Staff Directory
Oldham, Will
Will Oldham
- Title:
- Director, Player Development & Data Analytics
- Year at UCLA:
- 4th in 2026
- Email:
Will Oldham enters his fourth season on staff and second as a full-time member in 2026, serving as the Director of Player Development and Data Analytics. He previously operated as a volunteer in the same position in 2024 and a volunteer assistant coach in 2023.
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Oldham specializes in scouting and works with the Bruinsโ hitters alongside associate head coach Lisa Fernandez and assistant coach Mysha Sataraka. In his three years on staff, Oldham owns a record of 150-32 (.824), two Womenโs College World Series appearances, two Pac-12 Conference regular season titles and one Pac-12 Tournament championship. He has been named to the NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year in each of his first two seasons as a full-time staffer in 2024 and 2025.
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Oldham coached one of the most high-powered offenses in the country last season, ranking top 10 nationally in runs scored (485), home runs (101) and slugging percentage (.591). The Bruins totaled 101 home runs, marking just the second time in program history a UCLA team had eclipsed the century mark. UCLA set a program record with 28 mercy-rule victories and ranked second in the country with a +312 run differential. The stars of the UCLA lineup were Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery who made up one of the most lethal slugging duos in the country. Grant set the Big Ten Conference single-season record and ranked second in UCLA single-season history with 26 home runs. Woolery joined Grant in the 20-homer club with 23 blasts, signaling just the second time a UCLA duo had each homered 20 times in the same year. Woolery finished the season with a nation-leading 86 runs batted in.
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Three of Oldhamโs hitters were named NFCA All-Americans and All-Big Ten First Team selections in 2025. Grant and Woolery were tabbed as First Team All-Americans for the first time in their collegiate careers. Senior Savannah Pola received the first All-America recognition of her career being named to the Third Team after a breakout season as UCLAโs batting average leader (.428). Pola ranked second in the nation in hits (98) and fourth in runs scored (73).
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After the college season, Oldham serves as an assistant coach for the Talons in the newly-organized Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). He was hired by Lisa Fernandez, who is also the Talonsโ general manager, in April 2025. Oldham helped guide the Talons to the AUSL title in the inaugural year of the upstart professional league in Summer 2025. The Talons, which featured UCLA alumnae Maya Brady, Megan Faraimo, Sharlize Palacios and Jadelyn Allchin on their roster, finished with a league-best 18-6 record. The first year of the AUSL was wildly successful, selling out 20 games held at a variety of sites across the country.
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At UCLA in 2024, Oldham helped UCLA turn a 3-4 start into a 43-12 finish and return to the WCWS. The performance earned Oldham his first NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year recognition. The season was highlighted by a 14-game winning streak stretching from late April through May, resulting in the programโs last Pac-12 regular season and Pac-12 Tournament championships and a 5-0 mark in NCAA Regional and Super Regional play. Oldham worked closely with NFCA All-Americans Maya Brady and Sharlize Palacios. Palacios hit five of her team-leading 20 home runs in the NCAA Tournament and earned Pac-12 Tournament MVP honors. Brady was named Pac-12 Player of the Year for a second straight season in 2024, leading UCLA with a .418 batting average and 68 RBIs.
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The Bruins posted a 52-7 record and clinched the Pac-12 regular season championship in Oldhamโs first year on staff in 2023. Three of UCLAโs hitters โ Brady, Grant and Woolery โ earned NFCA All-America status. Grant and Woolery, a pair of NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalists, combined for 104 RBIs for the most by a freshman duo in UCLA history. Brady claimed her first Pac-12 Player of the Year trophy and was named a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 3 Finalist after setting career benchmarks in batting average (.448), home runs (18) and slugging percentage (.866).
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Prior to working at UCLA, Oldham played with longtime Bruins assistant coach Kirk Walker on their men's fastpitch softball team as a pitcher and shortstop for three years. Oldham actively participates in a menโs fastpitch league.
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Oldham owns seven years of high school softball coaching experience in the Palm Springs area and has coached travel ball for two years. He has also coached UCLA softball summer camps in previous years.
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Oldham, 39 years old, was born in Indio, Calif.
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Oldhamโs Coaching Experience
2023 โ Volunteer Assistant Coach, UCLA
2024 โ Volunteer Director of Player Development & Data Analytics, UCLA
2025 โ Director of Player Development & Data Analytics, UCLA
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Oldham specializes in scouting and works with the Bruinsโ hitters alongside associate head coach Lisa Fernandez and assistant coach Mysha Sataraka. In his three years on staff, Oldham owns a record of 150-32 (.824), two Womenโs College World Series appearances, two Pac-12 Conference regular season titles and one Pac-12 Tournament championship. He has been named to the NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year in each of his first two seasons as a full-time staffer in 2024 and 2025.
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Oldham coached one of the most high-powered offenses in the country last season, ranking top 10 nationally in runs scored (485), home runs (101) and slugging percentage (.591). The Bruins totaled 101 home runs, marking just the second time in program history a UCLA team had eclipsed the century mark. UCLA set a program record with 28 mercy-rule victories and ranked second in the country with a +312 run differential. The stars of the UCLA lineup were Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery who made up one of the most lethal slugging duos in the country. Grant set the Big Ten Conference single-season record and ranked second in UCLA single-season history with 26 home runs. Woolery joined Grant in the 20-homer club with 23 blasts, signaling just the second time a UCLA duo had each homered 20 times in the same year. Woolery finished the season with a nation-leading 86 runs batted in.
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Three of Oldhamโs hitters were named NFCA All-Americans and All-Big Ten First Team selections in 2025. Grant and Woolery were tabbed as First Team All-Americans for the first time in their collegiate careers. Senior Savannah Pola received the first All-America recognition of her career being named to the Third Team after a breakout season as UCLAโs batting average leader (.428). Pola ranked second in the nation in hits (98) and fourth in runs scored (73).
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After the college season, Oldham serves as an assistant coach for the Talons in the newly-organized Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). He was hired by Lisa Fernandez, who is also the Talonsโ general manager, in April 2025. Oldham helped guide the Talons to the AUSL title in the inaugural year of the upstart professional league in Summer 2025. The Talons, which featured UCLA alumnae Maya Brady, Megan Faraimo, Sharlize Palacios and Jadelyn Allchin on their roster, finished with a league-best 18-6 record. The first year of the AUSL was wildly successful, selling out 20 games held at a variety of sites across the country.
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At UCLA in 2024, Oldham helped UCLA turn a 3-4 start into a 43-12 finish and return to the WCWS. The performance earned Oldham his first NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year recognition. The season was highlighted by a 14-game winning streak stretching from late April through May, resulting in the programโs last Pac-12 regular season and Pac-12 Tournament championships and a 5-0 mark in NCAA Regional and Super Regional play. Oldham worked closely with NFCA All-Americans Maya Brady and Sharlize Palacios. Palacios hit five of her team-leading 20 home runs in the NCAA Tournament and earned Pac-12 Tournament MVP honors. Brady was named Pac-12 Player of the Year for a second straight season in 2024, leading UCLA with a .418 batting average and 68 RBIs.
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The Bruins posted a 52-7 record and clinched the Pac-12 regular season championship in Oldhamโs first year on staff in 2023. Three of UCLAโs hitters โ Brady, Grant and Woolery โ earned NFCA All-America status. Grant and Woolery, a pair of NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalists, combined for 104 RBIs for the most by a freshman duo in UCLA history. Brady claimed her first Pac-12 Player of the Year trophy and was named a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 3 Finalist after setting career benchmarks in batting average (.448), home runs (18) and slugging percentage (.866).
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Prior to working at UCLA, Oldham played with longtime Bruins assistant coach Kirk Walker on their men's fastpitch softball team as a pitcher and shortstop for three years. Oldham actively participates in a menโs fastpitch league.
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Oldham owns seven years of high school softball coaching experience in the Palm Springs area and has coached travel ball for two years. He has also coached UCLA softball summer camps in previous years.
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Oldham, 39 years old, was born in Indio, Calif.
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Oldhamโs Coaching Experience
2023 โ Volunteer Assistant Coach, UCLA
2024 โ Volunteer Director of Player Development & Data Analytics, UCLA
2025 โ Director of Player Development & Data Analytics, UCLA
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