2021 UCLA Bruins softball team

2021 UCLA Bruins softball
2021 UCLA Bruins softball
NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional champion; NCAA Los Angeles Regional champion; Pac-12 champions
Women's College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	47–7 (19–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez (15th season);
Home stadium	Easton Stadium

2021 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	2	.905	47	–	7	.870
No. 6 Washington ‍‍‍^y	18	–	5	.783	45	–	14	.763
No. 10 Oregon ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	.583	40	–	17	.702
No. 12 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9	.571	33	–	16	.673
No. 9 Arizona ‍‍‍^y	12	–	10	.545	41	–	15	.732
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	9	–	12	.429	33	–	22	.600
Oregon State ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	20	–	26	.435
California ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	17	–	20	.459
Utah ‍‍‍	3	–	21	.125	22	–	33	.400

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 9, 2021^[1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2021 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her fifteenth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 47–7. They competed in the Pac-12 Conference, where they finished first with a 19–2 record.

Opening the season as the preseason number 1 ranked team and with several key players returning, the Bruins had high expectations at the outset.^[2]^[3]^[4] The Bruins were invited to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Los Angeles Regional and Super Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series. They finished tied for fifth place with a win against eventual runner-up Florida State^[5] and losses to semifinalist Alabama and champion Oklahoma.^[6]^[7]

Personnel

Roster

2021 UCLA Bruins roster^[8]^[9]

Pitchers

00 - Rachel Garcia - Senior
4 - Holly Azevedo - Junior
8 - Megan Faraimo - Sophomore
12 - Lexi Sosa - Freshman

Catchers

18 - Sara Rusconi Vicinanza - Freshman
19 - Alyssa Garcia - Freshman
25 - Taylor Sullivan - Sophomore
43 - Jenavee Peres - Senior

Infielders

3 - Briana Perez - Junior
10 - Malia Quarles - Senior
24 - Thessa Malau'ulu - Freshman
37 - Kinsley Washington - Junior
97 - Delanie Wisz - Junior

Outfielders

5 - Julie Rodriguez - Senior
13 - Carson Armijo - Freshman
14 - Kelli Godin - Sophomore
21 - Grace Guzman - Freshman
23 - Aaliyah Jordan - Junior
94 - Lauryn Carter - Freshman

Utility

7 - Maya Brady - Freshman
11 - Seneca Curo - Freshman
20 - Anna Vines - Sophomore
32 - Alana Snow - Senior
33 - Taylor Edwards - Freshman
48 - Bubba Nickles - Senior

Coaches

2021 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[8]^[9]
Kelly Inouye-Perez - Head coach - 15th season Lisa Fernandez - Assistant Coach - 23th season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 20th season

Schedule

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the schedule was extensive and tentative. Seven conference series were scheduled, with four game sets planned instead of the usual three. Only the first game of the Saturday conference doubleheaders counted towards league standings.^[10]

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

2021 UCLA Bruins softball game log^[6]^[11]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-12 record
Feb 12	Fresno State*	No. 1	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	1–0
Feb 20	at Cal State Fullerton*	No. 1	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–2	2–0
Feb 20	at Cal State Fullerton*	No. 1	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 10–4	3–0
Feb 21	Loyola Marymount*	No. 1	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 11–1 ⁽⁵⁾	4–0
Feb 21	Loyola Marymount*	No. 1	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–1	5–0
Feb 24	San Diego State*	No. 1	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0 ⁽⁵⁾	6–0
Feb 28	vs No. 8 Oregon*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1–3	6–1

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-12 record
Mar 1	vs No. 8 Oregon*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–3	7–1
Mar 1	vs Utah*	No. 1	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–5	8–1
Mar 3	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 4	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	9–1
Mar 7	San Jose State*	No. 4	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–0 ⁵⁾	10–1
Mar 9	UC San Diego*	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–1	11–1
Mar 11	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	12–1
Mar 11	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	13–1
Mar 12	UNLV*	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0 ⁽⁵⁾	14–1
Mar 12	UNLV	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	15–1
Mar 19	No. 11 Arizona State	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–1 ⁽⁸⁾	16–1	1–0
Mar 20	No. 11 Arizona State	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–1	17–1	2–0
Mar 20	No. 11 Arizona State*	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	18–1
Mar 21	No. 11 Arizona State	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	19–1	3–0

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-12 record
Apr 9	at No. 3 Oregon	No. 2	Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR	L 0–3	19–2	3–1
Apr 10	at No. 3 Oregon	No. 2	Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 3–0	20–2	4–1
Apr 10	at No. 3 Oregon*	No. 2	Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 9–3	21–2
Apr 11	at No. 3 Oregon	No. 2	Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 6–2	22–2	5–1
Apr 16	Oregon State	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	23–2	6–1
Apr 17	Oregon State	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	24–2	7–1
Apr 18	Oregon State	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	25–2	8–1
Apr 23	No. 4 Washington	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–1	26–2	9–1
Apr 24	No. 4 Washington	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 4–7	26–3	9–2
Apr 24	No. 4 Washington*	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–1	27–3
Apr 25	No. 4 Washington	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–2	28–3	20–2
Apr 30	at Utah	No. 2	Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 5–0	29–3	11–2

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-12 record
May 1	at Utah	No. 2	Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 4–0	30–3	12–2
May 1	at Utah*	No. 2	Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 4–2	31–3
May 2	at Utah	No. 2	Dumke Family Softball Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 6–1	32–3	13–2
May 5	at Long Beach State*	No. 2	LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA	W 5–1	33–3
May 5	at Long Beach State*	No. 2	LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA	W 10–2 ⁽⁵⁾	34–3
May 7	Stanford	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	35–3	14–2
May 8	Stanford	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	36–3	15–2
May 8	Stanford*	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–1	37–3
May 9	Stanford	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	38–3	16–2
May 13	at No. 8 Arizona	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	39–3	17–2
May 14	at No. 8 Arizona	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–2	40–3	18–2
May 14	at No. 8 Arizona*	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 1–5	40–4
May 15	at No. 8 Arizona	No. 2	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 7–2	41–4	19–2

Postseason

NCAA Los Angeles Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Reg record
May 21	Long Beach State	No. 2 (2)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	42–4	1–0
May 22	Fresno State	No. 2 (2)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–4 ⁽⁸⁾	43–4	2–0
May 23	Minnesota	No. 2 (2)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–1	44–4	3–0

NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR record
May 27	No. 21 Virginia Tech	No. 2 (2)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–7	44–5	0–1
May 28	No. 21 Virginia Tech	No. 2 (2)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	45–5	1–1
May 29	No. 21 Virginia Tech	No. 2 (2)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	46–5	2–1

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
June 3	No. 8 (10) Florida State	No. 2 (2)	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 4–0	47–5	1–0
June 4	No. 3 (3) Alabama	No. 2 (2)	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–6	47–6	1–1
June 5	No. 1 (1) Oklahoma	No. 2 (2)	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 3–10	47–7	1–2

Ranking movements

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	1	1	1	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2*	5
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25	1	1	1	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2*	5
D1Softball	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2*	6
Softball America	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6

References

↑ "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
↑ Rhiannon Potkey (January 11, 2021). "UCLA softball will be dominant in 2021 with the return of Rachel Garcia and Bubba Nickles". NCAA. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
↑ "College softball rankings: UCLA takes top spot in preseason poll". NCAA. January 26, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
↑ Thuc Nhi Nguyen (February 2, 2021). "UCLA softball team determined to 'face everything and rise'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
↑ Haley Sawyer (June 3, 2021). "Women's College World Series: UCLA softball shuts out Florida State". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
1 2 2025 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ Gavin Carlson (June 27, 2021). "UCLA softball reflects on the triumphs during a year of adversity". Daily Bruin. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
1 2 "2021 Softball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
1 2 "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ "No. 1 UCLA Softball Announces Tentative 2021 Schedule". UCLA Bruins. February 2, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
↑ "2021 Softball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

[1] "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

[2] Rhiannon Potkey (January 11, 2021). "UCLA softball will be dominant in 2021 with the return of Rachel Garcia and Bubba Nickles". NCAA. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[3] "College softball rankings: UCLA takes top spot in preseason poll". NCAA. January 26, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[4] Thuc Nhi Nguyen (February 2, 2021). "UCLA softball team determined to 'face everything and rise'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[5] Haley Sawyer (June 3, 2021). "Women's College World Series: UCLA softball shuts out Florida State". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[media-6] 1 2 2025 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[7] Gavin Carlson (June 27, 2021). "UCLA softball reflects on the triumphs during a year of adversity". Daily Bruin. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[roster-8] 1 2 "2021 Softball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[personnel-9] 1 2 "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[10] "No. 1 UCLA Softball Announces Tentative 2021 Schedule". UCLA Bruins. February 2, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[11] "2021 Softball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

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UCLA Bruins softball
Venues	Sunset Field (1979–1993) Easton Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Sharron Backus (1975–1988) Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989–1996) Sue Enquist (1997–2006) Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics