Tom Brady praises niece Maya after UCLA softball star hit two home runs  on Sunday against Washington: ‘Sorry peeps it just runs in the family’

NFL legend Tom Brady praised his niece, Maya, on social media after a stellar performance for UCLA’s softball team.

Maya – a senior shortstop for the Bruins – led the team to a 6-0 win over the 8th-ranked Washington Huskies on Sunday. Additionally, she hit two home runs to bring her career tally to 62.

After placing herself third in the program’s all-time home run list, Tom bragged about Maya on his Instagram story.

‘Sorry peeps it just runs in the family,’ Brady wrote over a graphic from UCLA softball. ‘LFG @mayabrady!’

With the win, Maya helped the Bruins avoid a three-game sweep in the hands of the Huskies.

Maya Brady hit two home runs as the Bruins secured a 6-0 win over the 8th-ranked Huskies 

Maya has eight home runs for UCLA so far this season after a career-high 18 in 2023

The team holds an 18-8 record and 4-2 in the Pac 12. Maya and her squad are ranked 14th nationally and will host Oregon at home for their next series.

Now in her fifth year playing for the University, Maya has eight home runs so far this season after a career-high 18 in 2023.

Having won the Pac-12 championship in 2021 and 2023, UCLA looks to be the first to win consecutive titles since Oregon’s four-peat from 2013-2016. UCLA has not won a national title in softball since 2019.

In a 2021 interview with The Athletic, Maya expressed trying her best to represent the same name as the seven-time Super Bowl champion well.

‘It’s just good pressure,’ she shared. ‘I love bearing the last name. I’m just really proud of it.