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UCLA’s Megan Grant Breaks NCAA Single-Season Home Run Record
TL;DR
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.
Key points
- Megan Grant broke the NCAA single-season home run record.
- She hit her 38th home run during the Big Ten Tournament championship.
- UCLA lost to Nebraska 7-2 in the championship game.
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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.
A Race For the Record
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.
Q&A
How many home runs did Megan Grant hit to break the NCAA record?
Megan Grant hit 38 home runs to break the NCAA single-season home run record.
Who held the previous NCAA single-season home run record before Megan Grant?
The previous record was held by Laura Espinoza from Arizona, set in 1995.
What was the outcome of the championship game where Grant set the record?
UCLA lost to Nebraska 7-2 in the championship game despite Grant's record-breaking home run.
