2022 UCLA Bruins softball team

2022 UCLA Bruins softball
Women’s College World Series, 3rd (tie)
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
Record	50–9 (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 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
	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
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 (36–5)
Regular Season: 36–5
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: 8–2 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 Cal State Fullerton Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California — – 43 April 29 Utah Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California — – 44 April 30 Utah Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California — –
May: 0–0 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 45 May 1 Utah Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California — — – 46 May 6 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, Arizona — — – 47 May 7 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, Arizona — — – 48 May 8 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, Arizona — — – 49 May 12 California Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California — — – 50 May 13 California Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California — — – 51 May 14 California Easton Stadium Los Angeles, California — — –
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Bruins team member Rankings from NFCA. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I softball 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
Softball America	4	3	6	5	5	3	3	3	3	5	5
ESPN.com/USA Softball	3	3	6	5	5 (1)	3 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (2)	5	4
D1Softball	4	4	6	5	5	3	2	2	2	5	5	4

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