2026 UCLA Bruins softball team

2026 UCLA Bruins softball
2026 UCLA Bruins softball
NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional champion; NCAA Los Angeles Regional champion
Women's College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	53–10 (20–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez (20th season);
Home stadium	Easton Stadium

2026 Big Ten Conference softball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Nebraska ‍†‍‡‍^y	23	–	1	.958	52	–	8	.867
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‍^y	20	–	4	.833	41	–	14	.745
No. 5 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	20	–	4	.833	53	–	10	.841
Indiana ‍‍‍^y	17	–	7	.708	43	–	16	.729
Northwestern ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	29	–	21	.580
Washington ‍‍‍^y	16	–	8	.667	37	–	20	.649
Wisconsin ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	.583	33	–	21	.611
Ohio State ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	26	–	27	.491
Michigan ‍‍‍^y	11	–	13	.458	36	–	22	.621
Penn State ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	33	–	21	.611
Purdue ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	34	–	20	.630
Iowa ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	27	–	27	.500
Minnesota ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	16	–	36	.308
Rutgers ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	27	–	27	.500
Maryland ‍‍‍	5	–	19	.208	19	–	29	.396
Michigan State ‍‍‍	3	–	20	.130	17	–	34	.333
Illinois ‍‍‍	3	–	20	.130	15	–	39	.278

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 31, 2026^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her twentieth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 53–10. They competed in the Big Ten Conference, where they finished third with a 20–4 record.^[2]

The Bruins were invited to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Los Angeles Regional and Super Regional to advance to the 2026 Women's College World Series.^[3] They finished tied for fifth place with a win against Arkansas and losses to eventual semifinalist Alabama^[4] and runner-up Texas Tech.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Personnel

Roster

2026 UCLA Bruins roster^[8]

Pitchers

3 - Natalie Cable - Freshman
10 - Sydney Somerndike - Junior
23 - Taylor Tinsley - Senior
55 - Brynne Nally - Sophomore
99 - Mattie Beliveau - Sophomore

Catchers

00 - Sofia Mujica - Sophomore
28 - Alexis Ramirez - Junior

Infielders

15 - Jordan Woolery - Senior
21 - Aleena Garcia - Freshman
22 - Bri Alejandre - Freshman
31 - Ramsey Suarez - Junior
33 - Kaniya Bragg - Sophomore

Outfielders

29 - Rylee Slimp - Sophomore
38 - Jaella Ann Mercado - Freshman

Utility

4 - Rylee Pinedo - Junior
5 - Saydrie Meoño - Freshman
7 - Jolyna Lamar - Freshman
11 - Soo-Jin Berry - Junior
26 - Jazmine Leyva - Freshman
43 - Megan Grant - Senior
56 - Mia Phillips - Sophomore

Coaches

2026 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[8]
Kelly Inouye-Perez - Head coach - 20th season Lisa Fernandez - Associate head Coach - 28th season Rob Schweyer - Assistant Coach - 3rd season Mysha Sataraka - Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

2026 UCLA Bruins softball game log^[9]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	B1G record
Feb 6	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 7	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament)	W 18–1 ⁽⁵⁾	1–0
Feb 6	Northern Colorado*	No. 7	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament)	W 10–1 ⁽⁵⁾	2–0
Feb 7	vs Oregon State*	No. 7	Bill Barber Park • Irvine, CA (Mark Campbell Invitational)	W 12–4 ⁽⁵⁾	3–0
Feb 7	vs Utah*	No. 7	Bill Barber Park • Irvine, CA (Mark Campbell Invitational)	W 11–0 ⁽⁵⁾	4–0
Feb 8	UC Riverside*	No. 7	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament)	W 17–0 ⁽⁵⁾	5–0
Feb 13	vs Oklahoma State*	No. 6	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational)	L 3–4 ⁽⁸⁾	5–1
Feb 13	vs Missouri*	No. 6	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational)	W 6–5	6–1
Feb 14	vs No. 3 Tennessee*	No. 6	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational)	L 0–11 ⁽⁵⁾	6–2
Feb 14	vs No. 7 Florida State*	No. 6	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational)	L 7–11	6–3
Feb 15	vs No. 12 LSU*	No. 6	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL (Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational)	W 8–0 ⁽⁶⁾	7–3
Feb 19	vs Auburn*	No. 9	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 23–1 ⁽⁵⁾	8–3
Feb 20	vs Nevada*	No. 9	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 6–5	9–3
Feb 20	vs No. 20 Duke*	No. 9	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 10–5	10–3
Feb 21	vs Fresno State*	No. 9	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 11–0 ⁽⁵⁾	11–3
Feb 21	vs No. 13 South Carolina*	No. 9	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 5–4	12–3
Feb 22	vs No. 11 Texas A&M*	No. 9	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 15–7 ⁽⁵⁾	13–3
Feb 27	vs East Texas A&M*	No. 8	Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)	W 14–0 ⁽⁵⁾	14–3
Feb 27	vs No. 4 Florida*	No. 8	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA (Judi Garman Classic)	W 15–12	15–3
Feb 28	vs BYU*	No. 8	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA (Judi Garman Classic)	W 13–8	16–3
Feb 28	vs Seattle*	No. 8	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA (Judi Garman Classic)	W 16–10	17–3

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	B1G record
Mar 1	vs Oregon State*	No. 8	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA (Judi Garman Classic)	W 13–3 ⁽⁵⁾	18–3
Mar 6	Wisconsin	No. 8	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–5 ⁽⁵⁾	19–3	1–0
Mar 7	Wisconsin	No. 8	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0 ⁽⁵⁾	20–3	2–0
Mar 8	Wisconsin	No. 8	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 16–9	21–3	3–0
Mar 11	Loyola Marymount*	No. 7	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	22–3
Mar 13	Michigan State	No. 7	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0 ⁽⁵⁾	23–3	4–0
Mar 14	Michigan State	No. 7	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 18–10 ⁽⁵⁾	24–3	5–0
Mar 15	Michigan State	No. 7	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–2 ⁽⁶⁾	25–3	6–0
Mar 21	at Rutgers	No. 7	Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ	W 16–5 ⁽⁵⁾	26–3	7–0
Mar 22	at Rutgers	No. 7	Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ	W 13–3 ⁽⁶⁾	27–3	8–0
Mar 23	at Rutgers	No. 7	Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ	W 17–6 ⁽⁶⁾	28–3	9–0
Mar 27	at No. 9 Nebraska	No. 7	Bowlin Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 1–4	28–4	9–1
Mar 28	at No. 9 Nebraska	No. 7	Bowlin Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 6–5	29–4	10–1
Mar 29	at No. 9 Nebraska	No. 7	Bowlin Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 4–8	29–5	10–2

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	B1G record
Apr 2	Hawaii*	No. 10	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–5	30–5
Apr 3	Indiana	No. 10	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–4	31–5	11–2
Apr 4	Indiana	No. 10	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–2	32–5	12–2
Apr 5	Indiana	No. 10	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	33–5	13–2
Apr 7	at Cal State Fullerton*	No. 10	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 13–11	34–5
Apr 10	at Illinois	No. 10	Eichelberger Field • Urbana, IL	W 17–0	35–5	14–2
Apr 11	at Illinois	No. 10	Eichelberger Field • Urbana, IL	W 10–1 ⁽⁶⁾	36–5	15–2
Apr 12	at Illinois	No. 10	Eichelberger Field • Urbana, IL	W 18–0 ⁽⁵⁾	37–5	16–2
Apr 14	California Baptist*	No. 9	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 13–6	38–5
Apr 15	at Long Beach State*	No. 9	LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA	W 27–9	39–5
Apr 18	California*	No. 9	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 13–5 ⁽⁵⁾	40–5
Apr 18	California*	No. 9	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	41–5
Apr 24	at No. 25 Washington	No. 6	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–5	42–5	17–2
Apr 25	at No. 25 Washington	No. 6	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–2	43–5	18–2
Apr 26	at No. 25 Washington	No. 6	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	44–5	19–2

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	B1G record
May 1	No. 11 Oregon	No. 5	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–8	44–6	19–3
May 2	No. 11 Oregon	No. 5	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 11–13	44–7	19–4
May 3	No. 11 Oregon	No. 5	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 11–3 ⁽⁵⁾	45–7	20–4

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	B1GT record
May 7	(11) Penn State	No. 6 (3)	Maryland Softball Stadium • College Park, MD	W 6–1	46–7	1–0
May 8	(7) Wisconsin	No. 6 (3)	Maryland Softball Stadium • College Park, MD	W 19–5 ⁽⁵⁾	47–7	2–0
May 9	No. 2 (1) Nebraska	No. 6 (3)	Maryland Softball Stadium • College Park, MD	L 2–7	47–8	2–1

NCAA Los Angeles Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Reg record
May 15	California Baptist	No. 5 (8)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 12–11	48–8	1–0
May 16	South Carolina	No. 5 (8)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–2	49–8	2–0
May 17	South Carolina	No. 5 (8)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 15–1 ⁽⁶⁾	50–8	3–0

NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR record
May 22	No. 23 UCF	No. 5 (8)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–1 ⁽⁵⁾	51–8	1–0
May 23	No. 23 UCF	No. 5 (8)	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–4	52–8	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 28	No. 3 (1) Alabama	No. 5 (8)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 3–6	52–9	0–1
May 29	No. 10 (5) Arkansas	No. 5 (8)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 11–0 ⁽⁵⁾	53–9	1–1
May 31	No. 4 (11) Texas Tech	No. 5 (8)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 7–8 ⁽⁹⁾	53–10	1–2

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
NFCA/USA Today	7	6	9	8	8	7	7	7	10	10	9	6	5	6	5	6
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25	10	7	11	9	7	7	7	8	9	8	8	7	6	8	7	6
D1Softball	10	7	12	9	8	8	8	8	10	10	9	8	6	11	11*	6
Softball America	8	6	12	10	7	7	6	7	9	9	6	5	5	10	10*	6

References

↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
↑ Liana Handler (May 31, 2026). "UCLA softball coaches inspire nation's most prolific offense". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
↑ Charlotte Gibson (May 18, 2026). "Megan Grant extends record with 40th HR to advance UCLA softball". ESPN. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
↑ Matt Stahl (May 29, 2026). "Alabama softball scores thrilling comeback win over UCLA to open WCWS". AL.com. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
↑ Sofie Davis (June 1, 2026). "Texas Tech, UCLA thriller sets field for WCWS semifinals". NCAA. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
↑ Tim Willert (May 31, 2026). "UCLA softball eliminated from WCWS by Kaitlyn Terry, Texas Tech". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
↑ "UCLA softball's record-setting season ends in extra-inning loss to Texas Tech". Orange County Register. Orange County, California. May 31, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
1 2 "2026 Softball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
↑ "2026 Softball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 30, 2026.

[1] "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[2] Liana Handler (May 31, 2026). "UCLA softball coaches inspire nation's most prolific offense". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved July 3, 2026.

[3] Charlotte Gibson (May 18, 2026). "Megan Grant extends record with 40th HR to advance UCLA softball". ESPN. Retrieved July 3, 2026.

[4] Matt Stahl (May 29, 2026). "Alabama softball scores thrilling comeback win over UCLA to open WCWS". AL.com. Retrieved July 3, 2026.

[5] Sofie Davis (June 1, 2026). "Texas Tech, UCLA thriller sets field for WCWS semifinals". NCAA. Retrieved July 3, 2026.

[6] Tim Willert (May 31, 2026). "UCLA softball eliminated from WCWS by Kaitlyn Terry, Texas Tech". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2026.

[7] "UCLA softball's record-setting season ends in extra-inning loss to Texas Tech". Orange County Register. Orange County, California. May 31, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.

[roster-8] 1 2 "2026 Softball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 26, 2026.

[9] "2026 Softball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 30, 2026.

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UCLA Bruins softball
Venues	Sunset Field (1979–1993) Easton Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Sharron Backus (1975–1988) Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989–1996) Sue Enquist (1997–2006) Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics