2001 UCLA BRUINS SOFTBALL Women’s College World Series • May 24-28, 2001 • Oklahoma City The eight-time NCAA Champion UCLA Bruins continue the quest for their UCLA QUICK FACTS ninth NCAA and 10th National Champion- 2001 Overall Record: 59-5 ship this Thursday in Oklahoma City with 2001 Pac-10 Record: 16-5 (2nd) an 8:30 pm CT first pitch against Iowa (49- NFCA Ranking: No. 2 12). The Hawkeyes hosted Regional VII, and Head Coach: Sue Enquist 2001 SCHEDULE/RESULTS defeated top-seeded Notre Dame for their Career Record: 638-120-1 (13th season) Overall: 59-5; Pac-10: 16-5 WCWS berth. Once again, the Pac-10 domi- Softball SID: Amy Symons Date Opponent Time/Result at Early Bird Classic (San José, CA) nates the field in Oklahoma City, with four SID Phone in OKC: 310/666-3021 F 3 at San José State ____________ W, 8-0 (5) conference schools (Arizona, California, Website: www.uclabruins.com F 3 vs. Cal State Northridge (RV) _ W, 13-0 (5) Stanford and UCLA) among the eight F 3 vs. Cal Poly ___________________ W, 5-0 F 4 vs. Cal State Northridge (RV) _____ W, 7-0 schools. UCLA leads the all-time series against six of seven possible WCWS opponents. F 4 vs. Cal Poly _______________ W, 10-2 (6) Series records are as follows (UCLA first): 50-40 vs. Arizona (including 1-2 in 2001), 56-13 F7at Cal State Fullerton (#14) _ W,6-0/W,18-3(5) F 10 SAN DIEGO (DH) ____ W,8-0 (6)/W,7-0 against California (3-0 in 2001), 1-0 vs. Iowa (lone meeting in 1996), 0-1 vs. LSU (lone F 14 LONG BEACH STATE (#22) ____ W, 7-0 meeting in 1998), 6-2-1 vs. Michigan, 4-1 vs. Oklahoma and 30-7 vs. Stanford (2-1 in 2001). at UNLV Classic (Las Vegas, NV) F 16 vs. Portland State __________ W, 20-0 (5) UCLA Softball NCAA History F 16 vs. Kansas ________________ W,15-1 (5) F 17 vs. Wisconsin (RV) _____________ W, 9-2 With its selection to the 2001 NCAA Tournament field, UCLA has been invited to 18 F 17 vs. Nebraska (#12)______________ W, 6-2 of a possible 20 Regional Tournaments, and has now advanced to 18 Women’s College F 18 vs. Florida International _____ W, 10-0 (5) at Texas Invitational (Austin, TX) World Series. The Bruins have won eight NCAA (1982-84-85-88-89-90-82-99) and nine F 23 vs. Wisconsin (RV) ____________ W, 12-1 total National Championships (AIAW, 1978), and have played in the NCAA Champion- F 23 vs. Cal State Fullerton (#11) ______ W, 4-0 ship game a record 14 times. UCLA won the 1995 NCAA Championship, but its participa- F 24 at Texas (#22) ______________ W, 4-3 (8) F 25 vs. Wisconsin (RV) _____________ W, 1-0 tion in that tournament was later vacated by the NCAA. The Bruins were not invited to the F26 at Southwest Texas St.(RV) W, 4-3 (10)/W, 3-1 NCAA Tournament on two occasions, in 1986, and in 1998, a year in which UCLA was EASTON CLASSIC (EASTON STADIUM, LOS ANGELES) M2 COLORADO STATE (DH) W, 11-3 (6)/W, 2-0 ineligible for postseason play. M3 SOUTH FLORIDA (DH) __ W, 10-0 (5)/W,5-3 Bruin Basics M 4 UNLV ______________________ W, 3-0 M 6 UC RIVERSIDE (DH) _ W,10-0 (5)/W,4-0 Last year’s NCAA runner-up, the 2001 Bruins have benefitted from the return of two-time at Hedrick’s Hallowell Chevrolet Classic (Fresno, CA) Pac-10 Player of the Year Stacey Nuveman, who returned to Westwood after sitting out the M 8 vs. Colorado State ______________ W, 8-1 M 9 vs. Cal Poly ________________ W, 9-1 (6) 2000 collegiate season in order to play for the U.S. Olympic Team. Nuveman was the starting M 9 vs. DePaul (#11) _______________ W, 4-0 catcher on the gold medal team in Sydney, Australia, last fall. A solid freshman class has also M 10 vs. New Mexico State ____________ W, 4-0 M 10 vs. Oregon State (#15) ___________ W, 3-2 reaped big rewards for the Bruins, as freshman pitcher Keira Goerl has taken over UCLA’s No. M 11 at Fresno State (#7) _____________ W, 8-2 1 starter spot since Amanda Freed was diagnosed with a forearm injury on April 16. Eight M 14 at UC Santa Barbara ___________ W, 6-1 Bruins, including Nuveman (first team), Freed (first team) and Goerl (second team) were named M 30 at Stanford (#5)* ______________ L, 0-1 M 31 at Cal (#C3)* _____________ W, 2-1 (9) All-Pac-10. Joining that trio were sophomores 3B/C Tairia Mims and All-America shortstop A 1 at Cal (#3)* __________________ W, 5-1 Natasha Watley on the first team, freshman 1B/DP Claire Sua on the second team, and senior A 4 at CS Northridge (#25) _ W, 8-0/W,12-1 (6) A 6 ARIZONA STATE (#9)* ________ L, 1-6 DP/P Courtney Dale and freshman OF Stephanie Ramos as honorable mention selections. A 7 ARIZONA (#2)*# ______________ L, 0-4 The best pitcher in the nation when she hurled UCLA to an NCAA Championship in A 8 ARIZONA (#2)*^ ____________ W, 3-0 A 13 WASHINGTON (#13)* _____ W, 5-4 (14) 1999, Dale is nearly recovered from off-season surgery on her right (pitching) shoulder. A 14 WASHINGTON (#13)*^ _______ W, 4-0 She saw significant time in the circle during the second half of the Pac-10 schedule, includ- A 20 at Oregon State (#16)* __________ L, 1-2 ing a 1-0 win on May 12 at Arizona State. Dale is 8-0 with a 0.77 ERA in 2001. A 21 at Oregon* __________________ W, 4-3 A 22 at Oregon* __________________ W, 6-3 A 25 at UC Riverside___ W,12-0 (5)/W,8-0 (5) A 27 CAL (#4)* ___________________ W, 2-0 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE • MAY 24-28, 2001 A 28 STANFORD (#3)* __________ W, 8-0 (5) A 29 STANFORD (#3)*^ ___________ W, 2-0 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES — OKLAHOMA CITY, OK M 2 at Washington (#12)* __________ W, 4-3 May 24 G1: No. 1 Arizona (61-4) vs. No. 8 California (53-16) ............ 10:00 am espn2 M 4 OREGON* __________________ W, 6-4 G2: No. 4 Michigan (43-15-1) vs. No. 5 Oklahoma (49-7 ....... 12:30 pm espn2 M 5 OREGON STATE (#14)* _______ W, 4-0 M 6 OREGON STATE (#14)* _______ W, 4-1 G3: No. 3 LSU (57-9) vs. No. 6 Stanford (52-14-1) .................. 6:00 pm espn2 M 11 at Arizona (#1)*^ ______________ L, 0-4 G4: No. 2 UCLA (59-5) vs. No. 7 Iowa (49-12) ........................ 8:30 pm espn2 M 12 at Arizona State (#11)* W, 1-0/W, 8-6 (8) May 25 G5: Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 ................................................... 6:00 pm espn2 NCAA REGIONAL (LOS ANGELES, CA- UCLA, HOST) G6: Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 ................................................... 8:30 pm no TV M 17 COASTAL CAROLINA ______ W, 8-0 (5) May 26 G7: Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 ...................................................... 11:00 am ESPN M 18 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE ____ W, 9-0 G8 Loser G3 vs. Loser G4 .......................................................... 1:30 pm no TV M 19 SAN DIEGO STATE __________ W, 3-1 G9: Winner G7 vs. Loser G6 ...................................................... 6:00 pm ESPN M 20 SAN DIEGO STATE _______ W, 11-0 (5) G10: Winner G8 vs. Loser G5 .................................................... 8:30 pm espn2 at Women’s College World Series (Oklahoma City) May 27 G11: Winner G5 vs. Winner G9 ..................................................... Noon espn2 M 24 vs. Iowa ____________________ 8:30 pm G12: Winner G6 vs. Winner G10 ............................................... 2:30 pm espn2 ALL TIMES LOCAL TO GAME SITE Home games in BOLD at Easton Stadium; * Pac-10 Conference G13, 14: If necessary .................................................................... 5/7 pm espn2 Game; Rankings are NFCA; ^ indicates internet broadcast May 28 G15: Championship Game ....................................................... 12:15 pm ESPN # indicates game broadcast live on FOX Sports Net &Games broadcast live on ESPN or ESPN2 No. in parentheses () indicates innings played if not 7 NFCA/USA TODAY POLL (5/9/01) 2001 UCLA Bruins Softball… …page 2 NO.SCHOOL (1ST PLACE)RECORD POINTS Nuveman Named Pac-10 Player of the Year 1. Arizona (25) 54-4 673 For the second time in her career, UCLA junior catcher Stacey Nuveman has earned 2. UCLA (2) 53-4 649 Pac-10 Player of the Year honors, it was announced on May 14. Nuveman finished the 3. LSU 49-9 587 regular season leading the Pac-10 in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging per- 4. Stanford 46-12-1 573 centage. Additionally, she ranked second in the Conference in doubles, RBIs and walks 5. Oklahoma 41-7 559 while also ranking third in total bases, and fifth in home runs. Nuveman was honored as 6. California 48-13 539 7. Alabama 47-7 497 Pac-10 Player of the Week twice this season, giving her seven in her career. She first won 8. Notre Dame 50-3 474 Pac-10 Player of the Year honors as a sophomore in 1999, a year in which the Bruins won 9. Arizona State 34-17 458 their most recent NCAA Championship. 10. Cal State Fullerton 46-12 447 Watley’s Hitting Streak Snapped, But Record-Setting Continues 11.