1997 UCLA Bruins softball team


The 1997 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1997 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her ninth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 49–14. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 21–7 record.

1997 UCLA Bruins softball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record49–14 (21–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumEaston Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 26 1 0   .963 61 5 0   .924
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 21 7 0   .750 49 14 0   .778
No. 4 Washington  ‍‍‍y 16 11 0   .593 50 19 0   .725
No. 11 California  ‍‍‍y 13 14 0   .481 36 26 0   .581
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10 18 0   .357 31 27 0   .534
No. 23 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9 19 0   .321 32 25 0   .561
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9 19 0   .321 24 35 0   .407
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6 21 0   .222 29 34 1   .461
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1997[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The Bruins were invited to the 1997 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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1997 UCLA Bruins roster[3]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • - Johnna Mike

Infielders

  • - Julie Adams – sophomore
  • - Christie Ambrosi
  • - Laurie Fritz – junior
  • - Alleah Poulson – senior

Outfielders

  • - Courtney Dale – freshman
  • - Danielle Martin
  • - Nicole Ochoa
 

Utility

  • - Nikki Barbieri
  • - Lesley Feldman – sophomore
  • - Karen Hoshizaki
  • - Julie Marshall – sophomore
  • - Stacey Nuvemanfreshman
  • - Kim Wuest – junior

Coaches

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1997 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[3]

Schedule

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Legend
  UCLA win
  UCLA loss
* Non-Conference game
1997 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
Post-season

Rankings from NFCA/USA Today prior to the game, tournament seeds in parentheses.

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
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References

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