2022 UCLA Bruins softball team

2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of March 21, 2022; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

2022 UCLA Bruins softball
2022 UCLA Bruins softball
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
2022 record	25–3 (3–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez (16th season);
Home stadium	Easton Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 UCLA Bruins softball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins are coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her sixteenth season. The Bruins play their home games at Easton Stadium and compete 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[]

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Cancelled/Postponed
*	Non-Conference game
Bold	UCLA Pitcher/Player
Rank	NFCA/USA Today

2022 UCLA Bruins Game Log (16–3)

Regular Season: 16–3 (Home: 5–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 11–3)

February: 12–3 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 9–3)
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	W 22–0 (5)	Azevedo (1–0)	Gardiner (0–1)	–	1,058	1–0	N/A
2	February 11	No. 3	UC San Diego*	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 5–0	Faraimo (1–0)	Williams (0–1)	–	407	2–0	N/A
3	February 11	No. 3	Nevada*	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 12–0 (5)	Shaw (1–0)	Clary (0–1)	–	624	3–0	N/A
4	February 12	No. 3	vs. Mississippi State*	Bill Barber Park Irvine, California	W 8–0 (5)	Faraimo (2–0)	Willis (0–1)	–	951	4–0	N/A
5	February 12	No. 3	vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*	Bill Barber Park Irvine, California	L 1–4	Bahl (2–0)	Shaw (1–1)	–	1,000	4–1	N/A
6	February 18	No. 3	vs. Northwestern*	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	L 4–6 (8)	Williams (3–0)	Faraimo (2–1)	–	4,864	4–2	N/A
7	February 19	No. 3	vs. Auburn*	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	W 9–0 (6)	Azevedo (2–0)	Lowe (5–1)	–	4,853	5–2	N/A
8	February 19	No. 3	vs. No. 11 Texas*	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	W 2–1	Faraimo (3–1)	Simpson (1–1)	–	4,853	6–2	N/A
9	February 20	No. 3	vs. Wisconsin*	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	W 5–1	Azevedo (3–0)	Justman (1–4)	–	4,724	7–2	N/A
10	February 20	No. 3	vs. No. 5 Florida State*	Eddie C. Moore Complex Clearwater, Florida	L 3–4 (8)	Sandercock (5–0)	Azevedo (3–1)	–	4,724	7–3	N/A
11	February 25	No. 6	vs. Iowa State*	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	W 3–0	Azevedo (4–1)	Spelhaug (2–2)	–	N/A	8–3	N/A
12	February 25	No. 6	vs. Texas Tech*	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	W 2–1	Faraimo (4–1)	Fritz (3–3)	–	N/A	9–3	N/A
13	February 26	No. 6	vs. No. 17 Tennessee*	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	W 2–1 (8)	Faraimo (5–1)	Rogers (3–3)	–	N/A	10–3	N/A
14	February 26	No. 6	vs. Baylor*	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	W 7–4	Azevedo (5–1)	Orme (3–2)	Shaw (1)	N/A	11–3	N/A
15	February 27	No. 6	vs. No. 16 Missouri*	Big League Dreams Complex Cathedral City, California	W 7–5	Faraimo (6–1)	Krings (5–2)	Azevedo (1)	N/A	12–3	N/A

March: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 2–0)
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
16	March 3	No. 5	Cal Poly*	Anderson Family Field Fullerton, California	W 9–0 (5)	Azevedo (6–1)	Allman (0–4)	–	175	13–3	N/A
17	March 3	No. 5	Fresno State*	Anderson Family Field Fullerton, California	W 12–0 (5)	Faraimo (7–1)	Lung (1–4)	–	300	14–3	N/A
26	March 19	No. 4	No. 9 Arizona	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 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, CA	W 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, CA						–	–
29	March 25		at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA						–	–
30	March 26		at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA						–	–
31	March 27		at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA						–	–

April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
32	April 1		Oregon	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA						–	–
33	April 2		Oregon	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA						–	–
34	April 3		Oregon	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA						–	–
35	April 8		at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, CA						–	–
36	April 9		at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, CA						–	–
37	April 10		at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, CA						–	–
38	April 19		San Diego	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA						–	–
39	April 22		at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, OR						–	–
40	April 23		at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, OR						–	–
41	April 24		at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, OR						–	–
42	April 29		Cal State Fullerton	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA						–	–
43	April 29		Utah	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA						–	–
44	April 30		Utah	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA	–					–	–

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
45	May 1		Utah	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA	–					–	–
46	May 6		at Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ	–					–	–
47	May 7		at Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ	–					–	–
48	May 8		at Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ	–					–	–
49	May 12		California	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA	–					–	–
50	May 13		California	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA	–					–	–
51	May 14		California	Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA	–					–	–

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
Softball America	4	3	6	5	5	3	3
ESPN.com/USA Softball	3	3	6	5	5 (1)	3 (1)	2 (1)
D1Softball	4	4	6	5	5	3	2

References[]

^ "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Softball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[1] "Softball Standings". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

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

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[2]

v t 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	1982 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1997 1999 2000 2003 2004 2010 2019 2022
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics

2022 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 UCLA ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	25	–	3	.893
No. 20 Arizona State ‍‍‍	3	–	0	1.000	22	–	5	.815
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	22	–	4	.846
California ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	20	–	9	.690
No. 25 Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	20	–	6	.769
No. 9 Washington ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	20	–	7	.741
Utah ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	16	–	13	.552
Oregon State ‍‍‍	0	–	3	.000	23	–	7	.767
No. 14 Arizona ‍‍‍	0	–	3	.000	19	–	7	.731

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 21, 2022^[1]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today