Maya Brady

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Maya Brady
UCLA Bruins – No. 7
Utility
Born: San Mateo, California
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NCAA debut
February 6, 2020, for the UCLA Bruins
NCAA statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.341
Home runs21
Runs batted in66
Teams
  • UCLA (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards

Maya Ann Brady-Timmons is an American college softball player for the UCLA Bruins. As a freshman in 2020, she was named Softball America Freshman of the Year.

High school career[]

Brady attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California where she was a middle infielder and led the team to three Marmonte League titles and was a two-time league MVP. During her senior year, she had a .558 batting average with 12 home runs and 32 runs batted in (RBI).[1] Following an outstanding season, she was named Marmonte League Most Valuable Player and All-CIF Southern section, as well as the Ventura County Star 2019 All-County Softball Player of the Year and Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Year.[2][3] She was ranked the No. 2 recruit in the nation by FloSoftball and Softball America.[4][5]

College career[]

Brady made her collegiate debut for UCLA Bruins in 2020. During the opening week of the season at the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament, Brady was 9-for-18, with four home runs, nine RBI, and nine runs scored. She was subsequently named Pac-12 Freshman and Player of the Week for the week ending February 11, 2020.[6] During her Freshman year she finished with a .356 batting average, .699 slugging percentage and led the team with seven home runs and tying for first with 28 RBI, tied for second with seven multiple-RBI games and tied for third with seven multi-hit games, and ranked third with 22 runs scored and 11 walks. Following the season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was named Softball America Freshman of the Year.[7]

During her redshirt Freshman year in 2021, she had a .333 batting average, six stolen bases, and nine multiple-RBI games. She tied for second with 13 home runs, third with 36 runs batted in, 31 runs scored and 19 walks.[8] Following an outstanding season, she was named to the first team All-Pac-12, Pac-12 All-Freshman team and NFCA first team All-American.[9]

Personal life[]

Brady was born to Maureen Brady and Brian Timmons. Her mother was an All-American pitcher at Fresno State. She is the niece of American football player Tom Brady and former Major League Baseball player Kevin Youkilis.[1][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Maya Brady". uclabruins.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Curly, Joe (June 14, 2019). "Maya Brady is The Star's All-County Softball Player of the Year". Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Ciniglio, Tony (June 5, 2019). "Oaks Christian's Maya Brady anchors 2019 Daily News softball all-area team". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Sievers, Chez (November 17, 2018). "Signing Day Spotlight: Maya Brady Signs With UCLA". flosoftball.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top 2019 High School Softball Recruits". softballamerica.com. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bruins Sweep Week One Pac-12 Awards". uclabruins.com. February 11, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 NCAA Freshman Player of the Year: Maya Brady". softballamerica.com. April 15, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Five Bruins Earn NFCA All-American Awards". pac-12.com. June 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Kelly, Nick (June 4, 2021). "Five things to know about UCLA softball's Maya Brady: Yes, she's related to the Super Bowl guy". USA Today. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  10. ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (April 28, 2021). "Maya Brady is Tom Brady's niece; that isn't why the UCLA star has riveted college sports". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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