1991 UCLA Bruins softball team

The 1991 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her seventeenth season and Sue Enquist, in her third season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 56–7. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 16–4 record.

1991 UCLA Bruins softball
Pac-10 champion NCAA Northwest Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	56–7 (16–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (17th season) & Sue Enquist (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sunset Field
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y	16	–	4		.800			50	–	5		.909
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	5		.750			43	–	16		.729
California  ‍‍‍y	14	–	6		.700			48	–	18		.727
Arizona  ‍‍‍y	11	–	9		.550			56	–	16		.778
Oregon  ‍‍‍	4	–	16		.200			29	–	29		.500
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	0	–	20		.000			9	–	43		.173
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The Bruins were invited to the 1991 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.^[1]

Personnel

Roster

1991 UCLA Bruins roster[2]
	Pitchers 5 – DeeDee Weiman – sophomore 11 – Heather Compton – sophomore 16 - Lisa Fernandez – sophomore Catchers 2 - Kelly Inouye – junior 13 – Erica Ziencina – senior	Infielders 4 – Kristy Howard – sophomore 12 - Kerry Dienelt – senior 15 – Missy Phillips – senior 17 – Nichole Victoria – freshman		Outfielders 7 – Shanna Flynn – senior 8 – Yvonne Gutierrez – junior 19 – Bea Chivaravanont – senior Unknown - Nicole Anderson - Jennifer Caporale - Lorraine Maynez

Coaches

1991 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[2]
Sharron Backus - co-Head coach - 17th season Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 3rd season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 2nd season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

1991 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[1]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 2 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 1–0 Feb 2 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 2–0 Feb 6 at Cal State Northridge* Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA W 4–0 3–0 Feb 6 at Cal State Northridge* Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA W 3–06 4–0 Feb 12 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 5–0 Feb 12 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 6–0 Feb 14 vs New Mexico State* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 4–0 7–0 Feb 14 vs California* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 6–3 8–0 Feb 15 vs Sacramento State* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 8–06 9–0 Feb 15 vs Pacific* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 2–0 10–0 Feb 15 vs Florida State* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 5–2 11–0 Feb 16 vs Texas–Arlington* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 3–0 12–0 Feb 17 vs Cal State Fullerton* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 4–0 13–0 Feb 17 vs Oregon* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 5–1 14–0 Feb 17 vs Arizona State* Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) W 6–0 15–0 Feb 26 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 16–0 Feb 26 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 17–0
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 2 vs Utah* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) W 5–3 18–0 Mar 2 vs Iowa State* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) W 9–05 19–0 Mar 2 at UNLV* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) W 1–08 20–0 Mar 3 vs Ohio State* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) W 2–0 21–0 Mar 3 vs Sacramento State* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) W 6–0 22–0 Mar 7 New Mexico* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 23–0 Mar 7 New Mexico* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–1 24–0 Mar 10 San Diego State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 25–0 Mar 10 San Diego State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0 26–0 Mar 25 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 27–0 1–0 Mar 25 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–05 28–0 2–0 Mar 26 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 10–05 29–0 3–0 Mar 28 vs Sacramento State* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) W 8–0 30–0 Mar 28 vs UC Santa Barbara* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) W 5–4 31–0 Mar 29 at Hawaii* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) W 3–0 32–0 Mar 30 vs UC Santa Barbara* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) L 0–19 32–1 Mar 30 vs Sacramento State* Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament) W 10–1 33–1
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 6 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 34–1 4–0 Apr 6 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 35–1 5–0 Apr 8 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 36–1 6–0 Apr 8 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 37–1 7–0 Apr 12 at California Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–2 37–2 7–1 Apr 12 at California Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–111 37–3 7–2 Apr 13 at Sacramento State* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 1–0 38–3 Apr 13 at Sacramento State* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 5–1 39–3 Apr 16 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 3–2 40–3 Apr 16 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 8–0 41–3 Apr 20 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 7–1 42–3 8–2 Apr 20 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 6–0 43–3 9–2 Apr 20 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 3–0 44–3 10–2 Apr 21 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 7–0 45–3 11–2 Apr 21 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 4–0 46–3 12–2 Apr 26 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 47–3 13–2 Apr 26 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–08 48–3 14–2
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 4 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ L 1–28 48–4 14–3 May 4 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 4–3 49–4 15–3 May 5 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 2–18 50–4 16–3 May 5 at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 0–1 50–5 16–4
Post-season
NCAA Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 17 Long Beach State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 51–5 1–0 May 18 Long Beach State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 52–5 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 23 Florida State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 53–5 1–0 May 24 Arizona ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–19 53–6 1–1 May 25 Missouri ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–0 54–6 2–1 May 25 Long Beach State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–011 55–6 4–0 May 26 Fresno State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–113 56–6 4–1 May 26 Arizona ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 1–5 56–7 4–2