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Gabriela Jaquez records first run scored of UCLA Softball career

A run scored for Gabriela.

The story of Gabriela Jaquez really became real on Thursday, as she scored her first run as a member of the UCLA Bruins Softball team. She ran for catcher Sharlize Palacios and did her job.  Jordan Woolery hit a three-run home run to dead center field, and Jaquez crossed home plate.

The Bruins went on to win Game 1 of the Super Regional 8-0 over Georgia.  On Friday, Jaquez did not get into the game, but the Bruins rolled again, 6-1 over the Bulldogs.

Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez had this to say following the win on Friday:

“It’s been a challenging journey. We have trusted the process. We flipped a corner, and our goal was to be the best at the end, and here we are. I’m just proud of every single Bruin being able to get the win, not only here in Supers, but to do it in two is saying a statement. We’re ready to play and I can’t wait to get back on the stage with this team.”

The Bruins are now heading to the College Softball. The games will get started on Thursday, May 30th from Oklahoma City.

Jaquez was on the basketball team this past season and scored 10 points and recorded 5.6 rebounds per game. She played in 30 minutes, and scored 14 in her final game of the season, a loss in the NCAA Tournament to LSU.

Cori Close’s ‘no-brainer’ decision on Gabriela Jaquez softball move

Cori Close didn’t hesitate at all.

In a bit of an unorthodox move, UCLA women’s basketball player Gabriela Jaquez joined the Bruins softball team for the College World Series run.

She played softball in high school, but joining this late is certainly a surprising turn of events.

Rhiannon Potkey of D1Softball spoke with Cori Close about Gabriela Jaqiez joining the Bruins softball team:

“I said ‘Absolutely! It sounds like a no-brainer.’ It really wasn’t a hard decision. First of all, I really believe in Kelly and how she leads her program. But I also remember what a huge softball fan and player Gabriela was. I remember her senior year in high school she came down to watch UCLA softball in the NCAA Tournament.”[anyclip-media thumbnail=”undefined” playlistId=”undefined” content=”dW5kZWZpbmVk”][/anyclip-media]

UCLA is now getting ready for the Super Regionals and it would be quite the sorry if Jaquez ends up making a difference for the team after the women’s basketball team made a Sweet 16 run.

Close added more context to the decision:

“You never want to put your players at risk, but I am a big believer that you want to be wise and make solid decisions but you also don’t want to make decisions out of fear,” Close said. “I want to make decisions out of opportunity, and this is a great opportunity for Gabs and softball that I could not be more thankful to provide.”

Gabriela Jaquez gives first look in UCLA Bruins Softball Attire

This will take some getting used to.

There has been plenty of talk about UCLA Bruins Basketball star Gabriela Jaquez joining the softball team. We discussed this in detail earlier this week, but now the 6’0 forward from Camarillo California has shown off her attire with the Bruins softball squad.

The sister of Miami Heat star Jaime Jaquez looks to be set on wearing uniform number 10 with the Bruins.  She has not played softball since her senior year of high school, but the Bruins are not concerned about her transition to the outside sport. She was teammates with Rylee Pinedo in high school and will be interesting to see if she makes the field during their postseason run. Jaquez showed her softball uniform off in a recent tweet:

UCLA will get their College World Series action started on Friday, as they host Grand Canyon. The Los Angeles regional also features Virginia Tech and San Diego State. The final day of the Los Angeles regional is slated to be Sunday, May 19th.  The winner of the regional would take on the winner of the Georgia Regional. The selection show was held on Sunday, May 12th.

UCLA hoops star Gabriela Jaquez joining softball team for postseason

Gabriela Jaquez is joining the softball team.

UCLA Bruins women’s basketball player Gabriela Jaquez is now putting on a different uniform in Westwood. She is joining the softball roster as they prepare for the postseason.

Kelly Inouye-Perez, the head coach for the UCLA softball team, released a statement on the move, per Justin McLeod.

“We are excited to welcome Gabriela Jaquez into the Bruin Softball Family! Gabriela is a fierce competitor and will add to the depth and versatility of our running game this postseason. As a standout student-athlete on the UCLA women’s basketball team, Gabriela recognizes and upholds our strong values.”

Gabriela played high school softball in Camarillo and was teammates with current Bruins player Rylee Pinedo, so it isn’t all that surprising to see her transition to the softball field.

UCLA will begin their Women’s College World Series run on Friday in Los Angeles, and it will be interesting to see Gabriela put on the uniform once again.