UCLA Softball Lands Pitcher Via Transfer Portal
Former Long Beach State pitcher Brynne Nally is staying in California. According to her Instagram post, she’s joining the UCLA Bruins in 2026.
In her freshman debut with Long Beach, Nally posted a 3.22 ERA with six wins, a .245 opponent’s batting average, and 49 strikeouts over 74 innings of work.
Brynne Nally with her fourth strikeout to end the complete game win over Utah! Rebekah Durazo with two RBI in the 3-1 win over the Utes. #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/yShlp6td6K
— LBSU Softball (@LBSUSoftball) February 22, 2025
In high school, she was a four-year letterwinner at Pacifica High School and went 22-2 as a senior with a 0.99 ERA, striking out 136 batters over 127 innings. The ace led Pacifica to a CIF-SS Division I state championship and was named Empire League Pitcher of the Year in all four years of her high school career.
Nally will have three years remaining with the Bruins.
Nicole Reitz graduated from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in sports journalism in 2022 and has been writing about softball and baseball since 2018 .Her work has been published in various publications like Softball America, the Indianapolis Star, and SoxOn35th.
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