2002 California Golden Bears softball team

The 2002 California Golden Bears softball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season. The Golden Bears were coached by Diane Ninemire, who led her fifteenth season. The Golden Bears finished with a record of 56–19. They played their home games at Levine-Fricke Field and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 12–9 record.

2002 California Golden Bears softball
National Champion NCAA Fresno Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	56–19 (12–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Diane Ninemire (15th season)
Home stadium	Levine-Fricke Field
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y	18	–	3		.857			55	–	9		.859
No. 2 Arizona  ‍‍‍y	15	–	6		.714			55	–	12		.821
No. 14 Washington  ‍‍‍y	13	–	8		.619			46	–	18		.719
No. 1 California  ‍‍‍y	12	–	9		.571			56	–	19		.747
No. 3 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y	10	–	11		.476			46	–	20		.697
No. 15 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	7	–	14		.333			44	–	20		.688
No. 24 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y	7	–	14		.333			40	–	25		.615
Oregon  ‍‍‍	2	–	19		.095			24	–	30		.444
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The Golden Bears were invited to the 2002 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 first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]

Roster

2002 California Golden Bears roster[2]
	Pitchers Kelly Anderson Cassie Bobrow Jen Deering Jocelyn Forest – senior Catchers Courtney Scott	Infielders 4 – Candace Harper – senior Veronica Nelson Jessica Pamanian Chelsea Spencer – freshman Jessica Vernaglia		Outfielders Kristen Bayless Kaleo Eldredge Kristen Morley Roni Rodrigues Unknown LeAnna Hoglen Eryn Manahan Mikella Pedretti Jennifer Reichhoff

Schedule

Legend
	California win
	California loss
*	Non-Conference game

2002 California Golden Bears softball game log[2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 2 Sacramento State* No. 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 1–0 Feb 2 Sacramento State* No. 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–0 2–0 Feb 3 at Pacific* No. 5 Stockton, CA L 0–4 2–1 Feb 8 vs Fresno State* No. 5 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 0–1 2–2 Feb 8 vs Kansas* No. 5 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–2 3–2 Feb 9 vs Texas* No. 5 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–2 3–3 Feb 9 vs UNLV* No. 5 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–0 4–3 Feb 10 vs Southwest Texas State* No. 5 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 4–4 Feb 15 vs BYU* No. 7 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 5–2 5–4 Feb 15 vs UC Riverside* No. 7 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 3–0 6–4 Feb 16 vs Kent State* No. 7 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 10–2 7–4 Feb 16 vs No. 5 LSU* No. 7 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 3–0 8–4 Feb 17 vs Portland State* No. 7 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 8–0 9–4 Feb 17 vs Kansas* No. 7 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 8–4 10–4 Feb 22 vs Santa Clara* No. 6 Santa Barbara, CA W 7–2 11–4 Feb 22 vs BYU* No. 6 Santa Barbara, CA W 1–0 12–4 Feb 23 at UC Santa Barbara* No. 6 Santa Barbara, CA W 3–1 13–4 Feb 23 vs Cal Poly* No. 6 Santa Barbara, CA W 4–1 14–4 Feb 24 vs Illinois* No. 6 Santa Barbara, CA W 8–0 15–4
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 1 vs Oklahoma State* No. 6 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 0–1 15–5 Mar 1 vs San Diego State* No. 6 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–4 16–5 Mar 2 vs Ohio State* No. 6 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–0 17–5 Mar 2 at Cal State Fullerton* No. 6 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 1–2 17–6 Mar 3 vs Minnesota* No. 6 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–1 18–6 Mar 3 vs Portland State* No. 6 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–1 19–6 Mar 8 vs Miami (OH)* No. 7 Pleasanton, CA W 12–1 20–6 Mar 8 vs Santa Clara* No. 7 Pleasanton, CA W 6–3 21–6 Mar 8 vs Virginia* No. 7 Pleasanton, CA W 7–1 22–6 Mar 9 vs No. 17 Iowa* No. 7 Pleasanton, CA L 1–4 22–7 Mar 9 vs Northern Iowa* No. 7 Pleasanton, CA W 6–1 23–7 Mar 9 vs Long Beach State* No. 7 Pleasanton, CA L 0–1 23–8 Mar 14 vs San Jose State* No. 8 Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 6–1 24–8 Mar 14 vs Miami (OH)* No. 8 Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 9–0 25–8 Mar 15 vs Kansas* No. 8 Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 1–0 26–8 Mar 15 vs Syracuse* No. 8 Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 8–0 27–8 Mar 16 at Sacramento State* No. 8 Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 6–2 28–8 Mar 17 vs Wisconsin* No. 8 Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 1–0 29–8 Mar 17 vs Nebraska* No. 8 Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA L 3–4 29–9 Mar 21 at Hawaii* No. 8 Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honlulu, HI W 4–0 30–9 Mar 22 vs Hofstra* No. 8 Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 4–2 31–9 Mar 23 vs Northwestern* No. 8 Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 0–1 31–10 Mar 24 vs Hofstra* No. 8 Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 15–2 32–10 Mar 24 vs Northwestern* No. 8 Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 9–0 33–10 Mar 29 No. 3 Stanford No. 6 W 3–2 34–10 1–0 Mar 30 at No. 3 Stanford No. 6 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA L 0–6 34–11 1–1 Mar 31 at No. 3 Stanford No. 6 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 7–6 35–11 2–1
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 5 No. 14 Oregon State No. 8 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 3–2 35–12 2–2 Apr 6 Oregon No. 8 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 36–12 3–2 Apr 7 Oregon No. 8 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 7–0 37–12 4–2 Apr 10 San Jose State* No. 8 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 7–0 38–12 Apr 12 at No. 10 Washington No. 8 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 4–1 39–12 5–2 Apr 13 at No. 2 UCLA No. 8 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–3 39–13 5–3 Apr 14 at No. 2 UCLA No. 8 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 39–14 5–4 Apr 19 No. 5 Arizona State No. 6 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 40–14 6–4 Apr 20 No. 2 Arizona No. 6 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 5–2 41–14 7–4 Apr 21 No. 2 Arizona No. 6 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–1 42–14 8–4 Apr 24 at Saint Mary's* No. 5 Moraga, CA W 3–0 43–14 Apr 24 at Saint Mary's* No. 5 Moraga, CA W 4–0 44–14 Apr 26 No. 1 UCLA No. 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–3 44–15 8–5 Apr 27 No. 6 Washington No. 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 3–6 44–16 8–6 Apr 28 No. 6 Washington No. 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 45–16 9–6
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 3 at No. 2 Arizona No. 5 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 0–3 45–17 9–7 May 4 at No. 4 Arizona State No. 5 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 4–8 45–18 9–8 May 5 at No. 4 Arizona State No. 5 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–2 45–19 9–9 May 10 Oregon No. 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 46–19 10–9 May 11 No. 15 Oregon State No. 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 6–1 47–19 11–9 May 11 No. 15 Oregon State No. 5 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 10–7 48–19 12–9
Post-season
NCAA Fresno Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 16 No. 14 Fresno State No. 5 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 4–2 49–19 1–0 May 17 No. 8 Stanford No. 5 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 8–06 50–19 2–0 May 18 No. 9 Cal State Fullerton No. 5 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 5–4 51–19 3–0 May 19 No. 9 Cal State Fullerton No. 5 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 6–2 52–19 4–0
NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS record May 24 No. 13 (5) Oklahoma No. 5 (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–2 53–19 1–0 May 25 No. 21 (8) Florida State No. 5 (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–4 54–19 2–0 May 27 No. 4 (3) Arizona State No. 5 (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 55–19 3–0 May 28 No. 2 (2) Arizona No. 5 (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 56–19 4–0

Ranking movements

Main article: 2002 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
NFCA/USA Today	5	7	6	6	7	8	8	6	8	8	6	5	5	1