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UCLA softball shuts out Stanford, takes over Pac-12 lead

April 3, 2023

LOS ANGELES — No. 3 UCLA softball beat No. 6 Stanford, 3-0, for its 13th shutout win of the season on Sunday afternoon at Easton Stadium. With the win, the Bruins move to the top of the Pac-12 standings.

Freshman pitcher Taylor Tinsley threw four innings, giving up three hits and recording three strikeouts. Megan Grant and Aaliyah Jordan each had a home run.

UCLA (32-4) completed a series sweep of Stanford (28-6) with the win after previously beating the Cardinal 4-0 on Friday, then 2-1 on Saturday to clinch the series.

UCLA is first in the conference standings with four more series against Pac-12 opponents remaining until the Pac-12 tournament in early May.

Leadoff hitter Megan Grant got the Bruins’ hitting going in the first inning with a home run over the right field wall, marking the freshman’s seventh homer of the season.

UCLA didn’t record another base hit until Aaliyah Jordan’s single in the bottom of the second inning and didn’t score again until the third inning. Grant tripled to get on base, then fellow freshman Jordan Woolery singled off the first pitch she faced to drive her in and put the Bruins up 2-0.

Senior pitcher Lauren Shaw entered the game in the top of the fifth inning and went 1-2-3 in the frame as the Bruins kept Stanford off the bases for the remainder of the game. Shaw threw for two innings with one strikeout and Brooke Yanez came in for the final inning, finishing the game allowing one hit and striking out one.

Jordan put up one more run for UCLA on a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.

UCLA next plays at UC San Diego on Tuesday before returning to Pac-12 play against Oregon State on Thursday at Easton Stadium.

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