1991 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season March 2026 August 2023 May 2026 softball 1991 UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins logo.svg 150 UCLA logo written in blue and gold script Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 56–7 16–4 Sharron Backus (17th season) & Sue Enquist (3rd season) Sunset Field Pac-10 championNCAA Northwest Regional champion Women's College World Series runner-up 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. 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.https://uclabruins.com/documents/2022/2/4//SB22_YearlyResults.pdf?id=35527 UCLA Bruins 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results February 15, 2022 Personnel Roster 1991 UCLA Bruins rosterhttps://uclabruins.com/documents/2022/2/4//SB22_Letterwinners.pdf?id=35528 UCLA Bruins 2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners February 15, 2022 Pitchers 5 – DeeDee Weiman – sophomore 11 – Heather Compton – sophomore 16 - Lisa Fernandez – sophomore Catchers 2 - Kelly Inouye – junior 13 – Erica Ziencina – seniorInfielders 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 staffSharron 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 logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 2 1991 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 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 1991 Cal State Northridge Matadors 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 1991 Long Beach State 49ers 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 1991 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 4–0 7–0 Feb 14 vs 1991 California Golden Bears California* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 6–3 8–0 Feb 15 vs 1991 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 8–06 9–0 Feb 15 vs 1991 Pacific Tigers Pacific* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 2–0 10–0 Feb 15 vs 1991 Florida State Seminoles Florida State* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 5–2 11–0 Feb 16 vs 1991 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 3–0 12–0 Feb 17 vs 1991 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 4–0 13–0 Feb 17 vs 1991 Oregon Ducks Oregon* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 5–1 14–0 Feb 17 vs 1991 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State* Tucson, AZ(Arizona Tournament) W 6–0 15–0 Feb 26 1991 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos 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 1991 Utah Utes Utah* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV(UNLV Spring Fling) W 5–3 18–0 Mar 2 vs 1991 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV(UNLV Spring Fling) W 9–05 19–0 Mar 2 at 1991 UNLV Rebels UNLV* Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV(UNLV Spring Fling) W 1–08 20–0 Mar 3 vs 1991 Ohio State Buckeyes 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 1991 New Mexico Lobos 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 1991 San Diego State Aztecs 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 1991 Oregon State Beavers 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 1991 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine 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 14–2May 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 16–4PostseasonNCAA 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 2–0NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 23 1991 Florida State Seminoles 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 1991 Missouri Tigers Missouri ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–0 54–6 2–1 May 25 1991 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–011 55–6 4–0 May 26 1991 Fresno State Bulldogs 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 References UCLA Category:UCLA Bruins softball seasons Category:1991 in sports in California Category:Women's College World Series seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference softball champion seasons