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UCLA's Megan Grant has broken the NCAA single-season home run record by hitting her 38th home run during the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Despite her achievement, UCLA lost to Nebraska 7-2 in the final.
UCLA softball senior Megan Grant has officially broken the NCAA single-season home run record. Grant hit her 38th home run of the season in the third inning of the Big Ten Tournament championship game on Saturday.
THE @NCAASoftball RECORD BREAKER 🚨@UCLASoftball’s Megan Grant just set the new D-1 single season home run record with 3️⃣8️⃣ ‼️ pic.twitter.com/1bK356rKd2
— Big Ten Softball (@B1Gsoftball) May 9, 2026
The record-breaking home run was not enough to help No. 3 seed UCLA take down No. 1 seed Nebraska in the championship game, as the Huskers went on to win 7-2. But it was enough to surpass Arizona’s Laura Espinoza’s home run record from 1995.
Grant has been in a race with Oklahoma star freshman Kendall Wells for the record all season long.
Wells has hit 36 homers this season. The SEC Freshman of the Year has broken the Oklahoma program single-season record, set a new SEC single-season home run record and broke the NCAA freshman single-season home run record.
Oklahoma Sooners catcher Kendall Wells (1) celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of a Bedlam softball game between the Oklahoma State Cowgirls and the Oklahoma Sooners at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Oklahoma State won 6-4.
Megan Grant hit 38 home runs to break the NCAA single-season home run record.
The previous record was held by Laura Espinoza from Arizona, set in 1995.
UCLA lost to Nebraska 7-2 in the championship game despite Grant's record-breaking home run.

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Oklahoma was eliminated from the SEC Tournament by Georgia in the quarterfinals on Thursday. This gave Grant an advantage in the home run record race by giving the Bruin two more games than Wells to log homers.
Even though Grant has passed Espinoza’s record, the race to finish the season as the NCAA’s home run leader will continue through the NCAA Tournament, which begins Friday. Both UCLA and Oklahoma are projected to make deep runs through the playoffs and into the Women’s College World Series.
UCLA has multiple home run hitters in addition to Grant that give the Bruins one of the strongest offenses in the nation. The 2026 Big Ten Player of the Year, Jordan Woolery, follows closely behind Grant with 33 home runs this season. As a whole, the Bruins have hit a nation-leading 182 home runs this season.
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