1993 UCLA Bruins softball team

1993 UCLA Bruins softball
1993 UCLA Bruins softball
Pac-10 champion; NCAA Northwest Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	50–5 (25–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (19th season) & Sue Enquist (5th season);
Home stadium	Sunset Field
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	25	–	1	.962	50	–	5	.909
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	15	–	3	.833	44	–	8	.846
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	13	–	11	.542	34	–	26	.567
California ‍‍‍^y	12	–	10	.545	37	–	20	.649
Oregon ‍‍‍	8	–	8	.500	18	–	16	.529
Oregon State ‍‍‍	6	–	13	.316	13	–	19	.406
Washington ‍‍‍	7	–	18	.280	31	–	27	.534
Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	22	.000	1	–	41	.024

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1993^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1993 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her nineteenth season and Sue Enquist, in her fifth season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 50–5. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 25–1 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1993 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.^[2]

Personnel[edit]

1993 UCLA Bruins roster^[3]

Utility

1993 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[3]
Sharron Backus - co-Head coach - 19th season Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 5th season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 4th season

1993 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 11	Cal State Northridge*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2	0–1
Feb 11	Cal State Northridge*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–2⁶	1–1
Feb 13	at Fresno State*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 1–0⁹	2–1
Feb 13	at Fresno State*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 2–1⁶	3–1
Feb 19	vs UNLV*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 3–1	4–1
Feb 19	vs Utah State*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 1–0	5–1
Feb 20	vs Fresno State*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 4–0	6–1
Feb 21	vs Oklahoma State*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 7–0	7–1
Feb 21	vs Illinois State*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 3–0	8–1
Feb 26	vs Utah*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 5–0	9–1
Feb 26	vs Cal State Northridge*	Tempe, AZ (Arizona State Coke Classic)	W 6–0	10–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 3	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 3–0	22–2	7–0
Apr 3	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 6–0	23–2	8–0
Apr 4	at Arizona	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 0–2	23–3	8–1
Apr 4	at Arizona	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 5–1	24–3	9–1
Apr 9	Stanford	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 12–0⁵	25–3	10–1
Apr 9	Stanford	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 21–0⁵	26–3	11–1
Apr 10	California	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0¹¹	27–3	12–1
Apr 10	California	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	28–3	13–1
Apr 13	Long Beach State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	29–3
Apr 13	Long Beach State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	30–3
Apr 16	at Washington	Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA	W 1–0	31–3	14–1
Apr 16	at Washington	Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA	W 10–2	32–3	15–1
Apr 18	at Washington	Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA	W 3–0	33–3	16–1
Apr 18	at Washington	Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA	W 4–0	34–3	17–1
Apr 24	Arizona State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0	35–3	18–1
Apr 24	Arizona State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	36–3	19–1
Apr 25	Arizona	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	37–3	20–1
Apr 25	Arizona	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–5	38–3	21–1
Apr 28	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	39–3
Apr 28	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–2	40–3

Post-season

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 27	(8) Connecticut	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–0	47–3	1–0
May 29	(4) Oklahoma State	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1¹³	47–4	1–1
May 29	(2) Cal State Northridge	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–0	48–4	2–1
May 30	(4) Oklahoma State	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–0	49–4	4–0
May 31	(7) Southwestern Louisiana	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	50–4	4–1
May 31	(3) Arizona	(1)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1	50–5	4–2

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

v t e UCLA Bruins softball
Venues	Sunset Field (1979–1993) Easton Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Sharron Backus (1975–1988) Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989–1996) Sue Enquist (1997–2006) Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics