American college softball season
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]
1993 UCLA Bruins roster[3] |
| Pitchers Catchers - 2 - Kelly Inouye - 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
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1993 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[3] |
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Legend |
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* | 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 | |
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National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics |