#softball

#softball

WHEN MEGAN GRANT sits in the front row of her Intro to Gender Studies class at UCLA, she's enjoying the only rest she'll get all day. It's game day for the UCLA women's basketball team. Grant has 10 hours until she'll take the court for the Bruins. But before putting on her basketball jersey, the UCLA dual athlete will have weight training, class and softball practice. The senior softball star has a career .727 slugging percentage, .978 fielding percentage and earned the Big Ten single-season record for home runs with 26 in 2025.

Softball for us and for me became my social circle - it's super social, everyone's really friendly with each other.

"I know there are so many bigger problems in the world, but something I love so much and something I look forward to so much was just completely stripped from me, and I do not know how to deal with that."

Claire Dunbar scored for the Westchester Little League softball team, which celebrated a commanding 12-2 victory over Tucson to win the West Regional. The team now advances to the Little League World Series in Greenville, N.C.

Texas Tech softball coach Gerry Glasco's journey to the Women's College World Series showcases resilience and determination in the face of personal tragedy and unexpected challenges.

The most improbable occurrence came during a Women's College World Series game when Oregon's pitcher inadvertently hit a clump of dirt into her catcher's eye mid-pitch.

"It's a watershed moment for pro women's softball, pro women's sports," Athletes Unlimited CEO Jon Patricof told ESPN. "This is a financial investment but also about a number of things that money can't buy."

Gabbie Garcia led Oklahoma to a decisive 13-2 victory over Alabama in the Norman Super Regional, hitting two home runs to secure a spot in the Women's College World Series.

JuJu Brower's crucial two-run single led El Modena to a comeback victory, showcasing her dedication after overcoming a torn ACL to make a difference in the playoffs.

Willow Glen's accomplishment of finishing the season 26-0, highlighted by their key nonleague win over Valley Christian, has earned them the top seed in the CCS Open Division.

Stanford's softball team set multiple program records with a dominant 14-1 victory over Oregon, scoring a record number of runs and home runs in postseason.

I never played baseball before. Never. I learned here, and I love it, said Isabel Enriquez, 73, who plays several positions for Big Red and made a sure-handed catch of a towering fly ball to left in a game against the Force.

We know they're our children because they don't like to lose. It was like Armageddon in the house sometimes.