Three UCLA softball stars were awarded Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) Golden Tickets at Easton Stadium on Saturday. Receiving a Golden Ticket guarantees a draft selection into the AUSL.
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— UCLA Softball (@UCLASoftball) April 19, 2026
The AUSL was founded last summer and will start its second season in June.
In addition to the UCLA trio, NiJaree Canady (Texas Tech), Reese Atwood (Texas), Leighann Goode (Texas), Sydney Stewart (Arizona), Karlyn Pickens (Tennessee), Dakota Kennedy (Arkansas), Kenzie Brown (Arizona State), Taryn Kern (Stanford) and Maya Johnson (Belmont) have received Golden Tickets.
With three honorees, UCLA holds the record for the most Golden Tickets awarded at once to a single team.
There are 17 players that will be entered into the 2026 AUSL College Draft in May. Therefore, there are five Golden Tickets left to be given out this season.
Which UCLA Players Received A Golden Ticket?
Senior pitcher Taylor Tinsley, senior utility Megan Grant and senior infielder Jordan Woolery were the three Bruins to received AUSL Golden Tickets on Saturday.
All three players have spent their entire collegiate careers with UCLA. They led UCLA to an NCAA-record 33rd Women’s College World Series appearance last season.
Tinsley was a 2025 NFCA Third Team All-American and a 2025 All-Big Ten First Team selection. This season, the Georgia native leads the Bruins with a 23-3 record along with a 2.55 ERA and 115 strikeouts across 31 appearances.
Grant and Woolery are two of the top home run hitters in the nation, ranking No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. The pair became the first teammates to each hit 30+ home runs in a single season in NCAA history on Saturday.
Woolery, who has hit 100 RBI this season, became UCLA’s single-season RBI record holder over the weekend. The Walnut Creek, California native is also a two-time NFCA All-American and was a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist last season.
Grant was a USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist last season and is also a two-time NFCA All-American. This season, she has hit 31 home runs and 70 RBI.
The San Bruno, California local joined an exclusive group of dual-sport athletes in UCLA history this season when she played on UCLA’s national championship women’s basketball team.
Photo Credit: Sarah Phipps / USA TODAY NETWORK
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