2025 UCLA Bruins softball team

2025 UCLA Bruins softball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CBNo. 5
Record55–13 (17–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumEaston Stadium
2025 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 6 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 19 3 0   .864 54 10 0   .844
No. 19 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 17 5 0   .773 43 15 0   .741
No. 9  ‍‍‍y 17 5 0   .773 55 13 0   .809
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 16 6 0   .727 30 20 1   .598
No. 22 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 16 6 0   .727 45 14 1   .758
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 15 7 0   .682 35 18 0   .660
Washington  ‍‍‍y 12 9 0   .571 35 19 0   .648
Michigan  ‍‍y 11 11 0   .500 39 21 0   .650
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11 11 0   .500 33 21 0   .611
Indiana  ‍‍‍y 11 12 0   .478 34 20 0   .630
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 10 12 0   .455 25 27 0   .481
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 14 0   .391 30 23 0   .566
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 15 0   .286 22 28 0   .440
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 16 0   .273 16 29 0   .356
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 5 17 0   .227 20 30 0   .400
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 3 19 0   .136 18 31 0   .367
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 3 19 0   .136 20 36 0   .357
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2025[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2025 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her eighteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and competed in the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2024 season 43-12 overall, and 17-4 in the Pac-12 Conference, finishing in second place in their conference. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Bruins would be a 1st seed in the Pac-12 Tournament they would go on to beat 9th seed Arizona State in the Quarterfinals, 5th seed Arizona in the Semifinals, and the 6th seed Utah in the Finals to win the Conference Title. They would go play in the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament where they advanced to the second round of the Women's College World Series, before being eliminated by eventual tournament champion Oklahoma.

Roster and personnel

Schedule and results

2025 UCLA Bruins softball game log (55-13)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie        = Canceled/Postponed      Bold = UCLA team member,
* = Non-Conference Game
Regular season (47–9)
Postseason (8–4)

Schedule Notes

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
NFCA / USA Today544466679867699
Softball America544475591197991111
ESPN.com/USA Softball6444655787588109
D1Softball43768769876981313

Awards and honors

  • May 28, 2025 – Megan Grant was named 2025 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-American
  • May 28, 2025 – Jordan Woolery was named NFCA First Team All-American
  • May 28, 2025 – Savannah Pola was named NFCA Third Team All-American
  • May 28, 2025 – Taylor Tinsley was named NFCA Third Team All-American

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Softball Roster". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Softball Coaching Staff". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Softball's Thursday Game Versus Cal State Fullerton postponed". uclabruins.com. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.