2004 UCLA Bruins softball team

2004 UCLA Bruins softball
National Champion NCAA Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	47–9 (12–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sue Enquist (16th season)
Home stadium	Easton Stadium

2004 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	3		.850			55	–	6		.902
California  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8		.619			53	–	13		.803
Stanford  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8		.619			49	–	19		.721
UCLA  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	8		.600			47	–	9		.839
Washington  ‍‍‍^y	10	–	10		.500			40	–	19		.678
Oregon  ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11		.476			42	–	21		.667
Oregon State  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	17		.190			44	–	28		.611
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	3	–	17		.150			33	–	31		.516
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2004[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2004 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2004 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her sixteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 47–9. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 12–8 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2004 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 tenth 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, and 2003.[2] The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.[3]

Personnel

Roster

2004 UCLA Bruins roster[2]
	Pitchers 14 – Keira Goerl – senior 17 - Lisa Dodd – freshman 33 – Michelle Turner – sophomore Catchers 10 – Jaisa Creps – freshman 21 – Shana Stewart – freshman 22 – Nicole Sandberg – junior	Infielders 2 - Andrea Duran – sophomore 19 – Caitlin Benyi – sophomore 20 – Claire Sua – senior 24 – Emily Zaplatosch – sophomore 32 – Kristen Dedmon – freshman		Utility 5 – Alissa Eno – sophomore 11 – Ashley Herrera – freshman 12 – Jodie Legaspi – freshman 13 – Julie Hoshizaki – senior 23 – Whitney Holum – freshman Outfielders 7 – Tara Henry – freshman 9 – Amanda Simpson – senior 44 – Stephanie Ramos – senior

Coaches

2004 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[2]
Sue Enquist – Head coach – 16th season Kelly Inouye-Perez – Assistant coach – 11th season Gina Vecchione – Assistant coach – 5th season Lisa Fernandez – Assistant coach – 8th season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

2004 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 7 vs Santa Clara* LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA W 4–0 1–0 Feb 7 vs Washington* LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA W 5–3 2–0 Feb 8 at Long Beach State* LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA W 5–1 3–0 Feb 8 vs San Diego State* LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA W 6–2 4–0 Feb 13 vs Nebraska* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 10–1^5 5–0 Feb 13 vs DePaul* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 10–2^6 6–0 Feb 14 vs Portland State* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 5–0 7–0 Feb 14 vs Wisconsin* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 8–0^5 8–0 Feb 15 vs Michigan* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 3–0 9–0 Feb 20 vs Baylor* Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA W 9–0^5 10–0 Feb 20 vs Tennessee* Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA W 3–0 11–0 Feb 21 vs Northwestern* Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA W 5–1 12–0 Feb 21 vs Penn State* Big League Dreams Sports Park • Cathedral City, CA W 5–2 13–0 Feb 28 UC Santa Barbara* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–0^6 14–0 Feb 28 UC Santa Barbara* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 15–0 Feb 29 Long Beach State* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 16–0
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 5 vs Syracuse* San Diego, CA W 4–1 17–0 Mar 5 vs Cal Poly* San Diego, CA W 4–0 18–0 Mar 6 at San Diego State* San Diego, CA W 1–0^10 19–0 Mar 7 vs Nevada* San Diego, CA W 3–0 20–0 Mar 7 vs Cal Poly* San Diego, CA W 4–0 21–0 Mar 11 vs Long Beach State* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 5–1 22–0 Mar 12 vs North Texas* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 6–0 23–0 Mar 13 vs Utah* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 7–2 24–0 Mar 13 vs San Diego State* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 2–0 25–0 Mar 14 vs Oregon State* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA L 2–3 25–1 Mar 14 at Fresno State* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 2–1^9 26–1 Mar 30 Cal State Fullerton* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 27–1
April Date– Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 3 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5–7 27–2 0–1 Apr 4 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4–5 27–3 0–2 Apr 9 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 1–3 27–4 0–3 Apr 10 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 5–6 27–5 0–4 Apr 16 Oregon State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0 28–5 1–4 Apr 17 Oregon Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3–4 28–6 1–5 Apr 18 Oregon Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–2^10 29–6 2–5 Apr 23 Stanford Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 29–7 2–6 Apr 24 California Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–1 30–7 3–6 Apr 25 California Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 31–7 4–6 Apr 30 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 2–0 32–7 5–6
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 1 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 2–0 33–7 6–6 May 2 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 3–1 34–7 7–6 May 5 Washington Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 34–8 7–7 May 7 at California Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 1–2 34–9 7–8 May 8 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 6–2 35–9 8–8 May 9 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 7–1 36–9 9–8 May 14 Arizona Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–2 37–9 10–8 May 15 Arizona State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0 38–9 11–8 May 15 Arizona State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–0^5 39–9 12–8
Post-season
NCAA Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 20 Mississippi Valley State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0^5 40–9 1–0 May 21 Louisville Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 41–9 2–0 May 22 Alabama Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2^9 42–9 3–0 May 23 Alabama Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 43–9 4–0
NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 27 (7) Stanford (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 8–2 44–9 1–0 May 28 (3) LSU (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 45–9 2–0 May 30 (7) Stanford (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–1^12 46–9 3–0 May 31 (5) California (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–1 47–9 4–0

References

1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
2. 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
3. Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.