1985 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

1985 UCLA Bruins softball

National Champion NCAA At-large Regional champion
Conference	Western Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	41–9 (9–3 WCAA)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (11th season)
Home stadium	Sunset Field
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	0	1.000	54	–	10	.844
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	9	–	3	.750	41	–	9	.820
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	6	–	6	.500	38	–	17	.691
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	6	–	6	.500	25	–	19	.568
Arizona ‍‍‍	5	–	7	.417	17	–	16	.515
San Diego State ‍‍‍	4	–	8	.333	37	–	38	.493
Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	12	.000	10	–	51	.164

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

The 1985 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1985 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her eleventh season. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 41–9. They competed in the Western Collegiate Athletic Association, where they finished second with a 9–3 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the At-large Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their third NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978, the first NCAA event in 1982 and the 1984 NCAA title.^[1]

Personnel

Roster

1985 UCLA Bruins roster^[1]
	Pitchers 3 – Tracy Compton – senior 7 – Tricia Mang – sophomore 17 - Debbie Doom – senior Catchers 5 – Kaelyn Silva – sophomore 18 – Shauna Wattenberg – sophomore 19 – Janet Pinneau – junior	Infielders 1 – Gina Holmstrom – sophomore 4 – Jennifer Simm – senior 12 – Leslie Rover – senior 21 – Chris Olivie – junior 24 – Lisa Hankerd – freshman		Outfielders 10 – Mary Ricks – junior 11 – Debbie Ruelas – sophomore 13 – Stacy Winsberg – senior 32 – Julie Henderson – freshman

1985 UCLA Bruins roster^[1]

Pitchers

3 – Tracy Compton – senior
7 – Tricia Mang – sophomore
17 - Debbie Doom – senior

Catchers

5 – Kaelyn Silva – sophomore
18 – Shauna Wattenberg – sophomore
19 – Janet Pinneau – junior

Infielders

1 – Gina Holmstrom – sophomore
4 – Jennifer Simm – senior
12 – Leslie Rover – senior
21 – Chris Olivie – junior
24 – Lisa Hankerd – freshman

Outfielders

10 – Mary Ricks – junior
11 – Debbie Ruelas – sophomore
13 – Stacy Winsberg – senior
32 – Julie Henderson – freshman

Coaches

1985 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[1]
Sharron Backus - 11th season Sue Enquist - 6th season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Tie
*	Non-Conference game

1985 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log^[1]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
Feb 12	Chapman*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	1–0
Feb 12	Chapman*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	2–0
Feb 15	Cal Poly*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	3–0
Feb 15	Cal Poly*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	4–0
Feb 19	Cal State Dominguez Hills*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	5–0
Feb 19	CS Dominguez Hills*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	6–0
Feb 23	at Cal State Northridge*	Northridge, CA	W 1–0⁸	7–0
Feb 23	at Cal State Northridge*	Northridge, CA	W 7–1	8–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
Mar 10	UNLV*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	9–0
Mar 24	Oregon State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	10–0
Mar 24	Oregon State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	11–0
Mar 29	at Hawaii*	Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	L 0–1	11–1
Mar 30	vs Oregon*	Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	W 1–0⁹	12–1
Mar 31	vs Pacific*	Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	W 7–2	13–1
Mar 31	vs UC Barbara*	Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	W 4–0⁶	14–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
Apr 3	at Stanford	Stanford, CA	W 6–0	15–1	1–0
Apr 3	at Stanford	Stanford, CA	W 6–0	16–1	2–0
Apr 5	vs Oregon State*	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA (Cal Invitational)	W 1–0	17–1
Apr 6	vs San Francisco*	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA (Cal Invitational)	W 3–1	18–1
Apr 7	at California*	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA (Cal Invitational)	W 2–1⁸	19–1
Apr 7	vs Oregon State*	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA (Cal Invitational)	W 2–0	20–1
Apr 9	Long Beach State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	21–1	3–0
Apr 9	Long Beach State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	22–1	4–0
Apr 13	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	L 0–1⁸	22–2
Apr 13	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	L 0–1	22–3
Apr 23	San Diego State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	23–3	5–0
Apr 23	San Diego State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	24–3	6–0
Apr 26	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Maria, CA	W 2–0	25–3
Apr 26	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Maria, CA	W 6–0	26–3
Apr 27	at UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Barbara, CA	W 6–0	27–3
Apr 27	at UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Barbara, CA	W 3–0	28–3
Apr 29	at US International*	San Diego, CA	W 1–0⁸	29–3
Apr 29	at US International*	San Diego, CA	W 3–0	30–3

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
May 3	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	L 1–3	30–4	6–1
May 3	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 1–0	31–4	7–1
May 4	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	W 3–0	32–4	8–1
May 4	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	W 1–0	33–4	9–1
May 7	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	34–4
May 7	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–1⁸	34–5
May 11	at Cal State Fullerton	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	L 1–2	34–6	9–2
May 11	at Cal State Fullerton	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	34–7	9–3

Post-season

NCAA West Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 16	Pacific	Santa Maria, CA	L 1–3	34–8	0–1
May 17	Pacific	Santa Maria, CA	W 3–0	35–8	1–1
May 17	Pacific	Santa Maria, CA	W 2–0	36–8	2–1

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 22	Utah	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	37–8	1–0
May 24	Cal State Fullerton	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–2	37–9	1–1
May 25	Northwestern	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	38–9	2–1
May 25	Nebraska	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	39–9	3–1
May 26	Cal State Fullerton	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	40–9	4–1
May 26	Nebraska	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 2–1⁹	41–9	5–1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved September 30, 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