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Junior UTIL Megan Grant
Photo by: Vinny Lavalsiti
No. 7 Softball Tops Terrapins, 9-0, in Five Innings
March 28, 2025 | Softball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. โ The No. 7-ranked UCLA softball team shut out Maryland, 9-0, in five innings to take game one of a Big Ten Conference series at UMD Softball Complex Friday evening.
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The Bruins (30-5, 5-1 Big Ten) secured their 18th mercy-rule victory and 12th shutout of the year with tonight's result. Junior first baseman Megan Grant led UCLA's offensive onslaught behind a 2-for-3 performance with a home run, double and career-high-tying six runs batted in.
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As a team, the Bruins totaled seven hits, a season-high nine walks and avoided recording a strikeout at the plate, marking the fifth time this season they've accomplished that feat. Savannah Pola scored a pair of runs while driving in one in her 1-for-3 day.
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Sophomore starting pitcher Kaitlyn Terry tallied her third complete-game shutout of the season and allowed just five Terrapins (15-16, 3-5 Big Ten) to reach base via three hits and two base-on-balls. Terry now sports a team-best 13-3 record, 1.44 earned run average and 104 strikeouts over 87.2 innings pitched this season.
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Terry benefited from stellar defensive play, particularly from Pola at second base. In the second inning, Pola smothered a hard-hit ball and initiated a 4-6-3 double play after Terry led off the frame with a walk. Pola made another highlight-reel play in the bottom of the fourth. A one-out single from Maryland's No. 3 hitter Sydney Lewis and a subsequent groundout put a runner on second base. On the next play, Pola made a diving stop behind second base and throw home to prevent the ball from going into the outfield and the runner from advancing past third base.
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UCLA used two free passes and a single into center field by freshman Ryle Slimp to lead off the top of the second and prime itself for its first scoring opportunity. A fielder's choice hit by freshman catcher Sofia Mujica to shortstop plated the Bruins' only run of the inning, advancing Kaniya Bragg home. Jessica Clements hit a laser that tipped off the glove of Maryland's third baseman which was caught by the shortstop who then doubled off the Bruins' baserunner with a throw over to second base to end the inning.
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UCLA's bats broke through in the top of the fourth inning with five runs off four hits and three walks. Freshman Maggie Daniel sparked the rally with a lead-off, pinch-hit double off the right-center field wall. A walk to Mujica and bunt single by Terry loaded the bases for Clements who drove in pinch runner Liesl Osteen with a sacrifice fly to center field, extending the lead to 2-0. Pola followed with a single into right field to score Mujica from second base. One out later, Grant emptied the bases with a three-run homer over the right-center wall to double UCLA's lead to 6-0.
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The blast marked Grant's 14th home run of the year, which trails only Jordan Woolery for the team lead. Grant drove in UCLA's next three runs one inning later on a bases-clearing double, improving her RBI total to six on the day. Grant last recorded six RBI in a game last season at CSUN on April 30. She now has 45 RBI on the season and is slugging .951, both marks second to only Woolery.
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Next Up
UCLA looks to clinch its second series win of the season tomorrow afternoon against Maryland at 11 a.m. (PT)/2 p.m. (ET) at UMD Softball Complex. The game is available for streaming on BigTenPlus.com (B1G+).
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The Bruins (30-5, 5-1 Big Ten) secured their 18th mercy-rule victory and 12th shutout of the year with tonight's result. Junior first baseman Megan Grant led UCLA's offensive onslaught behind a 2-for-3 performance with a home run, double and career-high-tying six runs batted in.
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As a team, the Bruins totaled seven hits, a season-high nine walks and avoided recording a strikeout at the plate, marking the fifth time this season they've accomplished that feat. Savannah Pola scored a pair of runs while driving in one in her 1-for-3 day.
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Sophomore starting pitcher Kaitlyn Terry tallied her third complete-game shutout of the season and allowed just five Terrapins (15-16, 3-5 Big Ten) to reach base via three hits and two base-on-balls. Terry now sports a team-best 13-3 record, 1.44 earned run average and 104 strikeouts over 87.2 innings pitched this season.
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Terry benefited from stellar defensive play, particularly from Pola at second base. In the second inning, Pola smothered a hard-hit ball and initiated a 4-6-3 double play after Terry led off the frame with a walk. Pola made another highlight-reel play in the bottom of the fourth. A one-out single from Maryland's No. 3 hitter Sydney Lewis and a subsequent groundout put a runner on second base. On the next play, Pola made a diving stop behind second base and throw home to prevent the ball from going into the outfield and the runner from advancing past third base.
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UCLA used two free passes and a single into center field by freshman Ryle Slimp to lead off the top of the second and prime itself for its first scoring opportunity. A fielder's choice hit by freshman catcher Sofia Mujica to shortstop plated the Bruins' only run of the inning, advancing Kaniya Bragg home. Jessica Clements hit a laser that tipped off the glove of Maryland's third baseman which was caught by the shortstop who then doubled off the Bruins' baserunner with a throw over to second base to end the inning.
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UCLA's bats broke through in the top of the fourth inning with five runs off four hits and three walks. Freshman Maggie Daniel sparked the rally with a lead-off, pinch-hit double off the right-center field wall. A walk to Mujica and bunt single by Terry loaded the bases for Clements who drove in pinch runner Liesl Osteen with a sacrifice fly to center field, extending the lead to 2-0. Pola followed with a single into right field to score Mujica from second base. One out later, Grant emptied the bases with a three-run homer over the right-center wall to double UCLA's lead to 6-0.
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The blast marked Grant's 14th home run of the year, which trails only Jordan Woolery for the team lead. Grant drove in UCLA's next three runs one inning later on a bases-clearing double, improving her RBI total to six on the day. Grant last recorded six RBI in a game last season at CSUN on April 30. She now has 45 RBI on the season and is slugging .951, both marks second to only Woolery.
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Next Up
UCLA looks to clinch its second series win of the season tomorrow afternoon against Maryland at 11 a.m. (PT)/2 p.m. (ET) at UMD Softball Complex. The game is available for streaming on BigTenPlus.com (B1G+).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Terry, Kaitlyn (13-3)
L: J. Shearer (3-6)
Batting:
2B: Grant, Megan 1 ; Daniel, Maggie 1
HR: Grant, Megan 1
RBI: Clements, Jessica 1 ; Pola, Savannah 1 ; Grant, Megan 6 ; Mujica, Sofia 1
SF: Clements, Jessica 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clements, Jessica 1 ; Pola, Savannah 2 ; Woolery, Jordan 1 ; Grant, Megan 1 ; Bragg, Kaniya 1 ; Mujica, Sofia 1 ; Terry, Kaitlyn 1 ; Osteen, Liesl 1
SB: Terry, Kaitlyn 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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3
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2
RBI
6
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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