The 2002 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her fourteenth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 55–9. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 18–3 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series. They finished tied for fifth place with a win against losses to eventual semifinalists and .

Personnel

Roster 2002 UCLA Bruins roster Pitchers 7 - Amanda Freed - Senior 14 - Kiera Goerl - Sophomore

Catchers 22 - Nicole Sandberg - Freshman 23 - Toria Auelua - Junior 33 - Stacey Nuveman - GraduateInfielders 3 - Allison Chislock - Freshman 10 - Crissy Buck - Senior 11 - Monique Mejia - Junior 13 - Julie Hoshizaki - Sophomore 20 - Claire Sua - Sophomore 21 - Tairia Mims - Junior 27 - Natasha Watley - Junior

Utility 5 - Casey Hiraiwa - Graduate Outfielders 2 - Erin Rahn - Senior 9 - Amanda Simpson - Sophomore 44 - Stephanie Ramos - Sophomore

Coaches 2002 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staffSue Enquist - Head coach - 14th season Kelly Inouye-Perez - Assistant Coach - 9th season Lisa Fernandez - Assistant Coach - 7th season Gina Vecchione - Assistant Coach - 3rd season

Schedule Legend UCLA win UCLA loss * Non-Conference game

2002 UCLA Bruins softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 1 * No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Northridge Early Bird Classic) W 8–0 1–0 Feb 2 No. 23 * No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Northridge Early Bird Classic) W 8–0 2–0 Feb 3 * No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Northridge Early Bird Classic) W 3–0 3–0 Feb 8 vs * No. 1 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Fiesta Bowl Classic) W 11–0 4–0 Feb 8 vs * No. 1 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Fiesta Bowl Classic) W 9–1 5–0 Feb 9 vs * No. 1 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Fiesta Bowl Classic) W 14–0 6–0 Feb 9 vs No. 9 * No. 1 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Fiesta Bowl Classic) W 6–1 7–0 Feb 10 vs * No. 1 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Fiesta Bowl Classic) W 9–0 8–0 Feb 10 vs * No. 1 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ(Fiesta Bowl Classic) W 4–0 9–0 Feb 15 vs Texas Tech* No. 1 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(UNLV Classic) W 13–2 10–0 Feb 15 vs No. 14 * No. 1 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(UNLV Classic) W 9–1 11–0 Feb 16 vs * No. 1 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(UNLV Classic) W 10–2 12–0 Feb 16 vs No. 4 Nebraska* No. 1 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(UNLV Classic) W 11–2 13–0 Feb 17 vs No. 5 * No. 1 Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV(UNLV Classic) W 7–0 14–0 Feb 20 * No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 14–0 15–0 Feb 20 UC Riverside* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0 16–0 Feb 23 at * No. 1 LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA L 2–3 16–1 Feb 23 at Long Beach State* No. 1 LBSU Softball Complex • Long Beach, CA W 10–0 17–1 Feb 27 No. 11 * No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–3 17–2 Feb 27 No. 11 Cal State Fullerton* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2 18–2 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 1 * No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsburg Memorial Tournament) W 9–1 19–2 Mar 1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsburg Memorial Tournament) W 8–0 20–2 Mar 2 * No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsburg Memorial Tournament) W 4–2 21–2 Mar 2 Purdue* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsburg Memorial Tournament) W 4–2 22–2 Mar 3 Florida* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA(Stacy Winsburg Memorial Tournament) W 11–1 23–2 Mar 8 vs Long Beach State* No. 1 Pleasanton Softball Complex • Pleasanton, CA(National Invitational Softball Tournament) W 4–1 24–2 Mar 8 vs * No. 1 Pleasanton Softball Complex • Pleasanton, CA(National Invitational Softball Tournament) W 8–0 25–2 Mar 8 vs No. 14 * No. 1 Pleasanton Softball Complex • Pleasanton, CA(National Invitational Softball Tournament) W 4–0 26–2 Mar 9 vs * No. 1 Pleasanton Softball Complex • Pleasanton, CA(National Invitational Softball Tournament) W 2–0 27–2 Mar 9 vs No. 14 Iowa* No. 1 Pleasanton Softball Complex • Pleasanton, CA(National Invitational Softball Tournament) L 0–1 27–3 Mar 9 vs Virginia* No. 1 Pleasanton Softball Complex • Pleasanton, CA(National Invitational Softball Tournament) W 2–0 28–3 Mar 13 UC Santa Barbara* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–1 29–3 Mar 13 UC Santa Barbara* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 30–3 Mar 25 No. 12 * No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 31–3 Mar 25 No. 12 Fresno State* No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 32–3 Mar 29 at No. 10 No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 2–0 33–3 1–0 Mar 30 at No. 10 Washington No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 6–9 33–4 1–1April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 5 at No. 6 No. 2 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 33–5 1–2 Apr 6 at No. 1 Arizona No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 2–3 33–6 1–3 Apr 7 at No. 1 Arizona No. 2 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6–5 34–6 2–3 Apr 12 No. 3 No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–2 35–6 3–3 Apr 13 No. 8 California No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 36–6 4–3 Apr 14 No. 8 California No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 37–6 5–3 Apr 19 No. 16 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 38–6 6–3 Apr 20 No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 7–0 39–6 7–3 Apr 21 Oregon No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 40–6 8–3 Apr 24 No. 6 Washington No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–3 41–6 9–3 Apr 26 at No. 5 California No. 1 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–0 42–6 10–3 Apr 27 at No. 8 Stanford No. 1 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 13–2 43–6 11–3 Apr 28 at No. 8 Stanford No. 1 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 2–0 44–6 12–3May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 3 at Oregon No. 1 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 2–1 45–6 13–3 May 4 at No. 15 Oregon State No. 1 Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 10–1 46–6 14–3 May 5 at No. 15 Oregon State No. 1 Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 8–0 47–6 15–3 May 10 No. 2 Arizona No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 48–6 16–3 May 11 No. 4 Arizona State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 49–6 17–3 May 11 No. 4 Arizona State No. 1 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–1 50–6 18–3Postseason Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 16 No. 1 Beckham Field • Columbia, SC W 3–0 51–6 1–0 May 17 No. 1 Beckham Field • Columbia, SC W 10–0 52–6 2–0 May 18 No. 25 No. 1 Beckham Field • Columbia, SC W 2–1 53–6 3–0 May 19 No. 1 Beckham Field • Columbia, SC L 1–2 53–7 3–1 May 19 South Carolina No. 1 Beckham Field • Columbia, SC W 1–0 54–7 4–1 Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 23 No. 21 (8) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 1–2 54–8 0–1 May 25 No. 13 (5) No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–0 55–8 1–1 May 25 No. 4 (3) Arizona State No. 1 (1) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 2–8 55–9 1–2

Ranking movements

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