UCLA Pitcher Rachel Garcia Throws 232 Pitches in Walk-Off Win vs. Ole Miss

UCLA Bruins softball ace Rachel Garcia threw 232 pitches in an 11-inning, complete-game victory against the Ole Miss Rebels in the NCAA Division I Super Regional opener on Thursday in Los Angeles.

The No. 5-seeded Bruins fended off the No. 12 Rebels after the visitors took a 7-5 lead in the 10th.

Catcher Madeline Jelenicki hit a two-strike pitch to right field, sealing the 11-10 win.

While Garcia's pitch count certainly catches the eye, espnW.com's Graham Hays noted that it's not an unusual occurrence in softball:

"Softball pitching is different from baseball pitching, mechanically. College softball pitchers routinely throw multiple days in a row, even multiple games in a day (and often throw even more frequently in travel ball). ... But as head-turning as Garcia's pitch count will be to sports fans who find softball only at this time of year, and while it blew away her own career high, it isn't wildly out of the norm for the sport."

Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Friday night at 9 p.m. ET.

[h/t espnW]