1991 UCLA Bruins softball team explained
| Sport: | softball |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Team: | UCLA Bruins |
| Logo Alt: | UCLA logo written in blue and gold script |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Record: | 56–7 |
| Conf Record: | 16–4 |
| Head Coach: | Sharron Backus (17th season) & Sue Enquist (3rd season) |
| Stadium: | Sunset Field |
| Champion: | Pac-10 champion
NCAA Northwest Regional champion |
| Tourney: | Women's College World Series |
| Tourney Result: | runner-up |
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.[1]
Personnel
Coaches
Schedule
| Legend |
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| | UCLA win |
| | UCLA loss |
| Non-Conference game | |
| 1991 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log |
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| Regular season |
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| February |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
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| Feb 2 | | | W 5–0 | 1–0 | | | Feb 2 | UC Santa Barbara* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 2–0 | | | Feb 6 | at * | | W 4–0 | 3–0 | | | Feb 6 | at Cal State Northridge* | Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA | W 3–06 | 4–0 | | | Feb 12 | | 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 * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 4–0 | 7–0 | | | Feb 14 | vs * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 6–3 | 8–0 | | | Feb 15 | vs * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 8–06 | 9–0 | | | Feb 15 | vs * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 2–0 | 10–0 | | | Feb 15 | vs * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 5–2 | 11–0 | | | Feb 16 | vs * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 3–0 | 12–0 | | | Feb 17 | vs * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 4–0 | 13–0 | | | Feb 17 | vs * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 5–1 | 14–0 | | | Feb 17 | vs * | Tucson, AZ
(Arizona Tournament) | W 6–0 | 15–0 | | | Feb 26 | | 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 | | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
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| Mar 2 | vs * | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV
(UNLV Spring Fling) | W 5–3 | 18–0 | | | Mar 2 | vs * | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV
(UNLV Spring Fling) | W 9–05 | 19–0 | | | Mar 2 | at * | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV
(UNLV Spring Fling) | W 1–08 | 20–0 | | | Mar 3 | vs * | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 * | 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 | | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
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| Apr 6 | | 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 | | 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* | | 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* | | W 3–2 | 40–3 | | | Apr 16 | at Cal Poly Pomona* | Pomona, CA | W 8–0 | 41–3 | | | Apr 20 | at Oregon State | | 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 | | 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 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
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| May 4 | at Arizona State | | 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 | |
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| Post-season |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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| 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 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
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| May 23 | | | 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 | | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 5–0 | 54–6 | 2–1 | | May 25 | | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 1–011 | 55–6 | 4–0 | | May 26 | | 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 | |
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Notes and References
- Book: 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results. UCLA Bruins. February 15, 2022.
- Web site: 2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners. UCLA Bruins. February 15, 2022.
