1993 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

1993 UCLA Bruins softball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Pac-10 champion
NCAA Northwest Regional champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record50–5 (25–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Sharron Backus (19th season) & Sue Enquist (5th season)
Home stadiumSunset Field
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 25 – 1   .962 50 – 5   .909
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 – 3   .833 44 – 8   .846
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 34 – 26   .567
California  ‍‍‍y 12 – 10   .545 37 – 20   .649
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 18 – 16   .529
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13   .316 13 – 19   .406
Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18   .280 31 – 27   .534
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 22   .000 1 – 41   .024
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1993[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1993 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her nineteenth season and Sue Enquist, in her fifth season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 50–5. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 25–1 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Arizona.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1993 UCLA Bruins roster[3]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 2 - Kelly Inouye - Redshirt Senior
  • 7 – Joanne Alchin
  • 9 – Cindy Valero – sophomore

Infielders

  • 4 – Kristy Howard – senior
  • 17 – Nichole Victoria – sophomore
  • 32 - Jennifer Brundage – sophomore

Outfielders

  • 3 – Felicia Cruz – sophomore
  • 22 – Kathi Evans – sophomore
  

Utility

  • 12 – Janae Deffenbaugh – junior
  • 13 – Jenny Brewster – sophomore
  • - Nicole Anderson
  • - Kelly Howard – freshman
  • - Becky Toler

Coaches

1993 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[3]

Schedule

Legend
  UCLA win
  UCLA loss
* Non-Conference game
1993 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 11 Cal State Northridge* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1–2 0–1
Feb 11 Cal State Northridge* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–26 1–1
Feb 13 at Fresno State* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 1–09 2–1
Feb 13 at Fresno State* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 2–16 3–1
Feb 19 vs UNLV* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 3–1 4–1
Feb 19 vs Utah State* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 1–0 5–1
Feb 20 vs Fresno State* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 4–0 6–1
Feb 21 vs Oklahoma State* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 7–0 7–1
Feb 21 vs Illinois State* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 3–0 8–1
Feb 26 vs Utah* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 5–0 9–1
Feb 26 vs Cal State Northridge* Tempe, AZ
(Arizona State Coke Classic)		 W 6–0 10–1
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 4 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 11–1
Mar 4 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 12–1
Mar 6 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA L 0–1 12–2
Mar 6 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 10–06 13–2
Mar 13 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 16–05 14–2 1–0
Mar 13 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 7–1 15–2 2–0
Mar 18 DePaul* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–1 16–2
Mar 18 DePaul* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 17–2
Mar 21 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–16 18–2 3–0
Mar 21 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 19–2 4–0
Mar 29 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 20–2 5–0
Mar 29 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 21–2 6–0
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 3 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 3–0 22–2 7–0
Apr 3 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 6–0 23–2 8–0
Apr 4 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 0–2 23–3 8–1
Apr 4 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–1 24–3 9–1
Apr 9 Stanford Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 12–05 25–3 10–1
Apr 9 Stanford Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 21–05 26–3 11–1
Apr 10 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–011 27–3 12–1
Apr 10 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 28–3 13–1
Apr 13 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 29–3
Apr 13 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 30–3
Apr 16 at Washington Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA W 1–0 31–3 14–1
Apr 16 at Washington Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA W 10–2 32–3 15–1
Apr 18 at Washington Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA W 3–0 33–3 16–1
Apr 18 at Washington Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA W 4–0 34–3 17–1
Apr 24 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–0 35–3 18–1
Apr 24 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 36–3 19–1
Apr 25 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 37–3 20–1
Apr 25 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–5 38–3 21–1
Apr 28 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 39–3
Apr 28 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–2 40–3
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 1 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–0 41–3 22–1
May 1 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–1 42–3 23–1
May 2 at Stanford Stanford, CA W 17–05 43–3 24–1
May 2 at Stanford Stanford, CA W 19–05 44–3 25–1
Post-season
NCAA Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 21 Cal State Fullerton Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–110 45–3 1–0
May 22 Cal State Fullerton Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 46–3 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 27 (8) Connecticut (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–0 47–3 1–0
May 29 (4) Oklahoma State (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–113 47–4 1–1
May 29 (2) Cal State Northridge (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 48–4 2–1
May 30 (4) Oklahoma State (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–0 49–4 4–0
May 31 (7) Southwestern Louisiana (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 50–4 4–1
May 31 (3) Arizona (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 50–5 4–2

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics