1996 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season March 2026 softball 1996 UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins logo.svg 150 UCLA logo written in blue and gold script Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 47–11 20–7 Sharron Backus (22nd season) & Sue Enquist (8th season) Easton Stadium NCAA Regional No. 7 champion Women's College World Series 2–2 The 1996 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1996 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her twenty-second season and Sue Enquist, in her eighth season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 47–11. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished thirdd with a 20–7 record. The Bruins were invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series. They finished tied for third place with wins against 1996 Michigan Wolverines Michigan and 1996 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana and losses to eventual champion Arizona and runner-up Washington.https://uclabruins.com/documents/2025/1/29/SB-25-INFO-GUIDE-YEARLY-RESULTS.pdf UCLA Bruins 2025 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results February 28, 2026 Personnel Roster 1996 UCLA Bruins rosterhttps://uclabruins.com/sports/softball/roster/1996 UCLA Bruins 1996 Softball Roster February 28, 2026https://uclabruins.com/documents/2022/2/4//SB22_Letterwinners.pdf?id=35528 UCLA Bruins 2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners February 28, 2026 Pitchers 4 - Kaci Clark - Senior 10 - B'Ann Burns - Junior Catchers 5 - Sandra Burkey - Junior 32 - Julie Marshall - FreshmanInfielders 1 - Nicole Odom - Junior 8 - Kelly Howard - Senior 14 - Alleah Poulson - Junior 18 - Julie Adams - Freshman 19 - Kim Wuest - Sophomore Utility 13 - Lesley Feldman - Freshman 22 - Nikki Barbieri - Junior Outfielders 3 - Laurie Fritz - Sophomore 6 - Nicole Ochoa - Junior 11 - Ginny Mike-Mitchell - Senior 44 - Christie Ambrosi - Freshman Coaches 1996 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staffSharron Backus - co-Head coach - 22nd season Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 8th season Kelly Inouye - Assistant Coach - 3rd season Lisa Fernandez - Assistant Coach - 1st season Schedule Legend UCLA win UCLA loss * Non-Conference game 1996 UCLA Bruins softball game logRegular seasonJanuary/February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Jan 27 1996 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–0 1–0 Jan 27 Loyola Marymount* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–4 2–0 Feb 4 1996 Stanford Cardinal Stanford No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 3–0 1–0 Feb 4 Stanford No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 11–1 (5) 4–0 2–0 Feb 10 No. 10 1996 California Golden Bears California No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 5–0 3–0 Feb 10 No. 10 California No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 2–5 5–1 3–1 Feb 13 at 1996 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara* No. 1 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 1–0 6–1 Feb 13 at UC Santa Barbara* No. 1 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 12–0 (5) 7–1 Feb 24 at No. 3 1996 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State* No. 1 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 4–1 8–1 Feb 24 at No. 3 Fresno State* No. 1 Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA L 4–5 8–2 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 2 1996 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Reebok Invitational) W 9–0 (5) 9–2 Mar 2 Ohio State* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Reebok Invitational) W 13–0 (5) 10–2 Mar 3 1996 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Reebok Invitational) W 10–2 (6) 11–2 Mar 3 Oregon State* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Reebok Invitational) W 11–3 (5) 12–2 Mar 8 vs 1996 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State* No. 1 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL(Speedline/USF Softball Classic) W 6–3 13–2 Mar 8 vs 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall* No. 1 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL(Speedline/USF Softball Classic) W 10–1 (5) 14–2 Mar 8 at 1996 South Florida Bulls South Florida* No. 1 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL(Speedline/USF Softball Classic) W 8–0 (5) 15–2 Mar 9 vs 1996 Hofstra Pride Hofstra* No. 1 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL(Speedline/USF Softball Classic) W 9–0 (5) 16–2 Mar 9 vs 1996 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State* No. 1 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL(Speedline/USF Softball Classic) W 9–0 (5) 17–2 Mar 10 vs 1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois* No. 1 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL(Speedline/USF Softball Classic) W 5–1 18–2 Mar 10 vs No. 13 1996 Florida State Seminoles Florida State* No. 1 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL(Speedline/USF Softball Classic) W 4–0 19–2 Mar 10 vs 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa* No. 1 USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL(Speedline/USF Softball Classic) W 2–1 20–2 Mar 14 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3–4 20–3 4–1 Mar 14 Arizona State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 21–3 5–1 Mar 23 1996 Oregon Ducks Oregon No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 22–3 6–1 Mar 23 Oregon No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 23–3 7–1 Mar 24 1996 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State* No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 24–3 Mar 24 San Diego State* No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2 25–3 Mar 26 Oregon State No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 26–3 8–1 Mar 26 Oregon State No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–1 27–3 9–1 Mar 29 at No. 1 Arizona No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4–5 27–4 9–2 Mar 29 at No. 1 Arizona No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 0–5 27–5 9–3April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 6 No. 2 Washington No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–4 27–6 9–4 Apr 6 No. 2 Washington No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 (8) 28–6 10–4 Apr 13 No. 1 Arizona No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3–5 28–7 10–5 Apr 13 No. 1 Arizona No. 3 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–5 28–8 10–6 Apr 20 at No. 24 Arizona State No. 4 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–0 29–8 11–6 Apr 20 at No. 24 Arizona State No. 4 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 16–3 30–8 12–6 Apr 23 at 1996 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara* No. 4 Santa Clara, CA W 1–0 (8) 31–8 Apr 23 at Santa Clara* No. 4 Santa Clara, CA W 4–2 32–8 Apr 27 at Oregon State No. 4 Corvallis, OR W 3–0 33–8 13–6 Apr 27 at Oregon State No. 4 Corvallis, OR W 10–0 (6) 34–8 14–6 Apr 28 at Oregon No. 4 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 8–1 35–8 15–6 Apr 28 at Oregon No. 4 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 9–5 36–8 16–6May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 3 at Stanford No. 4 Stanford, CA W 4–2 (10) 37–8 17–6 May 3 at Stanford No. 4 Stanford, CA W 7–2 38–8 18–6 May 4 at No. 11 California No. 4 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–0 39–8 19–6 May 4 at No. 11 California No. 4 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 8–3 40–8 20–6 May 12 at No. 1 Washington No. 4 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 8–5 41–8 21–6PostseasonNCAA Regional No. 7 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 17 No. 15 1996 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton No. 4 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 1–5 41–9 0–1 May 18 1996 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State No. 4 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–2 42–9 1–1 May 18 No. 6 1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge No. 4 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 7–5 43–9 2–1 May 19 No. 15 Cal State Fullerton No. 4 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 14–1 (5) 44–9 3–1 May 19 No. 15 Cal State Fullerton No. 4 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 7–2 45–9 4–1NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 23 No. 7 (6) 1996 Michigan Wolverines Michigan No. 4 (3) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 2–0 46–9 1–0 May 24 No. 2 (2) Arizona No. 4 (3) Golden Park • Columbus, GA L 0–4 46–10 1–1 May 25 No. 5 (6) 1996 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana No. 4 (3) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 3–2 47–10 2–1 May 26 No. 1 (1) Washington No. 4 (3) Golden Park • Columbus, GA L 2–8 47–11 2–2 Ranking movements 1996 NCAA Division I softball rankings NFCA/USA Today 1 12 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 References UCLA Category:UCLA Bruins softball seasons Category:1996 in sports in California Category:Women's College World Series seasons