Nov. 14, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez has announced that Danielle Yudin has signed a national letter of intent with UCLA. Yudin, a left-handed hitting catcher and corner infielder, is in her senior season at Tesoro High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

"Danielle will add a powerful bat and great leadership to our program in 2009," Inouye-Perez said. "She has a positive attitude that will make everyone around her better."

In her junior campaign, Yudin hit a team-leading .355 for the Titans with 11 runs batted in, 13 runs scored and eight doubles. Yudin has twice earned All-South Coast League honors. The multi-sport athlete has also played two seasons on the water polo team for the Titans. Academically, Yudin has a 4.1 grade point average and is a member of the GATE and IDEA education programs.

Yudin plays ASA with the Corona Angels 18U Gold team and helped her squad to a fifth-place finish at Nationals in 2007. In 2006, Yudin led the Corona Angels to a Boulder Independence Day title and was also an attendee of the National Elite Futures Camp.