After beginning her career happy to go
After beginning her career happy to go
with the flow of the bullpen, Faraimo caught Inouye-Perez’s attention at a recent practice when the ace took over for assistant coach Lisa Fernandez and led the pitchers through extra conditioning, cardio, a ground-ball program and their mental routines.
“She’s always the best team player, but her mission is very clear,” Inouye-Perez said. “She wants to be able to help her team win a national championship.”
The pandemic derailed UCLA's hope to repeat in 2020 when the Bruins were ranked No. 1. The 2021 season, when a hand injury kept Faraimo out of the World Series, exposed UCLA's thin pitching staff. Last year, UCLA lost in the opening game and fought through the consolation bracket to the semifinal, where the Bruins knocked off Oklahoma in the first game but couldn't pull off the shocking upset twice in one day as the Sooners flexed their pitching depth.
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