1997 UCLA Bruins softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	1997
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Logo Alt:	UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	49–14
Conf Record:	21–7
Head Coach:	Sue Enquist
Hc Year:	9th
Stadium:	Easton Stadium
Champion:	NCAA Regional No. 5 champion
Tourney:	Women's College World Series
Tourney Result:	runner-up

The 1997 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1997 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her ninth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 49–14. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 21–7 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1997 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
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Non-Conference game

1997 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log
Regular season
January/February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Jan 29 at * No. 2 W 3–0 1–0 Jan 29 at Loyola Marymount* No. 2 Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 2–0 Feb 3 No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–0^5 3–0 Feb 3 Saint Mary's* No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 13–0^5 4–0 Feb 8 at No. 3 * No. 2 L 2–4 4–1 Feb 8 at No. 3 Fresno State* No. 2 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA L 3–4 4–2 Feb 11 No. 14 * No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–2 5–2 Feb 11 No. 14 Long Beach State* No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–2 5–3 Feb 15 at No. 8 No. 2 L 0–7 5–4 0–1 Feb 15 at No. 8 California No. 2 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 11–1^5 6–4 1–1 Feb 16 at No. 2 W 1–0 7–4 2–1 Feb 16 at Stanford No. 2 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 4–3 8–4 3–1 Feb 21 vs * No. 2 W 6–0 9–4 Feb 21 vs No. 9 * No. 2 Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV W 1–0 10–4 Feb 22 vs * No. 2 Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV W 16–0^5 11–4 Feb 22 vs * No. 2 Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV W 3–2^8 12–4 Feb 23 at No. 13 * No. 2 Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV W 9–1^5 13–4 Feb 28 vs * No. 3 W 11–2^5 14–4 Feb 28 vs * No. 3 San Diego, CA W 2–0 15–4 Feb 28 vs * No. 3 San Diego, CA W 19–0^5 16–4
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 1 at * No. 3 San Diego, CA W 13–0^5 17–4 Mar 1 vs No. 8 * No. 3 San Diego, CA W 6–2 18–4 Mar 2 vs * No. 3 San Diego, CA W 5–0 19–4 Mar 2 vs Loyola Marymount* No. 3 San Diego, CA W 1–0 20–4 Mar 8 at No. 18 * No. 3 W 9–2 21–4 Mar 8 at No. 18 Cal State Northridge* No. 3 Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA W 8–3 22–4 Mar 22 Oregon No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 13–1^5 23–4 4–1 Mar 22 Oregon No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 24–4 5–1 Mar 24 Oregon State No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2 25–4 6–1 Mar 24 Oregon State No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 26–4 7–1 Mar 26 Stanford No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 5–6^10 26–5 7–2 Mar 26 Stanford No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 27–5 8–2 Mar 29 No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–4 27–6 8–3 Mar 29 No. 1 Arizona No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–1 28–6 9–3
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 6 at No. 9 * No. 3 L 0–1 28–7 Apr 6 at No. 9 Cal Poly* No. 3 San Luis Obispo, CA W 8–0 29–7 Apr 9 No. 21 California No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–5 30–7 10–3 Apr 9 No. 21 California No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0^8 31–7 11–3 Apr 12 at No. 6 No. 3 L 6–7 31–8 11–4 Apr 12 at No. 6 Washington No. 3 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 5–1 32–8 12–4 Apr 18 at No. 2 Arizona No. 4 L 0–11^5 32–9 12–5 Apr 18 at No. 2 Arizona No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6–10 32–10 12–6 Apr 20 at No. 11 No. 4 W 2–0 33–10 13–6 Apr 20 at No. 11 Arizona State No. 4 Tempe, AZ W 8–6 34–10 14–6 Apr 25 at Oregon State No. 4 W 1–0 35–10 15–6 Apr 25 at Oregon State No. 4 Corvallis, OR W 4–0 36–10 16–6 Apr 26 at Oregon No. 4 W 2–0 37–10 17–6 Apr 26 at Oregon No. 4 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 8–4 38–10 18–6
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 1 No. 6 Washington No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–6 39–10 19–6 May 1 No. 6 Washington No. 4 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 39–11 19–7 May 10 No. 14 Arizona State No. 5 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2 40–11 20–7 May 10 No. 14 Arizona State No. 5 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 12–0^5 41–11 21–7
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 16 No. 5 W 3–0 42–11 1–0 May 17 No. 5 Lady Cajuns Park • Lafayette, LA L 1–4 42–12 1–1 May 17 No. 5 Lady Cajuns Park • Lafayette, LA W 3–0 43–12 2–1 May 17 Southwestern Louisiana No. 5 Lady Cajuns Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–0^5 44–12 3–1 May 17 Southwestern Louisiana No. 5 Lady Cajuns Park • Lafayette, LA W 3–0 45–12 4–1
Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 22 (4) No. 5 (5) W 2–0^8 46–12 1–0 May 23 (1) Arizona No. 5 (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–2^14 46–13 1–1 May 24 (6) No. 5 (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 7–3 47–13 2–1 May 25 (7) Washington No. 5 (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–3 48–13 4–0 May 25 (7) Washington No. 5 (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 49–13 4–1 May 26 (1) Arizona No. 5 (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 2–10^5 49–14 4–2 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today prior to the game, tournament seeds in parentheses.

Ranking movements

See main article: 1997 NCAA Division I softball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Book: 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results. UCLA Bruins. February 18, 2022.
2. Web site: 2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners. UCLA Bruins. February 18, 2022.