UCLA's Jordan Woolery wins the National Player of the Year award
UCLA senior Jordan Woolery was named the Softball America National Player of the Year award for her outstanding season with the 50-8 Bruins.
It’s already been a historic softball season for the UCLA Bruins but that only continued on Tuesday with senior infielder Jordan Woolery being named Softball America’s National Player of the Year . Jordan Woolery is @SoftbalAmerica 's National Player of the Year! 👏 📝: https://t.
co/0wKR4bMaFn #GoBruins | @jordanwooleryy pic. twitter. com/iE428T0QLo — UCLA Softball (@UCLASoftball) May 19, 2026 Woolery is approaching history, as she’s on pace to become the first Division I player to ever hit 30+ home runs, drive in 110+ runs while posting a batting average over .
500. There’s no doubting the impact of Woolery’s bat, but she had a teammate who also had a case at the National Player of the Year award. Megan Grant has set a new single-season Division I record with 40 home runs, including her most recent being a walk-off to enforce a run rule and win an NCAA tournament game for the Bruins over South Carolina.
It’s hard to disagree with the decision to hand the award to Woolery, she’s batting . 506 with an on base percentage of . 603 with 52 extra base hits including 34 home runs.