Bruins beat Duke to advance to CWS THE SCORE

LOS ANGELES » UCLA earned a spot in the NCAA Women's College World Series with an 8-2 victory over Duke on Saturday night at Easton Stadium.

Delanie Wisz had the goahead hit, scoring Kelli Godin in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Megan Faraimo pitched three shutout innings in relief, yielding three hits and logging seven strikeouts.

UCLA's Maya Brady finished the game 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a home run and two stolen bases. Wisz went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two doubles.

Freshman Savannah Pola hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning to score Brady and give fifth-seeded UCLA a 1-0 lead. Brady singled to get on base, then stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch to put herself

UCLA 8, DUKE 2 in scoring position.

Wisz grounded out to start the fourth inning, then Brady sent a solo home run flying to the left center field wall for her 13th home run of the season and a 2-0 Bruins lead.

No. 12 seed Duke answered with a home run of its own in the bottom of the frame as Caroline Jacobson tied the game with a tworun drive over the right-center wall. Holly Azevedo got UCLA out of the inning by striking out Gisele Tapia on the next at-bat.

Wisz's RBI double in the fifth inning gave the Bruins a 3-2 lead. Brady followed up with a double that nearly scored Wisz, but she was called out at home plate after review of the play.

Faraimo relieved Azevedo in the circle to start the bottom of the fifth inning. In four innings, Azevedo gave up two hits and two runs while recording four strikeouts and walking two.

The Bruins defense held the Blue Devils scoreless in the remaining three innings. Anna Vines caught Rachel Crabtree stealing in the sixth inning.

UCLA put up five runs in the seventh inning. Kelli Godin and Kinsley Washington both singled to start it off, then Wisz doubled to drive them both in. Brady followed with an RBI single that put the Bruins up 6-2.

Faraimo was walked with the bases loaded and Brady scored on a passed ball for two more insurance runs for UCLA.

The NCAA Women's College World Series begins on Thursday.

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