The 2024 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her eighteenth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 43–12. They competed in the Pac-12 Conference, where they finished first with a 17–4 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Los Angeles Regional and Super Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series. They finished tied for fifth place with a win against and losses to eventual champion Oklahoma and semifinalist .

Previous season In 2023, the Bruins finished 52–7, won the Pac-12 with a record of 21–3, and entered the NCAA tournament as the number 2 overall seed, having spent the entire season in the top 5 of the polls. They were eliminated after two losses at home, to and , to lose their final three games including the championship game of the inaugural Pac-12 tournament.

Personnel

Roster 2024 UCLA Bruins roster Pitchers 10 - Mackenzie Ficke - Junior 23 - Taylor Tinsley - Sophomore 51 - Jada Cecil - Junior 55 - Kaitlyn Terry - Freshman

Catchers 13 - Sharlize Palacios - Senior 26 - Jayla Castro - Junior 28 - Alexis Ramirez - Sophomore 88 - Addison Mettler - FreshmanInfielders 4 - Rylee Pinedo - Sophomore 7 - Maya Brady - Senior 11 - Seneca Curo - Senior 15 - Jordan Woolery - Sophomore 31 - Ramsey Suarez - Sophomore

Outfielders 3 - Janelle Meoño - Senior 30 - Lauren Hatch - Junior 40 - Jadelyn Allchin - Graduate 52 - Madison Pacini - Junior 56 - Liesl Osteen - Freshman Utility 5 - Savannah Pola - Junior 22 - Taylor Stephens - Junior 24 - Thessa Malau'ulu - Senior 25 - Mia McNulty - Freshman 32 - Gabriela Jaquez - Sophomore 43 - Megan Grant - Sophomore 44 - Kate Blunt - Junior

Coaches 2024 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staffKelly Inouye-Perez - Head coach - 18th season Lisa Fernandez - Associate head Coach - 26th season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 23rd season Rob Schweyer - Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule Legend UCLA win UCLA loss * Non-Conference game

2024 UCLA Bruins softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-12 record Feb 9 * No. 10 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament) W 6–5 1–0 Feb 9 No. 8 Texas* No. 10 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament) L 2–3 1–1 Feb 10 * No. 10 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament) W 7–6 2–1 Feb 10 No. 8 Texas* No. 10 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament) L 0–16 2–2 Feb 11 No. 9 * No. 10 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament) L 1–9 2–3 Feb 16 vs No. 7 * No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational) W 14–10 3–3 Feb 16 vs No. 4 * No. 19 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational) L 2–7 3–4 Feb 23 vs * No. 19 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic) W 9–8 4–3 Feb 23 vs No. 24 * No. 19 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic) W 1–0 5–3 Feb 24 vs * No. 19 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic) W 10–2 6–3 Feb 24 vs * No. 19 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic) L 3–5 6–4 Feb 25 vs No. 5 * No. 19 Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA(Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic) W 6–2 7–4 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-12 record Mar 1 vs Michigan* No. 18 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 10–0 8–4 Mar 1 vs No. 13 * No. 18 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) L 0–1 8–5 Mar 2 vs * No. 18 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 8–0 9–5 Mar 2 vs * No. 18 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 9–1 10–5 Mar 3 vs * No. 18 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA(Judi Garman Classic) W 5–1 11–5 Mar 8 No. 16 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–2 12–5 1–0 Mar 9 Utah No. 16 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–5 13–5 2–0 Mar 10 Utah No. 16 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 12–1 14–5 3–0 Mar 12 * No. 15 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–6 15–5 Mar 16 * No. 15 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 16–5 Mar 16 Loyola Marymount* No. 15 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 17–5 Mar 22 at No. 8 No. 14 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 5–6 17–6 3–1 Mar 23 at No. 8 Washington No. 14 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 4–6 17–7 3–2 Mar 24 at No. 8 Washington No. 14 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 6–0 18–7 4–2 Mar 28 No. 24 No. 14 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–3 19–7 5–2 Mar 29 No. 24 Oregon No. 14 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–3 20–7 6–2April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-12 record Apr 5 at No. 12 Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR W 6–1 21–7 7–2 Apr 6 at Oregon State No. 12 Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–2 22–8 8–2 Apr 7 at Oregon State No. 12 Kelly Field • Corvallis, OR L 0–1 22–9 8–3 Apr 9 * No. 12 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 23–9 Apr 12 No. 20 No. 12 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 24–9 9–3 Apr 19 at No. 5 No. 12 Stanford Softball Stadium • Stanford, CA W 1–0 25–9 10–3 Apr 20 at No. 5 Stanford No. 12 Stanford Softball Stadium • Stanford, CA W 9–3 26–9 11–3 Apr 21 at No. 5 Stanford No. 12 Stanford Softball Stadium • Stanford, CA W 2–0 27–9 12–3 Apr 23 at * No. 9 LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA W 5–2 28–9 Apr 26 No. 19 No. 9 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–2 29–9 13–3 Apr 27 No. 19 Arizona No. 9 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 4–8 29–10 13–4 Apr 28 No. 19 Arizona No. 9 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–7 30–10 14–4 Apr 30 at * No. 7 Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA W 14–5 31–10 May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-12 record May 3 at No. 7 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–2 32–10 15–4 May 4 at Arizona State No. 7 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–1 33–10 16–4 May 5 at Arizona State No. 7 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–4 34–10 17–4Postseason Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record Reg record May 9 (9) Arizona State No. 6 (1) Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–0 35–10 1–0 May 10 No. 18 (5) Arizona No. 6 (1) Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–5 36–10 2–0 May 11 (6) Utah No. 6 (1) Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 2–1 37–10 3–0 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record Reg record May 17 No. 6 (6) Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–0 38–10 1–0 May 18 No. 15 No. 6 (6) Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–6 39–10 2–0 May 19 Grand Canyon No. 6 (6) Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–1 40–10 3–0 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record SR record May 23 No. 14 (11) Georgia No. 6 (6) Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 41–10 1–0 May 24 No. 14 (11) Georgia No. 6 (6) Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–1 42–10 2–0 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 30 No. 19 (14) No. 6 (6) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–1 43–10 1–0 June 1 No. 2 (2) Oklahoma No. 6 (6) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 43–11 1–1 June 2 No. 8 (8) Stanford No. 6 (6) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK L 1–3 43–12 1–2

Ranking movements

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