Saturday, May 25
Los Angeles, CA
5:00 PM
UCLA
7
vs
2
James Madison
UCLA advances to the WCWS for the 29th time.
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May 25, 2019 | Softball
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LOS ANGELES - In her final game at Easton Stadium, senior Taylor Pack left the yard twice, while freshman Megan Faraimo stepped up with eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings, as the second-seeded Bruins punched their fifth-straight ticket to the Women's College World Series with a 7-2 victory over James Madison on Saturday.
UCLA (51-6), making its 29th appearance at the WCWS, will take on No. 7-seed Minnesota on Thursday in the first day of play in Oklahoma City. Time and TV information will be announced Sunday.
The Bruins recorded 10 hits from seven different players, as freshman Kelli Godin had three, while Pack added two.
In the circle, Faraimo (16-4) struck out a pair in the first, second and fourth innings, adding 1-2-3 frames in the second and fourth. She gave up two runs, four hits and two walks. Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia shut the door with her fourth save of the season, retiring five of the six batters she faced, including three by strikeout.
After two scoreless innings, UCLA, as the designated visiting team, scored four in the top of the third. Godin led off with a bunt single, and one out later, moved to third after a steal of second and a James Madison error. Sophomore Briana Perez followed with a walk and stole second, and one out later, Garcia singled through the 5-6 hole into left field to plate a pair to make it 2-0. Three pitches later, Pack sent her 11th homer of the season to right-center to up the lead to 4-0.
In the fourth, the Bruins added two more, again with two outs. Sophomore Kinsley Washington and Godin posted back-to-back, one-out singles and junior Bubba Nickles walked to load the bases. One out later, redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan singled through the 3-4 hole into right to bring in Washington and Godin to get the lead to 6-0.
James Madison (51-10) scored two in the sixth, but UCLA answered back in the top of the seventh, as Pack sent her 12th homer of the season to straightaway center to make it 7-2.
LOS ANGELES - In her final game at Easton Stadium, senior Taylor Pack left the yard twice, while freshman Megan Faraimo stepped up with eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings, as the second-seeded Bruins punched their fifth-straight ticket to the Women's College World Series with a 7-2 victory over James Madison on Saturday.
UCLA (51-6), making its 29th appearance at the WCWS, will take on No. 7-seed Minnesota on Thursday in the first day of play in Oklahoma City. Time and TV information will be announced Sunday.
The Bruins recorded 10 hits from seven different players, as freshman Kelli Godin had three, while Pack added two.
In the circle, Faraimo (16-4) struck out a pair in the first, second and fourth innings, adding 1-2-3 frames in the second and fourth. She gave up two runs, four hits and two walks. Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia shut the door with her fourth save of the season, retiring five of the six batters she faced, including three by strikeout.
After two scoreless innings, UCLA, as the designated visiting team, scored four in the top of the third. Godin led off with a bunt single, and one out later, moved to third after a steal of second and a James Madison error. Sophomore Briana Perez followed with a walk and stole second, and one out later, Garcia singled through the 5-6 hole into left field to plate a pair to make it 2-0. Three pitches later, Pack sent her 11th homer of the season to right-center to up the lead to 4-0.
In the fourth, the Bruins added two more, again with two outs. Sophomore Kinsley Washington and Godin posted back-to-back, one-out singles and junior Bubba Nickles walked to load the bases. One out later, redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan singled through the 3-4 hole into right to bring in Washington and Godin to get the lead to 6-0.
James Madison (51-10) scored two in the sixth, but UCLA answered back in the top of the seventh, as Pack sent her 12th homer of the season to straightaway center to make it 7-2.