# 1990 UCLA Bruins softball team

The 1990 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1990 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her sixteenth season and Sue Enquist, in her second season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 62–7. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 16–2 record.
The Bruins were invited to the 1990 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 fifth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, and 1989.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | UCLA win |
| | UCLA loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
1990 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 3 | at US International* | | W 2–0$^8$ | 1–0 |
| Feb 3 | at US International* | | L 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Feb 10 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Big West–Pac-10 Showdown) | W 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Feb 10 | vs Fresno State* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Big West–Pac-10 Showdown) | W 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Feb 11 | vs Fresno State* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Big West–Pac-10 Showdown) | W 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Feb 11 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Big West–Pac-10 Showdown) | L 0–2 | 4–2 |
| Feb 15 | vs Kansas* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 10–2$^6$ | 5–2 |
| Feb 15 | vs New Mexico State* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 2–0 | 6–2 |
| Feb 16 | vs Toledo* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 4–0 | 7–2 |
| Feb 16 | vs Oklahoma* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 7–1 | 8–2 |
| Feb 16 | vs Utah* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 11–0$^5$ | 9–2 |
| Feb 17 | vs Arizona State* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 1–0 | 10–2 |
| Feb 17 | vs Cal State Fullerton* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | L 0–5 | 10–3 |
| Feb 18 | vs Utah* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 3–0 | 11–3 |
| Feb 18 | vs Long Beach State* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 7–2 | 12–3 |
| Feb 18 | vs Oregon* | Tucson, AZ (Arizona Tournament) | W 2–0 | 13–3 |
| Feb 23 | at Long Beach State* | Long Beach, CA | W 5–0 | 14–3 |
| Feb 23 | at Long Beach State* | Long Beach, CA | W 1–0 | 15–3 |
| Feb 25 | at San Diego State* | San Diego, CA | W 5–1 | 16–3 |
| Feb 25 | at San Diego State* | San Diego, CA | W 5–0 | 17–3 |
| Feb 27 | Cal Poly Pomona* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 18–3 |
| Feb 27 | Cal Poly Pomona* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 19–3 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 2 | vs San Diego State* | Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) | W 4–0 | 20–3 | |
| Mar 2 | vs Cal State Northridge* | Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) | W 2–1 | 21–3 | |
| Mar 2 | vs Southern Utah* | Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) | W 11–0$^6$ | 22–3 | |
| Mar 3 | vs Utah* | Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) | L 1–3 | 22–4 | |
| Mar 3 | vs Sacramento State* | Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) | W 2–0 | 23–4 | |
| Mar 4 | vs Southern Utah* | Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) | W 3–1 | 24–4 | |
| Mar 4 | vs Cal Poly Pomona* | Paradise, NV (UNLV Spring Fling) | W 2–1 | 25–4 | |
| Mar 14 | Hawaii* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–0 | 26–4 | |
| Mar 14 | Hawaii* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–0 | 27–4 | |
| Mar 26 | Oregon State | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–0 | 28–4 | 1–0 |
| Mar 26 | Oregon State | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 29–4 | 2–0 |
| Mar 27 | Oregon | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 1–0 | 30–4 | 3–0 |
| Mar 27 | Oregon | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–3$^8$ | 30–5 | 3–1 |
| Mar 31 | at California | Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA | W 2–0 | 31–5 | 4–1 |
| Mar 31 | at California | Hearst Field • Berkeley, CA | W 2–1 | 32–5 | 5–1 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | at Santa Clara* | Santa Clara, CA | W 2–0 | 33–5 | |
| Apr 1 | at Santa Clara* | Santa Clara, CA | W 1–0 | 34–5 | |
| Apr 7 | Arizona State | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–1 | 35–5 | 6–1 |
| Apr 7 | Arizona State | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 36–5 | 7–1 |
| Apr 8 | San Jose State* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 1–0 | 37–5 | |
| Apr 8 | San Jose State* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 1–0$^{10}$ | 38–5 | |
| Apr 10 | at Cal Poly Pomona* | Pomona, CA | W 5–0 | 39–5 | |
| Apr 10 | at Cal Poly Pomona* | Pomona, CA | W 2–0 | 40–5 | |
| Apr 13 | California | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 1–0$^{10}$ | 41–5 | 8–1 |
| Apr 13 | California | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 1–0 | 42–5 | 9–1 |
| Apr 18 | Arizona | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–0 | 43–5 | 10–1 |
| Apr 18 | Arizona | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 44–5 | 11–1 |
| Apr 21 | at Oregon State | Corvallis, OR | W 4–0 | 45–5 | 12–1 |
| Apr 21 | at Oregon State | Corvallis, OR | W 10–0$^5$ | 46–5 | 13–1 |
| Apr 25 | Cal State Fullerton* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–0 | 47–5 | |
| Apr 25 | Cal State Fullerton* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 1–0 | 48–5 | |
| Apr 28 | Sacramento State* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–1 | 49–5 | |
| Apr 28 | Sacramento State* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–0 | 50–5 | |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 3 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ | W 2–0 | 51–5 | 14–1 |
| May 3 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ | W 4–0 | 52–5 | 15–1 |
| May 5 | at Arizona | Tucson, AZ | L 2–3 | 52–6 | 15–2 |
| May 5 | at Arizona | Tucson, AZ | W 3–2 | 53–6 | 16–2 |
| May 9 | US International* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–1 | 54–6 | |
| May 9 | US International* | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–1 | 55–6 | |
Post-season :
NCAA Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 18 | Northern Iowa | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 56–6 | 1–0 |
| May 19 | Northern Iowa | Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–0 | 57–6 | 2–0 |
NCAA Women's College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
| May 23 | Kent State | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 4–0 | 58–6 | 1–0 |
| May 25 | Long Beach State | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 6–0 | 59–6 | 2–0 |
| May 26 | Oklahoma State | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 2–1 | 60–6 | 3–0 |
| May 27 | Florida State | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3–0 | 61–6 | 4–0 |
| May 27 | Fresno State | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 0–1 | 61–7 | 4–1 |
| May 27 | Fresno State | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 2–0 | 62–7 | 5–1 |