1987 UCLA Bruins softball team

1987 UCLA Bruins softball
1987 UCLA Bruins softball
NCAA Northwest Regional champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	50–10 (7–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Sharron Backus (13th season);
Home stadium	Sunset Field
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	2	.800	34	–	15	.694
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	.700	50	–	10	.833
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	.600	42	–	16	.724
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	.600	41	–	15	.732
Oregon ‍‍‍	2	–	8	.200	23	–	30	.434
Oregon State ‍‍‍	1	–	9	.100	16	–	21	.432

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1987 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1987 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bruins were coached by Sharron Backus, who led her thirteenth season. The Bruins played their home games at Sunset Field and finished with a record of 50–10. They competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 7–3 record.

The Bruins were invited to the 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the Northwest Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Texas A&M.^[1]

Personnel

1987 UCLA Bruins roster^[2]

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1987 UCLA Bruins softball coaching staff^[2]
Sharron Backus - 13th season Sue Enquist - 8th season

1987 UCLA Bruins softball game log^[1]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 4	Pacific*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 1–0	9–0
Mar 4	Pacific*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–2	10–0
Mar 6	vs Colorado State*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 4–0	11–0
Mar 6	vs Nevada*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 5–2	12–0
Mar 6	at UNLV*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 9–0	13–0
Mar 8	vs Oregon*	Rebel Softball Diamond • Paradise, NV	W 7–0	14–0
Mar 23	Utah State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–2	14–1
Mar 23	Utah State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2	15–1
Mar 25	Michigan*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 10–2	16–1
Mar 25	Michigan*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	17–1
Mar 27	vs Oklahoma State*	San Jose, CA (National Invitational softball tournament)	W 2–0	18–1
Mar 27	vs New Mexico*	San Jose, CA (National Invitational softball tournament)	W 3–0	19–1
Mar 27	vs Santa Clara*	San Jose, CA (National Invitational softball tournament)	W 8–1	20–1
Mar 28	vs Utah*	San Jose, CA (National Invitational softball tournament)	W 6–0	21–1
Mar 28	vs California*	San Jose, CA (National Invitational softball tournament)	W 3–1	22–1
Mar 29	vs Nebraska*	San Jose, CA (National Invitational softball tournament)	L 1–3	22–2
Mar 31	Long Beach State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	23–2
Mar 31	Long Beach State*	Sunset Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 4–0	24–2

Postseason

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 20	Arizona	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0⁹	47–8	1–0
May 22	Nebraska	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	48–8	2–0
May 23	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	49–8	3–0
May 23	Cal State Fullerton	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	W 1–0	50–8	4–0
May 24	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–1	50–9	4–1
May 24	Texas A&M	Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, NE	L 1–4	50–10	4–2

1 2 2022 Softball Information Guide: Yearly Results (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
1 2 "2022 Softball Information Guide: Letterwinners" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

v t e 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 2024 2025 2026
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics