1991 UCLA Bruins softball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

| sport = softball

| year = 1991

| team = UCLA Bruins

| logo = UCLA Bruins logo.svg

| logo_size = 150

| logo_alt = UCLA logo written in blue and gold script

| conference = Pacific-10 Conference

| division =

| short_conf = Pac-10

| CoachRank =

| CBRank =

| record = 56–7

| conf_record = 16–4

| head_coach = Sharron Backus (17th season) & Sue Enquist (3rd season)

| hc_year =

| stadium = Sunset Field

| champion = Pac-10 champion
NCAA Northwest Regional champion

| tourney = Women's College World Series

| tourney_result = 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.{{cite book|url=https://uclabruins.com/documents/2022/2/4//SB22_YearlyResults.pdf?id=35527|publisher=UCLA Bruins|title=2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results|accessdate=February 15, 2022}}

Personnel

=Roster=

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UCLA Bruins\|color=white}}"\| 1991 UCLA Bruins roster{{cite web\|url=https://uclabruins.com/documents/2022/2/4//SB22_Letterwinners.pdf?id=35528\|publisher=UCLA Bruins\|title=2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners\|access-date=February 15, 2022}}
width="03"\| \|valign="top"\| Pitchers 5 – DeeDee Weiman – sophomore 11 – Heather Compton – sophomore 16 - Lisa Fernandez – sophomore Catchers 2 - Kelly Inouye – junior 13 – Erica Ziencina – senior \|valign="top"\| Infielders 4 – Kristy Howard – sophomore 12 - Kerry Dienelt – senior 15 – Missy Phillips – senior 17 – Nichole Victoria – freshman \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders 7 – Shanna Flynn – senior 8 – Yvonne Gutierrez – junior 19 – Bea Chivaravanont – senior Unknown - Nicole Anderson - Jennifer Caporale - Lorraine Maynez

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins|color=white}}"| 1991 UCLA Bruins roster{{cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/documents/2022/2/4//SB22_Letterwinners.pdf?id=35528|publisher=UCLA Bruins|title=2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners|access-date=February 15, 2022}}

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Pitchers

5 – DeeDee Weiman – sophomore
11 – Heather Compton – sophomore
16 - Lisa Fernandez – sophomore

Catchers

2 - Kelly Inouye – junior
13 – Erica Ziencina – senior

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Infielders

4 – Kristy Howard – sophomore
12 - Kerry Dienelt – senior
15 – Missy Phillips – senior
17 – Nichole Victoria – freshman

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Outfielders

7 – Shanna Flynn – senior
8 – Yvonne Gutierrez – junior
19 – Bea Chivaravanont – senior

Unknown

- Nicole Anderson
- Jennifer Caporale
- Lorraine Maynez

=Coaches=

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UCLA Bruins\|color=white}}"\| 1991 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff
style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Sharron Backus - co-Head coach - 17th season Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 3rd season Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 2nd season

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colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins|color=white}}"| 1991 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff

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Sharron Backus - co-Head coach - 17th season
Sue Enquist - co-Head coach - 3rd season
Kirk Walker - Assistant Coach - 2nd season

Schedule

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style="background:#ccffcc;"\|	UCLA win
style="background:#fbb;"\|	UCLA loss
*	Non-Conference game

colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UCLA Bruins\|color=white}}"\|1991 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UCLA Bruins\|color=white}}"\|Regular season
valign="top" \| {\| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%; width:100%" ! colspan=10 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|UCLA Bruins\|color=white}}"\|February
Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! Pac-10 record
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 2	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos\|title=UC Santa Barbara}}*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 2	UC Santa Barbara*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	2–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 6	at {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Cal State Northridge Matadors\|title=Cal State Northridge}}*	Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA	W 4–0	3–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 6	at Cal State Northridge*	Matador Diamond • Northridge, CA	W 3–0⁶	4–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 12	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Long Beach State 49ers\|title=Long Beach State}}*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	5–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 12	Long Beach State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	6–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 14	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=New Mexico State Aggies\|title=New Mexico State}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 4–0	7–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 14	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=California Golden Bears\|title=California}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 6–3	8–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 15	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Sacramento State Hornets\|title=Sacramento State}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 8–0⁶	9–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 15	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Pacific Tigers\|title=Pacific}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 2–0	10–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 15	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Florida State Seminoles\|title=Florida State}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 5–2	11–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 16	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Texas–Arlington Mavericks\|title=Texas–Arlington}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 3–0	12–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 17	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans\|title=Cal State Fullerton}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 4–0	13–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 17	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Oregon Ducks\|title=Oregon}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 5–1	14–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 17	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Arizona State Sun Devils\|title=Arizona State}}*	Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament)	W 6–0	15–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 26	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Cal Poly Pomona Broncos\|title=Cal Poly Pomona}}*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	16–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 26	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	17–0

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! Pac-10 record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 2	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Utah Utes\|title=Utah}}*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling)	W 5–3	18–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 2	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Iowa State Cyclones\|title=Iowa State}}*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling)	W 9–0⁵	19–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 2	at {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=UNLV Rebels\|title=UNLV}}*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling)	W 1–0⁸	20–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 3	vs {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Ohio State Buckeyes\|title=Ohio State}}*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling)	W 2–0	21–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 3	vs Sacramento State*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling)	W 6–0	22–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 7	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=New Mexico Lobos\|title=New Mexico}}*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	23–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 7	New Mexico*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–1	24–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 10	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=San Diego State Aztecs\|title=San Diego State}}*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	25–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 10	San Diego State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	26–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 25	Oregon	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	27–0	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 25	Oregon	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0⁵	28–0	2–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 26	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Oregon State Beavers\|title=Oregon State}}	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–0⁵	29–0	3–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 28	vs Sacramento State*	Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	W 8–0	30–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 28	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	W 5–4	31–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 29	at {{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Hawaii Rainbow Wahine\|title=Hawaii}}*	Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	W 3–0	32–0
bgcolor=ffdddd \| Mar 30	vs UC Santa Barbara*	Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	L 0–1⁹	32–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 30	vs Sacramento State*	Wahine Softball Field • Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Tournament)	W 10–1	33–1

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! Pac-10 record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 6	Arizona	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	34–1	4–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 6	Arizona	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	35–1	5–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 8	Arizona State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	36–1	6–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 8	Arizona State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	37–1	7–0
bgcolor=ffdddd \| Apr 12	at California	Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA	L 0–2	37–2	7–1
bgcolor=ffdddd \| Apr 12	at California	Strawberry Field • Berkeley, CA	L 0–1¹¹	37–3	7–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 13	at Sacramento State*	Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA	W 1–0	38–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 13	at Sacramento State*	Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA	W 5–1	39–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 16	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	W 3–2	40–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 16	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	W 8–0	41–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 20	at Oregon State	Corvallis, OR	W 7–1	42–3	8–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 20	at Oregon State	Corvallis, OR	W 6–0	43–3	9–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 20	at Oregon State	Corvallis, OR	W 3–0	44–3	10–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 21	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 7–0	45–3	11–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 21	at Oregon	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 4–0	46–3	12–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 26	California	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	47–3	13–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 26	California	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0⁸	48–3	14–2

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! Pac-10 record
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bgcolor=ffdddd \| May 4	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	L 1–2⁸	48–4	14–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 4	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 4–3	49–4	15–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 5	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	W 2–1⁸	50–4	16–3
bgcolor=ffdddd \| May 5	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	L 0–1	50–5	16–4

! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins|color=white}}"|Post-season

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! NCAAT record
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 17	Long Beach State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	51–5	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 18	Long Beach State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	52–5	2–0

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! colspan=10 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UCLA Bruins|color=white}}"|1991 NCAA Division I softball tournament#Regionals

Date

! Opponent

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Overall record

! NCAAT record

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| May 17

Long Beach State

Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA

W 1–0

51–5

1–0

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| May 18

Long Beach State

Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA

W 2–0

52–5

2–0

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! WCWS Record
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bgcolor=ddffdd \| May 23	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Florida State Seminoles\|title=Florida State}}	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0	53–5	1–0
bgcolor=ffdddd \| May 24	Arizona	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1⁹	53–6	1–1
bgcolor=ddffdd \| May 25	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Missouri Tigers\|title=Missouri}}	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–0	54–6	2–1
bgcolor=ddffdd \| May 25	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Long Beach State 49ers\|title=Long Beach State}}	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0¹¹	55–6	4–0
bgcolor=ddffdd \| May 26	{{csb link\|year=1991\|team=Fresno State Bulldogs\|title=Fresno State}}	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–1¹³	56–6	4–1
bgcolor=ffdddd \| May 26	Arizona	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 1–5	56–7	4–2

References

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