Career Highlights
- All-Big Ten Second Team (2026)
- NFCA All-West Region First Team (2026)
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2026)
- Big Ten Player of the Week (March 23, 2026)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 3, 2025)
Career
Bragg has played in 130 games and made 129 starts through two seasons … has started 63 games at second base, 45 at shortstop and 21 at third base … owns a career .357 batting average (132-for-370), .471 on-base percentage and .646 slugging percentage … has hit 28 home runs, 21 doubles and one triple … has totaled 110 runs batted in and 101 runs scored … has logged 34 multi-hit performances and 30 multi-RBI performances … has hit two grand slams … has recorded four two-homer games … is UCLA’s single-season record holder for hit-by-pitches with 21 during the 2025 season … longest hitting streak is 12 games set during the 2026 season … in NCAA Tournament play (17 games), owns a .304 batting average (14-for-46), .407 on-base percentage, .543 slugging percentage, 12 RBIs, three home runs and two doubles … owns a career .969 fielding percentage (190 assists, 156 putouts, 11 errors).
2026
Bragg was named to the NFCA All-West Region First Team and All-Big Ten Second Team in her sophomore season … started all 63 games at second base … recorded a .394 batting average (78-for-198), .496 on-base percentage and .727 slugging percentage … ranked 22nd in the country with 68 runs scored and 27th with 67 RBIs … hit 18 home runs and 12 doubles … hit two grand slams … recorded four multi-homer games … her 68 runs scored rank ninth in UCLA single-season history ranked fourth on the team with 21 multi-hit performances and 19 multi-RBI performances … had a season-long 12-game hitting streak from Feb. 15-March 1 … in NCAA Tournament play (eight games), recorded a .364 batting average (8-for-22), .682 slugging percentage, eight RBIs, six runs scored, two home runs and one double … led UCLA at the Women’s College World Series with a .571 batting average (4-for-7) and .667 on-base percentage … recorded the first four-hit games of her career at Rutgers (March 21) and Long Beach State (April 15) … against the Scarlet Knights, went 4-for-4 with two solo home runs and 10 total bases, tied for fourth-most in UCLA history … went 4-for-6 with five RBIs, one home run and two doubles versus the Beach … scored four runs in two games against Rutgers (March 21) and Wisconsin (March 8), which is tied for fourth-most in a game in UCLA history … hit a pair of three-run homers for a career-high six RBIs versus Oregon State at the Mark Campbell Invitational (Feb. 7) … went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI versus Missouri at the Clearwater Invitational (Feb. 13) … went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, three runs scored and a double versus Auburn at the Mary Nutter Classic … hit her first career grand slam versus No. 11 Texas A&M (Feb. 22) … went 3-for-6 with three runs scored and one RBI versus No. 4 Florida at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) … went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored versus Oregon State (March 1) … hit two solo home runs versus LMU in a midweek victory (March 11) … homered twice and recorded four RBIs in the series opener at Illinois (April 10) … went 2-for-3 with a homer, double, three RBIs and three runs scored versus Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals … hit a two-run homer against South Carolina in the NCAA Regional final (May 17) … hit a three-run shot the next game in the NCAA Super Regional opener versus No. 23 UCF (May 22) … doubled off the right field wall to score two runs versus No. 10 Arkansas at the Women’s College World Series (May 29) … singled twice in the final game of the season versus No. 4 Texas Tech (May 31) … recorded a .973 fielding percentage while playing her third infield position in two seasons (102 assists, 81 putouts, five errors).
2025
Bragg played in 67 games and made 66 starts in her freshman season … made 45 starts at shortstop and 21 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 Division I lead with 21 hit-by-pitches … registered a .314 batting average (54-for-172), .443 on-base percentage and .552 slugging percentage … recorded 43 RBIs 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 … 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 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) … recorded a .964 fielding percentage (88 assists, 73 putouts, 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 the 2024 CIF-SS Division 1 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 … 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 … was 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 … psychology major.
Kaniya Bragg’s Career Highs
| At-Bats | 6, Two Times (last at Long Beach State, 4/15/26) |
| Runs Scored | 4, Two Times (last at Rutgers, 3/21/26) |
| Hits | 4, Two Times (last at Long Beach State, 4/15/26) |
| Runs Batted In | 6 vs. Oregon State (2/7/26) |
| Doubles | 2, Two Times (last at Long Beach State, 4/15/26) |
| Triples | 1 vs. Charlotte (2/14/25) |
| Home Runs | 2, Four Times (last at Illinois, 4/10/26) |
| Grand Slams | 1, Two Times (last at Long Beach State, 4/15/26) |
| Total Bases | 10 at Rutgers (3/21/26) |
| Walks | 3 at Cal State Fullerton (4/7/26) |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1, Five Times (last vs. Seattle U, 2/28/26) |
| Sacrifice Hits | -- |
| Stolen Bases | 1 vs. Utah (2/28/25) |
| Hit-By-Pitches | 2, Four Times (last at Iowa, 3/23/25) |