OKLAHOMA CITY — Maya Brady was on the bus to her first Women’s College World Series three years ago when the UCLA shortstop noticed her mother, Maureen, had slipped her a handwritten note.
Soak in this moment, it read — you’ll remember it for the rest of your life.
“That was the first time I realized how special it was that we got to play on the same field,” Maya, who recalls bawling from the back of the bus, said. “It was just so special. One of my favorite memories with me and my mom.”
Long before Maya’s uncle Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls to become the greatest quarterback in NFL history, Tom’s older sister Maureen was the star athlete of the Brady family.
Over four years pitching for Hillsdale High School (San Mateo, Calif.), Maureen went 116-9. She tossed 69 shutouts, 29 no-hitters and 14 perfect games in her high school career. She graduated in 1991 and was inducted into her high school hall of fame in 2018.
