1989 UCLA Bruins softball team

1989 UCLA Bruins softball
1989 UCLA Bruins softball
National Champion; NCAA Northwest Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	48–4 (18–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (15th season) & Sue Enquist (1st season);
Home stadium	Sunset Field
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 ⊟

1989 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	2	.900	48	–	4	.923
Oregon ‍‍‍^y	13	–	7	.650	54	–	18	.750
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	11	–	9	.550	48	–	19	.716
California ‍‍‍^y	10	–	10	.500	38	–	26	.863
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	7	–	13	.350	34	–	26	.567
Oregon State ‍‍‍	1	–	19	.050	7	–	30	.189

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1989^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1989 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1989 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her fifteenth season and Sue Enquist, in her first season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 48–4. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 18–2 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1989 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their fourth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, and 1988.^[2]

Personnel

1989 UCLA Bruins roster^[2]

1989 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[2]
Sharron Backus - 15th season Sue Enquist - 1st season

1989 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	at Saint Mary's*	Moraga, CA	W 1–0	20–2
Apr 1	at Saint Mary's*	Moraga, CA	W 6–0	21–2
Apr 2	at California	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA	W 7–2	22–2	8–1
Apr 2	at California	Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA	W 2–0	23–2	9–1
Apr 12	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	W 4–1	24–2
Apr 12	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	W 1–0⁸	25–2
Apr 15	US International*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0	26–2
Apr 15	US International*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0	27–2
Apr 16	Fresno State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–1	28–2
Apr 16	Fresno State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–1	29–2
Apr 21	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 4–0	30–2	10–1
Apr 21	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 1–0	31–2	11–1
Apr 22	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	W 4–2	32–2	12–1
Apr 22	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	L 1–2	32–3	12–2
Apr 25	at Cal State Fullerton*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	L 6–7¹⁵	32–4
Apr 25	at Cal State Fullerton*	Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1⁹	33–4
Apr 29	at US International*		W 8–0	34–4
Apr 29	at US International*		W 12–0	35–4

Post-season

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 24	South Carolina	Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA	W 3–0	44–4	1–0
May 26	Cal Poly Pomona	Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA	W 9–0	45–4	2–0
May 27	Oklahoma State	Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA	W 2–1	46–4	3–0
May 27	Arizona	Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA	W 3–0	47–4	4–0
May 28	Fresno State	Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA	W 1–0	48–4	5–0

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

v t e UCLA Bruins softball
Venues	Sunset Field (1979–1993) Easton Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Sharron Backus (1975–1988) Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989–1996) Sue Enquist (1997–2006) Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics