1999 UCLA Bruins softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	1999
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Logo Alt:	UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	63–6
Conf Record:	22–6
Head Coach:	Sue Enquist
Hc Year:	11th
Stadium:	Easton Stadium
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Regional champion Pac-10 champion

The 1999 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1999 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her eleventh season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 63–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 22–6 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1999 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 eighth Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1995.^[1] The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.^[2]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Non-Conference game

1999 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 5 No. 3 W 14–1^5 1–0 Feb 5 Santa Clara* No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 2–0 Feb 12 vs * No. 3 W 5–0 3–0 Feb 12 vs * No. 3 Rose Mofford Sports Complex • Phoenix, AZ W 11–0^5 4–0 Feb 13 vs * No. 3 Rose Mofford Sports Complex • Phoenix, AZ W 8–0^5 5–0 Feb 13 vs No. 7 * No. 3 Rose Mofford Sports Complex • Phoenix, AZ W 5–4^8 6–0 Feb 14 vs * No. 3 Rose Mofford Sports Complex • Phoenix, AZ W 2–0 7–0 Feb 17 No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0 8–0 Feb 17 Cal State Northridge* No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0^5 9–0 Feb 19 vs * No. 3 W 9–0^6 10–0 Feb 19 vs No. 17 * No. 3 Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV W 10–2 11–0 Feb 20 vs * No. 3 Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV W 9–5 12–0 Feb 20 vs * No. 3 Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV W 5–0 13–0 Feb 21 vs * No. 3 Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV W 13–5^6 14–0 Feb 27 No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–2 15–0 Feb 27 Sacramento State* No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–1^5 16–0 Feb 28 at No. 13 * No. 3 W 6–1 17–0 Feb 28 at No. 13 Long Beach State* No. 3 LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA W 7–0 18–0
April Date– Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 3 No. 1 L 1–4 35–1 4–1 Apr 3 at No. 4 Washington No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 7–3 36–1 5–1 Apr 10 No. 2 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–2 37–1 6–1 Apr 10 No. 2 Arizona No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–2 38–1 7–1 Apr 11 No. 7 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0^5 39–1 8–1 Apr 11 No. 7 Arizona State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–1 40–1 9–1 Apr 14 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 41–1 Apr 14 Loyola Marymount* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0^6 42–1 Apr 17 at No. 14 No. 1 W 6–1 43–1 10–1 Apr 17 at No. 14 Oregon No. 1 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 16–1^5 44–1 11–1 Apr 18 at No. 12 Oregon State No. 1 W 10–0^5 45–1 12–1 Apr 18 at No. 12 Oregon State No. 1 Corvallis, OR L 3–5 45–2 12–2 Apr 24 at No. 11 California No. 1 W 6–2 46–2 13–2 Apr 24 at No. 11 California No. 1 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 10–2 47–2 14–2 Apr 25 at No. 12 Stanford No. 1 W 12–1^5 48–2 15–2 Apr 25 at No. 12 Stanford No. 1 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 3–0 49–2 16–2
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 1 No. 18 Oregon No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2 50–2 17–2 May 1 No. 18 Oregon No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–5 50–3 17–3 May 2 No. 8 Oregon State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3–5 50–4 17–4 May 2 No. 8 Oregon State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–1^5 51–4 18–4 May 7 at No. 3 Arizona No. 1 L 4–6^8 51–5 18–5 May 7 at No. 3 Arizona No. 1 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8–0^5 52–5 19–5 May 8 at No. 13 Arizona State No. 1 W 7–1 53–5 20–5 May 8 at No. 13 Arizona State No. 1 Tempe, AZ W 4–0 54–5 21–5 May 15 No. 6 Washington No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 55–5 22–5 May 15 No. 6 Washington No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 55–6 22–6
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 20 Alabama No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 56–6 1–0 May 21 Creighton No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 14–0 57–6 2–0 May 22 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 58–6 3–0 May 23 No. 23 Missouri No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 12–5 59–6 4–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 27 No. 18 DePaul No. 1 W 3–2^9 60–6 1–0 May 28 No. 2 Fresno State No. 1 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 61–6 2–0 May 30 No. 18 DePaul No. 1 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–1^8 62–6 3–0 May 31 No. 6 Washington No. 1 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–2 63–6 4–0

Ranking movements

See main article: 1999 NCAA Division I softball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Book: 2018 Softball Record Book. UCLA Bruins. June 8, 2019.
2. News: NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard. Los Angeles Times. Julie Cart. May 7, 1997. June 22, 2017.