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#43, Utility, L/R

Megan Grant

University of California, Los Angeles '26

Hometown: San Bruno, California

Megan Grant is a 5-foot-10 professional softball utility player from San Bruno, California. She was acquired by the Portland Cascade with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round of the 2026 AUSL College Draft following a collegiate career at UCLA.


Personal Life


Basketball Career: Two-sport athlete at UCLA who played 14 games off the bench for the Bruins' 2025-26 NCAA Champion women’s basketball team.

Family: Daughter of Christine and Shawn Grant; both of her older brothers played college sports.

Background: Majored in sociology. Admires Kobe Bryant, roots for the San Francisco Giants, and lists Twilight as her favorite movie.

Professional Experience


Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2026)

2026 AUSL Regular Season: Selected fourth overall by the Portland Cascade in the 2026 AUSL College Draft.


International Experience (2021–2024)

Team USA: Competed at the 2023 and 2024 Japan All-Star Series, hitting two home runs in 2023. Won Gold at the 2021 WBSC U-18 World Cup (.450 average) and the Junior Pan American Games.

College Experience: UCLA (2023–2026)


Career Statistics: Started 241-of-243 career games. Holds the UCLA career record with 91 home runs. Ranks third in program history with 271 RBIs and 572 total bases, and second with 168 walks. Hit seven career grand slams.

Senior Year (2026): Set an NCAA single-season standard with 42 home runs. Finished as the team's second-leading hitter with a .455 average, 88 runs, and 91 RBIs while drawing 76 walks.

Junior Year (2025): Led the Bruins in home runs (26), slugging (.933), and OBP (.540). Homered in five consecutive games to match a school record.

Sophomore Year (2024): Hit .335 with 16 multi-hit games, contributing eight home runs, 11 doubles, and 41 RBIs.

Freshman Year (2023): Played six different positions, batting .333 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs. Posted a 14-game hitting streak.


Awards & Honors

National Honors: Finalist for the 2026 Honda Sport Award. Top-3 Finalist for the 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.

All-America: Three-time consensus All-American (First-Team in 2025, 2026); earned Second-Team NFCA honors as a freshman.

Conference & Region Honors: Four-time First-Team All-Conference and four-time NFCA All-West Region selection.

AUSL Headshot of Megan Grant

Career Stats

  • Regular Season
YEAR
G
GS
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
LOB
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
2026 AUSL
23
23
79
64
.281
.418
.813
1.231
14
18
4
-
10
22
14
1
12
6
52
-
-
-
-
Career Totals
23
23
79
64
.281
.418
.813
1.231
14
18
4
-
10
22
14
1
12
6
52
-
-
-
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

Game Log

  • 2026 AUSL
DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
LOB
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
7/18/2026
CascadeVolts
3
2
1.000
1.000
4.000
5.000
3
2
-
-
2
4
1
-
-
-
8
-
-
-
-
7/17/2026
CascadeVolts
3
3
.333
.333
.667
1.000
-
1
1
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
2
-
-
-
-
7/16/2026
CascadeTalons
4
4
.250
.250
.500
.750
-
1
1
-
-
2
-
-
1
-
2
-
-
-
-
7/12/2026
CascadeBandits
3
3
.333
.333
1.333
1.666
1
1
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
2
4
-
-
-
-
7/11/2026
CascadeBandits
4
4
.250
.250
.250
.500
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
7/10/2026
CascadeBandits
4
4
.250
.250
.250
.500
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
7/8/2026
CascadeBlaze
3
2
-
.333
-
.333
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/7/2026
CascadeBlaze
3
2
-
.333
-
.333
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/5/2026
SparkCascade
4
3
-
.250
-
.250
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7/4/2026
SparkCascade
3
3
.667
.667
2.000
2.667
1
2
1
-
1
2
-
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
-
7/2/2026
BanditsCascade
3
2
.500
.667
.500
1.167
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
6/30/2026
BanditsCascade
3
2
-
.333
-
.333
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/28/2026
VoltsCascade
4
3
.667
.750
2.667
3.417
2
2
-
-
2
3
1
-
-
-
8
-
-
-
-
6/27/2026
VoltsCascade
4
2
-
.500
-
.500
1
-
-
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/26/2026
VoltsCascade
4
3
.333
.500
1.333
1.833
1
1
-
-
1
1
1
-
1
2
4
-
-
-
-
6/21/2026
CascadeSpark
4
2
.500
.750
.500
1.250
-
1
-
-
-
1
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
6/19/2026
CascadeSpark
3
3
.333
.333
1.333
1.666
1
1
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
6/18/2026
CascadeSpark
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/15/2026
TalonsCascade
4
4
.250
.250
.500
.750
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
6/14/2026
TalonsCascade
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/13/2026
TalonsCascade
3
2
.500
.667
2.000
2.667
1
1
-
-
1
2
1
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
6/11/2026
BlazeCascade
4
2
-
.500
-
.500
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/10/2026
BlazeCascade
3
3
.333
.333
1.333
1.666
1
1
-
-
1
2
-
-
2
1
4
-
-
-
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

AUSL Merchandise Sales More Than Triple in Second Season’s Opening Month

July 6, 2026, New York – The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) today announced that merchandise revenue during the first month of its second season increased more than 200% compared to the league’s inaugural month in 2025, another strong indicator of the league’s growing commercial momentum as it expands into permanent home markets. The increase […]

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Transactions

  • 6/4/2026Cascade
    Cascade signed Megan Grant as an amateur draft signing
  • 5/4/2026Cascade
    Cascade drafted Megan Grant in the college draft: [Round 1, Pick 4 (4)]

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