Megan Faraimo

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

Hobbies: Enjoys reading, writing, collecting records and traveling. Likes to eat Eggo waffles with syrup and whipped cream.

Background: Member of Athletes Unlimited Softball League Player Executive Committee from 2024-25. Named to USA Softball Board of Directors in January 2026. Lists Shemar Moore as her favorite actor. Favorite singer is Etta James. Lists Serena Williams as the athlete she admires the most. Favorite movie is “V for Vendetta”. Has a dog named Mojo. Lists her travel coach, Marty Tyson, as a person who has made a difference in her life. Involved in church choir as a child along with playing basketball and volleyball. Worked as a package handler at FedEx during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walk-up song is “Fire” by Ohio Players. One of her softball idols is Lisa Fernandez. Also played basketball and volleyball growing up while participating in her church’s choir. Lists meeting Cat Osterman when she was a child as a time when she felt starstruck. Proudest accomplishment was traveling to American Samoa last winter to teach kids how to play softball. Most prized possession is a journal she received from a friend.

Education: Majored in communications at UCLA.

Family: Daughter of Marcie and Bill Faraimo. One of four children in her family. Brother, Matthew, was a member of USC men’s volleyball team from 2017-20. Brother, Madden, plays football at Notre Dame.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2023–)

2026 AUSL All-Star Cup: Finished 11th with 780 leaderboard points and tied for fifth with 190 stat points. Went 1-1 with a 1.15 ERA (second in the league) and 19 strikeouts in 18.1 innings. Two-time Game MVP, including MVP 2 and a season-high 230 points with seven strikeouts over 5.0 scoreless innings against Team Landry on August 22.

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Utah Talons): Faraimo made 10 appearances in the circle during the regular season, including seven starts, and authored a 4-2 record with one save. She ranked sixth in the AUSL with a 3.83 earned run average and fourth among all pitchers with 42 strikeouts. She logged 45.2 innings, third in the league, while limiting opposing hitters to a .286 average, good for sixth in the AUSL. She also recorded 10 strikeouts looking, ranking eighth in the league, and threw four complete games. On June 19, at Texas, Faraimo allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts in a complete-game victory. She earned another win against Oklahoma City on June 23, giving up two runs on six hits over 5.0 innings. Faraimo finished the regular season with back-to-back winning performances. On July 11, at Oklahoma City, she struck out 10 hitters in a complete-game victory. On July 16, against Portland, she tallied 10 strikeouts once again in a 4-3 victory, allowing two earned runs on five hits in a complete-game effort.

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 (Talons): 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

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: Member of 2026 United States Women’s National Team pool who aided U.S. Elite Team to Bronze medal at International Cup. Collected five strikeouts in 6.1 innings over two appearances. Selected to play for Team USA during 2026 Japan All-Star Series. 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.