1991 UCLA Bruins softball team

1991 UCLA Bruins softball
1991 UCLA Bruins softball
Pac-10 champion; NCAA Northwest Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	56–7 (16–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (17th season) & Sue Enquist (3rd season);
Home stadium	Sunset Field
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	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]
Sharron Backus - co-Head coach - 17th season Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 3rd season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 2nd season

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

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

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

[media-2] 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[personnel-3] "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

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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 2024
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics