2010 UCLA Bruins softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	2010
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Logo Alt:	UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	50–11
Conf Record:	14–7
Head Coach:	Kelly Inouye-Perez
Hc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Easton Stadium
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional champion NCAA Los Angeles Regional champion

The 2010 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2010 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Kelly Inouye-Perez, in her fourth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 50–11. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 14–7 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2010 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Los Angeles Regional and Super Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their eleventh 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, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2004.^[1] The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.^[2]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Non-Conference game

2010 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 13 vs * W 11–0^5 1–0 Feb 13 vs * Clermont, FL W 11–1^6 2–0 Feb 14 vs * Clermont, FL L 2–4^13 2–1 Feb 14 vs * Clermont, FL W 3–2 3–1 Feb 17 at * W 14–0^5 4–1 Feb 17 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 11–1^6 5–1 Feb 19 W 9–0^5 6–1 Feb 19 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0^5 7–1 Feb 20 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0^6 8–1 Feb 20 Cal State Northridge* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–2 9–1 Feb 21 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–0^6 10–1 Feb 24 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–6 11–1 Feb 26 vs * W 4–3 12–1 Feb 26 vs * Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA W 9–1 13–1 Feb 27 vs * Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA L 5–7 13–2 Feb 27 vs * Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA W 10–5^8 14–2 Feb 28 vs * Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA L 0–7 14–3
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 1 at W 1–0 27–4 1–0 Apr 2 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 1–3 27–5 1–1 Apr 3 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 2–7 27–6 1–2 Apr 9 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 5–8 27–7 1–3 Apr 10 Arizona State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–4 27–8 1–4 Apr 11 Arizona State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–2 27–9 1–5 Apr 16 at W 12–0^5 28–9 2–5 Apr 17 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 4–2 29–9 3–5 Apr 18 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 10–6 30–9 4–5 Apr 23 at W 10–0^5 31–9 5–5 Apr 24 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 7–3 32–9 6–5 Apr 25 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 10–1^6 33–9 7–5 Apr 30 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–4 34–9 8–5
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 1 Oregon Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–2^5 35–9 9–5 May 2 Oregon Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–2^6 36–9 10–5 May 7 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 37–9 11–5 May 8 California Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 38–9 12–5 May 9 California Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–4 38–10 12–6 May 13 W 6–5^8 39–10 13–6 May 14 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3–5 39–11 13–7 May 15 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–4 40–11 14–7
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 21 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–4 41–11 1–0 May 22 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 42–11 2–0 May 23 Fresno State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–2 43–11 3–0
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record May 29 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–2^5 44–11 1–0 May 30 Louisiana–Lafayette Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–1^5 45–11 2–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record June 3 (5) W 5–0 46–11 1–0 June 4 (16) (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–2 47–11 2–0 June 6 (6) (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–2 48–11 3–0 June 7 (10) Arizona (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 6–5 49–11 4–0 June 7 (10) Arizona (5) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 15–9 50–11 5–0

Notes and References

1. Book: 2018 Softball Record Book. UCLA Bruins. June 16, 2019.
2. News: NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard. Los Angeles Times. Julie Cart. May 7, 1997. June 22, 2017.