CLEARWATER, Fla. -- There is a photo that UCLA coach Kelly Inouye-Perez still has, one that remains highly sentimental, because it helps explain how the Bruins landed one of their future superstars.
A superstar who happens to have a famous superstar uncle or two.
In the photo, 9-year-old Maya Brady stands front and center in UCLA gear, smiling big. The entire team, dressed in uniform, smiles all around her. Inouye-Perez is off to one side of the photo. Maya's "Uncle Tommy" Brady is in the photo too, off to the left.
Maya Brady fell in love with UCLA softball after watching the Bruins win the Women's College World Series in 2010.