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2023 Pac-12 Softball Tournament

May 10-13, 2023 | Tucson, AZ | Hillenbrand Stadium

Pac-12 Softball Weekly Awards - Feb. 13, 2023

Feb 13, 2023

 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Maya Brady, R-Jr., UTIL, UCLA (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
» 6 G, .813 AVG, 13 H, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 13 R, 5 BB, 0 K, 25 TB, 1.563 SLG

  • Opened the 2023 season going 13-for-16 with 13 RBI over six games.
  • Tied a 24-year-old UCLA record (Lisa Fernandez - March 1993; Stacey Nuveman, Feb - 1999) with 10 consecutive base hits after going 4-for-4 with two home runs in game one versus San Diego on Sunday and 6-for-6 in her two games on Saturday.
  • Game one versus San Diego on Sunday also marked the third multi-homer game of her UCLA career.
  • Capped her first weekend of the season with a walk-off, 3-run home run versus San Diego in game two to give her three total home runs on the day.
  • Third career Pac-12 Player of the Week award (March 23, 2021; Feb. 11, 2020).

ALSO NOMINATED: Yannira Acuña, ASU; Aliya Belarde, UTAH; Alyssa Daniell, ORE; Madison Huskey, WASH; River Mahler, STAN; Jasmine Perezchica, ARIZ.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Megan Faraimo, R-Sr., P/1B, UCLA (Oceanside, Calif.)
» 3-0, 2 GS, 2 CG, 14.0 IP, 14 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 H, 25 K, 0.00 ERA

  • Threw the fifth solo no-hitter of her career when she retired all 15 Toreros in game one versus San Diego on Sunday, including eight strikeouts.
  • In her Opening Day start versus Cal State Fullerton, notched the 32nd double-digit strikeout game of her career with 13 K's.
  • With three wins one the weekend, passed Debbie Doom for ninth place all-time on UCLA's wins list with 75.
  • Her 25 total strikeouts also moved her past associate head coach Lisa Fernandez for sixth most all-time with 793.
  • Sixth Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week award (last March 14, 2022).

ALSO NOMINATED: Haylei Archer, CAL; Kenzie Brown, ASU; NiJaree Canady, STAN; Mariah Lopez, UTAH; Ruby Meylan, WASH; Devyn Netz, ARIZ.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Taylor Tinsley, Fr., P/INF, UCLA (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
» 1-0, 1 GS, 1 CG, 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0.00 ERA

  • Tossed a no-hitter in an 8-0 victory over CSU Bakersfield in her first career start with four strikeouts, the only blemish being a fifth-inning catcher's interference.
  • Joined Amanda Freed as the only players in UCLA history to throw a no-hitter in their pitching debut.
  • Her performance marked the 115th no-hitter in UCLA history.

ALSO NOMINATED: Tianna Bell, CAL; Karlie Davison, UTAH; Olivia DiNardo, ARIZ; Kaiea Higa, OSU; Kylee Magee, ASU; River Mahler, STAN; Ruby Meylan, WASH.

  Player Pitcher Freshman
Feb. 13 Maya Brady, UCLA Megan Faraimo, UCLA Taylor Tinsley, UCLA