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UCLA slugger Megan Grant breaks NCAA single-season homer record

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“Grant’s solo homer in the third inning against Nebraska on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament title game made the UCLA slugger the NCAA single-season home run champion.”
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Multiple sources confirm Megan Grant hit her 38th home run in the third inning of the Big Ten championship game against Nebraska in College Park, Maryland, making her the NCAA single-season home run champion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Big 12 Conference (stylized XII) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the sta…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Rose-LeDee Grant is an American college softball player for the UCLA Bruins. She is the NCAA Division I single-season home run record holder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Grant
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“Grant’s 38th homer of the season broke the 31-year-old record of 37 set by Arizona’s Laura Espinoza in 1995.”
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ESPN and other web results explicitly state that Grant's 38th home run broke the 31-year-old record of 37 set by Arizona's Laura Espinoza in 1995.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Anna Rapinoe ( ; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC of the Natio…
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“Grant’s homer — on an 0-2 pitch off Cornhuskers ace Jordy Frahm — gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead in the top of the third.”
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While the general event of the home run is corroborated, the specific detail about the 0-2 pitch from Jordy Frahm giving a 2-0 lead is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though it is consistent with the game context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) is a women's professional softball league in the United States, founded in 2024 and run by Athletes Unlimited.The Athletes Unlimited softball league was a…
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web search NEUTRAL — M3GAN (pronounced "Megan") is a 2023 American science fiction horror film with black comedy elements about an artificially intelligent doll who develops self-awareness and becomes hostile toward anyon…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2026 · Megan Thee Stallion appeared extra emotional during her Saturday, April 25, Broadway performance of Moulin Rouge in the wake of her breakup from NBA star Klay Thompson. Megan, 31, recei…
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“The Cornhuskers scored the next seven runs en route to a 7-2 victory at College Park, Md.”
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The evidence confirms the game took place in College Park, Maryland, and that Nebraska won, but the specific final score of 7-2 is not explicitly confirmed in the provided snippets (one snippet mentions a 4-1 win in a different context).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 UCLA Bruins football team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles as a member of the Big Ten Conference (B1G) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will b…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Fo…
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“After loading the bases off UCLA ace Taylor Tinsley (28-6) with one out, Nebraska’s Hannah Coor hit a sharp grounder to second baseman Kaniya Bragg.”
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No evidence was found regarding Taylor Tinsley's specific record of 28-6 or the specific play involving Hannah Coor and Kaniya Bragg.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her eight…
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“Frahm, who was on first base, collided with Bragg on her way to second base and was ruled out because of interference.”
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No evidence was found regarding a collision between Jordy Frahm and Kaniya Bragg resulting in an interference call.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexis Jensen (12-2) earned the win, but it was Jordy Frahm who set a new program mark. The senior saved her eighth game of the season, passing head coach Rhonda Revelle for sole possession of the sin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two-way players Alexis Jensen and Jordy Frahm also key the Huskers offensively during the stretch. Jensen owns a batting average of .667 across 21 at bats. She adds two homers and two doubles. Frahm i…
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“Nebraska’s Hannah Camenzind followed with a two-run single up the middle, with a third run scoring on an errant throw.”
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One source mentions Hannah Camenzind's two-run homer in a different game (4-1 win), but does not confirm a two-run single with a third run on an error in this specific championship game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hannah Camenzind's two-run homer lifted Nebraska past UCLA 4-1, snapping the Bruins’ 22-game winning streak and extending the Huskers’ to 14.The Bowlin Stadium crowd jumped to their feet, roused from …
https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/softball/article_5048…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hit a home run in the second game against Washington. Logged three RBIs, two hits and a homer at UTSA.Started the games against Baylor and UCLA and allowed two earned runs in each.
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web search NEUTRAL — After the two home runs, Hannah Coor, Hannah Camenzind and Ava Kuszak loaded the bases on three free passes, but a fly-out to shallow right by Aleixs Jensen and a line-out to short by Sammie Bland end…
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“The Cornhuskers added to their lead with Kacie Hoffmann’s two-run homer in the fourth and two more insurance runs in the sixth.”
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Multiple sources confirm Kacie Hoffmann hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning against UCLA to increase the lead.
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web search NEUTRAL — The next inning, on a two-strike count, Kacie Hoffman hit a two-run home run to the right field corner to increase the lead to three runs. The Huskers added two more to their lead in the bottom of the…
https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/5/9/softball-grant-breaks-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — End 4 - Nebraska 5 UCLA 2 Kacie Hoffmann with a two-run shot in the bottom of the fourth, and the Huskers extend the lead.
https://cornhuskerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/co…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacie Hoffmann with the Home Run vs. UCLA | Nebraska Softball Big Ten Softball 2.34K subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 1
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“Frahm (18-4) shut down the Bruins after giving up Grant’s homer, helping the Cornhuskers stretch their winning streak to 21 games.”
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No evidence was found to confirm Jordy Frahm's record of 18-4 or a 21-game winning streak for Nebraska in the provided search results.
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“UCLA, which is expected to host an NCAA Tournament Regional at Easton Stadium, will learn its postseason pairing Sunday.”
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No evidence was found regarding UCLA hosting a regional at Easton Stadium or the timing of their postseason pairing.
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