The 2023 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her seventeenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and competed in the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season The Bruins finished the 2022 season 51–10 overall, and 19–5 in the Pac-12 Conference, finishing in second place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Bruins received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament where they advanced to the semifinals of the Women's College World Series, before being eliminated by eventual tournament champion Oklahoma.

Offseason In August 2022, assistant head coaches Lisa Fernandez and Kirk Walker were promoted to associate head coaches.

Preseason Award watch lists USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Maya Brady Utility Redshirt Junior Megan Faraimo Pitcher Redshirt Senior Sharlize Palacios Catcher Redshirt Junior

Roster and personnel

2023 UCLA Bruins roster Pitchers 8 – Megan Faraimo – Senior 21 – Brooke Yanez – Sixth year 32 – Taylor Tinsley – Freshman 88 – Lauren Shaw – Graduate Catchers 13 – Sharlize Palacios – Junior 18 – Sara Rusconi Vicinanza – Senior 19 – Alyssa Garcia – Junior 25 – Taylor Sullivan – Senior 26 – Jayla Castro – Sophomore Infielders 4 – Rylee Pinedo – Freshman 15 – Jordan Woolery – Freshman 24 – Thessa Malau'ulu – Junior 27 – Rachel Cid – Fifth year 28 – Alexis Ramirez – Freshman 31 – Ramsey Suarez – Freshman Utility 5 – Savannah Pola – Sophomore 7 – Maya Brady – Junior 10 – Kennedy Powell – Freshman 11 – Seneca Curo – Junior 20 – Anna Vines – Senior 22 – Taylor Stephens – Sophomore 43 – Megan Grant – Freshman 44 – Kate Blunt – Sophomore Outfielders 3 – Janelle Meoño– Junior 14 – Kelli Godin – Senior 23 – Aaliyah Jordan – Graduate 30 – Lauren Hatch – Sophomore 94 – Lauryn Carter – Junior Reference:

2023 UCLA Bruins coaching staff Kelly Inouye-Perez – Head coach Lisa Fernandez – Associate head coach Kirk Walker – Associate head coach Will Oldham – Volunteer assistant coachReference:

Schedule 2023 UCLA Bruins softball game logRegular season (50–4)February (17–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Pac-12RecordFebruary 9 Cal State FullertonStacy Winsberg Tournament No. 2 Easton StadiumLos Angeles, CA 3–0 Faraimo (1–0) Rainey (0–1) — 673 1–0 –February 10 Cal State BakersfieldStacy Winsberg Tournament No. 2 Easton Stadium 18–1 (5) Shaw (1–0) Kennedy (0–1) — 755 2–0 –February 11 Loyola MarymountStacy Winsberg Tournament No. 2 Easton Stadium 11–0 (5) Yanez (1–0) Caymol (0–1) — 983 3–0 –February 11 Cal State BakersfieldStacy Winsberg Tournament No. 2 Easton Stadium 8–0 (5) Tinsley (1–0) Martinez (0–1) — 1,075 4–0 –February 12 San DiegoStacy Winsberg Tournament No. 2 Easton Stadium 14–0 (5) Faraimo (2–0) Giaime (0–1) — 450 5–0 –February 12 San DiegoStacy Winsberg Tournament No. 2 Easton Stadium 5–2 Faraimo (3–0) Tadlock (0–1) — 517 6–0 –February 14 Liberty No. 2 Easton Stadium 3–2 Faraimo (4–0) Bachman (1–2) — 250 7–0 –February 16 vs. NebraskaTaxAct Clearwater Invitational No. 2 Eddie C. Moore ComplexClearwater, FL 8–0 (6) Yanez (2–0) Harness (1–1) — 2,518 8–0 –February 17 vs. AlabamaTaxAct Clearwater Invitational No. 2 Eddie C. Moore Complex 5–3 Faraimo (5–0) Fouts (2–1) — — 9–0 –February 18 vs. No. 6 Florida StateTaxAct Clearwater Invitational No. 2 Eddie C. Moore Complex 6–4 Faraimo (6–0) Sandercock (2–1) — — 10–0 –February 18 vs. No. 8 Virginia TechTaxAct Clearwater Invitational No. 2 Eddie C. Moore Complex 8–4 Yanez (3–0) Peck (1–1) — — 11–0 –February 19 vs. LouisianaTaxAct Clearwater Invitational No. 2 Eddie C. Moore Complex 4–3 Faraimo (7–0) Schorman (2–2) — 1,032 12–0 –February 23 vs. No. 3 FloridaMary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams ComplexCathedral City, CA 10–0 (6) Faraimo (8–0) Trlicek (4–1) — — 13–0 –February 24 vs. No. 18 KentuckyMary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 6–3 Yanez (4–0) Harrison (1–1) Faraimo (1) — 14–0 –February 24 vs. IowaMary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 2–1 Faraimo (9–0) Adams (2–2) — — 15–0 –February 25 vs. No. 19 NorthwesternMary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 2–1 Yanez (5–0) Supple (1–2) — — 16–0 –February 25 vs. Texas A&MMary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 3–0 Tinsley (2–0) Kennedy (3–1) — — 17–0 –February 26 vs. No. 2 OklahomaMary Nutter Collegiate Classic No. 1 Big League Dreams Complex 0–14 (5) Storako (4–0) Faraimo (9–1) — — 17–1 –March (13–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Pac-12RecordMarch 3 vs. UCFJudi Garman Classic No. 2 Anderson Family FieldFullerton, CA 2–1 Yanez (6–0) Jewell (2–2) — — 18–1 –March 3 vs. Fresno StateJudi Garman Classic No. 2 Anderson Family Field 8–1 Faraimo (10–1) Neiss (1–3) — — 19–1 –March 4 vs. Cal PolyJudi Garman Classic No. 2 Anderson Family Field 16–0 (5) Tinsley (3–0) Ramuno (5–3) — — 20–1 –March 4 vs. MichiganJudi Garman Classic No. 2 Anderson Family Field 8–0 (5) Faraimo (11–1) LeBeau (5–5) — — 21–1 – March 5 at Cal State FullertonJudi Garman Classic No. 2 Anderson Family Field 6–2 Yanez (7–0) Miranda (3–3) — — 22–1 –March 7 Howard No. 2 Easton Stadium 4–0 Tinsley (4–0) Weber (1–4) Faraimo (2) 1,086 23–1 –March 10 at California No. 2 Levine-Fricke FieldBerkeley, CA 4–0 Yanez (8–0) Archer (5–2) — 693 24–1 1–0March 11 at California No. 2 Levine-Fricke Field 0–8 (5) Halajian (2–1) Tinsley (4–1) — 832 24–2 1–1March 12 at California No. 2 Levine-Fricke Field 10–1 (6) Yanez (9–0) Archer (6–3) — 849 25–2 2–1March 14 Syracuse No. 3 Easton Stadium CancelledMarch 17 No. 10 Washington No. 3 Easton Stadium 3–4 Meylan (10–1) Yanez (9–1) — 1,085 25–3 2–2March 18 No. 10 Washington No. 3 Easton Stadium 4–0 Faraimo (12–1) Lynch (5–2) — 1,117 26–3 3–2March 19 No. 10 Washington No. 3 Easton Stadium 10–2 (6) Faraimo (13–1) Meylan (10–2) — 943 27–3 4–2March 24 at No. 19 Oregon No. 3 Jane Sanders StadiumEugene, OR 0–3 Scott (5–3) Faraimo (13–2) — 1,655 27–4 4–3March 25 at No. 19 Oregon No. 3 Jane Sanders Stadium 7–4 Faraimo (14–2) Hansen (12–4) — 1,989 28–4 5–3March 26 at No. 19 Oregon No. 3 Jane Sanders Stadium 4–0 Faraimo (15–2) Scott (5–3) — 1,824 29–4 6–3March 28 at Nevada No. 3 Christina M. Hixson Softball ParkReno, NV CancelledMarch 31 No. 6 Stanford No. 3 Easton Stadium 4–0 Faraimo (16–2) Vawter (12–2) — 1,348 30–4 7–3April (17–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Pac-12RecordApril 1 No.6 Stanford No. 3 Easton Stadium 2–1 Faraimo (17–2) Krause (8–3) — 1,209 31–4 8–3April 2 No. 6 Stanford No. 3 Easton Stadium 4–0 Tinsley (5–1) Vawter (12–3) Yanez (1) 1,132 32–4 9–3April 4 at UC San Diego No. 3 Triton Softball FieldSan Diego, CA 10–1 (6) Yanez (10–1) Thompson (2–5) — 503 33–4 –April 6 Oregon State No. 3 Easton Stadium 6–2 Faraimo (18–2) Stepto (4–10) — 847 34–4 10–3April 7 Oregon State No. 3 Easton Stadium 11–0 (5) Yanez (11–1) Garcia (3–7) — 868 35–4 11–3April 8 Oregon State No. 3 Easton Stadium 6–0 Faraimo (19–2) Stepto (4–11) — 1,057 36–4 12–3April 14 at No. 24 Arizona No. 2 Hillenbrand StadiumTucson, AZ 8–0 Faraimo (20–2) Silva (2–2) — 2,970 37–4 13–3April 15 at No. 24 Arizona No. 2 Hillenbrand Stadium 8–4 Faraimo (21–2) Silva (2–3) — 2,866 38–4 14–3April 16 at No. 24 Arizona No. 2 Hillenbrand Stadium 14–5 (5) Faraimo (22–2) Netz (11–12) — 2,874 39–4 15–3April 19 at Long Beach State No. 2 LBSU Softball ComplexLong Beach, CA 10–0 (5) Tinsley (6–1) Haddad (9–8) — 772 40–4 – April 21 Arizona State No. 2 Easton Stadium 7–3 Faraimo (23–2) Osborne (4–11) — 1,046 41–4 16–3April 22 Arizona State No. 2 Easton Stadium 9–1 (6) Yanez (12–1) Schuld (2–4) — 1,156 42–4 17–3April 23 Arizona State No. 2 Easton Stadium 4–1 Faraimo (24–2) Magee (3–3) — 1,325 43–4 18–3April 25 at Cal State Northridge No. 2 Matador DiamondNorthridge, CA 7–2 Yanez (13–1) Carranco (4–7) — 452 44–4 –April 28 at No. 23 Utah No. 2 Dumke Family Softball StadiumSalt Lake City, UT 3–0 Faraimo (25–2) Lopez (14–3) — 1,100 45–4 19–3April 29 at No. 23 Utah No. 2 Dumke Family Softball Stadium 10–1 (6) Yanez (14–1) Sandez (12–5) — 1,300 46–4 20–3April 30 at No. 23 Utah No. 2 Dumke Family Softball Stadium 11–3 Faraimo (26–2) Lopez (14–5) — 1,914 47–4 21–3May (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Pac-12RecordMay 1 at BYU No. 2 Gail Miller FieldProvo, UT 7–2 Yanez (15–1) Korth (15–7) — 619 48–4 –May 5 Loyola Marymount No. 2 Easton Stadium 6–0 Faraimo (27–2) Perez (12–10) — 968 49–4 –May 5 San Diego State No. 2 Easton Stadium 4–3 Faraimo (28–2) Light (10–6) — 968 50–4 – Post-Season (2–3) (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Pac-12TRecordMay 11 Arizona No. 2 Hillenbrand Stadium 4–3 Faraimo (29–2) Netz (16–16) — 2,492 51–4 1–0May 12 No. 7 Stanford No. 2 Hillenbrand Stadium 1–0 Yanez (16–1) Vawter (17–8) — 2,434 52–4 2–0May 13 No. 21 Utah No. 2 Hillenbrand Stadium 4–7 Lopez (18–5) Yanez (16–2) — 2,548 52–5 2–1 (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord RegionalRecordMay 19 vs. Grand Canyon No. 2 Easton Stadium 2–3 Darwin (9–3) Faraimo (29–3) Thompson (3) — 52–6 0–1May 20 vs. Liberty No. 2 Easton Stadium 1–2 Keeney (26–11) Yanez (16–3) — — 52–7 0–2

Rankings

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