University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Friday, February 6
Los Angeles, CA
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Sofia Mujica
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
No. 7 Softball Wins Twice, Scores 28 Runs on Opening Day
February 06, 2026 | Softball
LOS ANGELES – The No. 7-ranked UCLA softball team won two games in mercy-rule fashion in front of a crowd of 1,156 fans on Opening Day at Easton Stadium Friday, defeating UC Santa Barbara, 18-1, and Northern Colorado, 10-1, both in five innings.
The Bruins (2-0) totaled 28 runs, 22 hits and seven home runs in their first taste of competition in 2026. Infielder Jordan Woolery opened her senior campaign going 6-for-7 with nine RBIs and two home runs, including a grand slam. Two-sport star Megan Grant reached base in six of her seven plate appearances while hitting the 50th home run of her career. She became the 10th Bruin all-time to reach that milestone.
Sophomores Rylee Slimp and Sofia Mujica both hit home runs on Opening Day for a second straight season. Slimp homered on UCLA's first plate appearance of the year and tripled in her very next at-bat. She finished the day 3-for-5 with a team-high five runs scored while batting in the leadoff spot.
Mujica, who played only in game two versus Northern Colorado, homered in each of her first two at-bats of the season for the second multi-HR performance of her career.
Game 1: UCLA 18, UC Santa Barbara 1 (5 inn.)
The Bruins scored in all four innings against the Gauchos (0-2). Slimp hit the first of UCLA's blasts with a lead-off home run in the team's very first at-bat of the season.
UCLA scored eight more runs in the bottom of the second with a two-out rally thanks to four hits and four walks. Slimp drove in two more with a triple over the head of UC Santa Barbara's leaping left fielder. After an RBI single by Woolery, sophomore Kaniya Bragg cleared the bases with a three-run homer to center field to stretch the lead to 7-0. Ramirez doubled in a run with a liner into the left-center gap and later came around to score a wild pitch to close the second with a 9-0 UCLA lead.
Woolery, Bragg, Ramirez and freshman Bri Alejandre each recorded an RBI single as part of a seven-run third inning which ballooned the lead to 16-0.
Woolery capped the slugfest with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth for her first longball of the year.
Senior right-hander Taylor Tinsley drew the Opening Day start and pitched a complete-game with six strikeouts for her 40th career win. Defensively, UCLA's standout play came in a 5-4-3 double play around the horn to erase a leadoff baserunner.
Game 2: UCLA 10, Northern Colorado 1 (5 inn.)
Freshman southpaw Natalie Cable tossed a complete-game with eight strikeouts to earn her first collegiate win over the Bears (1-1). After walking her first batter of the game, Cable did not allow a base-on-balls for the remainder of her outing and surrendered only three hits.
UCLA scored its first four runs via the longball with a pair of blasts from Mujica and one from Grant. Mujica's second blast flew through the trees over the left field videoboard, sparking a seven-run fourth inning. A bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Slimp and RBI single into right field by Grant scored two runs, boosting the Bruins' lead 6-1, and brought Woolery to the plate with the bases loaded. On a 2-1 count, Woolery emptied the pillows for the third grand slam of her career.
Cable closed the game by striking out the side in the top of the fifth on 14 pitches.
Next Up
The Bruins play two more games tomorrow against Oregon State (4 p.m. PT) and Utah (6:30 p.m. PT) at the Mark Campbell Invitational at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif. The two games will be streamed on FloCollege.
The Bruins (2-0) totaled 28 runs, 22 hits and seven home runs in their first taste of competition in 2026. Infielder Jordan Woolery opened her senior campaign going 6-for-7 with nine RBIs and two home runs, including a grand slam. Two-sport star Megan Grant reached base in six of her seven plate appearances while hitting the 50th home run of her career. She became the 10th Bruin all-time to reach that milestone.
Sophomores Rylee Slimp and Sofia Mujica both hit home runs on Opening Day for a second straight season. Slimp homered on UCLA's first plate appearance of the year and tripled in her very next at-bat. She finished the day 3-for-5 with a team-high five runs scored while batting in the leadoff spot.
Mujica, who played only in game two versus Northern Colorado, homered in each of her first two at-bats of the season for the second multi-HR performance of her career.
Game 1: UCLA 18, UC Santa Barbara 1 (5 inn.)
The Bruins scored in all four innings against the Gauchos (0-2). Slimp hit the first of UCLA's blasts with a lead-off home run in the team's very first at-bat of the season.
UCLA scored eight more runs in the bottom of the second with a two-out rally thanks to four hits and four walks. Slimp drove in two more with a triple over the head of UC Santa Barbara's leaping left fielder. After an RBI single by Woolery, sophomore Kaniya Bragg cleared the bases with a three-run homer to center field to stretch the lead to 7-0. Ramirez doubled in a run with a liner into the left-center gap and later came around to score a wild pitch to close the second with a 9-0 UCLA lead.
Woolery, Bragg, Ramirez and freshman Bri Alejandre each recorded an RBI single as part of a seven-run third inning which ballooned the lead to 16-0.
Woolery capped the slugfest with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth for her first longball of the year.
Senior right-hander Taylor Tinsley drew the Opening Day start and pitched a complete-game with six strikeouts for her 40th career win. Defensively, UCLA's standout play came in a 5-4-3 double play around the horn to erase a leadoff baserunner.
Game 2: UCLA 10, Northern Colorado 1 (5 inn.)
Freshman southpaw Natalie Cable tossed a complete-game with eight strikeouts to earn her first collegiate win over the Bears (1-1). After walking her first batter of the game, Cable did not allow a base-on-balls for the remainder of her outing and surrendered only three hits.
UCLA scored its first four runs via the longball with a pair of blasts from Mujica and one from Grant. Mujica's second blast flew through the trees over the left field videoboard, sparking a seven-run fourth inning. A bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Slimp and RBI single into right field by Grant scored two runs, boosting the Bruins' lead 6-1, and brought Woolery to the plate with the bases loaded. On a 2-1 count, Woolery emptied the pillows for the third grand slam of her career.
Cable closed the game by striking out the side in the top of the fifth on 14 pitches.
Next Up
The Bruins play two more games tomorrow against Oregon State (4 p.m. PT) and Utah (6:30 p.m. PT) at the Mark Campbell Invitational at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif. The two games will be streamed on FloCollege.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tinsley, Taylor (1-0)
L: Ella Myers (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Jazzy Santos 1 ; Bella Fuentes 1 ; Jaelyn Toledo 1
RBI: Bella Fuentes 1
SH: Tehya Banks 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jazmyn Johnson 1
Batting:
2B: Ramirez, Alexis 1
3B: Slimp, Rylee 1
HR: Slimp, Rylee 1 ; Woolery, Jordan 1 ; Bragg, Kaniya 1
RBI: Slimp, Rylee 3 ; Woolery, Jordan 5 ; Bragg, Kaniya 4 ; Suarez, Ramsey 1 ; Ramirez, Alexis 2 ; Alejandre, Bri 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Slimp, Rylee 3 ; Grant, Megan 2 ; Meoño, Saydrie 1 ; Woolery, Jordan 2 ; Mercado, Jaella Ann 1 ; Bragg, Kaniya 2 ; Berry, Soo-Jin 1 ; Ramirez, Alexis 2 ; Garcia, Aleena 2 ; Phillips, Mia 2
HBP: Slimp, Rylee 1 ; Grant, Megan 1
Game Leaders
AB
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RBI
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R
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H
2
RBI
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AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
4
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
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