# 1995 UCLA Bruins softball team

The 1995 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her twenty-first season, and Sue Enquist, in her seventh season, in an uncommon co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at Easton Stadium and finished with a record of 50–6. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 23–4 record.
The Bruins were invited to the 1995 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 seventh NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an AIAW title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1992.
The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA. In December 1995, the UCLA women's softball program was placed on probation after an investigation revealed that UCLA had awarded more scholarships than were permitted under NCAA rules. The Fresno Bee wrote that the violations "bring shame to college softball" and added, "The image of UCLA's softball program won't ever be the same. ... For two seasons, they went over the scholarship limit, the equivalent of cheating on taxes. Now they must pay."
Partly as a result of an NCAA probe prompted by a Los Angeles Times investigation into UCLA pitcher Tanya Harding, Backus announced her retirement in January 1997.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | UCLA win |
| | UCLA loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
1995 UCLA Bruins Softball Game Log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Feb 8 | San Diego State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–0 | 1–0 | |
| Feb 11 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ | W 8–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Feb 11 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ | W 7–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Feb 17 | vs Fresno State* | SDSU Field • San Diego, CA (SDSU Campbell/Cartier Classic) | W 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| Feb 17 | vs Long Beach State* | SDSU Field • San Diego, CA | W 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Feb 17 | at San Diego State* | SDSU Field • San Diego, CA | W 6–2 | 6–0 | |
| Feb 18 | vs California* | SDSU Field • San Diego, CA | W 9–0$^5$ | 7–0 | |
| Feb 18 | vs Loyola Marymount* | SDSU Field • San Diego, CA | W 8–0$^6$ | 8–0 | |
| Feb 18 | vs Cal State Northridge* | SDSU Field • San Diego, CA | W 7–2 | 9–0 | |
| Feb 19 | vs Washington* | SDSU Field • San Diego, CA | W 6–2$^5$ | 10–0 | |
| Feb 22 | UC Santa Barbara* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–0$^5$ | 11–0 | |
| Feb 22 | UC Santa Barbara* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–3 | 12–0 | |
| Feb 25 | Long Beach State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–2$^5$ | 13–0 | |
| Feb 25 | Long Beach State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 9–0$^5$ | 14–0 | |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 3 | Ohio State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (UCLA Easton/Reebok Invitational) | W 5–0$^6$ | 15–0 | |
| Mar 4 | Michigan* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (UCLA Easton/Reebok Invitational) | L 4–5$^8$ | 15–1 | |
| Mar 12 | Arizona State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–1 | 16–1 | 3–0 |
| Mar 12 | Arizona State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 1–0 | 17–1 | 4–0 |
| Mar 17 | at Arizona | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4–11 | 17–2 | 4–1 |
| Mar 17 | at Arizona | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 2–0 | 18–2 | 5–1 |
| Mar 27 | Washington | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–3$^9$ | 19–2 | 6–1 |
| Mar 27 | Washington | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–4 | 20–2 | 7–1 |
| Mar 28 | Oregon State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–0$^6$ | 21–2 | 8–1 |
| Mar 28 | Oregon State | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 12–0$^5$ | 22–2 | 9–1 |
April :
| Date– | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 2 | at San Jose State* | San Jose, CA | W 6–0 | 23–2 | |
| Apr 2 | at San Jose State* | San Jose, CA | W 15–1$^6$ | 24–2 | |
| Apr 8 | Arizona | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–5 | 25–2 | 10–1 |
| Apr 8 | Arizona | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–2 | 26–2 | 11–1 |
| Apr 9 | Sacramento State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 27–2 | |
| Apr 9 | Sacramento State* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 3–0 | 28–2 | |
| Apr 14 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 7–0 | 29–2 | 12–1 |
| Apr 15 | at Oregon State | Corvallis, OR | W 2–0 | 30–2 | 13–1 |
| Apr 15 | at Oregon State | Corvallis, OR | W 2–0 | 31–2 | 14–1 |
| Apr 20 | Stanford | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11–1$^6$ | 32–2 | 15–1 |
| Apr 20 | Stanford | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–0$^6$ | 33–2 | 16–1 |
| Apr 22 | California | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0$^8$ | 34–2 | 17–1 |
| Apr 22 | California | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–3 | 35–2 | 18–1 |
| Apr 26 | Cal State Northridge* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–0 | 36–2 | |
| Apr 26 | Cal State Northridge* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–1$^{10}$ | 36–3 | |
| Apr 29 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | L 0–2 | 36–4 | 18–2 |
| Apr 30 | at Stanford | Stanford, CA | W 11–1$^6$ | 37–4 | 19–2 |
| Apr 30 | at Stanford | Stanford, CA | W 14–1$^5$ | 38–4 | 20–2 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 1 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 13–1$^5$ | 39–4 | 21–2 |
| May 1 | at Oregon | Howe Field • Eugene, OR | W 5–0 | 40–4 | 22–2 |
| May 2 | at California | Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA | L 2–4 | 40–5 | 22–3 |
| May 7 | at Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 3–0 | 41–5 | 23–3 |
| May 7 | at Washington | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 0–1 | 41–6 | 23–4 |
| May 13 | Cal Poly* | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–0 | 42–6 | |
| May 13 | Cal Poly | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–1 | 43–6 | |
Post-season :
NCAA Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 19 | Campbell | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 8–0$^5$ | 44–6 | 1–0 |
| May 20 | Hawaii | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 9–0$^6$ | 45–6 | 2–0 |
| May 21 | Hawaii | Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–3 | 46–6 | 3–0 |
NCAA Women's College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | WCWS Record |
| May 26 | (7) Iowa | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 2–1 | 47–6 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | (3) Southwestern Louisiana | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3–0 | 48–6 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | (7) Iowa | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 5–0 | 49–6 | 3–0 |
| May 29 | (1) Arizona | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 4–2 | 50–6 | 4–0 |