBI and tied for fifth in homers … hit home runs in four of her first five games for the most ever by a Bruin to start their career … went solo against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 6) and Pittsburgh (Feb. 9), belting a two-run bomb versus Pitt and a three-run shot against Bakersfield (Feb. 8) … was named Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the Week after her performance during the season-opening Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament, driving in nine, scoring nine times and producing nine hits in 18 at-bats … recorded hits in each of her first eight collegiate games (.480, 12-for-25, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R) … had a pair of RBI in a win against No. 9 Alabama (Feb. 14) … smashed a grand slam versus USF (Feb. 16) … had a two-run homer and an RBI single against Auburn, adding a three-run homer later in the day in an exhibition versus the USA Olympic Team (Feb. 23) … posted two hits, including a three-run homer, at San Diego State (Feb. 29).
High School
Brady was a middle infielder at Oaks Christian School (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) … named the Ventura County Star 2019 All-County Softball Player of the Year as well as Los Angeles Daily News POTY … hit .558 as a senior with 12 home runs and 32 RBI, garnering Marmonte League Most Valuable Player and All-CIF Southern Section honors … was a finalist for Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Softball and named the No. 2 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball … helped OCHS to three Marmonte League titles and was a two-time league MVP … hit .464 for her high school career with 25 homers, 89 RBI and 147 runs … coached by Pete Ackerman … played travel ball with Orange County Batbusters under coach Mike Stith … was a PGF All-American.
Personal
Born Maya Ann Brady-Timmons in San Mateo, Calif. ... mother is Maureen Brady and father is Brian Timmons ... mother was an All-American pitcher at Fresno State ... has a younger sister, Hannah ... uncles are seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and two-time World Series champion Kevin Youkilis ... chose to attend UCLA because of the winning culture, tradition, coaches and team atmosphere ... things she likes the most about playing softball are the people she has been able to meet, develop relationships with and become life-long friends with ... favorites include the movie Pocahontas, singer Beyoncé and professional athletes Amanda Lorenz (softball) and Tom Brady ... biggest athletic thrill of her career was during a national tournament when she played six games for 15 hours straight ... famous athlete she admires most is tennis player Serena Williams because of her lion attitude and will to win ... earned her bachelor's degree in sociology ... pursuing her master's degree in John Wooden's Transformative Coaching and Leadership (education major).
Maya Brady's Game Highs
| AT-BATS | 5, Four Times (last at Arizona State, 5/4/24) |
| RUNS SCORED | 4, vs. San Diego (2/12/23) 4, vs. CSUN (2/10/22) |
| HITS | 4, Three Times (last at Arizona State, 5/5/24) |
| RUNS BATTED IN | 6, vs. Utah (3/10/24) 6, vs. Arizona State (3/21/21) |
| DOUBLES | 2, vs. Cal Poly (3/4/23) 2, at Arizona (5/15/21) |
| TRIPLES | 1, Five Times (last vs. Illinois, 2/24/24) |
| HOME RUNS (10 TOTAL 2-HR GAMES) |
2, vs. Georgia (5/23/24) 2, vs. Arizona State (5/4/24) 2, vs. Washington (3/24/24) 2, vs. Florida State (2/16/24) 2, at Arizona (5/11/23) 2, vs. Washington (3/19/23) 2, vs. Fresno State (3/3/23) 2, vs. San Diego (2/12/23) 2, vs. Oklahoma (6/6/22) 2, at Arizona (5/13/21) |
| GRAND SLAMS (5 TOTAL GS) |
1, vs. Arizona State (5/4/24) 1, vs. Utah (3/10/24) 1, vs. Missouri (2/27/22) 1, vs. Arizona State (3/21/21) 1, vs. USF (2/16/20) |
| TOTAL BASES | 10, vs. Georgia (5/23/24) 10, vs. San Diego (2/12/23) |
| WALKS | 3, Four Times (last vs. Utah, 5/13/23) |
| SACRIFICE HITS | 2, vs. Wisconsin (2/22/20) |
| SACRIFICE FLIES | 1, 11 Times (last vs. Virginia Tech, 5/18/24) |
| STOLEN BASES | 2, Three Times (last vs. Georgia, 5/24/24) |
| HIT BY PITCHES | 2, Two Times (last vs. Grand Canyon, 5/19/24) |
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
