1984 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

1984 UCLA Bruins softball

National Champion NCAA West Regional champion
Conference	Western Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	45–6–1 (7–3 WCAA)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (10th season)
Home stadium	Sunset Field
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍	7	–	3	–	0	.700	54	–	12	–	0	.818
UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	45	–	6	–	0	.882
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	–	0	.600	33	–	15	–	0	.688
Arizona ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	0	.500	28	–	16	–	0	.636
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	22	–	19	–	0	.537
San Diego State ‍‍‍	1	–	9	–	0	.100	21	–	31	–	0	.404

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1984 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1984 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her tenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 45–6–1. They competed in the Western Collegiate Athletic Association, where they finished first with a 7–3 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1984 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their second NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and the first NCAA event in 1982.^[1]

Personnel

Roster

1984 UCLA Bruins roster^[1]
	Pitchers 3 – Tracy Compton – junior 6 – Tricia Mang – freshman 17 - Debbie Doom – junior Catchers 5 – Kaelyn Silva – freshman 19 – Janet Pinneau – sophomore	Infielders 1 – Gina Holmstrom – freshman 4 – Shauna Wattenberg – freshman 5 – Jennifer Simm – junior 7 – Cheryl Dazalla – freshman 12 – Leslie Rover – junior 16 - Sheila Cornell – senior		Outfielders 2 – Stacey Shire – freshman 8 – Barbara Young – senior 10 – Mary Ricks – sophomore 11 – Debbie Ruelas – freshman 13 – Stacy Winsberg – junior

1984 UCLA Bruins roster^[1]

Pitchers

3 – Tracy Compton – junior
6 – Tricia Mang – freshman
17 - Debbie Doom – junior

Catchers

5 – Kaelyn Silva – freshman
19 – Janet Pinneau – sophomore

Infielders

1 – Gina Holmstrom – freshman
4 – Shauna Wattenberg – freshman
5 – Jennifer Simm – junior
7 – Cheryl Dazalla – freshman
12 – Leslie Rover – junior
16 - Sheila Cornell – senior

Outfielders

2 – Stacey Shire – freshman
8 – Barbara Young – senior
10 – Mary Ricks – sophomore
11 – Debbie Ruelas – freshman
13 – Stacy Winsberg – junior

Coaches

1984 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[1]
Sharron Backus - 10th season Sue Enquist - 5th season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Tie
*	Non-Conference game

1984 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log^[1]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
Feb 21	Cal State Northridge*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–1	0–1
Feb 21	Cal State Northridge*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–2	1–1
Feb 24	Michigan*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	2–1
Feb 24	Michigan*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–1	3–1
Feb 28	at UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Barbara, CA	W 4–1	4–1
Feb 28	at UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Barbara, CA	W 9–0	5–1
Feb 29	US International*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	6–1
Feb 29	US International*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	7–1

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
Mar 6	at Cal State Dominguez Hills*	Carson, CA	W 2–0	8–1
Mar 6	at Cal State Dominguez Hills*	Carson, CA	W 2–0	9–1
Mar 8	Pacific*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	10–1
Mar 8	Pacific*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	11–1
Mar 10	San Diego State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	12–1
Mar 10	San Diego State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0⁸	13–1
Mar 13	Long Beach State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0⁸	14–1
Mar 13	Long Beach State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	15–1
Mar 16	Creighton*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0¹⁴	16–1
Mar 16	Creighton*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	17–1
Mar 26	California*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	18–1
Mar 26	California*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	19–1
Mar 30	Arizona	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0¹⁰	20–1	1–0
Mar 30	Arizona	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	21–1	2–0
Mar 31	Arizona State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2	21–2	2–1
Mar 31	Arizona State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	22–2	3–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
Apr 3	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0¹⁰	23–2
Apr 3	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	24–2
Apr 6	at Chapman*	Orange, CA	W 1–0	25–2
Apr 6	at Chapman*	Orange, CA	W 6–1	26–2
Apr 10	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, CA	L 0–1¹¹	26–3	3–2
Apr 10	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, CA	W 2–1	27–3	4–2
Apr 13	vs Northern Colorado*	Albuquerque, NM	W 6–0	28–3
Apr 13	vs Northern Colorado*	Albuquerque, NM	W 5–0	29–3
Apr 14	vs Utah State*	Albuquerque, NM	W 3–0	30–3
Apr 14	vs Utah State*	Albuquerque, NM	L 0–2	30–4
Apr 15	at New Mexico*	Albuquerque, NM	W 3–1	31–4
Apr 15	at New Mexico*	Albuquerque, NM	W 3–0	32–4
Apr 19	UC Santa Barbara*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	33–4
Apr 19	UC Santa Barbara*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	34–4
Apr 21	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	W 1–0¹³	35–4
Apr 21	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	T 0–0⁸	35–4–1
Apr 24	at San Diego State	San Diego, CA	W 2–0	36–4–1	5–2
Apr 24	at San Diego State	San Diego, CA	W 2–0	37–4–1	6–2

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
May 7	Cal State Fullerton	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 4–5	37–5–1	6–3
May 7	Cal State Fullerton	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0⁸	38–5–1	7–3

Post-season

NCAA West Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 17	Arizona State	Mayfair Park • Lakewood, CA	W 1–0	39–5–1	1–0
May 18	Arizona State	Mayfair Park • Lakewood, CA	W 3–0	40–5–1	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 23	Utah State	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 6–0	41–5–1	1–0
May 26	Northwestern	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0⁹	42–5–1	2–0
May 28	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–2	42–6–1	2–1
May 28	Nebraska	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	43–6–1	3–1
May 29	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	44–6–1	4–1
May 29	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0¹³	45–6–1	5–1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

v t e UCLA Bruins softball
Venues	Sunset Field (1979–1993) Easton Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Sharron Backus (1975–1988) Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989–1996) Sue Enquist (1997–2006) Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I softball champions
1982 UCLA 1983 Texas A&M 1984 UCLA 1985 UCLA 1986 Cal State Fullerton 1987 Texas A&M 1988 UCLA 1989 UCLA 1990 UCLA 1991 Arizona 1992 UCLA 1993 Arizona 1994 Arizona 1995 UCLA 1996 Arizona 1997 Arizona 1998 Fresno State 1999 UCLA 2000 Oklahoma 2001 Arizona 2002 California 2003 UCLA 2004 UCLA 2005 Michigan 2006 Arizona 2007 Arizona 2008 Arizona State 2009 Washington 2010 UCLA 2011 Arizona State 2012 Alabama 2013 Oklahoma 2014 Florida 2015 Florida 2016 Oklahoma 2017 Oklahoma 2018 Florida State 2019 UCLA 2020 No tournament 2021 Oklahoma 2022 Oklahoma 2023 Oklahoma 2024 Oklahoma

NCAA Division I softball champions