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Jersey Number 33
Kaniya Bragg
- Position:
- Infielder/Utility
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- R/R
- High School:
- Pacifica HS
- Hometown:
- Garden Grove, Calif.
Bio
Career Highlights
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 3, 2025)
2025
Bragg played in 67 games and made 66 starts in her freshman season … made 45 starts at shortstop and 21 starts at third base … moved from third base to shortstop after Aleena Garcia sustained a season-ending injury … set the UCLA single-season record for hit-by-pitches with 21 … tied for the NCAA DI lead with 21 hit-by-pitches … registered a .314 batting average (54-for-172), .443 on-base percentage and .552 slugging percentage … recorded 43 runs batted in and 33 runs scored … ranked third on the team with 10 home runs … totaled nine doubles and one triple … logged 13 multi-hit performances and 11 multi-RBI performances … strung together a 16-game reached base streak (Feb. 16-March 8) … in NCAA Tournament play (nine games), recorded a .250 batting average (6-for-24) with a homer, double and four runs batted in … hit a game-tying homer off No. 10 Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady at the Women’s College World Series (May 31) … hit an RBI single versus UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Regional title game (May 18) … drove in a pair with a double versus San Diego State in NCAA Regionals (May 17) … went 2-for-3 and homered off No. 19 Nebraska’s Jordy Bahl in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (May 9) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double versus No. 9 Oklahoma State at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 14) … later that evening, went 2-for-2 with an RBI and triple versus Charlotte (Feb. 14) … went 2-for-3 with a two-RBI double versus Baylor at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 22) … logged a sacrifice fly and two hits, including the mercy-rule walk-off single, versus No. 10 Arkansas (Feb. 22) … went 2-for-3 with a triple against No. 5 LSU at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) … homered against Notre Dame later that day … went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBIs, a double and walk versus Utah (Feb. 28) … hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the 10th inning versus No. 12 Arizona (March 1) … racked up four RBIs on a three-run homer and a sacrifice fly versus Purdue (March 14) … hit a two-run homer in game two at Maryland (March 29) … went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs scored in game one versus No. 21 Ohio State (April 4) … went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in game two at No. 5 Oregon (April 19) … homered in the series finale at Michigan (April 28) … fielded for a .964 rate with 73 putouts, 88 assists and six errors.
High School
Bragg was a three-sport athlete at Pacifica High School (Garden Grove, Calif.) … played four years of softball and basketball and three years of volleyball … helped Pacifica win back-to-back CIF Southern Section Division 1 softball titles as a junior and senior in 2023 and 2024 … named 2024 CIF Player of the Year … named 2024 Los Angeles Times Softball Player of the Year … earned 2024 Empire League Most Valuable Player honors … three-time All-Orange County First Team honoree … four-time All-Empire League First Team recipient … hit a game-winning home run to clinch Pacifica’s second straight CIF Southern Section Division 1 title in her final high school at bat in 2024 … ranked as the No. 13 recruit in the 2024 class by Extra Inning Softball … as a senior in 2024, recorded a .431 batting average (28-for-65), .554 on-base percentage, .907 slugging percentage, 27 RBIs, 30 runs scored, eight home runs and seven doubles … as a junior in 2023, recorded a .378 batting average (28-for-101), .545 on-base percentage, .743 slugging percentage, 16 RBIs, 34 runs scored, three home runs, six doubles and six triples … as a sophomore in 2022, recorded a .447 batting average, 44 RBIs and six home runs … as a coached by Tony Arduino … played travel ball for the Lady Dukes Lamar.
Personal
Born Kaniya Anita Bragg in Fullerton, Calif. … parents are Trang Vo and Mike Bragg … has one brother, Devin … has one sister, Genesis … greatest athletic thrill is hitting a game-winning home run in the 2024 CIF Southern Section Division 1 title game in her final high school at-bat … famous athlete she admires most is the Kobe Bryant … hobbies include bowling, pickle ball and Spikeball … favorite baseball team is the Los Angeles Dodgers … favorite movie is Moana … psychology major.
Kaniya Bragg’s Career Highs
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 3, 2025)
2025
Bragg played in 67 games and made 66 starts in her freshman season … made 45 starts at shortstop and 21 starts at third base … moved from third base to shortstop after Aleena Garcia sustained a season-ending injury … set the UCLA single-season record for hit-by-pitches with 21 … tied for the NCAA DI lead with 21 hit-by-pitches … registered a .314 batting average (54-for-172), .443 on-base percentage and .552 slugging percentage … recorded 43 runs batted in and 33 runs scored … ranked third on the team with 10 home runs … totaled nine doubles and one triple … logged 13 multi-hit performances and 11 multi-RBI performances … strung together a 16-game reached base streak (Feb. 16-March 8) … in NCAA Tournament play (nine games), recorded a .250 batting average (6-for-24) with a homer, double and four runs batted in … hit a game-tying homer off No. 10 Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady at the Women’s College World Series (May 31) … hit an RBI single versus UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Regional title game (May 18) … drove in a pair with a double versus San Diego State in NCAA Regionals (May 17) … went 2-for-3 and homered off No. 19 Nebraska’s Jordy Bahl in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals (May 9) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI double versus No. 9 Oklahoma State at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 14) … later that evening, went 2-for-2 with an RBI and triple versus Charlotte (Feb. 14) … went 2-for-3 with a two-RBI double versus Baylor at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 22) … logged a sacrifice fly and two hits, including the mercy-rule walk-off single, versus No. 10 Arkansas (Feb. 22) … went 2-for-3 with a triple against No. 5 LSU at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) … homered against Notre Dame later that day … went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBIs, a double and walk versus Utah (Feb. 28) … hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the 10th inning versus No. 12 Arizona (March 1) … racked up four RBIs on a three-run homer and a sacrifice fly versus Purdue (March 14) … hit a two-run homer in game two at Maryland (March 29) … went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs scored in game one versus No. 21 Ohio State (April 4) … went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in game two at No. 5 Oregon (April 19) … homered in the series finale at Michigan (April 28) … fielded for a .964 rate with 73 putouts, 88 assists and six errors.
High School
Bragg was a three-sport athlete at Pacifica High School (Garden Grove, Calif.) … played four years of softball and basketball and three years of volleyball … helped Pacifica win back-to-back CIF Southern Section Division 1 softball titles as a junior and senior in 2023 and 2024 … named 2024 CIF Player of the Year … named 2024 Los Angeles Times Softball Player of the Year … earned 2024 Empire League Most Valuable Player honors … three-time All-Orange County First Team honoree … four-time All-Empire League First Team recipient … hit a game-winning home run to clinch Pacifica’s second straight CIF Southern Section Division 1 title in her final high school at bat in 2024 … ranked as the No. 13 recruit in the 2024 class by Extra Inning Softball … as a senior in 2024, recorded a .431 batting average (28-for-65), .554 on-base percentage, .907 slugging percentage, 27 RBIs, 30 runs scored, eight home runs and seven doubles … as a junior in 2023, recorded a .378 batting average (28-for-101), .545 on-base percentage, .743 slugging percentage, 16 RBIs, 34 runs scored, three home runs, six doubles and six triples … as a sophomore in 2022, recorded a .447 batting average, 44 RBIs and six home runs … as a coached by Tony Arduino … played travel ball for the Lady Dukes Lamar.
Personal
Born Kaniya Anita Bragg in Fullerton, Calif. … parents are Trang Vo and Mike Bragg … has one brother, Devin … has one sister, Genesis … greatest athletic thrill is hitting a game-winning home run in the 2024 CIF Southern Section Division 1 title game in her final high school at-bat … famous athlete she admires most is the Kobe Bryant … hobbies include bowling, pickle ball and Spikeball … favorite baseball team is the Los Angeles Dodgers … favorite movie is Moana … psychology major.
Kaniya Bragg’s Career Highs
| At-Bats | 4, Seven Times (last at South Carolina, 5/25/25) |
| Runs Scored | 3, Two Times (last vs. Weber State, 3/1/25) |
| Hits | 3 vs. Utah (2/28/25) |
| Runs Batted In | 4 vs. Purdue (3/14/25) |
| Doubles | 1, Nine Times (last vs. San Diego State, 5/17/25) |
| Triples | 1 vs. Charlotte (2/14/25) |
| Home Runs | 1, 10 Times (last vs. Texas Tech, 5/31/25) |
| Total Bases | 5, Three Times (last vs. Nebraska, 5/9/25) |
| Walks | 2, Three Times (last at Maryland, 3/28/25) |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1, Four Times (last vs. Long Beach State, 4/22/25) |
| Sacrifice Hits | -- |
| Stolen Bases | 1 vs. Utah (2/28/25) |
| Hit-By-Pitches | 2, Four Times (last at Iowa, 3/23/25) |
UCLA 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
