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Former UCLA softball standout Megan Grant wasted no time making her mark<\/a> in the pros, setting a new AUSL record for the longest home run in league history during her first week with the Portland Cascade.<\/p>\n Grant launched a 313-foot blast<\/a> during the Cascade’s June 10th matchup against the Carolina Blaze. The shot marked her first professional home run \u2014\u00a0and rewrote the AUSL record books.<\/p>\n The accomplishment came just days after UCLA’s season ended with last month’s Women’s College World Series loss<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n With her first professional home run, Megan Grant just set @theAUSLofficial<\/a> record for longest homer!<\/p>\n Grant is fresh off of setting the NCAA DI record for most home runs in a single season with 42 pic.twitter.com\/x4vSF03Etn<\/a><\/p>\n — MLB (@MLB) June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Grant is one of 12 former UCLA players<\/a> competing across the second-year league’s six teams this season.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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<\/a> during her college career.<\/p>\n On the softball field, Megan Grant set the DI single-season home run record<\/a> with 42 homers in her senior year. She also finished as UCLA’s all-time home run leader with 91 career blasts.<\/p>\n The record-breaking pro debut suggests Grant;s power translates seamlessly at the professional <\/a>level.<\/p>\n The post Former UCLA Softball Star Megan Grant Crushes Record Homer in AUSL Debut<\/a> appeared first on Just Women's Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
Megan Grant Leads UCLA Softball’s AUSL Roster Takeover<\/h2>\n