UCLA senior Megan Grant ties NCAA softball home run record; Bruins reach title game
UCLA senior Megan Grant said she was trying to win a one-on-one battle when she connected on home run No. 37, tying the NCAA single-season record on Friday.
UCLA senior Megan Grant tied the NCAA single-season home run record during a Big Ten tournament semifinal game on Friday. (John McCoy / Associated Press) UCLA senior Megan Grant hit her 37th home run of the season, tying the NCAA single-season record during the Bruins' 19-5 win over Wisconsin during the Big Ten tournament semifinal Friday in College Park, Md. The record was set in 1995 by Arizona's Lauren Espinoza, but Grant and Oklahoma freshman Kendall Wells have hit homers at a blistering pace all season and are battling to close the season as the new title holder.
Wells has 36 home runs, but her team was eliminated from the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday and she'll have to wait until the NCAA tournament begins to add to her tally. HISTORY! Megan Grant has tied the NCAA Division I home run record with her 37th of the year!
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com/bhp67Esc59 ā UCLA Softball (@UCLASoftball) May 9, 2026 Grant, meanwhile, will be in the lineup when UCLA plays regular-season Big Ten champion Nebraska for the league tournament title at 10 a. m. Saturday in College Park, Md.