Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley stands in the circle. Tinsley punched out five Crimson Tide batters but also forfeited 10 hits throughout her first start of the 2026 Women’s College World Series. Tinsley pitched her 31st straight inning for the Bruins in their 6-3 loss. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 28 at 7:20 p.m.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The home run giveth, and the home run taketh away.
The Bruins took the lead with back-to-back home runs and then lost the lead on Crimson Tide home runs in their OKC debut.
Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery dominate headlines.
And for good reason, as the “Bruin Bombers” have racked up historic senior year campaigns, with Grant setting a single-season home run record with 40 and counting four-baggers, along with Woolery being on track to become the first player in NCAA history to boast a .500 batting average while hitting more than 30 home runs and plating more than 100 runners.
No. 8 seed UCLA softball (52-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face No. 1 seed Alabama (54-7, 19-5 SEC) at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon to kickstart its Women’s College World Series campaign.
This post was updated May 27 at 11:07 p.m.
No. 8 seed UCLA softball (52-8, 20-4 Big Ten) will face No. 1 seed Alabama (54-7, 19-5 SEC) on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the Women’s College World Series.
This post was updated May 25 at 10:11 p.m.
No one has more home runs – with 200 – in a single season.
Now, no one has more runs in a single season – with 651 – than the Oklahoma City-bound Bruins.
The story of the Bruins’ season has been home runs and high-scoring games.
But with a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning, this game looked to be an exception.
“War of attrition, war of wills.”
Columnist George Vecsey’s infamous quote describes the postseason like no other – after a season of triumphs and disappointments, all is for naught without composure, character and rising up to the challenge on the largest stage.
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