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Megan Grant Breaks UCLA Career Mark as Bruins Rout Arkansas

Extending UCLA’s NCAA single‑season power records, Grant’s homer left the Bruins needing one more elimination win to stay alive in the WCWS.

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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Megan Grant hits her 42nd homer, a three-run shot, in the second inning of UCLA's 11-0 blowout win over Arkansas on May 29, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Image 2 shows UCLA ace Taylor Tinsley held Arkansas scoreless in the Bruins' win at the Women's College World Series

Overview

  • UCLA routed Arkansas 11-0 in a five-inning run‑rule game on May 29 after a nine-run second inning that chased two Arkansas pitchers.
  • Grant hit her NCAA single‑season record 42nd home run of the year and the 91st of her career to become UCLA’s all‑time home run leader.
  • Taylor Tinsley responded to a rough outing the day before by throwing a five-inning shutout, allowing three hits while giving the Bruins a pitching breather.
  • Arkansas’s first trip to the Women’s College World Series ended with back-to-back losses and the Razorbacks will lose multiple seniors and a drafted player from this roster.
  • The Bruins’ offense now stands at 206 home runs and has extended NCAA single‑season marks for runs, RBIs, total bases and extra‑base hits, a surge that has drawn attention to park dimensions but remains in the record books.