# 2019 UCLA Bruins softball team

The 2019 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2019 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her thirteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 56–6. They competed in the Pac-12 Conference, where they finished tied for first with a 20–4 record.
The Bruins were invited to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Los Angeles Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their eleventh Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, and 2010. The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | UCLA win |
| | UCLA loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2019 UCLA Bruins softball game log :
Regular season (46–5) :
February (15–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 record |
| Feb 7 | vs UT Arlington* | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Honolulu, HI | 2–1 | Faraimo (1–0) | Phillips (0–1) | Garcia (1) | 537 | 1–0 | – |
| Feb 7 | vs Fresno State* | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Honolulu, HI | 8–2 | Azevedo (1–0) | East (0–1) | — | 537 | 2–0 | – |
| Feb 8 | at Hawaii* | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Honolulu, HI | 7–0 | Garcia (1–0) | Hitchcock (1–1) | — | 720 | 3–0 | – |
| Feb 9 | vs Georgia State* | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Honolulu, HI | 9–1 | Azevedo (2–0) | Freeman (0–1) | — | 549 | 4–0 | – |
| Feb 9 | vs Saint Mary's* | Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Honolulu, HI | 13–1 $^5$ | Garcia (2–0) | Perez (0–2) | — | 549 | 5–0 | – |
| Feb 16 | Ole Miss* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 4–0 | Garcia (3–0) | Finney (2–1) | — | 1,328 | 6–0 | – |
| Feb 16 | Fresno State* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 8–0 $^5$ | Faraimo (2–0) | Lung (0–1) | — | 1,328 | 7–0 | – |
| Feb 17 | UC Riverside* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 17–3 $^5$ | Azevedo (3–0) | Casper (0–2) | — | 889 | 8–0 | – |
| Feb 17 | Loyola Marymount* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 3–1 | Garcia (4–0) | Bandimere (4–1) | — | 889 | 9–0 | – |
| Feb 22 | vs Oklahoma* | Big League Dreams Sports Park Cathedral City, CA | 7–1 | Garcia (5–0) | Lopez (5–1) | — | 1,004 | 10–0 | – |
| Feb 22 | vs Missouri* | Big League Dreams Sports Park Cathedral City, CA | 11–3 $^6$ | Faraimo (3–0) | Norman (4–2) | — | 129 | 11–0 | – |
| Feb 23 | vs Nebraska* | Big League Dreams Sports Park Cathedral City, CA | 9–1 $^6$ | Azevedo (4–0) | Mergele (1–2) | — | 942 | 12–0 | – |
| Feb 23 | vs Kentucky* | Big League Dreams Sports Park Cathedral City, CA | 12–4 $^6$ | Garcia (6–0) | Humes (2–4) | — | 487 | 13–0 | – |
| Feb 24 | vs Colorado State* | Big League Dreams Sports Park Cathedral City, CA | 3–0 | Faraimo (4–0) | Hutton (3–2) | — | 669 | 14–0 | – |
| Feb 27 | vs Florida* | Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA | 7–1 | Azevedo (5–0) | Barnhill (9–1) | — | 1,227 | 15–0 | – |
March (17–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 record |
| Mar 1 | vs Florida* | Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA | 4–0 | Garcia (7–0) | Lugo (6–1) | — | 1,634 | 16–0 | – |
| Mar 1 | vs Michigan* | Anderson Family Field Fullerton, CA | 1–3 | Beaubien (3–3) | Faraimo (4–1) | — | 1,634 | 16–1 | – |
| Mar 3 | UConn* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 4–0 | Azevedo (6–0) | Stockley (1–6) | Garcia (2) | 991 | 17–1 | – |
| Mar 8 | Robert Morris* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 11–0 $^5$ | Faraimo (5–1) | Vatakis (2–4) | — | 805 | 18–1 | – |
| Mar 9 | BYU* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 8–2 | Garcia (8–0) | Moffat (5–5) | — | 1,255 | 19–1 | – |
| Mar 9 | Liberty* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 4–3 | Garcia (9–0) | Cooper (1–2) | — | 1,255 | 20–1 | – |
| Mar 10 | vs Boston University* | 49er Softball Complex Long Beach, CA | 12–0 | Faraimo (6–1) | DuBois (8–2) | — | 1,046 | 21–1 | – |
| Mar 10 | at Long Beach State* | 49er Softball Complex Long Beach, CA | 5–3 $^8$ | Garcia (10–0) | White (2–6) | — | 1,046 | 22–1 | – |
| Mar 15 | at Washington | Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA | 3–0 | Garcia (11–0) | Alvelo (11–3) | — | 1,086 | 23–1 | 1–0 |
| Mar 16 | at Washington | Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA | 4–2 $^8$ | Garcia (12–0) | Plain (9–1) | — | 1,491 | 24–1 | 2–0 |
| Mar 17 | at Washington | Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA | 15–6 $^5$ | Faraimo (7–1) | Alvelo (11–4) | — | 1,459 | 25–1 | 3–0 |
| Mar 24 | vs Saint Mary's* | Matador Diamond Northridge, CA | 9–1 $^5$ | Faraimo (8–1) | Earle (3–6) | — | 300 | 26–1 | – |
| Mar 24 | at Cal State Northridge* | Matador Diamond Northridge, CA | 6–0 | Garcia (13–0) | Jamerson (5–4) | — | 629 | 27–1 | – |
| Mar 25 | UC Santa Barbara* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 6–0 | Azevedo (7–0) | Noriega (5–10) | — | 767 | 28–1 | – |
| Mar 26 | Cal State Fullerton* | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 5–1 | Faraimo (9–1) | Dockins (2–5) | — | 378 | 29–1 | – |
| Mar 29 | California | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 3–2 $^8$ | Garcia (14–0) | Conley (6–8) | — | 533 | 30–1 | 4–0 |
| Mar 30 | California | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 1–0 | Faraimo (10–1) | Dung (8–6) | — | 1,040 | 31–1 | 5–0 |
| Mar 31 | California | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 6–0 | Faraimo (11–1) | Conley (6–9) | — | 1,003 | 32–1 | 6–0 |
April (11–1) :
| Date– | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 record |
| Apr 5 | at Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ | 10–0 $^5$ | Faraimo (12–1) | Mejia (12–6) | — | 1,813 | 33–1 | 7–0 |
| Apr 6 | at Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ | 9–0 $^6$ | Garcia (15–0) | Anderson (9–6) | — | 1,813 | 34–1 | 8–0 |
| Apr 7 | at Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ | 16–5 $^5$ | Azevedo (8–0) | Mejia (12–7) | — | 1,835 | 35–1 | 9–0 |
| Apr 12 | Oregon | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 3–4 | Dail (14–8) | Faraimo (12–2) | — | 940 | 35–2 | 9–1 |
| Apr 13 | Oregon | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 8–3 | Garcia (16–0) | Dail (14–9) | — | 1,237 | 36–2 | 10–1 |
| Apr 14 | Oregon | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 8–1 | Garcia (17–0) | Dail (14–10) | — | 1,156 | 37–2 | 11–1 |
| Apr 18 | at Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, OR | 8–1 | Garcia (18–0) | Mazon (12–11) | — | 425 | 38–2 | 12–1 |
| Apr 19 | at Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, OR | 10–2 $^5$ | Faraimo (13–2) | Nelson (6–5) | — | 399 | 39–2 | 13–1 |
| Apr 20 | at Oregon State | Oregon State Softball Complex Corvallis, OR | 7–0 | Azevedo (9–0) | Mazon (12–12) | — | 771 | 40–2 | 14–1 |
| Apr 26 | Utah | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 3–0 | Garcia (19–0) | Hilburn (5–12) | — | 1,010 | 41–2 | 15–1 |
| Apr 27 | Utah | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 9–1 $^5$ | Faraimo (14–2) | Sandez (7–8) | — | 1,327 | 42–2 | 16–1 |
| Apr 28 | Utah | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 10–0 $^5$ | Azevedo (10–0) | Hilburn (5–13) | — | 1,281 | 43–2 | 17–1 |
May (3–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 record |
| May 3 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, CA | 1–2 | Lee (11–6) | Faraimo (14–3) | — | 643 | 43–3 | 17–2 |
| May 4 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, CA | 7–4 | Garcia (20–0) | Millar (0–1) | — | 844 | 44–3 | 18–2 |
| May 5 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, CA | 4–0 | Faraimo (15–3) | Lee (11–7) | Azevedo (1) | 899 | 45–3 | 19–2 |
| May 9 | Arizona | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 3–5 | McQuillin (20–7) | Garcia (20–1) | — | 1,150 | 45–4 | 19–3 |
| May 10 | Arizona | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 5–4 | Azevedo (11–0) | Denham (11–5) | Garcia (3) | 1,187 | 46–4 | 20–3 |
| May 11 | Arizona | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 1–3 | Snyder (5–0) | Azevedo (11–1) | Denham (1) | 1,328 | 46–5 | 20–4 |
Post-season (10–1) :
NCAA Los Angeles Regional (3–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 17 | Weber State | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 6–0 | Garcia (21–1) | Jensen (9–3) | — | 985 | 47–5 | 1–0 |
| May 18 | Missouri | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 9–1 $^5$ | Garcia (22–1) | Norman (18–11) | — | | 48–5 | 2–0 |
| May 19 | Missouri | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 1–5 | Norman (19–11) | Faraimo (15–4) | Daniel (11) | | 48–6 | 2–1 |
| May 19 | Missouri | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 13–1 $^5$ | Garcia (23–1) | Daniel (2–5) | — | 872 | 49–6 | 3–1 |
NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional (2–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SR record |
| May 24 | James Madison | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 6–1 | Garcia (24–1) | Good (21–7) | — | 1,328 | 50–6 | 1–0 |
| May 25 | James Madison | Easton Stadium Los Angeles, CA | 7–2 | Faraimo (16–4) | Good (21–8) | Garcia (4) | 1,328 | 51–6 | 2–0 |
NCAA Women's College World Series (5–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | WCWS record |
| May 30 | (7) Minnesota | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK | 7–2 | Garcia (25–1) | Fiser (31–8) | — | 8,439 | 52–6 | 1–0 |
| May 31 | (6) Arizona | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK | 6–2 | Garcia (26–1) | McQuillin (24–8) | — | | 53–6 | 2–0 |
| June 1 | (3) Washington | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK | 3–0 $^{10}$ | Garcia (27–1) | Alvelo (26–5) | — | | 54–6 | 3–0 |
| June 2 | (1) Oklahoma | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK | 16–3 | Garcia (28–1) | Juarez (28–3) | — | 8,486 | 55–6 | 4–0 |
| June 3 | (1) Oklahoma | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, OK | 5–4 | Garcia (29–1) | Juarez (28–4) | — | 8,373 | 56–6 | 5–0 |