The 1993 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her nineteenth season and Sue Enquist, in her fifth season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 50–5. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 25–1 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1993 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.

Personnel

Roster 1993 UCLA Bruins roster Pitchers 10 – Heather Compton – senior 16 - Lisa Fernandez – senior

Catchers 2 - Kelly Inouye - Senior 7 – Joanne Alchin 9 – Cindy Valero – sophomoreInfielders 4 – Kristy Howard – senior 17 – Nichole Victoria – sophomore 32 - Jennifer Brundage – sophomore

Outfielders 3 – Felicia Cruz – sophomore 22 – Kathi Evans – sophomore Utility 12 – Janae Deffenbaugh – junior 13 – Jenny Brewster – sophomore - Nicole Anderson - Kelly Howard – freshman - Becky Toler

Coaches 1993 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staffSharron Backus - co-Head coach - 19th season Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 5th season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 4th season

Schedule Legend UCLA win UCLA loss * Non-Conference game

1993 UCLA Bruins softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 11 * Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1–2 0–1 Feb 11 Cal State Northridge* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–26 1–1 Feb 13 at * Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 1–09 2–1 Feb 13 at Fresno State* Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 2–16 3–1 Feb 19 vs * Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 3–1 4–1 Feb 19 vs * Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 1–0 5–1 Feb 20 vs Fresno State* Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 4–0 6–1 Feb 21 vs * Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 7–0 7–1 Feb 21 vs * Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 3–0 8–1 Feb 26 vs * Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 5–0 9–1 Feb 26 vs Cal State Northridge* Tempe, AZ(Arizona State Coke Classic) W 6–0 10–1 March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 4 * Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 11–1 Mar 4 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 12–1 Mar 6 at * Pomona, CA L 0–1 12–2 Mar 6 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 10–06 13–2 Mar 13 at Corvallis, OR W 16–05 14–2 1–0 Mar 13 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR W 7–1 15–2 2–0 Mar 18 * Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–1 16–2 Mar 18 DePaul* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 17–2 Mar 21 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 11–16 18–2 3–0 Mar 21 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 19–2 4–0 Mar 29 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 20–2 5–0 Mar 29 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 21–2 6–0April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 3 at Tempe, AZ W 3–0 22–2 7–0 Apr 3 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 6–0 23–2 8–0 Apr 4 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 0–2 23–3 8–1 Apr 4 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5–1 24–3 9–1 Apr 9 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 12–05 25–3 10–1 Apr 9 Stanford Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 21–05 26–3 11–1 Apr 10 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–011 27–3 12–1 Apr 10 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 28–3 13–1 Apr 13 * Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 29–3 Apr 13 Long Beach State* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 30–3 Apr 16 at Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA W 1–0 31–3 14–1 Apr 16 at Washington Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA W 10–2 32–3 15–1 Apr 18 at Washington Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA W 3–0 33–3 16–1 Apr 18 at Washington Hidden Valley Park • Bellevue, WA W 4–0 34–3 17–1 Apr 24 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–0 35–3 18–1 Apr 24 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 36–3 19–1 Apr 25 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 37–3 20–1 Apr 25 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–5 38–3 21–1 Apr 28 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 39–3 Apr 28 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–2 40–3 May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 1 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–0 41–3 22–1 May 1 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–1 42–3 23–1 May 2 at Stanford Stanford, CA W 17–05 43–3 24–1 May 2 at Stanford Stanford, CA W 19–05 44–3 25–1Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 21 Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–110 45–3 1–0 May 22 Cal State Fullerton Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 46–3 2–0 Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 27 (8) Connecticut (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–0 47–3 1–0 May 29 (4) Oklahoma State (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–113 47–4 1–1 May 29 (2) Cal State Northridge (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 48–4 2–1 May 30 (4) Oklahoma State (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–0 49–4 4–0 May 31 (7) (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 50–4 4–1 May 31 (3) Arizona (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–1 50–5 4–2

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