1989 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

1989 UCLA Bruins softball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record48–4 (18–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Sharron Backus (15th season) & Sue Enquist (1st season)
Home stadiumSunset Field
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 2   .900 48 – 4   .923
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 13 – 7   .650 54 – 18   .750
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11 – 9   .550 48 – 19   .716
California  ‍‍‍y 10 – 10   .500 38 – 26   .594
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 7 – 13   .350 34 – 26   .567
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 19   .050 7 – 30   .189
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1989[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1989 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1989 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her fifteenth season and Sue Enquist, in her first season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 48–4. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 18–2 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1989 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 fourth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, and 1988.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1989 UCLA Bruins roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 – Samantha Ford – senior
  • 9 – Lisa Longaker – junior
  • 18 – Tiffany Boyd – freshman

Catchers

  • 2 - Kelly Inouye – freshman
  • 13 – Erica Ziencina – sophomore
  • 22 – Monica Tourville – senior

Infielders

  • 12 - Kerry Dienelt – sophomore
  • 14 – Janice Parks – senior
  • 15 – Missy Phillips – sophomore
  • 17 – Karen Walker – senior
  

Outfielders

  • 1 – Lorraine Maynez – sophomore
  • 3 – Bea Chiaravanont – sophomore
  • 6 – Julie Poulos – junior
  • 7 – Shanna Flynn – sophomore
  • 8 – Yvonne Gutierrez – freshman
  • 10 – Michelle Montgomery – junior

Coaches

1989 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[2]

Schedule

Legend
  UCLA win
  UCLA loss
* Non-Conference game
1989 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 2 Saint Mary's* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–06 1–0
Feb 2 Saint Mary's* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 2–0
Feb 6 San Francisco* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–0 3–0
Feb 6 San Francisco* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–05 4–0
Feb 18 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 4–0 5–0
Feb 18 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 2–08 6–0
Feb 24 vs US International* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 1–0 7–0
Feb 24 vs San Francisco* Fresno, CA W 9–0 8–0
Feb 26 at Fresno State* Fresno, CA L 0–2 8–1
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 1 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 9–1
Mar 1 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 10–1
Mar 6 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–111 11–1
Mar 6 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 12–1
Mar 10 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 13–1 1–0
Mar 10 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 14–1 2–0
Mar 11 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 15–1 3–0
Mar 11 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–2 16–1 4–0
Mar 27 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 17–1 5–0
Mar 27 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0 18–1 6–0
Mar 30 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 19–1 7–0
Mar 30 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 19–2 7–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 1 at Saint Mary's* Moraga, CA W 1–0 20–2
Apr 1 at Saint Mary's* Moraga, CA W 6–0 21–2
Apr 2 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 7–2 22–2 8–1
Apr 2 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–0 23–2 9–1
Apr 12 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 4–1 24–2
Apr 12 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 1–08 25–2
Apr 15 US International* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 26–2
Apr 15 US International* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 27–2
Apr 16 Fresno State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 28–2
Apr 16 Fresno State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 29–2
Apr 21 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 4–0 30–2 10–1
Apr 21 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 1–0 31–2 11–1
Apr 22 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 4–2 32–2 12–1
Apr 22 at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 1–2 32–3 12–2
Apr 25 at Cal State Fullerton* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA L 6–715 32–4
Apr 25 at Cal State Fullerton* Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA W 2–19 33–4
Apr 29 at US International* W 8–0 34–4
Apr 29 at US International* W 12–0 35–4
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 5 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 2–0 36–4 13–2
May 5 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 6–0 37–4 14–2
May 6 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 3–2 38–4 15–2
May 6 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 2–0 39–4 16–2
May 13 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–08 40–4 17–2
May 13 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 41–4 18–2
Post-season
NCAA Northwest Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 19 Long Beach State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–1 42–4 1–0
May 20 Long Beach State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 43–4 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 24 South Carolina Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 3–0 44–4 1–0
May 26 Cal Poly Pomona Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 9–0 45–4 2–0
May 27 Oklahoma State Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 2–1 46–4 3–0
May 27 Arizona Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 3–0 47–4 4–0
May 28 Fresno State Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 1–0 48–4 5–0

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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