1985 UCLA Bruins softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	1985
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Logo Alt:	UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Conference:	Western Collegiate Athletic Association
Short Conf:	WCAA
Record:	41–9
Conf Record:	9–3
Head Coach:	Sharron Backus
Hc Year:	11th
Stadium:	Sunset Field
Champion:	National Champion NCAA At-large Regional champion

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

Coaches

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Tie
	Non-Conference game

1985 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCAA Record Feb 12 W 3–0 1–0 Feb 12 Chapman* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 2–0 Feb 15 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 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 * W 1–0^8 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 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 9–0 Mar 24 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 * Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) L 0–1 11–1 Mar 30 vs * Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) W 1–0^9 12–1 Mar 31 vs * Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) W 7–2 13–1 Mar 31 vs * Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) W 4–0^6 14–1
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCAA Record Apr 3 at 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 * Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA (Cal Invitational) W 3–1 18–1 Apr 7 at * Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA (Cal Invitational) W 2–1^8 19–1 Apr 7 vs Oregon State* Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA (Cal Invitational) W 2–0 20–1 Apr 9 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 * L 0–1^8 22–2 Apr 13 at Cal Poly Pomona* L 0–1 22–3 Apr 23 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* 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* W 6–0 27–3 Apr 27 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 3–0 28–3 Apr 29 at * W 1–0^8 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 L 1–3 30–4 6–1 May 3 at Arizona State W 1–0 31–4 7–1 May 4 at W 3–0 32–4 8–1 May 4 at Arizona 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 0–1^8 34–5 May 11 at 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
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
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 22 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 Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE W 1–0 38–9 2–1 May 25 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 2–1^9 41–9 5–1

Notes and References

1. Book: 2018 Softball Record Book. UCLA Bruins. September 30, 2018.