# 2022 UCLA Bruins softball team

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.

## 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 | Opponent | Stadium | Score | 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  PostponementBold: Bruins team member Rankings from NFCA.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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