University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA
47-7
Wisconsin
32-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| UCLA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | X | 19 | 15 | 1 |
Grant Ties NCAA Home Run Record as UCLA Routs Wisconsin, Advances to Big Ten Title Game
May 08, 2026 | Softball
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The Bruins (47-7) will face No. 1 seed Nebraska in the championship game Saturday at 10 a.m. PT. UCLA advanced to its fourth straight conference tournament title game and second consecutive Big Ten championship game appearance.
The run-rule victory over the Badgers (32-19)ย marked UCLA's 27th of the season, which is one shy of tying the program record set just last season.
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Senior Megan Grant tied the NCAA Division I single-season home run record with her 37th homer of the year in the top of the second inning. Grant matched the mark set by Arizona's Laura Espinoza in 1995.
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Megan Grant has tied the NCAA Division I home run record with her 37th of the year!
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Grant also walked twice and scored two runs.
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UCLA's offense totaled 15 hits, including five doubles and four home runs. Junior Soo-Jin Berry delivered the Bruins' biggest hit of the night with an opposite-field grand slam in the first inning to give UCLA a 6-0 lead. It marked Berry's first career grand slam and UCLA's 14th grand slam of the season.
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Sophomores Rylee Slimp and Kaniya Bragg also homered for the Bruins. Slimp finished with a game-high three hits, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
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UCLA broke the game open with an eight-run fourth inning to extend its lead to 19-3. Four different Bruins recorded RBI doubles in the frame, including redshirt junior Ramsey Suarez and freshman Jazmine Leyva, who both came off the bench. Leyva recorded her second RBI and third double of the season.
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For the second straight night, senior Taylor Tinsley (28-5) earned the win with another strong start. She struck out four and allowed three runs, one earned, on six hits without issuing a walk in her outing. Tinsley ranks second nationally with 28 wins.
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Freshman Natalie Cable closed out the game in relief, allowing two runs while striking out two.
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Next Up
UCLA and Nebraska will meet in the Big Ten Tournament championship game Saturday at 10 a.m. PT at Maryland Softball Stadium. The game will air on the Big Ten Network with Lisa Byington and Jennie Ritter on the call.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tinsley, Taylor (28-5)
L: Berritt Herr (11-6)
Batting:
2B: Alivia Bark 1
HR: Kendra Lewis 1 ; Hannah Conger 1
RBI: Hilary Blomberg 1 ; Kendra Lewis 2 ; Hannah Conger 1
SF: Hilary Blomberg 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jackie Showalter 1 ; Kendra Lewis 1 ; Alivia Bark 1 ; Danielle Lucy 1 ; Hannah Conger 1
HBP: Danielle Lucy 1 ; Hannah Conger 1
Batting:
2B: Woolery, Jordan 1 ; Leyva, Jazmine 1 ; Bragg, Kaniya 1 ; Suarez, Ramsey 1 ; Lamar, Jolyna 1
HR: Slimp, Rylee 1 ; Grant, Megan 1 ; Bragg, Kaniya 1 ; Berry, Soo-Jin 1
RBI: Slimp, Rylee 3 ; Grant, Megan 1 ; Woolery, Jordan 1 ; Alejandre, Bri 1 ; Leyva, Jazmine 1 ; Bragg, Kaniya 3 ; Berry, Soo-Jin 4 ; Suarez, Ramsey 2 ; Lamar, Jolyna 2
SF: Alejandre, Bri 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Slimp, Rylee 3 ; Grant, Megan 2 ; Woolery, Jordan 1 ; Garcia, Aleena 1 ; Alejandre, Bri 2 ; Leyva, Jazmine 1 ; Bragg, Kaniya 3 ; Ramirez, Alexis 3 ; Berry, Soo-Jin 1 ; Pinedo, Rylee 1 ; Lamar, Jolyna 1
