UCLA softball star Maya Brady stepped out of the shadow of her seven-time Super Bowl champion uncle as she won the Pac-12 batting title.
Brady is the niece of NFL icon Tom, who retired from American football after 23 seasons back in February. She is also the niece of former MLB star Kevin Youkilis, a three-time All-Star with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees.
With such sporting royalty in her family, Brady delivered in her own discipline in 2023. She hit .456 to win the coveted Pac-12 batting title - becoming the 16th UCLA Bruin to claim the award in the programme’s 48-year history - while she tallied career highs with 16 home runs, 57 RBIs and 59 runs this season.
