Tuesday, April 1
Los Angeles, CA
4:30 PM (PT)
UCLA
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CSUN
Junior INF Jordan Woolery
Photo by: ยฉ 2025 JBS Sports Media
No. 7 Softball to Host CSUN, UC San Diego Tuesday at Easton Stadium
March 31, 2025 | Softball
LOS ANGELES โ The No. 7-ranked UCLA softball team (32-5, 7-1 Big Ten) welcomes a pair of Big West Conference foes to Easton Stadium on Tuesday, April 1 when it plays CSUN at 4:30 p.m. (PT) and UC San Diego at 7 p.m. The two games are available for viewing on BigTenPlus.com (B1G+).
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Jonah Malkin (play-by-play) and former UCLA All-American Sharlize Palacios will be on the call. UCLA (32-5, 7-1 Big Ten) returns to Easton Stadium after outscoring its opponents last week 35-2.
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No. 7 UCLA (32-5, 7-1 Big Ten)
UCLA vs. CSUN (15-16, 8-3 Big West) โ 4:30 p.m. (PT)
UCLA vs. UC San Diego (7-21, 5-7 Big West) โ 7 p.m. (PT)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Easton Stadium)
Watch: Big Ten Plus (B1G+)
Live Stats: ucla.statbroadcast.com
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UCLA'S TICKET INFORMATION (HOME GAMES)
Single-game tickets for all 12 of UCLA's remaining home games are on sale. Fans can secure tickets to each of the Bruins' home conference games in UCLA's inaugural year in the Big Ten. Complete ticket information about UCLA softball is available here. Direct links to single-game ticket purchases can be viewed here. Fans can call (310) 206-5991 or emailย tickets@athletics.ucla.eduย for more information.
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KEY NOTES ABOUT UCLA
โข UCLA is 7-3 against top-25-ranked opponents this season and has had two separate winning streaks of nine and 10 games.
โข UCLA ranks second in NCAA DI in runs scored (292), third in home runs (59) and fourth in slugging percentage (.625).
โข UCLA has recorded 19 mercy-rule victories this season and has shut out its opponent 12 times.
โข UCLA is averaging 1.60 homers per game, which is on pace for the program's best mark since its 2010 NCAA title season (1.77).
โข UCLA ranks second in the nation in fielding percentage (.983) entering week nine (16 errors in 955 total chances).
โข Three Bruins are currently hitting above .400: INF Jordan Woolery (.436), UTIL Savannah Pola (.434) and OF Rylee Slimp (.421).
โข Woolery enters week nine ranked top five in NCAA DI in total bases (112, 1st), runs batted in (55, 4th) and home runs (16, 3rd).
โข UCLA boasts the Big Ten leader in home runs (Woolery, 16 HR), runs batted in (Woolery, 55 RBI), and hits (Pola, 53).
โข UCLA's pitching staff ranks top 10 nationally in strikeouts (284, 3rd), K/BB ratio (4.73, 3rd), WHIP (1.00, 4th) and ERA (2.01, 8th).
โข LHP Kaitlyn Terry leads UCLA's pitching staff with 13 wins, a 1.44 earned run average and 104 strikeouts.
โข UCLA has thrown two no-hitters this year with one apiece from Taylor Tinsley (at San Diego State) and Addisen Fisher (at Howard).
โข OF Jessica Clements ranks 9th among active NCAA DI players in career hits (232) and 22nd in career batting average (.406).
โข Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez penciled four freshmen into the Opening Day starting lineup for the program's most since 2004.
โข UCLA opens its 51st softball season this spring, the 19th year with head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez at the helm.
โข UCLA's two All-Pac-12 First Team pitchers from last season, sophomore Kaitlyn Terry and junior Taylor Tinsley, return in 2025.
โข The Bruins' batting lineup is anchored by two 2023 NFCA All-Americans, juniors Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery.
โข UCLA has won five of the last seven Pac-12 Freshman of the Year awards, two of which are on the 2025 roster: Terry and Woolery.
โข The Bruins added seven incoming players this season โ six freshmen and one graduate transfer student.
โข UCLA made its 32nd WCWS appearance and won its 18th conference regular season title in 2024.
โข UCLA has moved into the Big Ten Conference, along with former Pac-12 softball programs Oregon and Washington.
โข UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer Kelly Inouye-Perez has guided the Bruins to a 849-214-1 record (.797) over 19 seasons as head coach.
โข Inouye-Perez has reached the WCWS 10 times and won two NCAA titles in 2010 and 2019 as head coach.
โข Entering 2025, Inouye-Perez ranks seventh all-time and second among active head coaches with a 79.6 winning percentage.
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WOOLERY AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
Junior INF Jordan Woolery ranks in the top 10 in NCAA DI in multiple offensive categories: total bases (112 TB, 1st), home runs (16 HR, 2nd), runs batted in (55 RBI, 4th) and slugging percentage (1.018 slg., 8th). Woolery leads UCLA with a .436 batting average (48-for-110) and 30 extra-base hits. The Walnut Creek, Calif. native opened 2025 on a 13-game hitting streak and has recorded a base hit in 33 of 37 games this season. Woolery enters week nine on a team-best 11-game hitting streak.
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Woolery surpassed her previous season high of 10 homers set during both her freshman and sophomore years on March 9 at LMU after registering her second two-homer performance of the season, pushing her total to 12. Her first two-homer game of 2025 came against Utah on Feb. 28. She has totaled three multi-homer games in her career.
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FISHER NAMED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Freshman RHP Addisen Fisher was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time in her career on Monday, March 31. Fisher threw the first no-hitter of her collegiate career at Howard last Wednesday, March 26, going 5.0 innings while striking out six and allowing only two baserunners (one walk and one fielding error). Fisher did not let a ball leave the infield, recording six strikeouts and nine groundouts. Over UCLA's perfect 4-0 week, Fisher led the pitching staff with two wins (2-0), two complete games, 11.0 innings pitched, 11 strikeouts and three appearances. Fisher, the reigning Gatorade Softball National Player of the Year from Bend, Ore., earned the sweep-clinching win over Maryland in game three on March 30, allowing just one run and striking out five over her 5.0-inning complete game effort.
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SHOWING NO MERCY
UCLA has recorded 18 mercy-rule victories through 37 games this season. The Bruins are on pace to eclipse the single-season program record of 21 mercy-rule wins set in both the 2010 and 2015 seasons. Additionally, UCLA has shut out its opponent 12 times, a mark that is good for sixth-best in the country and leads the Big Ten. On the year, UCLA is averaging 7.92 runs per game, which is good for 11th in the NCAA.
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BRUINS DIG THE LONGBALL
UCLA has totaled 59 home runs through 37 games from 10 different players this season. The Bruins are averaging 1.60 home runs per game, which is their best mark since UCLA's 2010 NCAA title season (1.77 HR/G). That year, the Bruins set the program record for most home runs in a season with 108 over 61 games. UCLA's lineup boasts two of the top six home run hitters in the country in juniors Jordan Woolery and Megan Grant with 16 and 15 home runs, respectively.
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Woolery surpassed her previous season high of 10 homers set during her freshman and sophomore years on March 9 at LMU with her second two-homer performance of the 2025, pushing her season total to 12 in 27 games. Woolery currently leads the team with 16 home runs on the season. Grant used her second career two-homer performance in game one of the Iowa series on March 22 to raise her season total to 13. During week five earlier this season, Grant tied a 12-year-old UCLA record by homering in five straight games to match B.B. Bates' original streak set in 2013.
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BRUIN NO-HITTERS THIS SEASON
UCLA has tossed two no-hitters this season with one apiece from junior RHP Taylor Tinsley and freshman RHP Addisen Fisher. The two no-no's brings the program's total to 125 and 117 of the solo variety.
March 8, at San Diego State: Taylor Tinsley recorded the second no-hitter of her career โ and her first in seven innings โ versus San Diego State at SDSU Softball Stadium on March 8. Tinsley struck out nine batters and allowed just two baserunners โ one walk and one via fielding error โ in her spectacular outing. Tinsley's first career no-hitter came in her collegiate debut versus CSU Bakersfield at Easton Stadium her freshman season in 2023. Her no-hitter versus the Aztecs came against a San Diego State program that has made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and won the last three Mountain West Conference championships.
March 26, at Howard: Addisen Fisher threw the first no-hitter of her collegiate career and UCLA's second no-no of the season at Howard on March 26, going 5.0 innings while striking out six and allowing only two baserunners (one walk and one fielding error). Fisher did not let a ball leave the infield, recording six strikeouts and nine groundouts.
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SLIMP SHADY
OF Rylee Slimp ranks ninth among NCAA DI freshmen with a .421 batting average (40-for-95). The Georgetown, Texas native is on pace to be the sixth freshman in UCLA history to hit above a .400 clip and the first since Kelli Godin in 2019 (.418). The UCLA freshman batting average record is .457 (84-for-184) set by Stacey Nuveman in 1997. Other UCLA freshmen to have hit above .400 include Aaliyah Jordan (2018, .429 AVG), Stephany LaRosa (2012, .436 AVG) and Natasha Watley (2000, .426 AVG). This season, Slimp leads UCLA with five three-hit performances and has started every game in left field. A keen eye at the plate, Slimp is also second on the squad with a .517 on-base percentage (17 BB, 3 HBP).
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.400's UP
Three players are currently hitting above .400 entering week eight of the 2025 season: INF Jordan Woolery (.436), UTIL Savannah Pola (.434) and OF Rylee Slimp (.421). UCLA has had two or more players hit above .400 for an entire season in 10 campaigns, last occurring in 2020 when Aaliyah Jordan and Briana Perez reached the benchmark. Only once have the Bruins had three players hit above .400, happening in 1995 thanks to Jennifer Brundage, Tanya Harding and Kelly Howard.
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NOT TO BRAGG, BUT...
Freshman INF Kaniya Bragg tied the UCLA single-season record for hit-by-pitches with 17 after wearing a pitch in back-to-back games of the Maryland series on March 29-30. Bragg needed just 37 games to tie Crissy Buck's original mark which was set in the Bruins' 64th and final game of the 2002 season.ย
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GONE FISHIN'
Freshman RHP Addisen Fisher has started her collegiate career with a perfect 11-0 record, ranking second on the staff with a 2.16 earned run average and 68.0 innings pitched. Fisher is the only freshman in the nation and one of 14 NCAA Division I pitchers to own a flawless record (min. 7 wins). The last UCLA freshman to win 11 or more games before drawing their first loss was Kaitlyn Terry who started last year 12-0. Fisher, from Bend, Ore., arrived at UCLA as the 2024 Gatorade Softball National Player of the Year and the consensus No. 1-ranked recruit in her class. Fisher is also the first player in program history to hail from the state of Oregon.
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DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT
UCLA ranks second in NCAA DI with a .983 fielding percentage, committing 16 errors in 955 total chances. UCLA last finished the year ranked top 10 nationally in fielding percentage and with a .980-plus rate in the 2013 season (.980, 2nd).
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This performance is amidst a reshuffling of infield positions due to freshman SS Aleena Garcia's season-ending injury. Beginning March 1 (16 games), junior Jordan Woolery moved from first base to third base, freshman Kaniya Bragg moved from third base to shortstop and junior Megan Grant moved from right field/designated player to first base as a result of the loss of Garcia.
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GRANT MAKES HISTORY
Junior UTIL Megan Grant tied a 12-year-old UCLA record with a home run in five straight games from March 1-8, matching the original mark set by All-America outfielder B.B. Bates in 2013. Before Grant accomplished the feat, then-redshirt junior Maya Brady came next closest with a homer in four straight games in 2023. Grant's dominant five-game stretch matched her home run output coming into week five, improving her season total to 10.
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CSUN, UC SAN DIEGO SERIES HISTORY
CSUN: UCLA leads the all-time series versus CSUN, 50-10, dating back to 1977. The Bruins have won 10 straight against the Matadors with five of those games being in run-rule fashion. UCLA last lost to CSUN on March 6, 2013. Then-sophomore Megan Grant hit a grand slam and recorded a career-high six runs batted in during UCLA's last meeting with CSUN on April 30, 2024.
UC San Diego: UCLA leads the all-time series versus UC San Diego, 3-0, dating back to 2021 when the Tritons made the jump to NCAA Division I. The two squads last met on April 4, 2023 at UC San Diego.
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KT LEADS THE STAFF
Sophomore LHP Kaitlyn Terry leads UCLA's pitching staff with 13 wins, a 1.44 earned run average, 104 strikeouts, 87.2 innings pitched, a .187 opponent batting average, six complete games and a 0.84 WHIP. Terry's standout performance of the season thus far came against No. 22 Missouri on Feb. 20 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic when she struck out a career-high 14 batters and allowed just one run in a complete-game victory. She has three career double-digit strikeout performances.
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Last year, Terry was named the 2024 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, clinching UCLA's fifth such honor over the past seven seasons. Terry became the seventh freshman in UCLA history to win 20-plus games (21-3) in her debut season and first since Garcia in 2017. Terry led last season's staff with 182.0 innings pitched and recorded a 2.38 ERA, 161 strikeouts and .232 opponent batting average.
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FRESHMEN FILLING IN
At least three freshmen have started in UCLA's batting lineup for all 37 games this season. INF Kaniya Bragg and OF Rylee Slimp have started in every game; Bragg has started 21 games at third base and 16 at shortstop while Slimp has started all 37 in left field. Together, the five freshmen have contributed to 33.6 percent of UCLA's total hit production (109 of the team's 325 total hits). As a unit, they are hitting for a .322 batting average (109-for-329). Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez penciled four freshmen into the Opening Day starting lineup for the program's most since 2004. The Bruins regularly started four freshmen until SS Aleena Garcia's season-ending injury.
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CLEMENTS KEEPS CLIMBING
Graduate transfer outfielder Jessica Clements ranks ninth among active NCAA DI players in career hits (232) and 22nd in career batting average (.406). Clements ranks third on the team and 41st in the country with 47 base hits this season. Additionally, Clements ranks second on the team with 13 multi-hit games in 2025 and leads UCLA career-wise with 65 such performances over her four years.ย
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Clements recorded the 200th hit of her career with a bunt single versus Virginia at the Clearwater Invitational on Feb. 16. She leads UCLA with two three-hit performances and ranks second with six total multi-hit games. Clements was a two-time Big West Batting Champion in 2022 and 2024 while at Cal Poly for three seasons. She finished her Mustang career as the leading hitter in program history with a .411 batting average (185-for-450).
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
Senior UTIL Savannah Pola has shown drastic improvement compared to last season. Pola leads UCLA with 18 multi-hit games and ranks second on the team with a .434 batting average (53-for-122). The Santa Ana, Calif. product ranks seventh in the country with 13 doubles, ninth with 54 base hits and fourth with 46 runs scored. Pola entered conference play a year ago with a .190 batting average (8-for-42) with one extra-base hit through 17 games. She is now enjoying season highs in batting average (.434), slugging percentage (.738), home runs (6) and OPS (1.220).
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WATCH THE BRUINS ON B1G+
Fans can catch all non-televised UCLA home games and road Big Ten Conference games on a new, high-quality streaming service, Big Ten Plus (B1G+). Annual passes ($89.99) and monthly passes ($12.99) are available for purchase here. Roughly 30 UCLA home and road games are viewable only on B1G+.
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Two-year UCLA letterwinner and All-American catcher Sharlize Palacios will serve as analyst for more than 10 of UCLA softball's home B1G+ live streams.
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Jonah Malkin (play-by-play) and former UCLA All-American Sharlize Palacios will be on the call. UCLA (32-5, 7-1 Big Ten) returns to Easton Stadium after outscoring its opponents last week 35-2.
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No. 7 UCLA (32-5, 7-1 Big Ten)
UCLA vs. CSUN (15-16, 8-3 Big West) โ 4:30 p.m. (PT)
UCLA vs. UC San Diego (7-21, 5-7 Big West) โ 7 p.m. (PT)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (Easton Stadium)
Watch: Big Ten Plus (B1G+)
Live Stats: ucla.statbroadcast.com
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UCLA'S TICKET INFORMATION (HOME GAMES)
Single-game tickets for all 12 of UCLA's remaining home games are on sale. Fans can secure tickets to each of the Bruins' home conference games in UCLA's inaugural year in the Big Ten. Complete ticket information about UCLA softball is available here. Direct links to single-game ticket purchases can be viewed here. Fans can call (310) 206-5991 or emailย tickets@athletics.ucla.eduย for more information.
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KEY NOTES ABOUT UCLA
โข UCLA is 7-3 against top-25-ranked opponents this season and has had two separate winning streaks of nine and 10 games.
โข UCLA ranks second in NCAA DI in runs scored (292), third in home runs (59) and fourth in slugging percentage (.625).
โข UCLA has recorded 19 mercy-rule victories this season and has shut out its opponent 12 times.
โข UCLA is averaging 1.60 homers per game, which is on pace for the program's best mark since its 2010 NCAA title season (1.77).
โข UCLA ranks second in the nation in fielding percentage (.983) entering week nine (16 errors in 955 total chances).
โข Three Bruins are currently hitting above .400: INF Jordan Woolery (.436), UTIL Savannah Pola (.434) and OF Rylee Slimp (.421).
โข Woolery enters week nine ranked top five in NCAA DI in total bases (112, 1st), runs batted in (55, 4th) and home runs (16, 3rd).
โข UCLA boasts the Big Ten leader in home runs (Woolery, 16 HR), runs batted in (Woolery, 55 RBI), and hits (Pola, 53).
โข UCLA's pitching staff ranks top 10 nationally in strikeouts (284, 3rd), K/BB ratio (4.73, 3rd), WHIP (1.00, 4th) and ERA (2.01, 8th).
โข LHP Kaitlyn Terry leads UCLA's pitching staff with 13 wins, a 1.44 earned run average and 104 strikeouts.
โข UCLA has thrown two no-hitters this year with one apiece from Taylor Tinsley (at San Diego State) and Addisen Fisher (at Howard).
โข OF Jessica Clements ranks 9th among active NCAA DI players in career hits (232) and 22nd in career batting average (.406).
โข Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez penciled four freshmen into the Opening Day starting lineup for the program's most since 2004.
โข UCLA opens its 51st softball season this spring, the 19th year with head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez at the helm.
โข UCLA's two All-Pac-12 First Team pitchers from last season, sophomore Kaitlyn Terry and junior Taylor Tinsley, return in 2025.
โข The Bruins' batting lineup is anchored by two 2023 NFCA All-Americans, juniors Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery.
โข UCLA has won five of the last seven Pac-12 Freshman of the Year awards, two of which are on the 2025 roster: Terry and Woolery.
โข The Bruins added seven incoming players this season โ six freshmen and one graduate transfer student.
โข UCLA made its 32nd WCWS appearance and won its 18th conference regular season title in 2024.
โข UCLA has moved into the Big Ten Conference, along with former Pac-12 softball programs Oregon and Washington.
โข UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer Kelly Inouye-Perez has guided the Bruins to a 849-214-1 record (.797) over 19 seasons as head coach.
โข Inouye-Perez has reached the WCWS 10 times and won two NCAA titles in 2010 and 2019 as head coach.
โข Entering 2025, Inouye-Perez ranks seventh all-time and second among active head coaches with a 79.6 winning percentage.
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WOOLERY AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
Junior INF Jordan Woolery ranks in the top 10 in NCAA DI in multiple offensive categories: total bases (112 TB, 1st), home runs (16 HR, 2nd), runs batted in (55 RBI, 4th) and slugging percentage (1.018 slg., 8th). Woolery leads UCLA with a .436 batting average (48-for-110) and 30 extra-base hits. The Walnut Creek, Calif. native opened 2025 on a 13-game hitting streak and has recorded a base hit in 33 of 37 games this season. Woolery enters week nine on a team-best 11-game hitting streak.
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Woolery surpassed her previous season high of 10 homers set during both her freshman and sophomore years on March 9 at LMU after registering her second two-homer performance of the season, pushing her total to 12. Her first two-homer game of 2025 came against Utah on Feb. 28. She has totaled three multi-homer games in her career.
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FISHER NAMED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Freshman RHP Addisen Fisher was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time in her career on Monday, March 31. Fisher threw the first no-hitter of her collegiate career at Howard last Wednesday, March 26, going 5.0 innings while striking out six and allowing only two baserunners (one walk and one fielding error). Fisher did not let a ball leave the infield, recording six strikeouts and nine groundouts. Over UCLA's perfect 4-0 week, Fisher led the pitching staff with two wins (2-0), two complete games, 11.0 innings pitched, 11 strikeouts and three appearances. Fisher, the reigning Gatorade Softball National Player of the Year from Bend, Ore., earned the sweep-clinching win over Maryland in game three on March 30, allowing just one run and striking out five over her 5.0-inning complete game effort.
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SHOWING NO MERCY
UCLA has recorded 18 mercy-rule victories through 37 games this season. The Bruins are on pace to eclipse the single-season program record of 21 mercy-rule wins set in both the 2010 and 2015 seasons. Additionally, UCLA has shut out its opponent 12 times, a mark that is good for sixth-best in the country and leads the Big Ten. On the year, UCLA is averaging 7.92 runs per game, which is good for 11th in the NCAA.
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BRUINS DIG THE LONGBALL
UCLA has totaled 59 home runs through 37 games from 10 different players this season. The Bruins are averaging 1.60 home runs per game, which is their best mark since UCLA's 2010 NCAA title season (1.77 HR/G). That year, the Bruins set the program record for most home runs in a season with 108 over 61 games. UCLA's lineup boasts two of the top six home run hitters in the country in juniors Jordan Woolery and Megan Grant with 16 and 15 home runs, respectively.
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Woolery surpassed her previous season high of 10 homers set during her freshman and sophomore years on March 9 at LMU with her second two-homer performance of the 2025, pushing her season total to 12 in 27 games. Woolery currently leads the team with 16 home runs on the season. Grant used her second career two-homer performance in game one of the Iowa series on March 22 to raise her season total to 13. During week five earlier this season, Grant tied a 12-year-old UCLA record by homering in five straight games to match B.B. Bates' original streak set in 2013.
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BRUIN NO-HITTERS THIS SEASON
UCLA has tossed two no-hitters this season with one apiece from junior RHP Taylor Tinsley and freshman RHP Addisen Fisher. The two no-no's brings the program's total to 125 and 117 of the solo variety.
March 8, at San Diego State: Taylor Tinsley recorded the second no-hitter of her career โ and her first in seven innings โ versus San Diego State at SDSU Softball Stadium on March 8. Tinsley struck out nine batters and allowed just two baserunners โ one walk and one via fielding error โ in her spectacular outing. Tinsley's first career no-hitter came in her collegiate debut versus CSU Bakersfield at Easton Stadium her freshman season in 2023. Her no-hitter versus the Aztecs came against a San Diego State program that has made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and won the last three Mountain West Conference championships.
March 26, at Howard: Addisen Fisher threw the first no-hitter of her collegiate career and UCLA's second no-no of the season at Howard on March 26, going 5.0 innings while striking out six and allowing only two baserunners (one walk and one fielding error). Fisher did not let a ball leave the infield, recording six strikeouts and nine groundouts.
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SLIMP SHADY
OF Rylee Slimp ranks ninth among NCAA DI freshmen with a .421 batting average (40-for-95). The Georgetown, Texas native is on pace to be the sixth freshman in UCLA history to hit above a .400 clip and the first since Kelli Godin in 2019 (.418). The UCLA freshman batting average record is .457 (84-for-184) set by Stacey Nuveman in 1997. Other UCLA freshmen to have hit above .400 include Aaliyah Jordan (2018, .429 AVG), Stephany LaRosa (2012, .436 AVG) and Natasha Watley (2000, .426 AVG). This season, Slimp leads UCLA with five three-hit performances and has started every game in left field. A keen eye at the plate, Slimp is also second on the squad with a .517 on-base percentage (17 BB, 3 HBP).
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.400's UP
Three players are currently hitting above .400 entering week eight of the 2025 season: INF Jordan Woolery (.436), UTIL Savannah Pola (.434) and OF Rylee Slimp (.421). UCLA has had two or more players hit above .400 for an entire season in 10 campaigns, last occurring in 2020 when Aaliyah Jordan and Briana Perez reached the benchmark. Only once have the Bruins had three players hit above .400, happening in 1995 thanks to Jennifer Brundage, Tanya Harding and Kelly Howard.
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NOT TO BRAGG, BUT...
Freshman INF Kaniya Bragg tied the UCLA single-season record for hit-by-pitches with 17 after wearing a pitch in back-to-back games of the Maryland series on March 29-30. Bragg needed just 37 games to tie Crissy Buck's original mark which was set in the Bruins' 64th and final game of the 2002 season.ย
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GONE FISHIN'
Freshman RHP Addisen Fisher has started her collegiate career with a perfect 11-0 record, ranking second on the staff with a 2.16 earned run average and 68.0 innings pitched. Fisher is the only freshman in the nation and one of 14 NCAA Division I pitchers to own a flawless record (min. 7 wins). The last UCLA freshman to win 11 or more games before drawing their first loss was Kaitlyn Terry who started last year 12-0. Fisher, from Bend, Ore., arrived at UCLA as the 2024 Gatorade Softball National Player of the Year and the consensus No. 1-ranked recruit in her class. Fisher is also the first player in program history to hail from the state of Oregon.
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DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT
UCLA ranks second in NCAA DI with a .983 fielding percentage, committing 16 errors in 955 total chances. UCLA last finished the year ranked top 10 nationally in fielding percentage and with a .980-plus rate in the 2013 season (.980, 2nd).
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This performance is amidst a reshuffling of infield positions due to freshman SS Aleena Garcia's season-ending injury. Beginning March 1 (16 games), junior Jordan Woolery moved from first base to third base, freshman Kaniya Bragg moved from third base to shortstop and junior Megan Grant moved from right field/designated player to first base as a result of the loss of Garcia.
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GRANT MAKES HISTORY
Junior UTIL Megan Grant tied a 12-year-old UCLA record with a home run in five straight games from March 1-8, matching the original mark set by All-America outfielder B.B. Bates in 2013. Before Grant accomplished the feat, then-redshirt junior Maya Brady came next closest with a homer in four straight games in 2023. Grant's dominant five-game stretch matched her home run output coming into week five, improving her season total to 10.
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CSUN, UC SAN DIEGO SERIES HISTORY
CSUN: UCLA leads the all-time series versus CSUN, 50-10, dating back to 1977. The Bruins have won 10 straight against the Matadors with five of those games being in run-rule fashion. UCLA last lost to CSUN on March 6, 2013. Then-sophomore Megan Grant hit a grand slam and recorded a career-high six runs batted in during UCLA's last meeting with CSUN on April 30, 2024.
UC San Diego: UCLA leads the all-time series versus UC San Diego, 3-0, dating back to 2021 when the Tritons made the jump to NCAA Division I. The two squads last met on April 4, 2023 at UC San Diego.
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KT LEADS THE STAFF
Sophomore LHP Kaitlyn Terry leads UCLA's pitching staff with 13 wins, a 1.44 earned run average, 104 strikeouts, 87.2 innings pitched, a .187 opponent batting average, six complete games and a 0.84 WHIP. Terry's standout performance of the season thus far came against No. 22 Missouri on Feb. 20 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic when she struck out a career-high 14 batters and allowed just one run in a complete-game victory. She has three career double-digit strikeout performances.
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Last year, Terry was named the 2024 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, clinching UCLA's fifth such honor over the past seven seasons. Terry became the seventh freshman in UCLA history to win 20-plus games (21-3) in her debut season and first since Garcia in 2017. Terry led last season's staff with 182.0 innings pitched and recorded a 2.38 ERA, 161 strikeouts and .232 opponent batting average.
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FRESHMEN FILLING IN
At least three freshmen have started in UCLA's batting lineup for all 37 games this season. INF Kaniya Bragg and OF Rylee Slimp have started in every game; Bragg has started 21 games at third base and 16 at shortstop while Slimp has started all 37 in left field. Together, the five freshmen have contributed to 33.6 percent of UCLA's total hit production (109 of the team's 325 total hits). As a unit, they are hitting for a .322 batting average (109-for-329). Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez penciled four freshmen into the Opening Day starting lineup for the program's most since 2004. The Bruins regularly started four freshmen until SS Aleena Garcia's season-ending injury.
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CLEMENTS KEEPS CLIMBING
Graduate transfer outfielder Jessica Clements ranks ninth among active NCAA DI players in career hits (232) and 22nd in career batting average (.406). Clements ranks third on the team and 41st in the country with 47 base hits this season. Additionally, Clements ranks second on the team with 13 multi-hit games in 2025 and leads UCLA career-wise with 65 such performances over her four years.ย
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Clements recorded the 200th hit of her career with a bunt single versus Virginia at the Clearwater Invitational on Feb. 16. She leads UCLA with two three-hit performances and ranks second with six total multi-hit games. Clements was a two-time Big West Batting Champion in 2022 and 2024 while at Cal Poly for three seasons. She finished her Mustang career as the leading hitter in program history with a .411 batting average (185-for-450).
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
Senior UTIL Savannah Pola has shown drastic improvement compared to last season. Pola leads UCLA with 18 multi-hit games and ranks second on the team with a .434 batting average (53-for-122). The Santa Ana, Calif. product ranks seventh in the country with 13 doubles, ninth with 54 base hits and fourth with 46 runs scored. Pola entered conference play a year ago with a .190 batting average (8-for-42) with one extra-base hit through 17 games. She is now enjoying season highs in batting average (.434), slugging percentage (.738), home runs (6) and OPS (1.220).
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WATCH THE BRUINS ON B1G+
Fans can catch all non-televised UCLA home games and road Big Ten Conference games on a new, high-quality streaming service, Big Ten Plus (B1G+). Annual passes ($89.99) and monthly passes ($12.99) are available for purchase here. Roughly 30 UCLA home and road games are viewable only on B1G+.
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Two-year UCLA letterwinner and All-American catcher Sharlize Palacios will serve as analyst for more than 10 of UCLA softball's home B1G+ live streams.
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Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballUCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Tennessee (June 1, 2025)
Sunday, June 01
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Texas Tech (May 31, 2025)
Saturday, May 31
Highlights - UCLA Softball vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29
UCLA Softball Postgame - Coach Inouye-Perez & Players, vs. Oregon (May 29, 2025)
Thursday, May 29