History Page 25 • 2018 Ucla Softball I Nformation G Uide 1978 Aiaw Champions • All -T Ime Wcws Selections
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HISTORY PAGE 25 • 2018 UCLA SOFTBALL I NFORMATION G UIDE 1978 AIAW CHAMPIONS • ALL -T IME WCWS SELECTIONS 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 POSTSEASON R ESULTS WESTERN REGIONALS IN ELK GROVE, CALIF. Four years prior to the start of the NCAA, UCLA softball brought home its ! rst national championship in 1978 under the umbrella of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics May 4 beat Nevada, 1-0 (9 inn.) for Women (AIAW). After recording just 44 victories in their ! rst three years of existence, the Bruins went 31-3 in 1978, starting and ! nishing the season strong with victories May 4 beat Sacramento State, 1-0 (12 inn.) in 14 of their ! rst 15 and 17 of their last 18. During the regular season, UCLA posted a 22-2 record, outscoring its opponents 101-17. May 5 beat Chico State, 1-0 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 All-American also ! nished ! rst May 6 lost to Cal Poly Pomona, 6-5 on the squad with seven doubles and tied for the team lead with two home runs. Sophomore Kathy Maurice, an All-Region honoree, added seven triples and also belted two May 6 beat Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0 (8 inn.) home runs. In all, ! ve Bruins earned All-Region honors in 1978, with Enquist and Maurice joined by senior Lisa Richardson, junior Janice Wright and sophomore Gail Edson. Richardson and freshman Jan Jeffers keyed UCLA’s 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 WCWS IN OMAHA, NEB. and 16 wins, while Jeffers has a 15-3 mark, a 0.43 ERA and a team-leading 91 strikeouts. May 25 beat Texas Woman’s University, 4-0 In the postseason, UCLA won its ! rst three at Western Regionals, but all were 1-0 games with a pair going extra innings. The 28 innings in three days caught up to the Bruins May 26 beat Missouri State, 1-0 on Championship Day against Cal Poly Pomona, losing 6-5 in the ! rst contest. In game two in yet another 1-0 game, the Bruins advanced to the College World Series with May 26 beat Utah State, 7-0 an eight-inning victory over the Broncos. Cal Poly Pomona proved to be the Bruins’ toughest test en route to the title, as UCLA outscored its opponents 18-0 in the season- May 27 beat Minnesota, 3-0 (11 inn.) ending tournament. In the ! nal game against Northern Colorado, the Bruins prevailed 3-0 to claim their ! rst national title. Jeffers earned three of the wins at Nationals, while May 29 beat Northern Colorado, 3-0 Richardson picked up the other two. Enquist posted a tournament-best .421 batting average, while Edson hit .412 with a tournament-best nine RBI. UCLA’S A LL -T IME W OMEN’S C OLLEGE W ORLD S ERIES S ELECTIONS MULTIPLE A LL -WCWS SELECTIONS 2016 Stacey Nuveman 1992 1987 Kerry Dienelt 4 (‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91) Mysha Sataraka Natasha Watley Kathi Evans Sandra Arledge Lisa Fernandez Lisa Hankerd Lisa Fernandez 4 (‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93) 2015 2001 Yvonne Gutierrez Amanda Freed Lisa Longaker Ally Carda Kelly Inouye Tairia Mims Janice Parks Debbie Doom 3 (‘82, ‘84, ‘85) Karen Walker 2010 Claire Sua 1991 Shauna Wattenberg Amanda Freed 3 (‘99, ‘00, ‘01) Megan Langenfeld (MOP) 2000 Heather Compton Samantha Camuso Kerry Dienelt Amanda Freed 1985 Keira Goerl 3 (‘02, ‘03, ‘04) Andrea Harrison Lisa Fernandez Julie Marshall Tracy Compton Yvonne Gutierrez Tairia Mims Yvonne Gutierrez 3 (‘90, ‘91, ‘92) 2006 Lorraine Maynez Debbie Doom Andrea Duran Chris Olivie 1999 Lisa Longaker 3 (‘87, ‘88, ‘90) Julie Adams (MOP) 1990 Leslie Rover 2005 Christie Ambrosi Kerry Dienelt Tairia Mims 3 (‘00, ‘01, ‘03) Krista Colburn Courtney Dale Lisa Fernandez 1984 Amanda Freed Jodie Legaspi Shanna Flynn Debbie Doom Shanna Flynn 2 (‘88, ‘90) Anjelica Selden Yvonne Gutierrez Tricia Mang 1997 Emily Zaplatosch Lisa Longaker Leslie Rover Jodie Legaspi 2 (‘04, ‘05) Stacey Nuveman Jennifer Simm Alleah Poulson 2004 1989 Lorraine Maynez 2 (‘89, ‘91) Christa Williams Caitlin Benyi Tiffany Boyd 1983 Lisa Dodd 1995 Kerry Dienelt Sheila Cornell Stacey Nuveman 2 (‘97, ‘02) Keira Goerl Lorraine Maynez Tanya Harding (MOP) Dot Richardson Jodie Legaspi Janice Parks Janice Parks 2 (‘87, ‘89) Jennifer Brundage Mary Ricks Kelly Howard Missy Phillips 2003 1982 Missy Phillips 2 (‘88, ‘89) Keira Goerl (MOP) 1994 1988 Debbie Doom (MVP) Tairia Mims Ginny Mike-Mitchell Kerry Dienelt Dot Richardson 2 (‘82, ‘83) Natasha Watley Shanna Flynn Barbara Booth 1993 Lisa Longaker Dot Richardson Leslie Rover 2 (‘84, ‘85) Missy Phillips Gina Vecchione 2002 Lisa Fernandez KERRY D IENELT Keira Goerl Nichole Victoria Stacy Sunny Barbara Young Natasha Watley 2 (‘02, ‘03) PAGE 26 • 2018 UCLA SOFTBALL I NFORMATION G UIDE 1982 NCAA CHAMPIONS 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 POSTSEASON R ESULTS REGIONALS AT MAYFAIR PARK Having won the most NCAA softball championships, it was only ! tting that the Bruins won the sport’s ! rst title under the umbrella of the National Collegiate Athletic May 14 beat Wyoming, 4-0 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), May 15 beat Wyoming, 5-0 ! nishing second with a 15-4-1 mark. 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 ! ve times and WCWS IN OMAHA, NEB. 27 of its 33 victories came by shutout. During a 14-game winning streak from March 9 to April 16, the Bruins didn’t allow a single run. All four pitchers on the UCLA staff May 27 beat Oklahoma State, 2-1 appeared in between 10 and 15 games, keeping everybody fresh. A pair of freshmen keyed the Bruins’ success, as All-American Tracy Compton had a team-low ERA of 0.21 May 29 beat Western Michigan, 1-0 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 May 29 beat Arizona State, 1-0 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, May 30 beat Cal State Fullerton, 1-0 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 honors, while All-American May 31 beat Fresno State, 2-0 senior Gina Vecchione and sophomore Barbara Young tied for the team lead with 12 RBI. 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 Regional, the SEASON L EADERS Bruins came out on top in four straight, one-run games at the Women’s College World Series, including a 1-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton. In the championship game, BATTING AVERAGE (MINIMUM 100 AB) Doom struck out 12 and despite getting just one hit, the Bruins scored twice 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. Dot Richardson .328 Gina Vecchione .253 CHAMPIONSHIP G AME B OX S CORE RUNS SCORED UCLA VS . F RESNO S TATE Dot Richardson 17 MAY 31, 1982 AT O MAHA, N EB . (S EYMOUR S MITH F IELD) Stacy Winsberg 13 UCLA 2 FRESNO STATE 0 HITS Player AB R H RBI Player AB R H RBI Dot Richardson, ss 2 0 0 0 Edna Figueroa, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dot Richardson 45 Debbie Hauer, 1b 3 0 0 1 Janee Silva, ss 3 0 0 0 Gina Vecchione 38 Gina Vecchione, lf 4 0 1 0 Denese Ketcham, c 3 0 0 0 Barbara Young 30 Sheila Cornell, dp 2 0 0 0 Renee Polanco, dp 3 0 0 0 Barbara Young, rf 3 0 0 0 Sandi Taylor, 2b 2 0 1 0 HOME RUNS Barbara Booth, c 3 0 0 0 Debbie Camacho, pr 0 0 0 0 None 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 RUNS BATTED IN Stacy Winsberg, 2b 2 1 0 0 Roberta Garcia, 3b 3 0 0 0 Karen Owens, cf 3 1 0 0 Judy Tucker, lf 2 0 0 0 Gina Vecchione 12 Debbie Doom, p 0 0 0 0 Ella Vilche, ph 1 0 0 0 Barbara Young 12 Alyce Rodriguez, cf 0 0 0 0 Dot Richardson 8 Totals 24 2 1 1 Totals 26 0 2 0 EARNED RUN AVERAGE (MINIMUM 100 IP) Score by Innings R H E Tracy Compton 0.21 UCLA 000 000 02 2 1 0 Debbie Doom 0.31 Fresno State 000 000 00 0 2 2 E - Ward, Garcia WINS LOB - Bruins 4, Bulldogs 3 Debbie Doom 11-2 2B - Muratore Tracy Compton 10-2 SH - Cornell SF - Hauer INNINGS PITCHED SB - Winsberg Debbie Doom 134.1 Tracy Compton 101.2 UCLA IP H R ER BB SO Fresno State IP H R ER BB SO Debbie Doom 8.0 2 0 0 1 12 Wende Ward 8.0 1 2 1 4 8 STRIKEOUTS Debbie Doom 193 Win - Doom (11-2), Loss - Ward (24-6) SHEILA C ORNELL Start: 12:04 p.m.