1982 UCLA Bruins softball team

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The 1982 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1982 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her eighth season. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 33–7–2. They competed in the Western Collegiate Athletic Association, where they finished second with a 15–4–1 record.

1982 UCLA Bruins softball

National Champion NCAA Central Regional champion
Conference	Western Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	33–7–2 (15–4–1 WCAA)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (8th season)
Home stadium	Sunset Field
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Cal State Fullerton ^†y ‍‍‍	17	–	3	–	0		.850			55	–	6	–	2		.889
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	15	–	4	–	1		.775			33	–	7	–	2		.810
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	11	–	9	–	0		.550			34	–	18	–	0		.654
Arizona ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0		.300			14	–	17	–	0		.452
San Diego State ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0		.300			15	–	22	–	0		.405
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	3	–	17	–	0		.150			18	–	36	–	0		.333

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The Bruins were invited to the 1982 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Central Regional and then completed an undefeated run through the Women's College World Series to claim the first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978.^[1]

Personnel

Roster

1982 UCLA Bruins roster^[1]

3 – Tracy Compton – freshman
6 – Karen Andrews – senior
11 – Lori Warkentin – junior
17 - Debbie Doom – freshman

4 – Michelle Aguilar – junior
19 – Barbara Booth – junior

1 - Dot Richardson – junior
7 – Sue Eskiersi – junior
13 – Stacy Winsberg – freshman
15 – Debbie Hauer – senior
16 – Sheila Cornell – sophomore

Outfielders

2 – Gina Vecchione – senior
8 – Barbara Young – sophomore
9 – Karen Owens – senior
12 – Leslie Rover – freshman

Coaches

1982 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[1]
Sharron Backus - 8th season Sue Enquist - 3rd season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Tie
*	Non-Conference game

1982 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log^[1]

Regular season

February/March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
February 23	Cal State Northridge*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–1	0–1
February 23	Cal State Northridge*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	1–1
March 6	San Diego State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	2–1	1–0
March 6	San Diego State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–1	3–1	2–0
March 8	Creighton*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–3	3–2
March 8	Creighton*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	4–2
March 9	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2⁹	4–3
March 9	Cal Poly Pomona*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0¹³	5–3
March 12	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	W 2–0¹⁴	6–3	3–0
March 12	at Arizona	Tucson, AZ	W 5–0	7–3	4–0
March 13	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 1–0¹⁴	8–3	5–0
March 13	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W 1–0	9–3	6–0
March 24	Weber State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	10–3
March 24	Weber State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	11–3
March 31	California*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	12–3

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
April 8	Long Beach State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	13–3	7–0
April 8	Long Beach State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	14–3	8–0
April 14	at San Diego State	San Diego, CA	W 1–0	15–3	9–0
April 14	at San Diego State	San Diego, CA	W 3–0	16–3	10–0
April 16	US International*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0	17–3
April 16	US International*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	18–3
April 20	Cal State Fullerton	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–3	18–4	10–1
April 20	Cal State Fulerton	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	T 0–0¹⁷	18–4–1	10–1–1
April 23	Arizona State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	19–4–1	11–1–1
April 23	Arizona State	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0⁸	20–4–1	12–1–1
April 24	Arizona	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2	20–5–1	12–2–1
April 24	Arizona	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	21–5–1	13–2–1
April 28	at Cal State Fullerton	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	L 1–2¹⁷	21–6–1	13–3–1
April 28	at Cal State Fullerton	Lions Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	21–7–1	13–4–1
April 30	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, CA	W 4–0	22–7–1	14–4–1
April 30	at Long Beach State	Long Beach, CA	W 6–1	23–7–1	15–4–1

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCAA Record
May 3	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	W 2–0	24–7–1
May 3	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Pomona, CA	T 0–0¹⁸	24–7–2
May 5	UC Santa Barbara	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	25–7–2
May 5	UC Santa Barbara	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–1	26–7–2

Post-season

NCAA Central Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 14	Wyoming	Mayfair Park • Lakewood, CA	W 4–0	27–7–2	1–0
May 15	Wyoming	Mayfair Park • Lakewood, CA	W 5–0	28–7–2	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 27	Oklahoma State	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 2–1¹³	29–7–2	1–0
May 29	Western Michigan	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	30–7–2	2–0
May 29	Arizona State	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	31–7–2	3–0
May 30	Cal State Fullerton	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0¹⁰	32–7–2	4–0
May 31	Fresno State	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 2–0⁸	33–7–2	5–0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

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