2003 UCLA Bruins softball team

American college softball season

2003 UCLA Bruins softball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record54–7 (17–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Sue Enquist (15th season)
Home stadiumEaston Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 2 – 0   .905 54 – 5 – 0   .915
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 17 – 4 – 0   .810 54 – 7 – 0   .885
California  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11 – 0   .476 45 – 18 – 0   .714
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11 – 0   .476 37 – 19 – 0   .661
Washington  ‍‍‍y 9 – 12 – 0   .429 46 – 14 – 1   .762
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 7 – 14 – 0   .333 41 – 26 – 0   .612
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 7 – 14 – 0   .333 32 – 35 – 0   .478
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 5 – 16 – 0   .238 36 – 31 – 0   .537
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2003 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2003 college softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her fifteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 54–7. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 17–4 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their ninth Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, and 1999.[2] The 1995 championship was vacated by the NCAA.[3]

Personnel

Roster

2003 UCLA Bruins roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 14 – Keira Goerl – junior
  • 33 – Michelle Turner – freshman

Catchers

  • 22 – Nicole Sandberg – sophomore
  • 24 – Emily Zaplatosch – freshman

Infielders

  • 2 - Andrea Duran – freshman
  • 3 – Allison Chislock – sophomore
  • 5 – Alissa Eno – freshman
  • 11 – Monique Mejia – senior
  • 13 – Julie Hoshizaki – junior
  • 20 – Claire Sua – junior
  • 21 – Tairia Mims – senior
  • 23 – Toria Auelua – senior
  • 27 - Natasha Watley – senior
  

Utility

  • 19 – Caitlin Benyi – freshman

Outfielders

  • 9 – Amanda Simpson – junior
  • 10 – Erica Corley – freshman
  • 44 – Stephanie Ramos – junior

Coaches

2003 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff[2]

Schedule

Legend
  UCLA win
  UCLA loss
* Non-Conference game
2003 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log[2]
Regular season
January/February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Jan 31 Loyola Marymount* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–05 1–0
Feb 1 Cal State Fullerton* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–2 1–1
Feb 1 Alabama* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–4 2–1
Feb 2 Cal State Northridge* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 3–1
Feb 5 at UC Riverside* Riverside, CA W 15–0 4–1
Feb 5 at UC Riverside* Riverside, CA W 2–05 5–1
Feb 14 vs South Carolina* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 12–05 6–1
Feb 14 vs LSU* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 2–0 7–1
Feb 15 vs Hawaii* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 10–26 8–1
Feb 15 vs Nebraska* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 5–1 9–1
Feb 16 vs Utah* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 7–0 10–1
Feb 21 vs Rutgers* Boca Raton, FL W 8–1 11–1
Feb 21 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, FL W 7–0 12–1
Feb 22 vs FIU* Boca Raton, FL W 3–0 13–1
Feb 22 Long Island* Boca Raton, FL W 7–0 14–1
Feb 23 vs Rutgers* Boca Raton, FL W 8–05 15–1
Feb 26 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 6–0 16–1
Feb 26 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 2–0 17–1
Feb 28 Boston College* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–05 18–1
Feb 28 Missouri* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–05 19–1
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 1 Missouri* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 20–1
Mar 1 Boston College* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–15 21–1
Mar 2 Missouri* Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 22–1
Mar 6 vs BYU* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 6–0 23–1
Mar 7 vs St. John's* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 8–05 24–1
Mar 8 vs Cal Poly* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 5–0 25–1
Mar 9 vs DePaul* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA L 0– 25–2
Mar 9 at Fresno State* Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 5–0 26–2
Mar 25 at Cal State Fullerton* Fullerton, CA W 11–25 27–2
Mar 25 at Cal State Fullerton* Fullerton, CA W 8–2 28–2
Mar 28 at Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 5–0 29–2 1–0
Mar 29 at California Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–0 30–2 2–0
Mar 30 at California Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–18 31–2 3–0
April
Date– Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 4 Arizona State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 6–0 32–2 4–0
Apr 5 Arizona Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–3 32–3 4–1
Apr 6 Arizona Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–5 32–4 4–2
Apr 11 at Oregon State Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR W 6–1 33–4 5–2
Apr 12 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR L 4– 33–5 5–3
Apr 13 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 9–3 34–5 6–3
Apr 18 Washington Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 5–2 35–5 7–3
Apr 19 Washington Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–06 36–5 8–3
Apr 25 California Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–05 37–5 9–3
Apr 26 Stanford Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 38–5 10–3
Apr 27 Stanford Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 3–28 39–5 11–3
Apr 30 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 11–0 40–5 12–3
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 2 Oregon Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 41–5 13–3
May 4 Oregon State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 10–26 42–5 14–3
May 4 Oregon State Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–15 43–5 15–3
May 9 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5–7 43–6 15–4
May 10 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–06 44–6 16–4
May 10 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–05 45–6 17–4
Post-season
NCAA Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 15 Colgate Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 8–06 46–6 1–0
May 16 Fresno State Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 3–0 47–6 2–0
May 17 Michigan State Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 6–2 48–6 3–0
May 18 Michigan State Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 5–0 49–6 4–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 22 (7) California (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 3–710 49–7 0–1
May 24 (6) Louisiana–Lafayette (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–1 50–7 1–1
May 24 (5) Washington (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–1 51–7 2–1
May 25 (3) Texas (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–0 52–7 3–1
May 25 (3) Texas (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–1 53–7 4–1
May 26 (7) California (2) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–09 54–7 5–1

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
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National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics
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UCLA Bruins 2003 Women's College World Series Champions
Head coach Sue Enquist
Assistant coach Kelly Inouye-Perez
Assistant coach Lisa Fernandez
Regular season
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Women's College World Series