2022 UCLA Bruins softball team

2022 UCLA Bruins softball
2022 UCLA Bruins softball
Women’s College World Series, 3rd (tie)
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
Record	51–10 (19–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez (16th season);
Home stadium	Easton Stadium

2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 8 Arizona State ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	4	–	0	.833	43	–	11	–	0	.796
No. 5 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	19	–	5	–	0	.792	51	–	10	–	0	.836
No. 11 Washington ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0	.583	38	–	17	–	0	.691
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	11	–	13	–	0	.458	39	–	22	–	0	.639
No. 23 Oregon ‍‍‍^y	10	–	14	–	0	.417	33	–	19	–	0	.635
Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	9	–	15	–	0	.375	39	–	22	–	0	.639
Utah ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0	.375	27	–	27	–	0	.500
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	8	–	16	–	0	.333	39	–	21	–	0	.650
California ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	28	–	27	–	1	.509

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 6, 2022^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her sixteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and competed in the Pac-12 Conference.

Personnel

Roster

2022 UCLA Bruins roster^[2]

Pitchers

4 – Holly Azevedo – Senior
8 – Megan Faraimo – Junior
12 – Lexi Sosa – Sophomore
88 – Lauren Shaw – Graduate

Catchers

18 – Sara Rusconi Vicinanza – Sophomore
19 – Alyssa Garcia – Sophomore
25 – Taylor Sullivan – Junior
26 – Jayla Castro – Freshman

Infielders

3 – Briana Perez – Senior
24 – Thessa Malau'ulu – Sophomore
37 – Kinsley Washington – Senior
97 – Delanie Wisz – Senior

Utility

5 – Savannah Pola – Freshman
7 – Maya Brady – Sophomore
11 – Seneca Curo – Sophomore
20 – Anna Vines – Junior
22 – Taylor Stephens – Freshman
44 – Kate Blunt – Freshman

Outfielders

14 – Kelli Godin – Sophomore
21 – Grace Guzman – Sophomore
23 – Aaliyah Jordan – Senior
30 – Lauren Hatch – Freshman
94 – Lauryn Carter – Sophomore

Coaches

2022 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[2]

Kelly Inouye-Perez – Head coach – 16th season
Lisa Fernandez – Assistant coach – 24th season
Kirk Walker – Assistant coach – 21st season
Don Slaught – Volunteer assistant coach – 4th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule

2022 UCLA Bruins game log (51–10)

Regular Season: 43–8

February: 12–3
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
1	February 10	No. 3	Cal State Northridge	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	22–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Azevedo (1–0)	Gardiner (0–1)	—	1,058	1–0	—
2	February 11	No. 3	UC San Diego	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–0	Faraimo (1–0)	Williams (0–1)	—	407	2–0	—
3	February 11	No. 3	Nevada	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	12–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Shaw (1–0)	Clary (0–1)	—	624	3–0	—
4	February 12	No. 3	vs. Mississippi State	Bill Barber Park Irvine, California	8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Faraimo (2–0)	Willis (0–1)	—	951	4–0	—
5	February 12	No. 3	vs. No. 1 Oklahoma	Bill Barber Park Irvine, California	1–4	Bahl (2–0)	Shaw (1–1)	—	1,000	4–1	—
6	February 18	No. 3	vs. Northwestern	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	4–6 ⁽⁸⁾	Williams (3–0)	Faraimo (2–1)	—	4,864	4–2	—
7	February 19	No. 3	vs. Auburn	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	9–0 ⁽⁶⁾	Azevedo (2–0)	Lowe (5–1)	—	4,853	5–2	—
8	February 19	No. 3	vs. No. 11 Texas	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	2–1	Faraimo (3–1)	Simpson (1–1)	—	4,853	6–2	—
9	February 20	No. 3	vs. Wisconsin	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	5–1	Azevedo (3–0)	Justman (1–4)	—	4,724	7–2	—
10	February 20	No. 3	vs. No. 5 Florida State	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	3–4 ⁽⁸⁾	Sandercock (5–0)	Azevedo (3–1)	—	4,724	7–3	—
11	February 25	No. 6	vs. Iowa State	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	3–0	Azevedo (4–1)	Spelhaug (2–2)	—	–	8–3	—
12	February 25	No. 6	vs. Texas Tech	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	2–1	Faraimo (4–1)	Fritz (3–3)	—	–	9–3	—
13	February 26	No. 6	vs. No. 17 Tennessee	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	2–1 ⁽⁸⁾	Faraimo (5–1)	Rogers (3–3)	—	–	10–3	—
14	February 26	No. 6	vs. Baylor	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	7–4	Azevedo (5–1)	Orme (3–2)	Shaw (1)	—	11–3	—
15	February 27	No. 6	vs. No. 16 Missouri	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	7–5	Faraimo (6–1)	Krings (5–2)	Azevedo (1)	—	12–3	—

March: 16–0
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
16	March 3	No. 5	vs. Cal Poly	Anderson Family Field Fullerton, California	9–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Azevedo (6–1)	Allman (0–4)	—	175	13–3	—
17	March 3	No. 5	vs. Fresno State	Anderson Family Field Fullerton, California	12–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Faraimo (7–1)	Lung (1–4)	—	300	14–3	—
18	March 4	No. 5	vs. Kansas	Anderson Family Field Fullerton, California	4–1	Faraimo (8–1)	Hamilton (2–5)	—	300	15–3	—
19	March 4	No. 5	vs. Weber State	Anderson Family Field Fullerton, California	9–1 ⁽⁶⁾	Azevedo (7–1)	Ramirez (5–3)	—	350	16–3	—
20	March 5	No. 5	vs. Texas A&M	Anderson Family Field Fullerton, California	14–2 ⁽⁵⁾	Azevedo (8–1)	Ackerman (2–2)	—	800	17–3	—
21	March 10	No. 5	Pennsylvania	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	13–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Shaw (2–1)	Longo (1–5)	Faraimo (1)	593	18–3	—
22	March 11	No. 5	Cal State Bakersfield	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	14–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Faraimo (9–1)	Kennedy (1–2)	—	660	19–3	—
23	March 11	No. 5	Fresno State*	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–2	Azevedo (9–1)	Hanlon (0–2)	—	660	20–3	—
24	March 11	No. 5	Fresno State*	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	12–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Shaw (3–1)	West (1–10)	—	1,050	21–3	—
25	March 11	No. 5	Cal State Bakersfield*	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	17–1 ⁽⁵⁾	Azevedo (10–1)	Castillo (1–4)	—	1,050	22–3	—
26	March 19	No. 4	No. 9 Arizona	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA	5–0	Faraimo (10–1)	Netz (8–2)	—	1,328	23–3	1–0
27	March 20	No. 4	No. 9 Arizona	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–0	Azevedo (11–1)	Elish (4–2)	—	1,328	24–3	2–0
28	March 21	No. 4	No. 9 Arizona	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–0	Faraimo (11–1)	Netz (8–3)	Shaw (2)	556	25–3	3–0
29	March 25	No. 3	at No. 9 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, Washington	3–2	Faraimo (12–1)	Plain (9–4)	—	1,430	26–3	4–0
30	March 26	No. 3	at No. 9 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, Washington	4–0	Azevedo (12–1)	Lynch (3–3)	Faraimo (2)	1,696	27–3	5–0
31	March 27	No. 3	at No. 9 Washington	Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, Washington	5–4	Faraimo (13–1)	Willis (1–2)	—	1,734	28–3	6–0

April: 11–2
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
32	April 1	No. 3	No. 12 Oregon	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–1	Faraimo (14–1)	Hansen (8–1)	—	1,328	29–3	7–0
33	April 2	No. 3	No. 12 Oregon	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–2	Azevedo (13–1)	Dail (7–4)	—	1,328	30–3	8–0
34	April 3	No. 3	No. 12 Oregon	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	4–2	Shaw (4–1)	Hansen (8–2)	Faraimo (3)	1,328	31–3	9–0
35	April 8	No. 3	at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, California	3–1 ⁽⁸⁾	Faraimo (15–1)	Vawter (15–5)	—	1,046	32–3	10–0
36	April 9	No. 3	at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, California	0–1	Krause (7–3)	Azevedo (13–2)	—	1,002	32–4	10–1
37	April 10	No. 3	at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, California	0–1	Vawter (16–5)	Shaw (4–2)	—	1,015	32–5	10–2
38	April 19	No. 4	San Diego	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–1	Shaw (5–2)	Earnshaw (9–7)	Sosa (1)	425	33–5	–
39	April 22	No. 4	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, Oregon	6–5	Azevedo (14–2)	Mazon (12–6)	Faraimo (4)	503	34–5	11–2
40	April 23	No. 4	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, Oregon	3–2	Azevedo (15–2)	Haendiges (10–5)	Faraimo (5)	848	35–5	12–2
41	April 24	No. 4	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, Oregon	4–3	Faraimo (16–1)	Mazon (12–7)	—	662	36–5	13–2
42	April 29	No. 3	Cal State Fullerton	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	13–0 ⁽⁵⁾	Shaw (6–2)	Chambers (3–3)	—	780	37–5	–
43	April 29	No. 3	Utah	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	1–0	Faraimo (17–1)	Sandez (8–9)	—	1,035	38–5	14–2
44	April 30	No. 3	Utah	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	2–0	Azevedo (16–2)	Lopez (5–5)	Faraimo (6)	1,112	39–5	15–2

May: 4–3
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
45	May 1	No. 3	Utah	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	0–8 ⁽⁵⁾	Smith (9–6)	Faraimo (17–2)	—	1,025	39–6	15–3
46	May 6	No. 4	at No. 12 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, Arizona	1–6	Lopez (10–2)	Faraimo (17–3)	—	1,851	39–7	15–4
47	May 7	No. 4	at No. 12 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, Arizona	9–3	Faraimo (18–3)	Morgan (15–3)	—	1,888	40–7	16–4
48	May 8	No. 4	at No. 12 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, Arizona	3–6	Lopez (11–2)	Faraimo (18–4)	—	1,680	40–8	16–5
49	May 12	No. 6	California	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–0 ⁽⁶⁾	Azevedo (17–2)	Halajian (18–9)	—	922	41–8	17–5
50	May 13	No. 6	California	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–4	Faraimo (19–4)	Archer (6–11)	—	1,002	42–8	18–5
51	May 14	No. 6	California	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–0	Faraimo (20–4)	Halajian (18–10)	—	1,108	43–8	19–5

Post-Season (8–2)

Los Angeles Regional (3–0)
Date	Rank/Seed	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
May 20	No. 5 (1)	(4) Grand Canyon	Easton Stadium	12–1 ⁽⁵⁾	Azevedo (18–2)	Thompson (20–6)	—	1,328	44–8	1–0
May 21	No. 5 (1)	(3) Loyola Marymount	Easton Stadium	7–1	Faraimo (21–4)	Perez (18–7)	—	1,328	45–8	2–0
May 22	No. 5 (1)	(2) Ole Miss	Easton Stadium	9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	Azevedo (19–2)	Borgen (7–11)	—	1,328	46–8	3–0

Los Angeles Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Rank/Seed	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Super Regional Record
May 27	No. 5 (2)	No. 9 (12) Duke	Easton Stadium	3–2	Faraimo (22–4)	Wright (13–5)	—	1,242	47–8	1–0
May 28	No. 5 (2)	No. 9 (12) Duke	Easton Stadium	8–2	Azevedo (20–2)	St. George (22–4)	Faraimo (7)	1,305	48–8	2–0

Women's College World Series (3–2)
Date	Rank/Seed	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	WCWS Record
June 2	No. 5 (2)	vs. No. 16 Texas	Devon Park Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	2–7	Dolcini (23–10)	Faraimo (22–5)	—	—	48–9	0–1
June 3	No. 5 (2)	vs. No. 10 (9) Northwestern	Devon Park	6–1	Faraimo (23–5)	Williams (31–6)	—	—	49–9	1–1
June 5	No. 5 (2)	vs. No. 12 (14) Florida	Devon Park	8–0 ⁽⁶⁾	Azevedo (21–2)	Hightower (17–9)	—	—	50–9	2–1
June 6	No. 5 (2)	vs. No. 1 (1) Oklahoma	Devon Park	7–3	Faraimo (24–5)	May (15–1)	Azevedo (2)	—	51–9	3–1
June 6	No. 5 (2)	vs. No. 1 (1) Oklahoma	Devon Park	0–15 ⁽⁵⁾	Trautwein (21–1)	Azevedo (21–3)	—	11,836	51–10	3–2

Win
Loss
Postponement
Bold: Bruins team member

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

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Megan Faraimo
Delanie Wisz
Maya Brady

References

↑ "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
1 2 "2022 Softball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[1] "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

[roster-2] 1 2 "2022 Softball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[1]

[2]

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