#8 National Seed

Los Angeles Regional

2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament · Regional Round

#8 Seed·Los Angeles Regional·Final

Bruins Blow The Doors Off LA — 15-1 In The Closer

Winner

UCLA

CHALK · CALLED IT

Chalk in LA, emphatically. UCLA swept 3-0: 12-11 over Cal Baptist (the only nail-biter), 7-2 over South Carolina, 15-1 run-rule over SC in the championship. Tinsley got the title; Grant homered twice in Sunday's finale. Heard never got the trap-game start we worried about — UCLA put up double digits and ended it early.

UCLAFAVORITE

BatMegan Grant — 26 HR (Big Ten record)

CircleTaylor Tinsley — 23 wins (2nd in nation), 140 IP

South CarolinaTHREAT

BatKarley Shelton — 33 RBI, 7 HR

CircleJori Heard — All-SEC, 1.97 ERA, win over Tennessee

Heard is the most dangerous arm in this regional outside Tinsley.

Cal State FullertonDARK HORSE

40-13, won Big West regular-season AND tournament.

Cal BaptistEASY OUT

BatMatti Severns — 26 SB, NCAA leader pace

CircleMiranda De Nava — 133 IP workhorse

6th NCAA appearance in program history.

X-Factor

Grant's two homers in the title game. The Big Ten record-holder broke open a tight game and the run-rule kicked in by the 5th.

National Seed

Host

UCLA

City

Los Angeles, CA

Dates

May 15-17, 2026

Format

4-team double-elim

Bracket

Friday's first-round matchups

Game 1 — Fri 10:00 PM ET

Final

UCLA

Cal Baptist

Game 2 — Fri 7:30 PM ET

Final

South Carolina

Cal State Fullerton

Winners meet Saturday at 5:00 PM ET. Losers play an elimination game at 7:30 PM ET. Regional championship Sunday at 7:30 PM ET, with an if-necessary game at 2:30 PM ET.

Schedule

All times Eastern

Game	Date	Time	Matchup	Result	TV
Game 1	Fri, May 15	10:00 PM ET	California Baptist at UCLA	UCLA12–11	ESPN+
Game 2	Fri, May 15	7:30 PM ET	Cal St. Fullerton at South Carolina	South Carolina7–4	ESPN+
Game 3	Sat, May 16	7:30 PM ET	California Baptist at Cal St. Fullerton	Cal St. Fullerton3–2	ESPN+
Game 4	Sat, May 16	5:00 PM ET	South Carolina at UCLA	UCLA7–2	ESPN+
Game 5	Sat, May 16	10:00 PM ET	South Carolina at Cal St. Fullerton	South Carolina4–2	ESPN+
Game 6	Sun, May 17	7:30 PM ET	UCLA at South Carolina	UCLA15–1	ESPN2
Game 7	Sun, May 17	2:30 PM ET	Regional Championship (if necessary)	—	ESPN2

Path Forward

Super Regional pairing

The Los Angeles Regional winner advances to face the winner of the Tallahassee Regional (#8 vs #9) in the Super Regional round May 21-24, hosted at the higher national seed (UCLA). Super Regionals are best-of-three; the winner advances to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, May 28 - June 5.

About the Host

UCLA

UCLA hosts the Los Angeles Regional in Los Angeles, CA as the #8 national seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Hosting rights are awarded to the top 16 seeds, and the UCLA program earned its bid on the strength of its regular-season resume.

All games at this regional are played at the UCLA home softball venue, with first pitch on Friday, May 15 and the championship round on Sunday, May 17.