2023 UCLA Bruins softball team

2023 UCLA Bruins softball
2023 UCLA Bruins softball
Pac-12 regular season champion
NCAA Tournament, Los Angeles Regional
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	52–7 (21–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez (17th season);
Home stadium	Easton Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her seventeenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and competed in the Pac-12 Conference.

2023 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	3	–	0	.875	52	–	7	–	0	.881
No. 6 Washington ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	–	0	.667	44	–	14	–	0	.759
No. 17 Utah ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	9	–	0	.625	42	–	16	–	0	.724
No. 7 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0	.583	47	–	15	–	0	.758
No. 19 Oregon ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0	.583	38	–	17	–	0	.691
California ‍‍‍^y	9	–	14	–	1	.396	35	–	21	–	1	.623
Oregon State ‍‍‍	6	–	17	–	1	.271	15	–	29	–	1	.344
Arizona ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0	.250	29	–	25	–	0	.537
Arizona State ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0	.250	22	–	26	–	0	.458

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2023^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2022 season 51–10 overall, and 19–5 in the Pac-12 Conference, finishing in second place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Bruins received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament where they advanced to the semifinals of the Women's College World Series, before being eliminated by eventual tournament champion Oklahoma.^[2]

Offseason

In August 2022, assistant head coaches Lisa Fernandez and Kirk Walker were promoted to associate head coaches.^[3]^[4]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year	Ref.
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year	Maya Brady	Utility	Redshirt Junior	^[5]
	Megan Faraimo	Pitcher	Redshirt Senior
	Sharlize Palacios	Catcher	Redshirt Junior

Roster and personnel

2023 UCLA Bruins roster

Pitchers

8 – Megan Faraimo – Senior
21 – Brooke Yanez – Sixth year
32 – Taylor Tinsley – Freshman
88 – Lauren Shaw – Graduate

Catchers

13 – Sharlize Palacios – Junior
18 – Sara Rusconi Vicinanza – Senior
19 – Alyssa Garcia – Junior
25 – Taylor Sullivan – Senior
26 – Jayla Castro – Sophomore

Infielders

4 – Rylee Pinedo – Freshman
15 – Jordan Woolery – Freshman
24 – Thessa Malau'ulu – Junior
27 – Rachel Cid – Fifth year
28 – Alexis Ramirez – Freshman
31 – Ramsey Suarez – Freshman

Utility

5 – Savannah Pola – Sophomore
7 – Maya Brady – Junior
10 – Kennedy Powell – Freshman
11 – Seneca Curo – Junior
20 – Anna Vines – Senior
22 – Taylor Stephens – Sophomore
43 – Megan Grant – Freshman
44 – Kate Blunt – Sophomore

Outfielders

3 – Janelle Meoño– Junior
14 – Kelli Godin – Senior
23 – Aaliyah Jordan – Graduate
30 – Lauren Hatch – Sophomore
94 – Lauryn Carter – Junior

Reference:^[6]

2023 UCLA Bruins coaching staff
Kelly Inouye-Perez – Head coach Lisa Fernandez – Associate head coach Kirk Walker – Associate head coach Will Oldham – Volunteer assistant coach
Reference:^[7]

Schedule

2023 UCLA Bruins softball game log

Regular season (50–4)

February (17–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
February 9	Cal State Fullerton Stacy Winsberg Tournament	No. 2	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA	3–0	Faraimo (1–0)	Rainey (0–1)	—	673	1–0	–
February 10	Cal State Bakersfield Stacy Winsberg Tournament	No. 2	Easton Stadium	18–1 ⁽⁵⁾	Shaw (1–0)	Kennedy (0–1)	—	755	2–0	–
February 11	Loyola Marymount Stacy Winsberg Tournament	No. 2	Easton Stadium	11–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Yanez (1–0)	Caymol (0–1)	—	983	3–0	–
February 11	Cal State Bakersfield Stacy Winsberg Tournament	No. 2	Easton Stadium	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Tinsley (1–0)	Martinez (0–1)	—	1,075	4–0	–
February 12	San Diego Stacy Winsberg Tournament	No. 2	Easton Stadium	14–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Faraimo (2–0)	Giaime (0–1)	—	450	5–0	–
February 12	San Diego Stacy Winsberg Tournament	No. 2	Easton Stadium	5–2	Faraimo (3–0)	Tadlock (0–1)	—	517	6–0	–
February 14	Liberty	No. 2	Easton Stadium	3–2	Faraimo (4–0)	Bachman (1–2)	—	250	7–0	–
February 16	vs. Nebraska TaxAct Clearwater Invitational	No. 2	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, FL	8–0 ⁽⁶⁾	Yanez (2–0)	Harness (1–1)	—	2,518	8–0	–
February 17	vs. Alabama TaxAct Clearwater Invitational	No. 2	Eddie C. Moore Complex	5–3	Faraimo (5–0)	Fouts (2–1)	—	—	9–0	–
February 18	vs. No. 6 Florida State TaxAct Clearwater Invitational	No. 2	Eddie C. Moore Complex	6–4	Faraimo (6–0)	Sandercock (2–1)	—	—	10–0	–
February 18	vs. No. 8 Virginia Tech TaxAct Clearwater Invitational	No. 2	Eddie C. Moore Complex	8–4	Yanez (3–0)	Peck (1–1)	—	—	11–0	–
February 19	vs. Louisiana TaxAct Clearwater Invitational	No. 2	Eddie C. Moore Complex	4–3	Faraimo (7–0)	Schorman (2–2)	—	1,032	12–0	–
February 23	vs. No. 3 Florida Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic	No. 1	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, CA	10–0 ⁽⁶⁾	Faraimo (8–0)	Trlicek (4–1)	—	—	13–0	–
February 24	vs. No. 18 Kentucky Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic	No. 1	Big League Dreams Complex	6–3	Yanez (4–0)	Harrison (1–1)	Faraimo (1)	—	14–0	–
February 24	vs. Iowa Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic	No. 1	Big League Dreams Complex	2–1	Faraimo (9–0)	Adams (2–2)	—	—	15–0	–
February 25	vs. No. 19 Northwestern Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic	No. 1	Big League Dreams Complex	2–1	Yanez (5–0)	Supple (1–2)	—	—	16–0	–
February 25	vs. Texas A&M Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic	No. 1	Big League Dreams Complex	3–0	Tinsley (2–0)	Kennedy (3–1)	—	—	17–0	–
February 26	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic	No. 1	Big League Dreams Complex	0–14 ⁽⁵⁾	Storako (4–0)	Faraimo (9–1)	—	—	17–1	–

March (13–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
March 3	vs. UCF Judi Garman Classic	No. 2	Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA	2–1	Yanez (6–0)	Jewell (2–2)	—	—	18–1	–
March 3	vs. Fresno State Judi Garman Classic	No. 2	Anderson Family Field	8–1	Faraimo (10–1)	Neiss (1–3)	—	—	19–1	–
March 4	vs. Cal Poly Judi Garman Classic	No. 2	Anderson Family Field	16–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Tinsley (3–0)	Ramuno (5–3)	—	—	20–1	–
March 4	vs. Michigan Judi Garman Classic	No. 2	Anderson Family Field	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Faraimo (11–1)	LeBeau (5–5)	—	—	21–1	–
March 5	at Cal State Fullerton Judi Garman Classic	No. 2	Anderson Family Field	6–2	Yanez (7–0)	Miranda (3–3)	—	—	22–1	–
March 7	Howard	No. 2	Easton Stadium	4–0	Tinsley (4–0)	Weber (1–4)	Faraimo (2)	1,086	23–1	–
March 10	at California	No. 2	Levine-Fricke Field Berkeley, CA	4–0	Yanez (8–0)	Archer (5–2)	—	693	24–1	1–0
March 11	at California	No. 2	Levine-Fricke Field	0–8 ⁽⁵⁾	Halajian (2–1)	Tinsley (4–1)	—	832	24–2	1–1
March 12	at California	No. 2	Levine-Fricke Field	10–1 ⁽⁶⁾	Yanez (9–0)	Archer (6–3)	—	849	25–2	2–1
March 14	Syracuse	No. 3	Easton Stadium	Cancelled^[8]
March 17	No. 10 Washington	No. 3	Easton Stadium	3–4	Meylan (10–1)	Yanez (9–1)	—	1,085	25–3	2–2
March 18	No. 10 Washington	No. 3	Easton Stadium	4–0	Faraimo (12–1)	Lynch (5–2)	—	1,117	26–3	3–2
March 19	No. 10 Washington	No. 3	Easton Stadium	10–2 ⁽⁶⁾	Faraimo (13–1)	Meylan (10–2)	—	943	27–3	4–2
March 24	at No. 19 Oregon	No. 3	Jane Sanders Stadium Eugene, OR	0–3	Scott (5–3)	Faraimo (13–2)	—	1,655	27–4	4–3
March 25	at No. 19 Oregon	No. 3	Jane Sanders Stadium	7–4	Faraimo (14–2)	Hansen (12–4)	—	1,989	28–4	5–3
March 26	at No. 19 Oregon	No. 3	Jane Sanders Stadium	4–0	Faraimo (15–2)	Scott (5–3)	—	1,824	29–4	6–3
March 28	at Nevada	No. 3	Christina M. Hixson Softball Park Reno, NV	Cancelled^[9]
March 31	No. 6 Stanford	No. 3	Easton Stadium	4–0	Faraimo (16–2)	Vawter (12–2)	—	1,348	30–4	7–3

April (17–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
April 1	No.6 Stanford	No. 3	Easton Stadium	2–1	Faraimo (17–2)	Krause (8–3)	—	1,209	31–4	8–3
April 2	No. 6 Stanford	No. 3	Easton Stadium	4–0	Tinsley (5–1)	Vawter (12–3)	Yanez (1)	1,132	32–4	9–3
April 4	at UC San Diego	No. 3	Triton Softball Field San Diego, CA	10–1 ⁽⁶⁾	Yanez (10–1)	Thompson (2–5)	—	503	33–4	–
April 6	Oregon State	No. 3	Easton Stadium	6–2	Faraimo (18–2)	Stepto (4–10)	—	847	34–4	10–3
April 7	Oregon State	No. 3	Easton Stadium	11–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Yanez (11–1)	Garcia (3–7)	—	868	35–4	11–3
April 8	Oregon State	No. 3	Easton Stadium	6–0	Faraimo (19–2)	Stepto (4–11)	—	1,057	36–4	12–3
April 14	at No. 24 Arizona	No. 2	Hillenbrand Stadium Tucson, AZ	8–0	Faraimo (20–2)	Silva (2–2)	—	2,970	37–4	13–3
April 15	at No. 24 Arizona	No. 2	Hillenbrand Stadium	8–4	Faraimo (21–2)	Silva (2–3)	—	2,866	38–4	14–3
April 16	at No. 24 Arizona	No. 2	Hillenbrand Stadium	14–5 ⁽⁵⁾	Faraimo (22–2)	Netz (11–12)	—	2,874	39–4	15–3
April 19	at Long Beach State	No. 2	LBSU Softball Complex Long Beach, CA	10–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Tinsley (6–1)	Haddad (9–8)	—	772	40–4	–
April 21	Arizona State	No. 2	Easton Stadium	7–3	Faraimo (23–2)	Osborne (4–11)	—	1,046	41–4	16–3
April 22	Arizona State	No. 2	Easton Stadium	9–1 ⁽⁶⁾	Yanez (12–1)	Schuld (2–4)	—	1,156	42–4	17–3
April 23	Arizona State	No. 2	Easton Stadium	4–1	Faraimo (24–2)	Magee (3–3)	—	1,325	43–4	18–3
April 25	at Cal State Northridge	No. 2	Matador Diamond Northridge, CA	7–2	Yanez (13–1)	Carranco (4–7)	—	452	44–4	–
April 28	at No. 23 Utah	No. 2	Dumke Family Softball Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	3–0	Faraimo (25–2)	Lopez (14–3)	—	1,100	45–4	19–3
April 29	at No. 23 Utah	No. 2	Dumke Family Softball Stadium	10–1 ⁽⁶⁾	Yanez (14–1)	Sandez (12–5)	—	1,300	46–4	20–3
April 30	at No. 23 Utah	No. 2	Dumke Family Softball Stadium	11–3	Faraimo (26–2)	Lopez (14–5)	—	1,914	47–4	21–3

May (3–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
May 1	at BYU	No. 2	Gail Miller Field Provo, UT	7–2	Yanez (15–1)	Korth (15–7)	—	619	48–4	–
May 5	Loyola Marymount	No. 2	Easton Stadium	6–0	Faraimo (27–2)	Perez (12–10)	—	968	49–4	–
May 5	San Diego State	No. 2	Easton Stadium	4–3	Faraimo (28–2)	Light (10–6)	—	968	50–4	–

Post-Season (2–3)

Pac-12 Tournament (2–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12T Record
May 11	Arizona	No. 2	Hillenbrand Stadium	4–3	Faraimo (29–2)	Netz (16–16)	—	2,492	51–4	1–0
May 12	No. 7 Stanford	No. 2	Hillenbrand Stadium	1–0	Yanez (16–1)	Vawter (17–8)	—	2,434	52–4	2–0
May 13	No. 21 Utah	No. 2	Hillenbrand Stadium	4–7	Lopez (18–5)	Yanez (16–2)	—	2,548	52–5	2–1

Los Angeles Regional (0–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
May 19	vs. Grand Canyon	No. 2	Easton Stadium	2–3	Darwin (9–3)	Faraimo (29–3)	Thompson (3)	—	52–6	0–1
May 20	vs. Liberty	No. 2	Easton Stadium	1–2	Keeney (26–11)	Yanez (16–3)	—	—	52–7	0–2

Win
Loss
Postponement
Bold: Bruins team member
Reference:^[10]^[11]

Rankings from NFCA:
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Softball America	4	2	1	2	2	4	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
ESPN.com/USA Softball	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
D1Softball	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

References

^ "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "UCLA Advances to WCWS Semifinals Behind Azevedo Shutout". uclabruins.com. June 5, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
^ "Lisa Fernandez Promoted to Associate Head Coach". uclabruins.com. August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ "Kirk Walker Promoted to Associate Head Coach". uclabruins.com. August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^ "Trio of Bruins Named to USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List". uclabruins.com. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ "2023 Softball Roster". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
^ "2023 Softball Coaching Staff". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
^ "Softball's Tuesday Game Versus Syracuse Canceled". uclabruins.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
^ "Softball's Tuesday Game at Nevada Canceled". uclabruins.com. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
^ "2023 Softball Schedule". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
^ "Softball Reveals 2023 Schedule". uclabruins.com. November 28, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

[1] "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

[2] "UCLA Advances to WCWS Semifinals Behind Azevedo Shutout". uclabruins.com. June 5, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

[3] "Lisa Fernandez Promoted to Associate Head Coach". uclabruins.com. August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

[4] "Kirk Walker Promoted to Associate Head Coach". uclabruins.com. August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[5] "Trio of Bruins Named to USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List". uclabruins.com. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[6] "2023 Softball Roster". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

[7] "2023 Softball Coaching Staff". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

[8] "Softball's Tuesday Game Versus Syracuse Canceled". uclabruins.com. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[9] "Softball's Tuesday Game at Nevada Canceled". uclabruins.com. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[10] "2023 Softball Schedule". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

[11] "Softball Reveals 2023 Schedule". uclabruins.com. November 28, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

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