Kelly Inouye-Perez
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUCLA
ConferencePac-12
Record775–197–1 (.797)
Biographical details
Born (1970-01-02) January 2, 1970
Los Angeles, California
Playing career
1989–1993UCLA
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–2006UCLA (asst.)
2007–presentUCLA
Head coaching record
Overall775–197–1 (.797)[1]
TournamentsNCAA Division I: 66–25 (.725)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:

As player:

  • 3× Women's College World Series (1989, 1990, 1992)
Awards
  • NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year (2019)
  • NFCA West Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2019)
  • 3× Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2009, 2021, 2023)

Kelly Keiko Inouye-Perez (born January 2, 1970)[2] is an American softball player and coach, who is the current head coach at UCLA. She assumed that position prior to the 2007 season. She has led the Bruins to five appearances in the Women's College World Series, including the 2010 National Championship and 2019 National Championship and an appearance in the NCAA Division I softball tournament each year of her tenure.[3]

Playing career

As a player, she was a catcher for UCLA and helped her team to three National Championships and a finish as National Runner-Up in her four playing seasons. She missed the 1991 season due to shoulder surgery.[3][4][5] She is a member of the 2022 class of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Source:[6][7]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UCLA Bruins (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2007–Present)
2007 UCLA 37–1812–9T–3rdNCAA Regionals
2008 UCLA 51–917–42ndWomen's College World Series
2009 UCLA 45–1116–51stNCAA Super Regionals
2010 UCLA 50–1114–72ndWCWS Champions
2011 UCLA 36–199–12T–6thNCAA Regionals
2012 UCLA 36–2012–12T–4thNCAA Regionals
2013 UCLA 40–2010–14T–5thNCAA Regionals
2014 UCLA 52–819–52ndNCAA Super Regionals
2015 UCLA 51–1219–52ndWomen's College World Series
2016 UCLA 40–16–116–5–12ndWomen's College World Series
2017 UCLA 48–1516–8T–3rdWomen's College World Series
2018 UCLA 58–720–4T–3rdWomen's College World Series
2019 UCLA 56–620–4T–1stWCWS Champions
2020 UCLA 25–10–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 UCLA 47–719–21stWomen's College World Series
2022 UCLA 51–1019–52ndWomen's College World Series
2023 UCLA 52–721–31stNCAA Regionals
UCLA: 775–197–1 (.797)259–104–1 (.713)
Total:775–197–1 (.797)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics".
  2. ↑ "Kelly Inouye Gallery | Trading Card Database".
  3. 1 2 "Kelly Inouye-Perez". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Q&A with UCLA's Kelly Inouye-Perez". Flosoftball. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kelly Inouye-Perez". Pitching Summit. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ 2018 UCLA Softball Information Guide (PDF), University of California, Los Angeles, 2018, pp. 39–42
  7. ↑ "2018 Softball Schedule".
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