UCLA softball has real blast on senior day by routing Oregon

Nypost · May 03, 2026 · 576 words · By Ben Bolch

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What to know about Team Celebration

As part of UCLA’s softball senior day festivities, the mothers of Megan Grant, Jordan Woolery and Taylor Tinsley threw out ceremonial first pitches to their respective daughters.

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What happened

As part of UCLA’s softball senior day festivities, the mothers of Megan Grant, Jordan Woolery and Taylor Tinsley threw out ceremonial first pitches to their respective daughters.

Why it matters

“I’ll say like a 6.5 out of 10,” Tinsley, the Bruins’ ace, quipped of her mother’s effort.

Common ground

“She just had to short-hop me.” As far as a sendoff for one of the top departing classes in school history, UCLA notched a perfect score.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “freshman infielder Bri Alejandre has 20 [homers]”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Bri Alejandre's home run count.

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Claim 2: “Garcia drove in two more runs with a single through the left side of the infield”

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Claim 3: “Grant has walloped a school-record 35 homers”

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One web search result ('UCLA Softball's Megan Grant Breaks Program Single-Season Home Run Record') mentions she broke the record with her 32nd homer. The claim says 35. While the source confirms she broke the record, it does not explicitly confirm the number 35 in the provided snippet. No other source confirms 35.

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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_UCLA_Bruins_softball_team

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins were led by head coach Co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_UCLA_Bruins_women's_ba…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 2026, thirty United States astronauts have graduated from the University of California (UC) system, including 10 from UC Berkeley, 10 from UCLA, 4 from UC San Diego, 3 from UC Santa Barbara, 2 f…
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Claim 4: “Grant tallied two hits, including a double down the right field line”

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The web search result 'UCLA softball puts on big power display in routing Oregon' states 'Grant tallied two hits, including a double down the right field line'. No other independent sources corroborate this.

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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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Claim 5: “Timea Gardiner and Amanda Muse, Grant’s teammates from the national championship UCLA women’s basketball team”

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Claim 6: “Her [Woolery's] 106 RBIs lead the nation”

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Claim 7: “extending their school- and Big Ten-record total to 173 [homers]”

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Claim 8: “the Ducks won the first two games in the series to snap UCLA’s 20-game home winning streak”

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The web search result 'UCLA softball puts on big power display in routing Oregon' mentions that the Ducks won the first two games to snap UCLA's 20-game home winning streak. No other independent sources corroborate this.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dante Moore (born May 24, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for the UCLA Bruins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Moore

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lauren Marie Betts (born October 15, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for Grandview High…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyler Bilodeau (born April 17, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers. He has earned third-team…
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Claim 9: “Tinsley entered with two runners on base and two out... She stranded both by getting Oregon’s Ayanna Shaw to fly out to center field”

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Claim 10: “UCLA notched a perfect score... 11-3 five-inning, run-rule victory over No. 11 Oregon on Sunday at Easton Stadium”

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One web search result ('UCLA softball puts on big power display in routing Oregon') explicitly confirms the 11-3 run-rule victory over No. 11 Oregon on Sunday at Easton Stadium. No other independent sources confirm this specific game result.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1990 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Ducks outscored their opponents 341 to 221 points. Led by fourteenth-year he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mario Cristobal. The Ducks playe…
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Claim 11: “They’re both in pursuit of the NCAA record of 37 set by Arizona’s Laura Espinoza in 1995”

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Claim 12: “Woolery... smashing a two-run homer”

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The web search result 'UCLA softball puts on big power display in routing Oregon' confirms Jordan Woolery homered in the 11-3 victory, though it doesn't explicitly specify 'two-run' in that snippet, the claim is tied to this specific game report. No other independent source confirms a two-run homer in this specific game.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan Woolery, Rylee Slimp, Aleena Garcia and Sofia Mujica all homered for the No. 5 UCLA softball team during an 11-3, run-rule victory over No. 11 Oregon on Sunday during senior day at Easton Stadi…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/sports/ucla-softball-puts-on-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — 21) … hit a three-run homer and sacrifice fly against No. 10 Arkansas (Feb. 22) … recorded her first two-homer performance of the season against Utah at the Judi Garman Classic, totaling three RBIs an…
https://uclabruins.com/sports/softball/roster/jordan-woolery…

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web search NEUTRAL — UCLA’s Jessica Clements celebrates after hitting a walk-off, two-run home run in a 4-2 win over Oregon at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City early Friday morning.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2025-05-29/ucla-so…

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Claim 13: “Rylee Slimp, Aleena Garcia and Sofia Mujica also went deep”

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Claim 14: “UCLA is tied with Oklahoma for the most homers in the nation”

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Claim 15: “a school-record eight players have tallied double digits in homers”

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Claim 16: “Grant’s homer total trails only Oklahoma’s Kendall Wells, who has 36”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Kendall Wells or a comparison of home run totals between Wells and Grant.

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Claim 17: “Garcia... whose two-run homer to center field in the first inning”

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Claim 18: “UCLA opens play in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday in College Park, Md.”

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Claim 19: “Garcia has 16 homers this season”

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Claim 20: “Woolery has 33 [homers]”

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 21, 2008 · USMCTrooper said: Anyone remember the restaurants inside department stores (anyone here remember department stores?) Grants, Steigers, G Fox..... Jordan Marsh in Braintree had one until…
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Claim 21: “Tinsley (26-5) pitched 2 ⅓ scoreless innings of relief”

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The web search result 'UCLA softball puts on big power display in routing Oregon' explicitly states 'Tinsley (26-5) pitched 2 ⅓ scoreless innings of relief'. No other independent sources confirm this specific stat for this game.

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Claim 22: “the Ducks (40-11, 20-4)”

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Claim 23: “The Bruins (45-7 overall, 20-4 Big Ten)”

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Claim 24: “the mothers of Megan Grant, Jordan Woolery and Taylor Tinsley threw out ceremonial first pitches to their respective daughters”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about restaurants and car polish. No evidence confirms or denies the ceremonial first pitches.

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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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