2000 UCLA Bruins softball team

2000 UCLA Bruins softball
2000 UCLA Bruins softball
NCAA Regional No. 4 champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	46–12–1 (14–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sue Enquist (12th season);
Home stadium	Sunset Field

2000 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 5 Washington ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	4	–	0	.810	62	–	9	–	0	.873
No. 3 Arizona ‍‍‍^y	16	–	4	–	0	.800	59	–	9	–	0	.868
No. 2 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	14	–	7	–	0	.667	46	–	12	–	1	.788
No. 18 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	9	–	12	–	0	.429	45	–	18	–	0	.714
No. 10 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	8	–	13	–	0	.381	43	–	20	–	0	.683
No. 12 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	7	–	13	–	0	.350	40	–	21	–	1	.653
No. 7 California ‍‍‍^y	6	–	15	–	0	.286	49	–	25	–	0	.662
No. 16 Oregon ‍‍‍^y	6	–	15	–	0	.286	36	–	29	–	0	.554

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2000 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sue Enquist, in her twelfth season as head coach. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 46–12–1. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished third with a 14–7 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Oklahoma.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2000 UCLA Bruins roster^[3]

Pitchers

7 – Amanda Freed – sophomore
12 – Stephanie Swenson – junior
14 – Lauren Fendrick – freshman
22 – Courtney Dale – junior

Catchers

4 – Marin Noack – junior
23 – Toria Auelua – freshman
34 – Julie Marshall – senior

Infielders

5 – Casey Hiraiwa - Sophomore
6 – Jenny Gardner – junior
18 – Julie Adams – senior
21 – Tairia Mims – freshman
33 – Lyndsey Klein – senior
40 - Natasha Watley – freshman

Outfielders

2 – Erin Rahn – sophomore
3 – Lupe Brambila – junior
10 – Crissy Buck – sophomore
11 – Monique Mejia – freshman

Coaches

2000 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[3]
Sue Enquist – Head coach – 12th season Kelly Inouye-Perez – Assistant coach – 7th season Lisa Fernandez – Assistant coach – 4th season

Schedule

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Tie
*	Non-Conference game

2000 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 4	vs Maryland*	No. 1	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 9–0⁵	1–0
Feb 4	vs Tennessee*	No. 1	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 10–0⁵	2–0
Feb 5	at South Florida*	No. 1	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 6–1	3–0
Feb 5	vs FIU*	No. 1	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 11–0⁵	4–0
Feb 6	vs Tennessee*	No. 1	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 6–0	5–0
Feb 6	vs Florida Atlantic*	No. 1	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 7–3	6–0
Feb 10	vs Texas Tech*	No. 1	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 3–2	7–0
Feb 11	vs Hofstra*	No. 1	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 6–1	8–0
Feb 11	vs Texas*	No. 1	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 5–4⁸	9–0
Feb 12	vs No. 15 Long Beach State*	No. 1	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 6–0	10–0
Feb 12	at No. 20 Hawaii*	No. 1	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 9–1	11–0
Feb 13	vs Hofstra*	No. 1	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI	L 5–10	11–1
Feb 17	vs Sacramento State*	No. 1	Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA	L 1–2	11–2
Feb 18	vs Pacific*	No. 1	Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA	W 9–3	12–2
Feb 18	vs No. 6 Michigan*	No. 1	Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA	T 4–4⁶	12–2–1
Feb 19	vs Tennessee*	No. 1	Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA	W 12–1	13–2–1
Feb 19	vs No. 3 Fresno State*	No. 1	Sportsplex USA Poway • Poway, CA	W 5–2⁸	14–2–1
Feb 24	Cal State Northridge*	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	15–2–1
Feb 24	Cal State Northridge*	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	16–2–1
Feb 26	No. 5 Fresno State*	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	17–2–1
Feb 26	No. 5 Fresno State*	No. 2	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–0	18–2–1

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 3	vs Loyola Marymount*	No. 3	USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA	W 2–0	19–2–1
Mar 3	at San Diego*	No. 3	USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA	W 2–0	20–2–1
Mar 4	vs Saint Mary's*	No. 3	USD Softball Complex • San Diego, CA	W 6–0	21–2–1
Mar 9	vs Cal Poly*	No. 3	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 7–0	22–2–1
Mar 10	vs Texas Tech*	No. 3	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 7–0	23–2–1
Mar 10	vs Florida State*	No. 3	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 3–0	24–2–1
Mar 11	vs Ole Miss*	No. 3	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	W 4–0	25–2–1
Mar 11	vs Illinois State*	No. 3	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	L 2–3⁸	25–3–1
Mar 12	at No. 7 Fresno State*	No. 3	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	L 0–1	25–4–1
Mar 31	at No. 4 California	No. 3	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 6–1	26–4–1	1–0

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	at No. 8 Stanford	No. 3	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 1–0	27–4–1	2–0
Apr 2	at No. 8 Stanford	No. 3	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 8–0⁵	28–4–1	3–0
Apr 7	at No. 22 Oregon	No. 3	Howe Field • Eugene, OR	W 6–0	29–4–1	4–0
Apr 8	at No. 12 Oregon State	No. 3	Corvallis, OR	W 4–1	30–4–1	5–0
Apr 9	at No. 12 Oregon State	No. 3	Corvallis, OR	W 8–7	31–4–1	6–0
Apr 14	No. 2 Arizona	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 4–6	31–5–1	6–1
Apr 15	No. 4 Arizona State	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–1	32–5–1	7–1
Apr 16	No. 4 Arizona State	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–1	32–6–1	7–2
Apr 21	at No. 1 Washington	No. 3	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 1–3	32–7–1	7–3
Apr 22	at No. 1 Washington	No. 3	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 1–0	33–7–1	8–3
Apr 28	No. 11 Stanford	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2¹⁰	33–8–1	8–4
Apr 29	No. 9 California	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0⁶	34–8–1	9–4
Apr 30	No. 9 California	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–0	35–8–1	10–4

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 5	at No. 5 Arizona State	No. 3	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 2–0	36–8–1	11–4
May 6	at No. 2 Arizona	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 9–12⁹	36–9–1	11–5
May 7	at No. 2 Arizona	No. 3	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 1–9⁵	36–10–1	11–6
May 10	No. 1 Washington	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–4	36–11–1	11–7
May 12	No. 13 Oregon State	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–1	37–11–1	12–7
May 13	No. 19 Oregon	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–2	38–11–1	13–7
May 13	No. 19 Oregon	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 12–4⁶	39–11–1	14–7

Post-season

NCAA Regional No. 4
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 18	Canisius	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 8–0⁵	40–11–1	1–0
May 19	No. 20 Long Beach State	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–4	41–11–1	2–0
May 20	No. 24 Florida State	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–1	42–11–1	3–0
May 21	No. 16 Southwestern Louisiana	No. 3	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–1	43–11–1	4–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 25	No. 11 Alabama	No. 3	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 4–1	44–11–1	1–0
May 26	No. 1 Washington	No. 3	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–2	45–11–1	1–1
May 28	No. 8 Southern Miss	No. 3	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 6–0	46–11–1	2–1
May 29	No. 4 Oklahoma	No. 3	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 1–3	46–12–1	3–1

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
NFCA/USA Today	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2

References

↑ 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
1 2 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
1 2 "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

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[1] 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[media-2] 1 2 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[personnel-3] 1 2 "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

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UCLA Bruins softball
Venues	Sunset Field (1979–1993) Easton Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Sharron Backus (1975–1988) Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (1989–1996) Sue Enquist (1997–2006) Kelly Inouye-Perez (2007–present)
Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics