Former UCLA softball standout Megan Grant wasted no time making her mark in the pros, setting a new AUSL record for the longest home run in league history during her first week with the Portland Cascade.
Grant launched a 313-foot blast during the Cascade's June 10th matchup against the Carolina Blaze. The shot marked her first professional home run — and rewrote the AUSL record books.
The accomplishment came just days after UCLA's season ended with last month's Women's College World Series loss to Texas Tech. Five days later, Grant signed her first pro contract after being selected fourth overall by the Portland Cascade, one of the softball league's 2026 expansion teams.
With her first professional home run, Megan Grant just set @theAUSLofficial record for longest homer!
— MLB (@MLB) June 11, 2026
Grant is fresh off of setting the NCAA DI record for most home runs in a single season with 42 😤 pic.twitter.com/x4vSF03Etn
Megan Grant Leads UCLA Softball's AUSL Roster Takeover
Grant is one of 12 former UCLA players competing across the second-year league's six teams this season.
The Portland Cascade roster features even deeper UCLA ties via head coach Tairia Flowers, a 2003 NCAA champion with the Bruins who graduated as a two-time All-American and three-time All-Conference selection. Flowers ranks second in UCLA history in games played.
Grant leaves UCLA as one of the program's most decorated softball players. The dual-sport athlete also competed on the 2026 NCAA champion basketball team during her college career.
On the softball field, Megan Grant set the DI single-season home run record with 42 homers in her senior year. She also finished as UCLA's all-time home run leader with 91 career blasts.
The record-breaking pro debut suggests Grant;s power translates seamlessly at the professional level.
