Much like the UCLA Bruins baseball team, the No. 8 UCLA softball team saw their 2026 season come to a close with an extra inning loss in the Women’s College World Series. The Bruins end their season at 53-10 with a 8-7 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, who are moving on to face Alabama on Monday.
UCLA battled to see extra innings, with first baseman Jordan Woolery crushing a truly epic home run in the seventh innings to force extras but former Bruin Kaitlyn Terry made a huge difference to get Texas Tech the win.
Terry made two different appearances in the circle, throwing 4.1 innings of two run ball, striking out five. In the ninth inning, Terry delivered an RBI double and then scored off on a UCLA error to give the Red Raiders a two-run lead heading to the bottom of the ninth.
The Bruins got one run back in the ninth, with Woolery scoring outfielder Rylee Slimp. UCLA had the tying and go-ahead run on base with one out in the ninth but the freshmen, Aleena Garcia and Bri Alejandre couldn’t come through with the season on the line.
While Texas Tech bounced back and forth in the circle with Terry and Nijaree Canady, UCLA rocked with Taylor Tinsley, who threw all nine innings and totaled 180 pitches in the game. Tinsley should have gotten out of the ninth having allowed just the one run but an error by Garcia plated Terry, which was the extra run that Texas Tech needed.
The 2026 UCLA offense slugged the most home runs ever in Division I history but they won’t be champions, with Woolery and right fielder Megan Grant seeing their outstanding senior seasons come to an end in the WCWS.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA’s season ends in extra innings against Texas Tech in the WCWS
Reporting by Dylan McNeill, UCLA Wire / UCLA Wire
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