2002 California Golden Bears softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	2002
Team:	California Golden Bears
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	56–19
Conf Record:	12–9
Head Coach:	Diane Ninemire
Hc Year:	15th
Stadium:	Levine-Fricke Field
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Fresno Regional champion

The 2002 California Golden Bears softball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season. The Golden Bears were coached by Diane Ninemire, who led her fifteenth season. The Golden Bears finished with a record of 56–19. They played their home games at Levine-Fricke Field and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 12–9 record.

The Golden Bears were invited to the 2002 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 first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[1]

Schedule

Legend
	California win
	California loss
	Non-Conference game

2002 California Golden Bears softball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 2 W 3–2 1–0 Feb 2 Sacramento State* Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–0 2–0 Feb 3 at * L 0–4 2–1 Feb 8 vs * L 0–1 2–2 Feb 8 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–2 3–2 Feb 9 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–2 3–3 Feb 9 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–0 4–3 Feb 10 vs * Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 4–4 Feb 15 vs * W 5–2 5–4 Feb 15 vs * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 3–0 6–4 Feb 16 vs * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 10–2 7–4 Feb 16 vs * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 3–0 8–4 Feb 17 vs * Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 8–0 9–4 Feb 17 vs Kansas* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 8–4 10–4 Feb 22 vs * W 7–2 11–4 Feb 22 vs BYU* Santa Barbara, CA W 1–0 12–4 Feb 23 at * Santa Barbara, CA W 3–1 13–4 Feb 23 vs * Santa Barbara, CA W 4–1 14–4 Feb 24 vs * Santa Barbara, CA W 8–0 15–4
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 1 vs * L 0–1 15–5 Mar 1 vs * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–4 16–5 Mar 2 vs * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–0 17–5 Mar 2 at * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 1–2 17–6 Mar 3 vs * Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–1 18–6 Mar 3 vs Portland State* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–1 19–6 Mar 8 vs * W 12–1 20–6 Mar 8 vs * Pleasanton, CA W 6–3 21–6 Mar 8 vs * Pleasanton, CA W 7–1 22–6 Mar 9 vs No. 17 * Pleasanton, CA L 1–4 22–7 Mar 9 vs * Pleasanton, CA W 6–1 23–7 Mar 9 vs * Pleasanton, CA L 0–1 23–8 Mar 14 vs * W 6–1 24–8 Mar 14 vs Miami (OH)* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 9–0 25–8 Mar 15 vs Kansas* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 1–0 26–8 Mar 15 vs * Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 8–0 27–8 Mar 16 at Sacramento State* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 6–2 28–8 Mar 17 vs * Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 1–0 29–8 Mar 17 vs * Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA L 3–4 29–9 Mar 21 at * W 4–0 30–9 Mar 22 vs * Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 4–2 31–9 Mar 23 vs * Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 0–1 31–10 Mar 24 vs Hofstra* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 15–2 32–10 Mar 24 vs Northwestern* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 9–0 33–10 Mar 29 No. 3 W 3–2 34–10 1–0 Mar 30 at No. 3 Stanford L 0–6 34–11 1–1 Mar 31 at No. 3 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 7–6 35–11 2–1
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 3–2 35–12 2–2 Apr 6 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 36–12 3–2 Apr 7 Oregon Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 7–0 37–12 4–2 Apr 10 San Jose State* Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 7–0 38–12 Apr 12 at W 4–1 39–12 5–2 Apr 13 at L 0–3 39–13 5–3 Apr 14 at UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 39–14 5–4 Apr 19 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 40–14 6–4 Apr 20 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 5–2 41–14 7–4 Apr 21 Arizona Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–1 42–14 8–4 Apr 24 at * W 3–0 43–14 Apr 24 at Saint Mary's* Moraga, CA W 4–0 44–14 Apr 26 UCLA Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–3 44–15 8–5 Apr 27 Washington Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 3–6 44–16 8–6 Apr 28 Washington Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 45–16 9–6
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 3 at Arizona L 0–3 45–17 9–7 May 4 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 4–8 45–18 9–8 May 5 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–2 45–19 9–9 May 10 Oregon Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 46–19 10–9 May 11 Oregon State Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 6–1 47–19 11–9 May 11 Oregon State Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 10–7 48–19 12–9
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 16 Fresno State W 4–2 49–19 1–0 May 17 Stanford Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 8–0^6 50–19 2–0 May 18 Cal State Fullerton Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 5–4 51–19 3–0 May 19 Cal State Fullerton Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 6–2 52–19 4–0
Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS record May 24 (5) (4) W 3–2 53–19 1–0 May 25 (8) (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–4 54–19 2–0 May 27 (3) Arizona State (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 55–19 3–0 May 28 (2) Arizona (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 56–19 4–0

Notes and References

1. Book: 2020 Softball Media Guide. California Golden Bears. 8. October 23, 2021.