Janelle Meono, Sharlize Palacios Transferring to UCLA

Former Arizona center fielder Janelle Meono and catcher Sharlize Palacios, as well as ex-Oregon Duck Rachel Cid, are transferring to UCLA, the school announced on Monday.

Meono spent a significant portion of the 2022 season out with an injury; despite not playing from March 3 to April 23, she collected a .291 batting average in 117 at-bats and recorded 23 runs scored, four stolen bases, and a .661 OPS.

A true junior during the 2022 season, Meono has two years of eligibility remaining. During her time in Tucson, Meono collected a .354 batting average, .808 OPS, ten doubles, 16 RBIs, and twenty stolen bases. She earned the PAC-12’s Freshman of the Year award in 2021.

Palacios earned a pair of all-conference and all-region honors during her time in Tucson and was the starting catcher for the Cats during their run to the Women’s College World Series in 2022. She batted .326 on the year and led the Wildcats with 64 RBIs.

Her RBIs finished second in the PAC-12, while her 20 home runs finished fourth in the league. As a freshman in 2021, Palacios batted .348 with 18 home runs and 57 RBIs. She also has two years of eligibility remaining.

A former all-PAC 12 and all-region honoree, Cid batted .252 in 39 games for Oregon during the 2022 season. She notched four home runs and 13 RBIs and has one year of eligibility remaining.

The trio joins former Oregon pitcher Brooke Yanez, who transferred to UCLA earlier in the summer.