Perhaps it runs in the family.
Tom Brady’s niece, Maya, was honored in a huge way over the weekend.
Maya, a redshirt junior utility for the UCLA Bruins, was honored as the Pac-12’s 2023 regular season batting champion. She put together a wildly impressive season, as she led the conference with a .456 batting average, which also ranks top-10 in the NCAA.
🌟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐏𝐀𝐂-𝟏𝟐 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍 🌟@BradyMaya led the conference with a .456 batting average in the regular season!#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/gdgsch7HFH
— UCLA Softball (@UCLASoftball) May 7, 2023
Playing in 53 games for the Bruins this season, Maya slugged a career-high 16 home runs with 53 RBIs. She recorded 72 hits in 158 at-bats, which means she recorded a hit in 45 percent of her plate appearances on the season. Along with her impressive average, Maya had a .519 on-base percentage and a .873 slugging percentage.
Maya also ranked top-10 in the country in hits, slugging percentage, and RBIs, while ranking top-5 in the nation in total bases.
If that wasn’t enough, she broke a 24-year-old UCLA record with 11 consecutive base hits from Feb. 10-12, 2023. Maya ranks third on UCLA’s career slugging percentage list (.739) and she is the seventh player in the history of the program to have five multi-home run games in their career.
The sports world reacted as yet another Brady put together a significant offensive season. And one could argue that Maya put together a better season than her uncle, who recently retired after a Hall of Fame career in the NFL.
@BradyMaya You’re the real deal. Proud of you ♥️
— Sydney Joy Romero OLY (@syd_syd2) May 8, 2023
Bradys & their offensive skills… 🤯 https://t.co/JeM4uklR9Q
— Maranda Westbrook (@MarandaShain) May 8, 2023
Unreal. https://t.co/kWqL6lUOIX
— Jen Schroeder (@jen_schro) May 8, 2023
Crown her 👑
With the regular season over, Maya Brady claims the Pac-12 batting title. Behind the @UCLASoftball star's best year yet https://t.co/1gpciRBvNu
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen (@thucnhi21) May 8, 2023
Wowza… https://t.co/cmqYECKXST
— Cindy Bristow (@cindybristow) May 8, 2023
UCLA softball player Maya Brady (@BradyMaya) won the 2023 Pac-12 batting title with a .456 batting average following the conclusion of the conference’s regular season. pic.twitter.com/k9wYmkg7OJ
— James H. Williams covers UCLA football (@JHWreporter) May 7, 2023
