2003 UCLA Bruins softball team

2003 UCLA Bruins softball
2003 UCLA Bruins softball
National Champion; NCAA Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	54–7 (17–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sue Enquist (15th season);
Home stadium	Easton Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Arizona ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	2	–	0	.905	54	–	5	–	0	.915
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	17	–	4	–	0	.810	54	–	7	–	0	.885
California ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	–	0	.476	45	–	18	–	0	.714
Oregon ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	–	0	.476	37	–	19	–	0	.661
Washington ‍‍‍^y	9	–	12	–	0	.429	46	–	14	–	1	.762
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	7	–	14	–	0	.333	41	–	26	–	0	.612
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	7	–	14	–	0	.333	32	–	35	–	0	.478
Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	5	–	16	–	0	.238	36	–	31	–	0	.537

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2003^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2003 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2003 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her fifteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 54–7. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 17–4 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2003 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 ninth 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, and 1999.^[2] The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.^[3]

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2003 UCLA Bruins roster^[2]

Pitchers

14 – Keira Goerl – junior
33 – Michelle Turner – freshman

Catchers

22 – Nicole Sandberg – sophomore
24 – Emily Zaplatosch – freshman

Infielders

2 - Andrea Duran – freshman
3 – Allison Chislock – sophomore
5 – Alissa Eno – freshman
11 – Monique Mejia – senior
13 – Julie Hoshizaki – junior
20 – Claire Sua – junior
21 – Tairia Mims – senior
23 – Toria Auelua – senior
27 - Natasha Watley – senior

Utility

19 – Caitlin Benyi – freshman

Outfielders

9 – Amanda Simpson – junior
10 – Erica Corley – freshman
44 – Stephanie Ramos – junior

Coaches[edit]

2003 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[2]
Sue Enquist – Head coach – 15th season Kelly Inouye-Perez – Assistant coach – 10th season Gina Vecchione – Assistant coach – 4th season Lisa Fernandez – Assistant coach – 7th season

Schedule[edit]

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

2003 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

January/February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Jan 31	Loyola Marymount*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0⁵	1–0
Feb 1	Cal State Fullerton*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–2	1–1
Feb 1	Alabama*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–4	2–1
Feb 2	Cal State Northridge*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	3–1
Feb 5	at UC Riverside*	Riverside, CA	W 15–0	4–1
Feb 5	at UC Riverside*	Riverside, CA	W 2–0⁵	5–1
Feb 14	vs South Carolina*	Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 12–0⁵	6–1
Feb 14	vs LSU*	Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 2–0	7–1
Feb 15	vs Hawaii*	Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 10–2⁶	8–1
Feb 15	vs Nebraska*	Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 5–1	9–1
Feb 16	vs Utah*	Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 7–0	10–1
Feb 21	vs Rutgers*	Boca Raton, FL	W 8–1	11–1
Feb 21	at Florida Atlantic*	Boca Raton, FL	W 7–0	12–1
Feb 22	vs FIU*	Boca Raton, FL	W 3–0	13–1
Feb 22	Long Island*	Boca Raton, FL	W 7–0	14–1
Feb 23	vs Rutgers*	Boca Raton, FL	W 8–0⁵	15–1
Feb 26	at UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Barbara, CA	W 6–0	16–1
Feb 26	at UC Santa Barbara*	Santa Barbara, CA	W 2–0	17–1
Feb 28	Boston College*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–0⁵	18–1
Feb 28	Missouri*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0⁵	19–1

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 1	Missouri*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	20–1
Mar 1	Boston College*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–1⁵	21–1
Mar 2	Missouri*	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	22–1
Mar 6	vs BYU*	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 6–0	23–1
Mar 7	vs St. John's*	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 8–0⁵	24–1
Mar 8	vs Cal Poly*	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 5–0	25–1
Mar 9	vs DePaul*	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	L 0–	25–2
Mar 9	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 5–0	26–2
Mar 25	at Cal State Fullerton*	Fullerton, CA	W 11–2⁵	27–2
Mar 25	at Cal State Fullerton*	Fullerton, CA	W 8–2	28–2
Mar 28	at Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 5–0	29–2	1–0
Mar 29	at California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 3–0	30–2	2–0
Mar 30	at California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 4–1⁸	31–2	3–0

April
Date–	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 4	Arizona State	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	32–2	4–0
Apr 5	Arizona	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–3	32–3	4–1
Apr 6	Arizona	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–5	32–4	4–2
Apr 11	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 6–1	33–4	5–2
Apr 12	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	L 4–	33–5	5–3
Apr 13	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 9–3	34–5	6–3
Apr 18	Washington	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–2	35–5	7–3
Apr 19	Washington	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0⁶	36–5	8–3
Apr 25	California	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0⁵	37–5	9–3
Apr 26	Stanford	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	38–5	10–3
Apr 27	Stanford	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2⁸	39–5	11–3
Apr 30	at Washington	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 11–0	40–5	12–3

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 2	Oregon	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–3	41–5	13–3
May 4	Oregon State	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–2⁶	42–5	14–3
May 4	Oregon State	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–1⁵	43–5	15–3
May 9	at Arizona	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 5–7	43–6	15–4
May 10	at Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0⁶	44–6	16–4
May 10	at Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–0⁵	45–6	17–4

Post-season

NCAA Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 15	Colgate	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 8–0⁶	46–6	1–0
May 16	Fresno State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 3–0	47–6	2–0
May 17	Michigan State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 6–2	48–6	3–0
May 18	Michigan State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 5–0	49–6	4–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 22	(7) California	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 3–7¹⁰	49–7	0–1
May 24	(6) Louisiana–Lafayette	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–1	50–7	1–1
May 24	(5) Washington	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–1	51–7	2–1
May 25	(3) Texas	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–0	52–7	3–1
May 25	(3) Texas	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–1	53–7	4–1
May 26	(7) California	(2)	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁹	54–7	5–1

References[edit]

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[media-2] 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[3] Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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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

v t e UCLA Bruins 2003 Women's College World Series Champions
2 Andrea Duran 21 Tairia Mims 27 Natasha Watley
Head coach Sue Enquist Assistant coach Kelly Inouye-Perez Assistant coach Lisa Fernandez
Regular season NCAA tournament Women's College World Series