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American college softball season

1988 UCLA Bruins softball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
National Champion
NCAA Northwest Regional champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record53–8 (15–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSunset Field
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 3   .833 53 – 8   .869
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 15 – 5   .750 54 – 18   .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 32 – 26   .552
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 26 – 25   .510
California  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 38 – 22   .633
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14   .125 13 – 32   .289
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1988
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1988 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her fourteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 53–8. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 15–3 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1988 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 third NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982 and 1984.

Personnel

Roster

1988 UCLA Bruins roster
 

Pitchers

  • 4 – Samantha Ford – junior
  • 9 – Lisa Longaker – sophomore
  • 13 – Michelle Phillips – junior

Catchers

  • 21 – Stacy Sunny – senior
  • 22 – Monica Tourville – junior

Infielders

  • 11 – Erica Ziencina – freshman
  • 12 - Kerry Dienelt – freshman
  • 14 – Janice Parks – junior
  • 15 – Missy Phillips – freshman
  • 24 – Lisa Hankerd – senior
  

Outfielders

  • 1 – Lorraine Maynez – freshman
  • 3 – Bea Chiaravanont – freshman
  • 7 – Shanna Flynn – freshman
  • 10 – Michelle Montgomery – sophomore
  • 17 – Karen Walker – junior

Coaches

1988 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff

Schedule

Legend
  UCLA win
  UCLA loss
* Non-Conference game
1988 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 12 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 4–0 1–0
Feb 12 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 5–0 2–0
Feb 14 at Fresno State* Fresno, CA W 5–1 3–0
Feb 14 at Fresno State* Fresno CA W 5–3 4–0
Feb 20 US International* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 4–1
Feb 20 US International* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 5–1
Feb 24 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–2 6–1
Feb 24 UC Santa Barbara* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 7–1
Feb 27 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 6–0 8–1 1–0
Feb 27 at California Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–0 9–1 2–0
Feb 28 at San Francisco* San Francisco, CA W 9–1 10–1
Feb 28 at San Francisco* San Francisco, CA W 8–0 11–1
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 2 at Long Beach State* Long Beach, CA W 1–0 12–1
Mar 2 at Long Beach State* Long Beach, CA L 0–2 12–2
Mar 5 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 13–2
Mar 5 Cal Poly Pomona* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–1 14–2
Mar 11 Western Illinois* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 15–2
Mar 11 Western Illinois* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 16–2
Mar 20 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 17–2 3–0
Mar 20 Oregon Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–2 17–3 3–1
Mar 21 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 18–3 4–1
Mar 21 Oregon State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–1 19–3 5–1
Mar 25 vs Creighton* San Jose, CA W 9–0 20–3
Mar 25 vs Northwestern* San Jose, CA W 4–1 21–3
Mar 25 vs Adelphi* San Jose, CA W 1–0 22–3
Mar 26 vs New Mexico* San Jose, CA W 4–0 23–3
Mar 26 vs California* San Jose, CA W 1–0 24–3
Mar 27 vs Adelphi* San Jose, CA W 1–0 25–3
Mar 27 vs Nebraska* San Jose, CA W 9–0 26–3
Mar 29 Nevada* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 14–0 27–3
Mar 29 Nevada* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 12–1 28–3
Mar 30 Northwestern* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–1 29–3
Mar 30 Northwestern* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 30–3
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 2 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 14–1 31–3 6–1
Apr 2 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ W 1–0 32–3 7–1
Apr 4 at Arizona Tucson, AZ W 1–0 33–3 8–1
Apr 4 at Arizona Tucson, AZ L 0–1 33–4 8–2
Apr 8 Cal State Fullerton* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–1 34–4
Apr 8 Cal State Fullerton* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 4–6 34–5
Apr 13 Hawaii* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 8–0 35–5
Apr 13 Hawaii* Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–0 36–5
Apr 16 at US International* W 1–0 37–5
Apr 16 at US International* W 3–1 38–5
Apr 22 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 39–5 9–2
Apr 22 Arizona State Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–3 40–5 10–2
Apr 25 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 1–0 41–5 11–2
Apr 25 Arizona Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 42–5 12–2
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 6 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 4–0 43–5 13–2
May 6 California Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 43–6 13–3
May 7 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 3–2 44–6 14–3
May 7 at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 5–1 45–6 15–3
May 14 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA L 1–2 45–7
May 14 at Cal Poly Pomona* Pomona, CA W 1–0 46–7
Post-season
NCAA Northwest Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 17 Cal State Fullerton Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–0 47–7 1–0
May 18 Cal State Fullerton Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 48–7 2–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record
May 20 Northern Illinois Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 1–0 49–7 1–0
May 22 Fresno State Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 6–1 50–7 2–0
May 28 Arizona Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 5–0 51–7 3–0
May 28 Cal Poly Pomona Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 4–1 52–7 4–0
May 29 Fresno State Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA L 1–2 52–8 4–1
May 29 Fresno State Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA W 3–0 53–8 5–1

References

  1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
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