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.[2]
Personnel
Roster
| 1991 UCLA Bruins roster[3] |
| | Pitchers - 5 – DeeDee Weiman – sophomore
- 11 – Heather Compton – sophomore
- 16 - Lisa Fernandez – sophomore
Catchers | 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
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Coaches
| 1991 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[3] |
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Schedule
| Legend |
| | UCLA win |
| | UCLA loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| 1991 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2] |
| 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 | |
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National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics |