#80, Right-Handed Pitcher, R/R

Megan Faraimo

University of California, Los Angeles '23

Hometown: Oceanside, California

2025 AUSL Champion (Talons)

Megan Faraimo is a 6-foot-0 professional softball pitcher from Oceanside, California. She was acquired in the 1st Round of the 2025 Inaugural Draft following a collegiate career at UCLA.

Personal Life

Career & Education: Serves on the USA Softball Board of Directors and the AUSL Player Executive Committee. Majored in communications at UCLA.

Background: Traveled to American Samoa to teach kids how to play softball. Has a dog named Mojo.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball, AUX & AUSL (2023–2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Tallied 574 total leaderboard points. Authored a 3.68 ERA with 14 strikeouts and pitched a complete game against Team Kowalik on August 24.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Helped the Talons win the inaugural AUSL title, compiling a 3-1 record with two saves, a 4.91 ERA, and 38 strikeouts.

2024 Championship Season: Totaled a career-high 1,314 leaderboard points. Posted a 3-4 record with a 2.88 ERA and 35 strikeouts.

2023 Championship Season: AU Pro Softball Rookie of the Year. Placed 24th with 1,214 points. Threw the second no-hitter in AU history on August 6.

2023 AUX Season: Compiled 824 leaderboard points, going 2-1 with a 4.41 ERA.

Other Professional & International Experience (2022–2026)

Japan Diamond League & LMS: Played for Toyota Red Terriers (2023). Played for Diablos Rojos del Mexico (2025), where she threw the first perfect game in league history and led the league in wins (14), ERA (1.33), and strikeouts (130).

Team USA: Earned All-World Team honors after leading Team USA to a Gold medal at the 2025 World Games (0.00 ERA, 17 K). Won Gold at the 2022 World Games and Silver at the 2024 WBSC World Cup Finals.

College Experience: UCLA (2019–2023)

Career Statistics: Authored a 101-16 career record with a 1.44 ERA and 1,000 strikeouts over 707.2 innings. Threw four career perfect games.

Graduate Year (2023): Fashioned a 1.42 ERA with a 29-3 record and 232 strikeouts.

Senior Year (2022): Established a UCLA single-season record with seven saves and struck out 292 batters.

Junior Year (2021): Led UCLA with a 19-3 record, eight shutouts, and 184 strikeouts.

Sophomore Year (2020): 2020 Softball America Pitcher of the Year (0.85 ERA, 149 K).

Awards & Honors

All-America: Three-time NFCA All-America selection (First-Team in 2022 and 2023).

National Honors: Three-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist.

Conference Honors: 2022 and 2023 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year.

YEAR	W-L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	SO	LOB	BB	R	ER	HR	B/AVG	HB	CG	SHO	SV	B	S	WP
2025 All-Star Cup	1-3	3.68	5	3	19.0	25	14	-	11	14	10	1	.309	1	1	-	-	124	217	1
2025 AUSL	3-1	4.91	13	6	41.1	58	38	-	17	31	29	8	.337	2	1	-	2	265	518	3
2024 Championship*	3-4	2.88	13	2	48.2	40	35	-	11	22	20	2	.220	2	2	-	1	186	416	1
2023 AUX Softball	2-1	4.41	7	1	27.0	33	27	-	10	18	17	6	.287	2	-	-	1	101	205	1
2023 Championship*	3-3	2.87	12	3	53.2	49	46	-	16	23	22	8	.240	1	4	1	-	214	405	-
Career Totals	2-1	4.41	7	1	27.0	33	27	-	10	18	17	6	.287	2	-	-	1	101	205	1

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	W-L	ERA	G	IP	H	SO	LOB	BB	R	ER	HR	B/AVG	HB	CG	SHO	SV	B	S	WP
7/16/2026	Cascade	Talons	1-0	2.00	1	7.0	5	10	-	5	3	2	-	.185	-	1	-	-	57	89	2
7/11/2026	Spark	Talons	1-0	4.00	1	7.0	10	10	-	2	4	4	1	.357	-	1	-	-	48	92	3
7/4/2026	Talons	Blaze	0-0	2.10	1	3.1	3	4	-	1	1	1	1	.231	-	-	-	-	22	46	-
7/1/2026	Talons	Volts	0-0	0.00	1	1.0	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	.333	-	-	-	-	5	6	-
6/27/2026	Blaze	Talons	0-1	21.00	1	1.1	4	-	-	-	4	4	2	.500	-	-	-	-	12	22	-
6/23/2026	Talons	Spark	1-0	2.80	1	5.0	6	1	-	2	2	2	-	.273	1	-	-	-	22	61	2
6/19/2026	Volts	Talons	1-0	1.00	1	7.0	5	5	-	1	1	1	1	.200	-	1	-	-	30	73	-
6/15/2026	Talons	Cascade	0-1	3.00	1	7.0	7	5	-	1	3	3	-	.241	-	1	-	-	38	79	1
6/11/2026	Talons	Bandits	0-0	11.20	1	5.0	12	4	-	3	8	8	1	.480	-	-	-	-	39	69	-
6/10/2026	Talons	Bandits	0-0	0.00	1	2.0	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	8	16	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

AUSL Announces 2026 Impact Award Nominees

The Athletes Unlimited Softball League has announced the six nominees for the 2026 AUSL Impact Award, recognizing athletes who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and community impact beyond the softball field. This year’s nominees are Odicci Alexander-Bennett, Amanda Lorenz, Emma Lemley, Megan Faraimo, Sydney McKinney and Tori Vidales. Each athlete is being recognized alongside a nonprofit […]

A wide-angle view of second base before the start of a game between the Bandits and Talons.

Awards & Honors

2025 AUSL Champion (Talons)

2023 Honda Award for Softball Finalist

2023 Pac-12 Conference Tom Hansen Medal recipient

Three-time USA Softball Collegiate POY Finalist

Two-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year

Three-time NFCA All-America

2020 Softball America Pitcher of the Year

6/9/2026Talons
Talons activated Megan Faraimo
5/20/2026-
Talons placed Megan Faraimo on the temporary inactive list
11/19/2025-
Initial Protected Player
1/30/2025Talons
Talons drafted Megan Faraimo in the inagural draft [Round 1, Pick 3(3)]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
6/9/2026	Talons	Talons activated Megan Faraimo
5/20/2026		Talons placed Megan Faraimo on the temporary inactive list
11/19/2025		Initial Protected Player
1/30/2025	Talons	Talons drafted Megan Faraimo in the inagural draft [Round 1, Pick 3(3)]