2001 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

2001 UCLA Bruins softball

NCAA Regional No. 2 champion

Women's College World Series, runner-up

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 62–6 (16–5 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Sue Enquist (13th season)

Home stadium| Sunset Field

Seasons

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2002 ->

2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
Arizona ‍†‍‍y | 19 | - | 2 | - | 0 |  | .905 |  |  | 65 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .942
UCLA ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .762 |  |  | 62 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .912
Stanford ‍‍‍y | 11 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .524 |  |  | 54 | - | 16 | - | 1 |  | .768
Washington ‍‍‍y | 11 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .524 |  |  | 40 | - | 23 | - | 0 |  | .635
Oregon State ‍‍‍y | 10 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 44 | - | 24 | - | 1 |  | .645
Arizona State ‍‍‍y | 9 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .429 |  |  | 36 | - | 22 | - | 0 |  | .621
California ‍‍‍y | 6 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .300 |  |  | 54 | - | 18 | - | 0 |  | .750
Oregon ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 20 | - | 0 |  | .048 |  |  | 28 | - | 40 | - | 0 |  | .412
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2001[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2001 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2001 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her thirteenth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 62–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 16–5 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2001 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

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### Roster

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2001 UCLA Bruins roster[3]

Pitchers

* 7 - Amanda Freed – junior
* 23 – Stephanie Swenson – senior
* 14 – Keira Goerl – freshman
* 22 – Courtney Dale -  Senior

Catchers

* 4 – Marin Noack – senior
* 33 - Stacey Nuveman – junior

Infielders

* 5 – Casey Hiraiwa -  Junior
* 10 – Crissy Buck – junior
* 11 – Monique Mejia – sophomore
* 20 – Claire Sua – freshman
* 21 – Tairia Mims – sophomore
* 23 – Toria Auelua – sophomore
* 27 - Natasha Watley – sophomore

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Outfielders

* 2 – Erin Rahn – junior
* 3 – Lupe Brambila – senior
* 24 – Marcel Torres – freshman
* 44 – Stephanie Ramos – freshman

Utility

* 13 – Julie Hoshizaki – freshman
* 9 – Amanda Simpson – freshman

### Coaches

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2001 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[3]

* Sue Enquist – Head coach – 13th season
* Kelly Inouye-Perez – Assistant coach – 8th season
* Lisa Fernandez – Assistant coach – 5th season

## Schedule

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Legend

| UCLA win
| UCLA loss
| Tie
* | Non-Conference game
2001 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2]

Regular season
| February

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Pac-10 record
Feb 3 | at San Jose State* | SJSU Field • San Jose, CA | W 8–05 | 1–0 |
Feb 3 | Cal State Northridge* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 13–05 | 2–0 |
Feb 3 | Cal Poly* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–0 | 3–0 |
Feb 4 | Cal State Northridge* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–0 | 4–0 |
Feb 4 | Cal Poly* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–26 | 5–0 |
Feb 7 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 6–0 | 6–0 |
Feb 7 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 18–35 | 7–0 |
Feb 10 | San Diego* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–06 | 8–0 |
Feb 10 | San Diego* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–0 | 9–0 |
Feb 14 | Long Beach State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–0 | 10–0 |
Feb 16 | vs Portland State* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 20–05 | 11–0 |
Feb 16 | vs Kansas* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 15–15 | 12–0 |
Feb 17 | vs Wisconsin* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 9–2 | 13–0 |
Feb 17 | vs Nebraska* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 6–2 | 14–0 |
Feb 18 | vs FIU* | Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV | W 10–05 | 15–0 |
Feb 23 | vs Wisconsin* | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 12–15 | 16–0 |
Feb 23 | vs Cal State Fullerton* | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 4–0 | 17–0 |
Feb 24 | at Texas* | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 4–38 | 18–0 |
Feb 25 | vs Wisconsin* | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 1–0 | 19–0 |
Feb 26 | at Texas State* | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 4–310 | 20–0 |
Feb 26 | at Texas State* | Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 3–1 | 21–0 |
| March

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Pac-10 record
Mar 2 | Colorado State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11–36 | 22–0 |
Mar 2 | Colorado State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 23–0 |
Mar 3 | South Florida* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–05 | 24–0 |
Mar 3 | South Florida* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–3 | 25–0 |
Mar 4 | UNLV* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–0 | 26–0 |
Mar 6 | UC Riverside* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–05 | 27–0 |
Mar 6 | UC Riverside* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 28–0 |
Mar 8 | vs Colorado State* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 8–1 | 29–0 |
Mar 9 | vs Cal Poly* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 9–16 | 30–0 |
Mar 9 | vs DePaul* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 31–0 |
Mar 10 | vs New Mexico State* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 4–0 | 32–0 |
Mar 10 | vs Oregon State* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 3–2 | 33–0 |
Mar 11 | at Fresno State* | Margie Wright Diamond • Fresno, CA | W 8–2 | 34–0 |
Mar 14 | at UC Santa Barbara* | Campus Diamond • Santa Barbara, CA | W 6–1 | 35–0 |
Mar 30 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA | L 0–1 | 35–1 | 0–1
Mar 31 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 2–19 | 36–1 | 1–1
| April

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Pac-10 record
Apr 1 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | W 5–1 | 37–1 | 2–1
Apr 4 | at Cal State Northridge* | Northridge, CA | W 5–1 | 38–1 |
Apr 4 | at Cal State Northridge* | Northridge, CA | W 12–16 | 39–1 |
Apr 6 | Arizona State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–6 | 39–2 | 2–2
Apr 7 | Arizona | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–4 | 39–3 | 2–3
Apr 8 | Arizona | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–0 | 40–3 | 3–3
Apr 13 | Washington | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–414 | 41–3 | 4–3
Apr 14 | Washington | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 42–3 | 5–3
Apr 20 | at Oregon State | OSU Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR | L 1–2 | 42–4 | 5–4
Apr 21 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 4–3 | 43–4 | 6–4
Apr 22 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 6–3 | 44–4 | 7–4
Apr 25 | at UC Riverside* | Riverside, CA | W 12–05 | 45–4 |
Apr 25 | at UC Riverside* | Riverside, CA | W 8–05 | 46–4 |
Apr 27 | California | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 47–4 | 8–4
Apr 28 | Stanford | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–05 | 48–4 | 9–4
Apr 29 | Stanford | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 49–4 | 10–4
| May

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Pac-10 record
May 2 | at Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 4–3 | 50–4 | 11–4
May 4 | Oregon | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–4 | 51–4 | 12–4
May 5 | Oregon State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 52–4 | 13–4
May 6 | Oregon State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–1 | 53–4 | 14–4
May 11 | at Arizona | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 0–4 | 53–5 | 14–5
May 12 | at Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 1–0 | 54–5 | 15–5
May 12 | at Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–68 | 55–5 | 16–5
Post-season
| NCAA Regional No. 2

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
May 17 | Coastal Carolina | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–05 | 56–5 | 1–0
May 18 | Cal State Northridge | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 9–0 | 57–5 | 2–0
May 19 | San Diego State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–1 | 58–5 | 3–0
May 20 | San Diego State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11–05 | 59–5 | 4–0
| NCAA Women's College World Series

Date  | Opponent  | Seed  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WCWS Record
May 24 | (7) Iowa | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 7–0 | 60–5 | 1–0
May 25 | (6) Stanford | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 5–0 | 61–5 | 2–0
May 27 | (3) LSU | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 6–0 | 62–5 | 3–0
May 28 | (1) Arizona | (2) | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 0–1 | 62–6 | 3–1

## References

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1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
2. ^ a b 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
3. ^ a b "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 12, 2022.

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