1991 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

1991 UCLA Bruins softball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Pac-10 champion
NCAA Northwest Regional champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record56–7 (16–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Sharron Backus (17th season) & Sue Enquist (3rd season)
Home stadiumSunset Field
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 4   .800 50 – 5   .909
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 5   .750 43 – 16   .729
California  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6   .700 48 – 18   .727
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11 – 9   .550 56 – 16   .778
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16   .200 29 – 29   .500
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 20   .000 9 – 43   .173
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1991[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1991 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her seventeenth season and Sue Enquist, in her third season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 56–7. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 16–4 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1991 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

1991 UCLA Bruins roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – DeeDee Weiman – sophomore
  • 11 – Heather Compton – sophomore
  • 16 - Lisa Fernandez – sophomore

Catchers

  • 2 - Kelly Inouye – junior
  • 13 – Erica Ziencina – senior

Infielders

  • 4 – Kristy Howard – sophomore
  • 12 - Kerry Dienelt – senior
  • 15 – Missy Phillips – senior
  • 17 – Nichole Victoria – freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 7 – Shanna Flynn – senior
  • 8 – Yvonne Gutierrez – junior
  • 19 – Bea Chivaravanont – senior

Unknown

  • - Nicole Anderson
  • - Jennifer Caporale
  • - Lorraine Maynez

Coaches

1991 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[3]

Schedule

Legend
  UCLA win
  UCLA loss
* Non-Conference game
1991 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 2 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 1–0
Feb 2 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 2–0
Feb 6 at Cal State Northridge* Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA W 4–0 3–0
Feb 6 at Cal State Northridge* Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA W 3–06 4–0
Feb 12 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 5–0
Feb 12 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 6–0
Feb 14 vs New Mexico State* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 4–0 7–0
Feb 14 vs California* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 6–3 8–0
Feb 15 vs Sacramento State* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 8–06 9–0
Feb 15 vs Pacific* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 2–0 10–0
Feb 15 vs Florida State* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 5–2 11–0
Feb 16 vs Texas–Arlington* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 3–0 12–0
Feb 17 vs Cal State Fullerton* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 4–0 13–0
Feb 17 vs Oregon* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 5–1 14–0
Feb 17 vs Arizona State* Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament)		 W 6–0 15–0
Feb 26 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 16–0
Feb 26 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 17–0
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 2 vs Utah* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV
(UNLV Spring Fling)		 W 5–3 18–0
Mar 2 vs Iowa State* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV
(UNLV Spring Fling)		 W 9–05 19–0
Mar 2 at UNLV* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV
(UNLV Spring Fling)		 W 1–08 20–0
Mar 3 vs Ohio State* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV
(UNLV Spring Fling)		 W 2–0 21–0
Mar 3 vs Sacramento State* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV
(UNLV Spring Fling)		 W 6–0 22–0
Mar 7 New Mexico* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 23–0
Mar 7 New Mexico* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–1 24–0
Mar 10 San Diego State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 25–0
Mar 10 San Diego State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0 26–0
Mar 25 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 27–0 1–0
Mar 25 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–05 28–0 2–0
Mar 26 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–05 29–0 3–0
Mar 28 vs Sacramento State* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI
(Hawaii Tournament)		 W 8–0 30–0
Mar 28 vs UC Santa Barbara* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI
(Hawaii Tournament)		 W 5–4 31–0
Mar 29 at Hawaii* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI
(Hawaii Tournament)		 W 3–0 32–0
Mar 30 vs UC Santa Barbara* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI
(Hawaii Tournament)		 L 0–19 32–1
Mar 30 vs Sacramento State* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI
(Hawaii Tournament)		 W 10–1 33–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 6 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 34–1 4–0
Apr 6 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 35–1 5–0
Apr 8 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 36–1 6–0
Apr 8 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 37–1 7–0
Apr 12 at California Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–2 37–2 7–1
Apr 12 at California Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–111 37–3 7–2
Apr 13 at Sacramento State* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 1–0 38–3
Apr 13 at Sacramento State* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 5–1 39–3
Apr 16 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 3–2 40–3
Apr 16 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 8–0 41–3
Apr 20 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 7–1 42–3 8–2
Apr 20 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 6–0 43–3 9–2
Apr 20 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 3–0 44–3 10–2
Apr 21 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 7–0 45–3 11–2
Apr 21 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 4–0 46–3 12–2
Apr 26 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 47–3 13–2
Apr 26 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–08 48–3 14–2
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 4 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ L 1–28 48–4 14–3
May 4 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 4–3 49–4 15–3
May 5 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 2–18 50–4 16–3
May 5 at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 0–1 50–5 16–4
Post-season
NCAA Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 17 Long Beach State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 51–5 1–0
May 18 Long Beach State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 52–5 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 23 Florida State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 53–5 1–0
May 24 Arizona ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–19 53–6 1–1
May 25 Missouri ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–0 54–6 2–1
May 25 Long Beach State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–011 55–6 4–0
May 26 Fresno State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–113 56–6 4–1
May 26 Arizona ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 1–5 56–7 4–2

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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