2019 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

2019 UCLA Bruins softball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record56–6 (20–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Kelly Inouye-Perez (13th season)
Home stadiumEaston Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 56 – 6   .903
No. 2 Washington  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 52 – 8   .867
No. 6 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 48 – 14   .774
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 35 – 20   .636
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 8 – 13   .381 33 – 19   .635
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14   .364 26 – 19   .578
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 19 – 35   .352
California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 28 – 27   .509
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 22 – 30   .423
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2019[1]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2019 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2019 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her thirteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 56–6. They competed in the Pac-12 Conference, where they finished tied for first with a 20–4 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Los Angeles Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their eleventh Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, and 2010.[2] The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.[3]

Personnel

Roster

2019 UCLA Bruins roster[4]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 19 – Colleen Sullivan – freshman
  • 21 – Taylor Pack – senior
  • 24 – Shea Moreno – freshman
  • 25 - Paige Halstead – senior
  • 52 – Maddie Skibitzki – senior

Infielders

  • 3 – Briana Perez – sophomore
  • 10 – Malia Quarles – sophomore
  • 33 – Brianna Tautalafua – senior

Utility

  • 14 – Kelli Godin – freshman
  • 20 – Anna Vines – freshman
  • 32 – Alana Snow – sophomore
  • 37 – Kinsley Washington – sophomore
  • 46 – Zoe Shaw – senior
  • 48 – Bubba Nickles – junior
  

Outfielders

  • 5 – Julie Rodriguez – sophomore
  • 11 – Zia Norris – sophomore
  • 12 – Stevie Wisz – senior
  • 22 – Danae Blodgett – senior
  • 23 – Aaliyah Jordan - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 27 – Jacqui Prober – junior

Coaches

2019 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[4]

Schedule

Legend
  UCLA win
  UCLA loss
* Non-Conference game
2019 UCLA Bruins softball game log[5]
Regular season (46–5)
February (15–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record
Feb 7 vs UT Arlington* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
Honolulu, HI		 2–1 Faraimo (1–0) Phillips (0–1) Garcia (1) 537 1–0 –
Feb 7 vs Fresno State* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
Honolulu, HI		 8–2 Azevedo (1–0) East (0–1) — 537 2–0 –
Feb 8 at Hawaii* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
Honolulu, HI		 7–0 Garcia (1–0) Hitchcock (1–1) — 720 3–0 –
Feb 9 vs Georgia State* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
Honolulu, HI		 9–1 Azevedo (2–0) Freeman (0–1) — 549 4–0 –
Feb 9 vs Saint Mary's* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
Honolulu, HI		 13–1 5 Garcia (2–0) Perez (0–2) — 549 5–0 –
Feb 16 Ole Miss* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 4–0 Garcia (3–0) Finney (2–1) — 1,328 6–0 –
Feb 16 Fresno State* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 8–0 5 Faraimo (2–0) Lung (0–1) — 1,328 7–0 –
Feb 17 UC Riverside* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 17–3 5 Azevedo (3–0) Casper (0–2) — 889 8–0 –
Feb 17 Loyola Marymount* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 3–1 Garcia (4–0) Bandimere (4–1) — 889 9–0 –
Feb 22 vs Oklahoma* Big League Dreams Sports Park
Cathedral City, CA		 7–1 Garcia (5–0) Lopez (5–1) — 1,004 10–0 –
Feb 22 vs Missouri* Big League Dreams Sports Park
Cathedral City, CA		 11–3 6 Faraimo (3–0) Norman (4–2) — 129 11–0 –
Feb 23 vs Nebraska* Big League Dreams Sports Park
Cathedral City, CA		 9–1 6 Azevedo (4–0) Mergele (1–2) — 942 12–0 –
Feb 23 vs Kentucky* Big League Dreams Sports Park
Cathedral City, CA		 12–4 6 Garcia (6–0) Humes (2–4) — 487 13–0 –
Feb 24 vs Colorado State* Big League Dreams Sports Park
Cathedral City, CA		 3–0 Faraimo (4–0) Hutton (3–2) — 669 14–0 –
Feb 27 vs Florida* Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, CA		 7–1 Azevedo (5–0) Barnhill (9–1) — 1,227 15–0 –
March (17–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record
Mar 1 vs Florida* Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, CA		 4–0 Garcia (7–0) Lugo (6–1) — 1,634 16–0 –
Mar 1 vs Michigan* Anderson Family Field
Fullerton, CA		 1–3 Beaubien (3–3) Faraimo (4–1) — 1,634 16–1 –
Mar 3 UConn* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 4–0 Azevedo (6–0) Stockley (1–6) Garcia (2) 991 17–1 –
Mar 8 Robert Morris* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 11–0 5 Faraimo (5–1) Vatakis (2–4) — 805 18–1 –
Mar 9 BYU* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 8–2 Garcia (8–0) Moffat (5–5) — 1,255 19–1 –
Mar 9 Liberty* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 4–3 Garcia (9–0) Cooper (1–2) — 1,255 20–1 –
Mar 10 vs Boston University* 49er Softball Complex
Long Beach, CA		 12–0 Faraimo (6–1) DuBois (8–2) — 1,046 21–1 –
Mar 10 at Long Beach State* 49er Softball Complex
Long Beach, CA		 5–3 8 Garcia (10–0) White (2–6) — 1,046 22–1 –
Mar 15 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium
Seattle, WA		 3–0 Garcia (11–0) Alvelo (11–3) — 1,086 23–1 1–0
Mar 16 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium
Seattle, WA		 4–2 8 Garcia (12–0) Plain (9–1) — 1,491 24–1 2–0
Mar 17 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium
Seattle, WA		 15–6 5 Faraimo (7–1) Alvelo (11–4) — 1,459 25–1 3–0
Mar 24 vs Saint Mary's* Matador Diamond
Northridge, CA		 9–1 5 Faraimo (8–1) Earle (3–6) — 300 26–1 –
Mar 24 at Cal State Northridge* Matador Diamond
Northridge, CA		 6–0 Garcia (13–0) Jamerson (5–4) — 629 27–1 –
Mar 25 UC Santa Barbara* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 6–0 Azevedo (7–0) Noriega (5–10) — 767 28–1 –
Mar 26 Cal State Fullerton* Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 5–1 Faraimo (9–1) Dockins (2–5) — 378 29–1 –
Mar 29 California Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 3–2 8 Garcia (14–0) Conley (6–8) — 533 30–1 4–0
Mar 30 California Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 1–0 Faraimo (10–1) Dung (8–6) — 1,040 31–1 5–0
Mar 31 California Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 6–0 Faraimo (11–1) Conley (6–9) — 1,003 32–1 6–0
April (11–1)
Date– Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record
Apr 5 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium
Tempe, AZ		 10–0 5 Faraimo (12–1) Mejia (12–6) — 1,813 33–1 7–0
Apr 6 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium
Tempe, AZ		 9–0 6 Garcia (15–0) Anderson (9–6) — 1,813 34–1 8–0
Apr 7 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium
Tempe, AZ		 16–5 5 Azevedo (8–0) Mejia (12–7) — 1,835 35–1 9–0
Apr 12 Oregon Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 3–4 Dail (14–8) Faraimo (12–2) — 940 35–2 9–1
Apr 13 Oregon Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 8–3 Garcia (16–0) Dail (14–9) — 1,237 36–2 10–1
Apr 14 Oregon Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 8–1 Garcia (17–0) Dail (14–10) — 1,156 37–2 11–1
Apr 18 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex
Corvallis, OR		 8–1 Garcia (18–0) Mazon (12–11) — 425 38–2 12–1
Apr 19 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex
Corvallis, OR		 10–2 5 Faraimo (13–2) Nelson (6–5) — 399 39–2 13–1
Apr 20 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex
Corvallis, OR		 7–0 Azevedo (9–0) Mazon (12–12) — 771 40–2 14–1
Apr 26 Utah Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 3–0 Garcia (19–0) Hilburn (5–12) — 1,010 41–2 15–1
Apr 27 Utah Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 9–1 5 Faraimo (14–2) Sandez (7–8) — 1,327 42–2 16–1
Apr 28 Utah Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 10–0 5 Azevedo (10–0) Hilburn (5–13) — 1,281 43–2 17–1
May (3–3)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record
May 3 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium
Stanford, CA		 1–2 Lee (11–6) Faraimo (14–3) — 643 43–3 17–2
May 4 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium
Stanford, CA		 7–4 Garcia (20–0) Millar (0–1) — 844 44–3 18–2
May 5 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium
Stanford, CA		 4–0 Faraimo (15–3) Lee (11–7) Azevedo (1) 899 45–3 19–2
May 9 Arizona Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 3–5 McQuillin (20–7) Garcia (20–1) — 1,150 45–4 19–3
May 10 Arizona Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 5–4 Azevedo (11–0) Denham (11–5) Garcia (3) 1,187 46–4 20–3
May 11 Arizona Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 1–3 Snyder (5–0) Azevedo (11–1) Denham (1) 1,328 46–5 20–4
Post-season (10–1)
NCAA Los Angeles Regional (3–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 17 Weber State Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 6–0 Garcia (21–1) Jensen (9–3) — 985 47–5 1–0
May 18 Missouri Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 9–1 5 Garcia (22–1) Norman (18–11) — 48–5 2–0
May 19 Missouri Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 1–5 Norman (19–11) Faraimo (15–4) Daniel (11) 48–6 2–1
May 19 Missouri Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 13–1 5 Garcia (23–1) Daniel (2–5) — 872 49–6 3–1
NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional (2–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SR record
May 24 James Madison Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 6–1 Garcia (24–1) Good (21–7) — 1,328 50–6 1–0
May 25 James Madison Easton Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 7–2 Faraimo (16–4) Good (21–8) Garcia (4) 1,328 51–6 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series (5–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record WCWS record
May 30 (7) Minnesota (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City, OK		 7–2 Garcia (25–1) Fiser (31–8) — 8,439 52–6 1–0
May 31 (6) Arizona (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City, OK		 6–2 Garcia (26–1) McQuillin (24–8) — 53–6 2–0
June 1 (3) Washington (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City, OK		 3–0 10 Garcia (27–1) Alvelo (26–5) — 54–6 3–0
June 2 (1) Oklahoma (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City, OK		 16–3 Garcia (28–1) Juarez (28–3) — 8,486 55–6 4–0
June 3 (1) Oklahoma (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City, OK		 5–4 Garcia (29–1) Juarez (28–4) — 8,373 56–6 5–0

References

  1. ^ "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "2019 Softball roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Softball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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UCLA Bruins softball
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Head coaches
Seasons
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics
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UCLA Bruins 2019 Women's College World Series Champions
Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez
Assistant coach Lisa Fernandez
Assistant coach Kirk Walker
Regular season
NCAA tournament
Women's College World Series