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Jersey Number 43
Megan Grant
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Aragon HS
- Hometown:
- San Bruno, Calif.
Bio
Career Highlights
• USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2025)
• 2-time NFCA All-American (First Team - 2025; Second Team - 2023)
• NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 List (2023)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2025)
• 2-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree (2024, 2023)
• 3-time NFCA All-West Region honoree (First Team - 2025, 2023; Second Team - 2024)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2023)
• 2-time NFCA National Player of the Week (last April 15, 2025)
• 2-time Big Ten Player of the Week (last April 14, 2025)
• 2-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last April 17, 2023)
• 2-time Softball America All-American (First Team - 2025; Third Team - 2023)
• 2-time D1Softball All-American (First Team - 2025; Third Team - 2023)
Career
Grant has played 180 games and made 178 starts through three seasons … has started 70 games in right field, 61 at first base, 31 at third base, eight at designated player, five in left field and three at shortstop … owns a career .348 batting average (176-for-506), .457 on-base percentage, .727 slugging percentage … has totaled 180 runs batted in and 111 runs scored … has recorded 49 home runs, 37 doubles and four triples … has hit six grand slams … has recorded four multi-homer games … has 48 multi-hit performances and 49 multi-RBI performances … owns a career .978 fielding percentage (11 errors, 491 total chances) … is the Big Ten single-season record holder with 26 in 2025 … ranks fourth on UCLA’s career slugging charts (.727) and 10th in home runs (49) … in NCAA Tournament play (19 games), owns a .326 batting average (17-for-52), .712 slugging percentage, 17 RBIs, eight runs scored, six home runs and one triple.
2025
Grant was named an NFCA First Team All-American and was a USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist in her junior season … also named to the All-Big Ten and NFCA All-West Region First Teams … tabbed as a first team All-American by media outlets Softball America and D1Softball … played 67 games and made 65 starts … made 47 starts at first base, 12 in right field and six at designated player … hit in the cleanup spot in all 65 starts … recorded a .376 batting average (62-for-165), .540 on-base percentage and .933 slugging percentage … totaled 26 home runs, 12 doubles and one triple … recorded 81 RBIs and 46 runs scored … the team leader in home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and walks … set the Big Ten single-season record for home runs with 26 … her totals are ranked in the top-10 of multiple UCLA single-season records: second in home runs (26), third in RBIs (81), fourth in slugging percentage (.933) and sixth in walks (49) … matched Stacey Nuveman as the fastest Bruins to reach 20 home runs in a season, needing only 43 games … national ranks: third in home runs (26), sixth in RBIs (81), 10th in slugging percentage (.933) and walks (49) … Big Ten ranks: first in home runs (26), first in walks (49), second in RBIs (81) and fourth in slugging percentage (.933) … recorded three two-homer performances … hit three grand slams, all coming withing a four-game span, earning her NFCA National Player of the Week (April 25) … two-time Big Ten Player of the Week recipient (April 7 & 14) … homered in five straight games from March 1-8, matching B.B. Bates’ record set in 2013 … also homered in four straight games from April 8-13 with five total during that span … logged a team-high 23 multi-RBI performances and 18 multi-hit performances … in NCAA Tournament play, hit for a .360 batting average (9-for-25) with three home runs, one triple, eight RBIs and five runs scored … hit a game-tying two-run homer in the top of the seventh off No. 7 Tennessee’s Karlyn Pickens with UCLA down to its final out of the season at the Women’s College World Series (June 1) … walked three times, singled and scored a run against No. 14 South Carolina in the NCAA Super Regional title game (May 25) … went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and RBI single versus UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Regional title game (May 18) … logged a two-RBI single versus San Diego State in NCAA Regionals (May 17) … hit a two-run homer against UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Regional opener (May 16) … went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals versus Indiana (May 8) … hit a three-run homer in the season opener versus IU Indianapolis (Feb. 7) … hit a three-run homer against Lehigh (Feb. 8) … logged back-to-back three-RBI and two-hit performances versus No. 9 Oklahoma State and Charlotte at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 14) … homered and doubled off Oklahoma State and doubled twice against Charlotte … homered against Notre Dame at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) … homered the next game with a two-run shot off Utah (Feb. 28) … drove in five RBIs in a 2-for-2 performance with a home run against Weber State (March 1) … hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the seventh versus No. 12 Arizona (March 1) … hit a three-run homer versus LMU (March 6) … went 2-for-3 with three RBIs via home run and single versus Sacramento State (March 7) … walked twice and homered again off Sacramento State the next game (March 8) … hit a game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth in the series finale versus Purdue (March 16) … homered twice and went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and three runs scored in the series opener at Iowa (March 22) … recorded six RBIs in a 2-for-3 effort with a home run and double at Maryland (March 28) … hit a three-run homer the next day in game two at Maryland (March 29) … totaled career-high seven RBIs off a grand slam and three-run homer in game one against No. 21 Ohio State (April 4) … her grand slam walked it off in five innings against the Buckeyes … hit another grand slam two days later at Cal Baptist (April 8) … hit a third grand slam and homered twice for five total RBIs the next day in game one versus Washington (April 11) … went 2-for-2 with a home run in game two against the Huskies (April 12) … capped the Washington series with a solo blast, marking her fourth straight game with a homer and seventh homer over the last six games (Apri 13) … doubled and scored a run in a game two victory at No. 5 Oregon (April 19) … went 2-for-3 with a two-run dinger in the series finale at Michigan (April 28) … registered a .989 fielding percentage (259 putouts, 20 assists and three errors).
USA Softball (2024)
Grant competed in her second Japan All-Star Series in July 2024 … one of 16 players selected to the roster.
2024
Grant was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and NFCA All-West Region Second Team in her sophomore season … ranked third on the team with a .335 batting average (56-for-167), 30 extra-base hits and 41 RBIs … totaled eight home runs, 11 doubles, one triple and 27 runs scored … recorded a .406 on-base percentage and .557 slugging percentage … was one of four Bruins to start all 55 games … started 42 games in right field, nine games at first base and four games in left field … ranked second on the team with 16 multi-hit games and third with 11 multi-RBI games … had a season-long nine-game hitting streak from March 12-April 5 … bashed two grand slams … had a season-high three hits on two occasions … drew 20 walks … went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored against No. 7 Florida State at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16) … went 2-for-3 and drove in the game-winning RBI against No. 24 Northwestern at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 23) … went 3-for-4 and drove in all three of UCLA’s runs with an RBI single and two-RBI double against Baylor (Feb. 24) … went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI against Michigan at the Judi Garman Classic (March 1) … hit a two-run homer versus DePaul (March 2) … went 2-for-3 with an RBIs versus San Jose State (March 3) … logged a two-RBI triple in game two of a double-header versus LMU (March 16) … hit a grand slam against No. 24 Oregon (March 29) … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in game one versus Oregon State (April 5) … doubled in all three games in UCLA’s series sweep of then-Pac-12 leader and fifth-ranked Stanford (April 19-21) … went 2-for-4 and doubled off USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year NiJaree Canady to lead off the ninth inning against Stanford, and her pinch runner came around to score the game-winning run (April 19) … logged an RBI double to put UCLA’s first runs on the board in game two against Stanford (April 20) … homered in a game one victory over No. 19 Arizona (April 26) … homered to break up a perfect game in the fifth inning and spark UCLA’s seven-run comeback against rival Arizona on Senior Day (April 28) … went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and season-high six RBIs at CSUN (April 30) … homered and scored two runs in game two at Arizona State (May 4) … hit a two-RBI double against Arizona State in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals (May 9) … doubled twice in an NCAA Super Regional win against No. 15 Virginia Tech; also drew a walk in the seventh inning which resulted in the game-tying run (May 18) … homered against No. 8 Stanford at the Women’s College World Series (June 2).
USA Softball (2023)
Grant competed alongside teammate Jordan Woolery at the 2023 Japan All-Star Series from Aug. 4-7 … hit for a .333 batting average (4-for-12) with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored … went 4-for-6 with two home runs, three RBIs and three runs scored in Team USA’s 12-11 extra-inning victory over Team Japan in game one … started all three games in right field … was one of 16 players selected to the roster.
2023
Grant was named an NFCA Second Team All-American and to the NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 List in her first season … also earned All-Pac-12 and NFCA All-West Region First Team honors … selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team … garnered Softball America and D1Softball All-America Third Team acclaim … started in 58 games … ranked fourth on the team with a .333 batting average and .415 on-base percentage ... led UCLA with 14 doubles and ranked second with 15 homers, 58 RBIs, 31 extra-base hits and a .695 slugging percentage … played six different positions … made 31 starts at third base, 16 starts in right field, five at first base, three at shortstop, two as the designated player and one in left field … ranked second among all NCAA freshmen in RBIs (58) … led all Pac-12 freshmen in RBI (58), home runs (15), slugging percentage (.695) and doubles (14) … Pac-12 overall ranks: tied for second in doubles (14), third in RBIs (58), fourth in homers (15) and fifth in slugging percentage (.695) … ranked 19th overall in the NCAA in RBIs (58) … recorded 14 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games … bat leadoff in the last 25 games of the season (26 total) … belted three leadoff home runs … combined for 104 RBIs with Jordan Woolery which is the most by a freshman duo in program history … recorded UCLA’s longest hitting streak with 14 straight games from March 18-April 16 (.419 AVG, 18-for-43, 15 RBI, 6 HR, 10 R, 2 2B) … in conference play, tied with Maya Brady for the Pac-12 lead in homers (9) … hit for a .403 batting average in conference play … two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week … recorded her first-career two-homer game and first-career grand slam in the same game at No. 24 Arizona, earning her Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (April 16) … recorded the first two hits (single and double) and RBI of her career in the season opener versus Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 9) … had a three-RBI game the next day with a sacrifice fly and two-RBI single versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 10) … smashed her first-career homer versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 11) … hit the mercy-rule walk-off double for a total of three RBI versus Nebraska at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16) … came up clutch with a go-ahead two-RBI single to right field on an 0-2 count in the seventh inning versus No. 6 Florida State (Feb. 18) … later that day, hit a two-RBI single to put the Bruins on the board versus No. 8 Virginia Tech (Feb. 18) … recorded an RBI double and RBI single versus No. 3 Florida at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 23) … hit a sacrifice fly and RBI triple versus No. 18 Kentucky (Feb. 24) … homered versus No. 19 Northwestern (Feb. 25) … recorded her first four-hit performance and was a triple shy of the cycle versus Michigan at the Judi Garman Classic (March 4) … recorded an RBI double at Cal State Fullerton (March 5) … went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI at California (March 10) … hit a two-run homer in game three at California (March 12) … homered in games two and three versus No. 10 Washington (March 18-19) … launched her first leadoff homer off the second pitch of the game and later tripled versus No. 6 Stanford (April 2) … smashed a three-run homer and hit a two-RBI single for five total RBIs versus Oregon State (April 7) … went 4-for-4 (solo HR, three-RBI 2B) with four RBIs and was a triple shy of the cycle in game one versus Arizona State (April 21) … went 2-for-4 the next game with an RBI double and RBI single versus Arizona State (April 22) … hit her second leadoff homer of the year and double in game three at No. 23 Utah (April 30) … launched a game-tying solo home run in the fifth inning at Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals (May 11) … homered in each of UCLA’s two NCAA Regional games versus Grand Canyon and Liberty (May 19-20) … her homer versus Liberty led off the game (May 20).
USA Softball (2021)
Grant helped the U.S. U18 Women’s National Team win gold at both the WBSC U18 World Cup in Lima, Peru (Dec. 12) and Junior Pan American Games in Barranquilla, Colombia (Dec. 2) … at the WBSC U18 World Cup, Grant led the U.S. with four doubles, a triple and a .550 on-base percentage in addition to hitting for a .450 batting average and knocking in five RBIs … at the Junior Pan Am Games, Grant took four at-bats in the tournament, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
High School
Grant was a three-sport star, lettering in softball, volleyball and basketball at Aragon High School (San Mateo, Calif.) … a four-time member of the SportsStars’ Bay Area Top 75 Athlete yearly rankings, she finished her high school career ranked as the No. 3 overall athlete – across all sports – in the Bay Area … selected all four years to the Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) First Team and named 2022 PAL Co-Player of the Year … as a senior in 2022, was selected to both the San Francisco Chronicle’s 2022 All-Metro First Team and Mercury News’ All-Bay Area Softball First Team and was named The Daily Journal Girls Athlete of the Year … that season, she notched 22 RBIs and 23 hits, including four doubles and six homers, for a .511 batting average … ranked as the No. 2 overall recruit in the country by Extra Inning Softball, No. 12 by MaxPreps and No. 20 by FloSoftball … named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Second Team and Mercury News' Fab 40 High School Softballers in 2021 after leading her team to the CIF Central California Section semifinals, hitting for a .706 batting average (24-for-34), .836 on-base percentage, 1.794 slugging percentage, 31 RBIs, eight home runs, seven doubles and three triples … in her freshman 2019 season, was honored as one of the San Francisco Chronicle's softball regional players of the year after recording a .500 batting average with 51 RBIs, 33 runs scored and 42 hits, including 13 home runs and 11 doubles … captured the 2021 Alliance Fastpitch National Championship with her travel ball team, the West Bay Warriors.
Personal
Born Megan Rose-LeDee Grant in Daly City, Calif. … parents are Christine and Shawn Grant … has two brothers, Devin and Camron … Devin played football at College of Idaho … Camron played baseball at Skyline College, Louisiana-Monroe and Oklahoma Baptist … chose to attend UCLA for its “elite academics and athletics” … athlete she admires most is Kobe Bryant … hobbies include playing video games … favorite baseball team is the San Francisco Giants … favorites include crepes, the movie Twilight and actress Kristen Stewart … majoring in sociology.
Megan Grant’s Career Highs
• USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2025)
• 2-time NFCA All-American (First Team - 2025; Second Team - 2023)
• NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 List (2023)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2025)
• 2-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree (2024, 2023)
• 3-time NFCA All-West Region honoree (First Team - 2025, 2023; Second Team - 2024)
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2023)
• 2-time NFCA National Player of the Week (last April 15, 2025)
• 2-time Big Ten Player of the Week (last April 14, 2025)
• 2-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (last April 17, 2023)
• 2-time Softball America All-American (First Team - 2025; Third Team - 2023)
• 2-time D1Softball All-American (First Team - 2025; Third Team - 2023)
Career
Grant has played 180 games and made 178 starts through three seasons … has started 70 games in right field, 61 at first base, 31 at third base, eight at designated player, five in left field and three at shortstop … owns a career .348 batting average (176-for-506), .457 on-base percentage, .727 slugging percentage … has totaled 180 runs batted in and 111 runs scored … has recorded 49 home runs, 37 doubles and four triples … has hit six grand slams … has recorded four multi-homer games … has 48 multi-hit performances and 49 multi-RBI performances … owns a career .978 fielding percentage (11 errors, 491 total chances) … is the Big Ten single-season record holder with 26 in 2025 … ranks fourth on UCLA’s career slugging charts (.727) and 10th in home runs (49) … in NCAA Tournament play (19 games), owns a .326 batting average (17-for-52), .712 slugging percentage, 17 RBIs, eight runs scored, six home runs and one triple.
2025
Grant was named an NFCA First Team All-American and was a USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist in her junior season … also named to the All-Big Ten and NFCA All-West Region First Teams … tabbed as a first team All-American by media outlets Softball America and D1Softball … played 67 games and made 65 starts … made 47 starts at first base, 12 in right field and six at designated player … hit in the cleanup spot in all 65 starts … recorded a .376 batting average (62-for-165), .540 on-base percentage and .933 slugging percentage … totaled 26 home runs, 12 doubles and one triple … recorded 81 RBIs and 46 runs scored … the team leader in home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and walks … set the Big Ten single-season record for home runs with 26 … her totals are ranked in the top-10 of multiple UCLA single-season records: second in home runs (26), third in RBIs (81), fourth in slugging percentage (.933) and sixth in walks (49) … matched Stacey Nuveman as the fastest Bruins to reach 20 home runs in a season, needing only 43 games … national ranks: third in home runs (26), sixth in RBIs (81), 10th in slugging percentage (.933) and walks (49) … Big Ten ranks: first in home runs (26), first in walks (49), second in RBIs (81) and fourth in slugging percentage (.933) … recorded three two-homer performances … hit three grand slams, all coming withing a four-game span, earning her NFCA National Player of the Week (April 25) … two-time Big Ten Player of the Week recipient (April 7 & 14) … homered in five straight games from March 1-8, matching B.B. Bates’ record set in 2013 … also homered in four straight games from April 8-13 with five total during that span … logged a team-high 23 multi-RBI performances and 18 multi-hit performances … in NCAA Tournament play, hit for a .360 batting average (9-for-25) with three home runs, one triple, eight RBIs and five runs scored … hit a game-tying two-run homer in the top of the seventh off No. 7 Tennessee’s Karlyn Pickens with UCLA down to its final out of the season at the Women’s College World Series (June 1) … walked three times, singled and scored a run against No. 14 South Carolina in the NCAA Super Regional title game (May 25) … went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and RBI single versus UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Regional title game (May 18) … logged a two-RBI single versus San Diego State in NCAA Regionals (May 17) … hit a two-run homer against UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Regional opener (May 16) … went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals versus Indiana (May 8) … hit a three-run homer in the season opener versus IU Indianapolis (Feb. 7) … hit a three-run homer against Lehigh (Feb. 8) … logged back-to-back three-RBI and two-hit performances versus No. 9 Oklahoma State and Charlotte at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 14) … homered and doubled off Oklahoma State and doubled twice against Charlotte … homered against Notre Dame at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) … homered the next game with a two-run shot off Utah (Feb. 28) … drove in five RBIs in a 2-for-2 performance with a home run against Weber State (March 1) … hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the seventh versus No. 12 Arizona (March 1) … hit a three-run homer versus LMU (March 6) … went 2-for-3 with three RBIs via home run and single versus Sacramento State (March 7) … walked twice and homered again off Sacramento State the next game (March 8) … hit a game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth in the series finale versus Purdue (March 16) … homered twice and went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and three runs scored in the series opener at Iowa (March 22) … recorded six RBIs in a 2-for-3 effort with a home run and double at Maryland (March 28) … hit a three-run homer the next day in game two at Maryland (March 29) … totaled career-high seven RBIs off a grand slam and three-run homer in game one against No. 21 Ohio State (April 4) … her grand slam walked it off in five innings against the Buckeyes … hit another grand slam two days later at Cal Baptist (April 8) … hit a third grand slam and homered twice for five total RBIs the next day in game one versus Washington (April 11) … went 2-for-2 with a home run in game two against the Huskies (April 12) … capped the Washington series with a solo blast, marking her fourth straight game with a homer and seventh homer over the last six games (Apri 13) … doubled and scored a run in a game two victory at No. 5 Oregon (April 19) … went 2-for-3 with a two-run dinger in the series finale at Michigan (April 28) … registered a .989 fielding percentage (259 putouts, 20 assists and three errors).
USA Softball (2024)
Grant competed in her second Japan All-Star Series in July 2024 … one of 16 players selected to the roster.
2024
Grant was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and NFCA All-West Region Second Team in her sophomore season … ranked third on the team with a .335 batting average (56-for-167), 30 extra-base hits and 41 RBIs … totaled eight home runs, 11 doubles, one triple and 27 runs scored … recorded a .406 on-base percentage and .557 slugging percentage … was one of four Bruins to start all 55 games … started 42 games in right field, nine games at first base and four games in left field … ranked second on the team with 16 multi-hit games and third with 11 multi-RBI games … had a season-long nine-game hitting streak from March 12-April 5 … bashed two grand slams … had a season-high three hits on two occasions … drew 20 walks … went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored against No. 7 Florida State at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16) … went 2-for-3 and drove in the game-winning RBI against No. 24 Northwestern at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 23) … went 3-for-4 and drove in all three of UCLA’s runs with an RBI single and two-RBI double against Baylor (Feb. 24) … went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI against Michigan at the Judi Garman Classic (March 1) … hit a two-run homer versus DePaul (March 2) … went 2-for-3 with an RBIs versus San Jose State (March 3) … logged a two-RBI triple in game two of a double-header versus LMU (March 16) … hit a grand slam against No. 24 Oregon (March 29) … went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in game one versus Oregon State (April 5) … doubled in all three games in UCLA’s series sweep of then-Pac-12 leader and fifth-ranked Stanford (April 19-21) … went 2-for-4 and doubled off USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year NiJaree Canady to lead off the ninth inning against Stanford, and her pinch runner came around to score the game-winning run (April 19) … logged an RBI double to put UCLA’s first runs on the board in game two against Stanford (April 20) … homered in a game one victory over No. 19 Arizona (April 26) … homered to break up a perfect game in the fifth inning and spark UCLA’s seven-run comeback against rival Arizona on Senior Day (April 28) … went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and season-high six RBIs at CSUN (April 30) … homered and scored two runs in game two at Arizona State (May 4) … hit a two-RBI double against Arizona State in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals (May 9) … doubled twice in an NCAA Super Regional win against No. 15 Virginia Tech; also drew a walk in the seventh inning which resulted in the game-tying run (May 18) … homered against No. 8 Stanford at the Women’s College World Series (June 2).
USA Softball (2023)
Grant competed alongside teammate Jordan Woolery at the 2023 Japan All-Star Series from Aug. 4-7 … hit for a .333 batting average (4-for-12) with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored … went 4-for-6 with two home runs, three RBIs and three runs scored in Team USA’s 12-11 extra-inning victory over Team Japan in game one … started all three games in right field … was one of 16 players selected to the roster.
2023
Grant was named an NFCA Second Team All-American and to the NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 List in her first season … also earned All-Pac-12 and NFCA All-West Region First Team honors … selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team … garnered Softball America and D1Softball All-America Third Team acclaim … started in 58 games … ranked fourth on the team with a .333 batting average and .415 on-base percentage ... led UCLA with 14 doubles and ranked second with 15 homers, 58 RBIs, 31 extra-base hits and a .695 slugging percentage … played six different positions … made 31 starts at third base, 16 starts in right field, five at first base, three at shortstop, two as the designated player and one in left field … ranked second among all NCAA freshmen in RBIs (58) … led all Pac-12 freshmen in RBI (58), home runs (15), slugging percentage (.695) and doubles (14) … Pac-12 overall ranks: tied for second in doubles (14), third in RBIs (58), fourth in homers (15) and fifth in slugging percentage (.695) … ranked 19th overall in the NCAA in RBIs (58) … recorded 14 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games … bat leadoff in the last 25 games of the season (26 total) … belted three leadoff home runs … combined for 104 RBIs with Jordan Woolery which is the most by a freshman duo in program history … recorded UCLA’s longest hitting streak with 14 straight games from March 18-April 16 (.419 AVG, 18-for-43, 15 RBI, 6 HR, 10 R, 2 2B) … in conference play, tied with Maya Brady for the Pac-12 lead in homers (9) … hit for a .403 batting average in conference play … two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week … recorded her first-career two-homer game and first-career grand slam in the same game at No. 24 Arizona, earning her Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (April 16) … recorded the first two hits (single and double) and RBI of her career in the season opener versus Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 9) … had a three-RBI game the next day with a sacrifice fly and two-RBI single versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 10) … smashed her first-career homer versus CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 11) … hit the mercy-rule walk-off double for a total of three RBI versus Nebraska at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 16) … came up clutch with a go-ahead two-RBI single to right field on an 0-2 count in the seventh inning versus No. 6 Florida State (Feb. 18) … later that day, hit a two-RBI single to put the Bruins on the board versus No. 8 Virginia Tech (Feb. 18) … recorded an RBI double and RBI single versus No. 3 Florida at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Feb. 23) … hit a sacrifice fly and RBI triple versus No. 18 Kentucky (Feb. 24) … homered versus No. 19 Northwestern (Feb. 25) … recorded her first four-hit performance and was a triple shy of the cycle versus Michigan at the Judi Garman Classic (March 4) … recorded an RBI double at Cal State Fullerton (March 5) … went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI at California (March 10) … hit a two-run homer in game three at California (March 12) … homered in games two and three versus No. 10 Washington (March 18-19) … launched her first leadoff homer off the second pitch of the game and later tripled versus No. 6 Stanford (April 2) … smashed a three-run homer and hit a two-RBI single for five total RBIs versus Oregon State (April 7) … went 4-for-4 (solo HR, three-RBI 2B) with four RBIs and was a triple shy of the cycle in game one versus Arizona State (April 21) … went 2-for-4 the next game with an RBI double and RBI single versus Arizona State (April 22) … hit her second leadoff homer of the year and double in game three at No. 23 Utah (April 30) … launched a game-tying solo home run in the fifth inning at Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals (May 11) … homered in each of UCLA’s two NCAA Regional games versus Grand Canyon and Liberty (May 19-20) … her homer versus Liberty led off the game (May 20).
USA Softball (2021)
Grant helped the U.S. U18 Women’s National Team win gold at both the WBSC U18 World Cup in Lima, Peru (Dec. 12) and Junior Pan American Games in Barranquilla, Colombia (Dec. 2) … at the WBSC U18 World Cup, Grant led the U.S. with four doubles, a triple and a .550 on-base percentage in addition to hitting for a .450 batting average and knocking in five RBIs … at the Junior Pan Am Games, Grant took four at-bats in the tournament, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
High School
Grant was a three-sport star, lettering in softball, volleyball and basketball at Aragon High School (San Mateo, Calif.) … a four-time member of the SportsStars’ Bay Area Top 75 Athlete yearly rankings, she finished her high school career ranked as the No. 3 overall athlete – across all sports – in the Bay Area … selected all four years to the Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) First Team and named 2022 PAL Co-Player of the Year … as a senior in 2022, was selected to both the San Francisco Chronicle’s 2022 All-Metro First Team and Mercury News’ All-Bay Area Softball First Team and was named The Daily Journal Girls Athlete of the Year … that season, she notched 22 RBIs and 23 hits, including four doubles and six homers, for a .511 batting average … ranked as the No. 2 overall recruit in the country by Extra Inning Softball, No. 12 by MaxPreps and No. 20 by FloSoftball … named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Second Team and Mercury News' Fab 40 High School Softballers in 2021 after leading her team to the CIF Central California Section semifinals, hitting for a .706 batting average (24-for-34), .836 on-base percentage, 1.794 slugging percentage, 31 RBIs, eight home runs, seven doubles and three triples … in her freshman 2019 season, was honored as one of the San Francisco Chronicle's softball regional players of the year after recording a .500 batting average with 51 RBIs, 33 runs scored and 42 hits, including 13 home runs and 11 doubles … captured the 2021 Alliance Fastpitch National Championship with her travel ball team, the West Bay Warriors.
Personal
Born Megan Rose-LeDee Grant in Daly City, Calif. … parents are Christine and Shawn Grant … has two brothers, Devin and Camron … Devin played football at College of Idaho … Camron played baseball at Skyline College, Louisiana-Monroe and Oklahoma Baptist … chose to attend UCLA for its “elite academics and athletics” … athlete she admires most is Kobe Bryant … hobbies include playing video games … favorite baseball team is the San Francisco Giants … favorites include crepes, the movie Twilight and actress Kristen Stewart … majoring in sociology.
Megan Grant’s Career Highs
| At-Bats | 5, Two Times (last vs. Arizona, 3/1/25) |
| Runs Scored | 3 at Iowa (3/22/25) |
| Hits | 4, Two Times (last vs. Arizona State, 4/21/23) |
| Runs Batted In | 7 vs. Ohio State (4/4/25) |
| Doubles | 2, Three Times (last vs. UC San Diego, 4/1/25) |
| Triples | 1, Four Times (last vs. San Diego State, 5/17/25) |
| Home Runs | 2, Four Times (last vs. Washington, 4/11/25) |
| Grand Slams | 1, Six Times (last vs. Washington, 4/11/25) |
| Total Bases | 9 at Iowa (3/22/25) |
| Walks | 3 at South Carolina (5/25/25) |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1, Eight Times (last vs. Grand Canyon, 5/19/24) |
| Sacrifice Hits | -- |
| Stolen Bases | 1 vs. Arizona State (4/21/23) |
| Hit-By-Pitches | 1, 16 Times (last vs. UC Santa Barbara, 5/18/25) |
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
