UCLA Softball Brought Home Its fi Rst National Championship in 1978 Under the Umbrella of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW)
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UCLA SoŌ ball: History 1978 AIAW NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1978 Roster NO PLAYER YR 1 Lisa Rubarth SR 2 Marcia Pontoni JR 4 Janice Wright JR 5 Nedra Jerry SO 6 Sue Enquist SR 7 Gail Edson SO 8 Frankie Butler FR 9 Lucy Innuso SO 10 Jan Jeffers FR 14 Cathy Collings JR 17 Kathy Maurice SO Denise Curry SR Cindy Oeh SO Lisa Richardson SR Sue Sherman JR Debbie Willie JR Head Coach: Sharron Backus 1978 Postseason Results Four years prior to the start of the NCAA, UCLA softball brought home its fi rst national championship in 1978 under the umbrella of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). After recording just 44 victories in their fi rst three years of existence, the Bruins went Western Regionals (Elk Grove, Calif.) 31-3 in 1978, starting and fi nishing the season strong with victories in 14 of their fi rst 15 and 17 of their last 18. During the regular season, May 4 beat Nevada, 1-0 (9 inn.) UCLA posted a 22-2 record, outscoring its opponents 101-17. In her last season in her #6 UCLA uniform, future Hall-of-Fame coach Sue Enquist led the Bruins in hitting with a .391 batting average. The May 4 beat Sacramento State, 1-0 (12 inn.) All-American also fi nished fi rst on the squad with seven doubles and tied for the team lead with two home runs. Sophomore Kathy Maurice, an May 5 beat Chico State, 1-0 All-Region honoree, added seven triples and also belted two home runs. In all, fi ve Bruins earned All-Region honors in 1978, with Enquist and May 6 lost to Cal Poly Pomona, 6-5 Maurice joined by senior Lisa Richardson, junior Janice Wright and sophomore Gail Edson. Richardson and freshman Jan Jeffers keyed UCLA’s May 6 beat Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0 (8 inn.) success in the circle, as the Bruins posted a team earned run average of 0.30. Richardson led the team with a 0.19 ERA and 16 wins, while Jeffers has a 15-3 mark, a 0.43 ERA and a team-leading 91 strikeouts. College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) In the postseason, UCLA won its fi rst three at Western Regionals, but all were 1-0 games with a pair going extra innings. The 28 innings in May 25 beat Texas Woman’s University, 4-0 three days caught up to the Bruins on Championship Day against Cal Poly Pomona, losing 6-5 in the fi rst contest. In game two in yet another 1-0 May 26 beat Missouri State, 1-0 game, the Bruins advanced to the College World Series with an eight-inning victory over the Broncos. Cal Poly Pomona proved to be the Bruins’ May 26 beat Utah State, 7-0 toughest test en route to the title, as UCLA outscored its opponents 18-0 in the season-ending tournament. In the fi nal game against Northern May 27 beat Minnesota, 3-0 (11 inn.) Colorado, the Bruins prevailed 3-0 to claim their fi rst national title. Jeffers earned three of the wins at Nationals, while Richardson picked up May 29 beat Northern Colorado, 3-0 the other two. Enquist posted a tournament-best .421 batting average, while Edson hit .412 with a tournament-best nine RBI. UCLA’s All-Time Women’s College World Series Selections Multiple All-WCWS Selections 1982 1988 Yvonne Gutierrez 2001 Kerry Dienelt 4 (‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91) Debbie Doom (MVP) Kerry Dienelt Kelly Inouye Amanda Freed Barbara Booth Shanna Flynn Tairia Mims Lisa Fernandez 4 (‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93) Dot Richardson Lisa Longaker 1993 Claire Sua Gina Vecchione Missy Phillips Lisa Fernandez Debbie Doom 3 (‘82, ‘84, ‘85) Barbara Young Stacy Sunny Nichole Victoria 2002 Amanda Freed 3 (‘99, ‘00, ‘01) 1983 1989 1994 Keira Goerl Stacey Nuveman Sheila Cornell Tiffany Boyd Ginny Mike-Mitchell Keira Goerl 3 (‘02, ‘03, ‘04) Natasha Watley Dot Richardson Kerry Dienelt Mary Ricks Lorraine Maynez 1995 Yvonne Gutierrez 3 (‘90, ‘91, ‘92) 2003 Janice Parks Tanya Harding (MOP) Keira Goerl (MOP) Lisa Longaker 3 (‘87, ‘88, ‘90) 1984 Missy Phillips Jennifer Brundage Debbie Doom Tairia Mims Kelly Howard Tairia Mims 3 (‘00, ‘01, ‘03) Tricia Mang 1990 Natasha Watley Leslie Rover Kerry Dienelt 1997 Shanna Flynn 2 (‘88, ‘90) Jennifer Simm Lisa Fernandez Stacey Nuveman 2004 Shanna Flynn Jodie Legaspi 2 (‘04, ‘05) Alleah Poulson Caitlin Benyi 1985 Yvonne Gutierrez Christa Williams Lisa Dodd Tracy Compton Lorraine Maynez 2 (‘89, ‘91) Lisa Longaker Keira Goerl Debbie Doom 1999 Jodie Legaspi Chris Olivie 1991 Stacey Nuveman 2 (‘97, ‘02) Julie Adams (MOP) Leslie Rover Heather Compton 2005 Janice Parks 2 (‘87, ‘89) Kerry Dienelt Christie Ambrosi Krista Colburn 1987 Lisa Fernandez Courtney Dale Missy Phillips 2 (‘88, ‘89) Sandra Arledge Yvonne Gutierrez Amanda Freed Jodie Legaspi Anjelica Selden Lisa Hankerd Lorraine Maynez Dot Richardson 2 (‘82, ‘83) Lisa Longaker 2000 Emily Zaplatosch Janice Parks 1992 Amanda Freed Leslie Rover 2 (‘84, ‘85) Karen Walker Kathi Evans Julie Marshall 2006 Shauna Wattenberg Lisa Fernandez Tairia Mims Andrea Duran KERRY DIENELT Natasha Watley 2 (‘02, ‘03) 50 2008 UCLA SÊFTBA½L MEDIA GUIDE 1982 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1982 Roster NO PLAYER POS YR 1 Dot Richardson SS JR 2 Gina Vecchione OF SR 3 Tracy Compton P FR 4 Michelle Aguilar C JR 6 Karen Andrews P SR 7 Sue Eskierski 3B JR 8 Barbara Young OF SO 9 Karen Owens OF SR 11 Lori Warkentin P JR 12 Leslie Rover OF FR 13 Stacy Winsberg 2B FR 15 Debbie Hauer 1B SR 16 Sheila Cornell 1B SO 17 Debbie Doom P FR 19 Barbara Booth C JR Head Coach: Sharron Backus Assistant Coach: Sue Enquist Having won the most NCAA softball championships, it was only fi tting that the Bruins won the sport’s fi rst title in the newly-formed National 1982 Postseason Results Collegiate Athletic Association in 1982. UCLA posted a 33-7-2 overall record, but were unable to get past Cal State Fullerton for the WCAA title (Western Collegiate Athletic Association), fi nishing second with a 15-4-1 mark. Regionals at Mayfair Park First and foremost, pitching was the main catalyst for the Bruins, allowing just 18 runs for the entire season. UCLA gave up more than one run in a game just fi ve times and 27 of its 33 victories came by shutout. During a 14-game winning streak from Mar. 9 to Apr. 16, the Bruins didn’t May 14 beat Wyoming, 4-0 allow a single run. All four pitchers on the UCLA staff appeared in between 10 and 15 games, keeping everybody fresh. A pair of freshmen May 15 beat Wyoming, 5-0 keyed the Bruins’ success, as All-American Tracy Compton had a team-low ERA of 0.21 and a 10-2 record, while Debbie Doom went 11-2 with a 0.31 ERA and a team-best 193 strikeouts. The upperclassmen did their part too. Senior Karen Andrews had 49 strikeouts, a 0.44 earned run average and a 6-2 record, while junior Lori Warkentin was 6-1 with a 0.25 ERA and 55 strikeouts. The pitching picked up the offensive attack, College World Series in Omaha, Neb. which went the entire season without a home run. Junior Dot Richardson led the Bruins with a .328 batting average en route to All-American May 27 beat Oklahoma State, 2-1 honors, while All-American senior Gina Vecchione and sophomore Barbara Young tied for the team lead with 12 RBI. May 29 beat Western Michigan, 1-0 In the postseason, the Bruins gave up just one run in seven victories to sweep through the competition. After easily dispatching of Wyoming at their home NCAA Regional, the Bruins came out on top in four straight, one-run games at the Women’s College World Series, including a May 29 beat Arizona State, 1-0 1-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton. In the championship game, Doom struck out 12 and despite getting just one hit, the Bruins scored twice May 30 beat Cal State Fullerton, 1-0 in the eighth inning to defeat Fresno State 2-0. Doom was named the Most Valuable Player of the College World Series, pitching 41.2 of the Bruins’ 45 innings and striking out 62. May 31 beat Fresno State, 2-0 Championship Game Box Score Season Leaders UCLA vs. Fresno State May 31, 1982 at Omaha, Neb. (Seymour Smith Field) Batting Average (MIN. 100 AB) Dot Richardson .328 Gina Vecchione .253 UCLA 2 Fresno State 0 Runs Scored Player AB R H RBI Player AB R H RBI Dot Richardson 17 Dot Richardson, ss 2 0 0 0 Edna Figueroa, 1b 3 0 0 0 Stacy Winsberg 13 Debbie Hauer, 1b 3 0 0 1 Janee Silva, ss 3 0 0 0 Gina Vecchione, lf 4 0 1 0 Denese Ketcham, c 3 0 0 0 Hits Sheila Cornell, dp 2 0 0 0 Renee Polanco, dp 3 0 0 0 Dot Richardson 45 Barbara Young, rf 3 0 0 0 Sandi Taylor, 2b 2 0 1 0 Gina Vecchione 38 Barbara Booth, c 3 0 0 0 Debbie Camacho, pr 0 0 0 0 Barbara Young 30 Sue Eskierski, 3b 2 0 0 0 Wende Ward, p 3 0 0 0 Leslie Rover, pr 0 0 0 0 Kim Muratore, rf 3 0 1 0 Home Runs Stacy Winsberg, 2b 2 1 0 0 Roberta Garcia, 3b 3 0 0 0 None Karen Owens, cf 3 1 0 0 Judy Tucker, lf 2 0 0 0 Debbie Doom, p 0 0 0 0 Ella Vilche, ph 1 0 0 0 Runs Batted In Alyce Rodriguez, cf 0 0 0 0 Gina Vecchione 12 Totals 24 2 1 1 Totals 26 0 2 0 Barbara Young 12 Dot Richardson 8 Score by Innings R H E UCLA 000 000 02 2 1 0 Earned Run Average (MIN.