Kelly Inouye-Perez

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Kelly Inouye-Perez
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUCLA
ConferencePac-12
Record600–172–1 (.777)
Biographical details
Born (1970-01-02) January 2, 1970 (age 51)
Los Angeles, California
Playing career
1989–1993UCLA
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–2006UCLA (asst.)
2007–presentUCLA
Head coaching record
Overall600–172–1 (.777)[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)
  • 2× Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2009, 2021)

Kelly Keiko Inouye-Perez (born January 2, 1970)[2] is an American softball player and coach, currently serving as head coach of the UCLA Bruins softball team. 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 an appearance in the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament each year of her tenure.[3]

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]

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 37–18 12–9 T–3rd NCAA Regionals
2008 UCLA 51–9 17–4 2nd Women's College World Series
2009 UCLA 45–11 16–5 1st NCAA Super Regionals
2010 UCLA 50–11 14–7 2nd WCWS Champions
2011 UCLA 36–19 9–12 T–6th NCAA Regionals
2012 UCLA 36–20 12–12 T–4th NCAA Regionals
2013 UCLA 40–20 10–14 T–5th NCAA Regionals
2014 UCLA 52–8 19–5 2nd NCAA Super Regionals
2015 UCLA 51–12 19–5 2nd Women's College World Series
2016 UCLA 40–16–1 16–5–1 2nd Women's College World Series
2017 UCLA 48–15 16–8 T–3rd Women's College World Series
2018 UCLA 58–7 20–4 T–3rd Women's College World Series
2019 UCLA 56–6 20–4 T–1st WCWS Champions
2020 UCLA 25–1 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
UCLA: 625–173–1 (.783) 200–94–1 (.680)
Total: 625–173–1 (.783)

      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. ^ a b "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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