2001 UCLA Bruins softball team

2001 UCLA Bruins softball
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 ← 2000 2002 →

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.

2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
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 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

Roster

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

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

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

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

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

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

[media-2] 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[personnel-3] "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 12, 2022.

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