HISTORY 2016 UCLA S OFTBALL R ECORD B OOK 1 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 fi rst national championship in 1978 under the umbrella of the Association of May 4 beat Nevada, 1-0 (9 inn.) Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). After recording just 44 victories in their fi rst three years of existence, the Bruins went 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, UCLA posted a 22-2 record, outscoring its May 4 beat Sacramento State, 1-0 (12 inn.) 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 May 6 lost to Cal Poly Pomona, 6-5 fi nished fi rst 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 May 6 beat Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0 (8 inn.) triples and also belted two home runs. In all, fi 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 WCWS IN OMAHA, NEB. 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. 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 three days caught May 25 beat Texas Woman’s University, 4-0 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 game, the Bruins advanced May 26 beat Missouri State, 1-0 to the College World Series with an eight-inning victory over the Broncos. Cal Poly Pomona proved to be the Bruins’ toughest test en route to the title, as May 26 beat Utah State, 7-0 UCLA outscored its opponents 18-0 in the season-ending tournament. In the fi nal game against Northern Colorado, the Bruins prevailed 3-0 to claim their May 27 beat Minnesota, 3-0 (11 inn.) fi rst national title. Jeffers earned three of the wins at Nationals, while Richardson picked up the other two. Enquist posted a tournament-best .421 batting May 29 beat Northern Colorado, 3-0 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 S ELECTIONS 2015 1999 1989 Ally Carda Julie Adams (MOP), Christie Tiffany Boyd, Kerry Dienelt, Kerry Dienelt 4 (‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91) Ambrosi, Courtney Dale, Lorraine Maynez, Janice Parks, 2010 Amanda Freed Missy Phillips Lisa Fernandez 4 (‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93) Megan Langenfeld (MOP), Debbie Doom 3 (‘82, ‘84, ‘85) Samantha Camuso, 1997 1988 Andrea Harrison Stacey Nuveman, Alleah Poulson, Kerry Dienelt, Shanna Flynn, Amanda Freed 3 (‘99, ‘00, ‘01) Christa Williams Lisa Longaker, Missy Phillips, 2006 Stacy Sunny Keira Goerl 3 (‘02, ‘03, ‘04) Andrea Duran 1995 2005 Tanya Harding (MOP), Jennifer 1987 Yvonne Gutierrez 3 (‘90, ‘91, ‘92) Brundage, Kelly Howard Sandra Arledge, Lisa Hankerd, Krista Colburn, Jodie Legaspi, Anjelica Selden, Emily Zaplatosch Lisa Longaker, Janice Parks, Lisa Longaker 3 (‘87, ‘88, ‘90) 1994 Karen Walker, Shauna 2004 Ginny Mike-Mitchell Wattenberg Tairia Mims 3 (‘00, ‘01, ‘03) Caitlin Benyi, Lisa Dodd, Keira Goerl, Jodie Legaspi 1993 1985 Shanna Flynn 2 (‘88, ‘90) Lisa Fernandez, Nichole Victoria Tracy Compton, Debbie Doom, 2003 Chris Olivie, Leslie Rover Jodie Legaspi 2 (‘04, ‘05) Keira Goerl (MOP), Tairia Mims, 1992 Natasha Watley Lorraine Maynez 2 (‘89, ‘91) Kathi Evans, Lisa Fernandez, 1984 Debbie Doom, Tricia Mang, Leslie Yvonne Gutierrez, Kelly Inouye Stacey Nuveman 2 (‘97, ‘02) 2002 Rover, Jennifer Simm Keira Goerl, Stacey Nuveman, Natasha Watley 1991 Janice Parks 2 (‘87, ‘89) Heather Compton, Kerry 1983 2001 Dienelt, Lisa Fernandez, Yvonne Sheila Cornell, Dot Richardson, Missy Phillips 2 (‘88, ‘89) Mary Ricks Amanda Freed, Tairia Mims, Gutierrez, Lorraine Maynez Claire Sua Dot Richardson 2 (‘82, ‘83) 1990 1982 2000 Kerry Dienelt, Lisa Fernandez, Debbie Doom (MVP), Barbara Leslie Rover 2 (‘84, ‘85) Amanda Freed, Julie Marshall, Shanna Flynn, Yvonne Gutierrez, Booth, Dot Richardson, Gina Tairia Mims Lisa Longaker Vecchione, Barbara Young KERRY D IENELT Natasha Watley 2 (‘02, ‘03) 2 2016 UCLA S OFTBALL R ECORD B OOK 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 fi tting that the Bruins won the sport’s fi rst title under the umbrella of the National Collegiate May 14 beat Wyoming, 4-0 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 May 15 beat Wyoming, 5-0 Athletic Association), fi 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 WCWS IN OMAHA, NEB. just fi ve times and 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. May 27 beat Oklahoma State, 2-1 All four pitchers on the UCLA staff appeared in between 10 and 15 games, keeping everybody fresh. A pair of freshmen keyed the Bruins’ success, as All- May 29 beat Western Michigan, 1-0 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. May 29 beat Arizona State, 1-0 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, which went the entire season without a home run. Junior Dot Richardson May 30 beat Cal State Fullerton, 1-0 led the Bruins with a .328 batting average en route to All-American honors, while All-American senior Gina Vecchione and sophomore Barbara Young tied May 31 beat Fresno State, 2-0 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 SEASON L EADERS Regional, the 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 BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 100 AB) the championship game, 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 . FRESNO S TATE Dot Richardson 17 MAY 31, 1982 AT O MAHA, NEB . (SEYMOUR S MITH F IELD) Stacy Winsberg 13 UCLA 2 FRESNO STATE 0 Player AB R H RBI Player AB R H RBI HITS 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 Stacy Winsberg, 2b 2 1 0 0 Roberta Garcia, 3b 3 0 0 0 RUNS BATTED IN 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 (MIN.