1992 UCLA Bruins softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	1992
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Logo Alt:	UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	54–2
Conf Record:	14–2
Head Coach:	Sharron Backus (18th season) & Sue Enquist (4th season)
Stadium:	Sunset Field
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Regional champion

The 1992 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1992 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her eighteenth season and Sue Enquist, in her fourth season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 54–2. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 14–2 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1992 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 sixth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, and 1990.^[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Non-Conference game

1992 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 5 W 3–0 1–0 Feb 5 Cal State Northridge* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 2–0 Feb 14 vs * W 10–0^5 3–0 Feb 14 vs * Tucson, AZ W 6–0 4–0 Feb 14 vs * Tucson, AZ W 5–3 5–0 Feb 15 vs * Tucson, AZ W 15–0^5 6–0 Feb 15 vs * Tucson, AZ W 3–1 7–0 Feb 16 vs * Tucson, AZ W 1–0 8–0 Feb 20 vs Minnesota* W 1–0 9–0 Feb 20 vs * Escondido, CA W 9–0 10–0 Feb 21 vs Long Beach State* Escondido, CA W 4–3 11–0 Feb 21 vs Cal State Northridge* Escondido, CA W 3–0 12–0 Feb 21 vs * Escondido, CA W 9–0^5 13–0 Feb 22 vs * Escondido, CA W 6–0 14–0 Feb 23 vs Minnesota* Escondido, CA W 5–0 15–0 Feb 23 vs Long Beach State* Escondido, CA W 4–3 16–0 Feb 29 at Long Beach State* W 2–0 17–0 Feb 29 at Long Beach State* Long Beach, CA W 4–0 18–0
April Date– Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 2 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 32–0 Apr 2 Hawaii* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 33–0 Apr 7 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 33–1 4–1 Apr 7 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 34–1 5–1 Apr 11 at California W 2–0 35–1 6–1 Apr 11 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–1^9 36–1 7–1 Apr 18 at Oregon State W 2–0 37–1 8–1 Apr 18 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 6–0 38–1 9–1 Apr 19 at W 4–1 39–1 10–1 Apr 19 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 4–1 40–1 11–1 Apr 21 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 41–1 Apr 21 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 17–0 42–1 Apr 25 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 43–1 12–1 Apr 25 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3^12 44–1 13–1 Apr 26 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 45–1 Apr 26 Sacramento State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 46–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 9 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 1–0 47–1 14–1 May 9 at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 0–7 47–2 14–2
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 15 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 48–2 1–0 May 16 Utah Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–2^10 49–2 2–0
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 21 W 4–0 50–2 1–0 May 23 California ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 10–0^5 51–2 2–0 May 24 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–0 52–2 3–0 May 24 UMass ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 11–1^5 53–2 4–0 May 25 Arizona ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 54–2 5–0

Notes and References

1. Book: 2018 Softball Record Book. UCLA Bruins. March 26, 2019.