2003 UCLA Bruins softball team

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.

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			49	–	20	–	0		.710
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 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

Roster

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

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

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