1992 UCLA Bruins softball team

1992 UCLA Bruins softball
National Champion NCAA Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	54–2 (14–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (18th season) & Sue Enquist (4th season)
Home stadium	Sunset Field

1992 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	2		.889			58	–	7		.892
UCLA  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	2		.875			54	–	2		.964
California  ‍‍‍^y	8	–	8		.500			47	–	16		.746
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	7	–	9		.438			21	–	21		.500
Oregon  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			26	–	28		.481
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	2	–	18		.100			13	–	28		.317
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1992 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1992 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her eighteenth season and Sue Enquist, in her fourth season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 54–2. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 14–2 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1992 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 sixth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, and 1990.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1992 UCLA Bruins roster[2]
	Pitchers 5 – DeeDee Weiman – junior 10 – Heather Compton – junior 16 - Lisa Fernandez – junior Catchers 2 - Kelly Inouye – junior 7 – Joanne Alchin – freshman 9 – Cindy Valero – freshman	Infielders 4 – Kristy Howard – junior 17 – Nichole Victoria – sophomore 32 - Jennifer Brundage – freshman Utility 12 – Janae Deffenbaugh – sophomore 13 – Jenny Brewster – freshman		Outfielders 3 – Felicia Cruz – freshman 8 – Yvonne Gutierrez – senior 22 – Kathi Evans – freshman

Coaches

1992 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[2]
Sharron Backus - co-Head coach - 18th season Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 4th season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 3rd season Kerry Dienelt - Graduate Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

1992 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 5 Cal State Northridge* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 1–0 Feb 5 Cal State Northridge* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 2–0 Feb 14 vs Pacific* Tucson, AZ W 10–0^5 3–0 Feb 14 vs Minnesota* Tucson, AZ W 6–0 4–0 Feb 14 vs Texas A&M* Tucson, AZ W 5–3 5–0 Feb 15 vs New Mexico State* Tucson, AZ W 15–0^5 6–0 Feb 15 vs Long Beach State* Tucson, AZ W 3–1 7–0 Feb 16 vs Ohio State* Tucson, AZ W 1–0 8–0 Feb 20 vs Minnesota* Escondido, CA W 1–0 9–0 Feb 20 vs Saint Mary's* Escondido, CA W 9–0 10–0 Feb 21 vs Long Beach State* Escondido, CA W 4–3 11–0 Feb 21 vs Cal State Northridge* Escondido, CA W 3–0 12–0 Feb 21 vs San Diego State* Escondido, CA W 9–0^5 13–0 Feb 22 vs South Florida* Escondido, CA W 6–0 14–0 Feb 23 vs Minnesota* Escondido, CA W 5–0 15–0 Feb 23 vs Long Beach State* Escondido, CA W 4–3 16–0 Feb 29 at Long Beach State* Long Beach, CA W 2–0 17–0 Feb 29 at Long Beach State* Long Beach, CA W 4–0 18–0
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 4 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 2–0 19–0 Mar 4 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 6–0 20–0 Mar 7 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–2 21–0 1–0 Mar 7 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 22–0 2–0 Mar 24 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0^8 23–0 3–0 Mar 24 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 24–0 4–0 Mar 26 vs San Diego State* San Jose, CA W 6–1 25–0 Mar 27 vs New Mexico* San Jose, CA W 6–0 26–0 Mar 27 vs Nebraska* San Jose, CA W 6–1 27–0 Mar 27 vs Utah State* San Jose, CA W 1–0^9 28–0 Mar 28 vs California* San Jose, CA W 6–1 29–0 Mar 28 vs Kansas* San Jose, CA W 10–0^6 30–0 Mar 29 vs Kansas* San Jose, CA W 14–2 31–0
April Date– Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 2 Hawaii* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 32–0 Apr 2 Hawaii* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 33–0 Apr 7 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 33–1 4–1 Apr 7 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 34–1 5–1 Apr 11 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–0 35–1 6–1 Apr 11 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–1^9 36–1 7–1 Apr 18 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 2–0 37–1 8–1 Apr 18 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 6–0 38–1 9–1 Apr 19 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 4–1 39–1 10–1 Apr 19 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 4–1 40–1 11–1 Apr 21 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 41–1 Apr 21 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 17–0 42–1 Apr 25 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 43–1 12–1 Apr 25 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3^12 44–1 13–1 Apr 26 Sacramento State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 45–1 Apr 26 Sacramento State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 46–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 9 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 1–0 47–1 14–1 May 9 at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 0–7 47–2 14–2
Post-season
NCAA Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 15 Utah Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 48–2 1–0 May 16 Utah Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–2^10 49–2 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 21 UMass ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–0 50–2 1–0 May 23 California ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 10–0^5 51–2 2–0 May 24 Fresno State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–0 52–2 3–0 May 24 UMass ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 11–1^5 53–2 4–0 May 25 Arizona ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 54–2 5–0

Notes

References

1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
2. 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved March 26, 2019.