#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.

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	21	21	73	59	.254	.397	.712	1.109	11	15	3	-	8	17	13	1	11	6	42	-	-	-	-
Career Totals	21	21	73	59	.254	.397	.712	1.109	11	15	3	-	8	17	13	1	11	6	42	-	-	-	-

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

Splits

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
7/16/2026	Cascade	Talons	4	4	.250	.250	.500	.750	-	1	1	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-
7/12/2026	Cascade	Bandits	3	3	.333	.333	1.333	1.666	1	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-
7/11/2026	Cascade	Bandits	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
7/10/2026	Cascade	Bandits	4	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
7/8/2026	Cascade	Blaze	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/7/2026	Cascade	Blaze	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/5/2026	Spark	Cascade	4	3	-	.250	-	.250	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/4/2026	Spark	Cascade	3	3	.667	.667	2.000	2.667	1	2	1	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
7/2/2026	Bandits	Cascade	3	2	.500	.667	.500	1.167	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
6/30/2026	Bandits	Cascade	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/28/2026	Volts	Cascade	4	3	.667	.750	2.667	3.417	2	2	-	-	2	3	1	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-
6/27/2026	Volts	Cascade	4	2	-	.500	-	.500	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/26/2026	Volts	Cascade	4	3	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	1	1	-	-	1	1	1	-	1	2	4	-	-	-	-
6/21/2026	Cascade	Spark	4	2	.500	.750	.500	1.250	-	1	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
6/19/2026	Cascade	Spark	3	3	.333	.333	1.333	1.666	1	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
6/18/2026	Cascade	Spark	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/15/2026	Talons	Cascade	4	4	.250	.250	.500	.750	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
6/14/2026	Talons	Cascade	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/13/2026	Talons	Cascade	3	2	.500	.667	2.000	2.667	1	1	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
6/11/2026	Blaze	Cascade	4	2	-	.500	-	.500	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/10/2026	Blaze	Cascade	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 […]

Carolina Blaze rookie pitcher Karlyn Pickens leads the list of top-selling player merchandise

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)]

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

Megan Grant

Personal Life

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2026)

International Experience (2021–2024)

College Experience: UCLA (2023–2026)

Awards & Honors

Career Stats

Splits

Game Log

Highlights

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

Transactions

Megan Grant

Personal Life

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2026)

International Experience (2021–2024)

College Experience: UCLA (2023–2026)

Awards & Honors

Career Stats

Splits

Game Log

Highlights

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

Transactions

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