List of UCLA Bruins head softball coaches

The UCLA Bruins softball program is a college softball team that represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pac-12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.^[1] The team has had 3 head coaches since it started playing organized softball in the 1975 season.^[2] The current coach is Kelly Inouye-Perez, who took over the head coaching position in 2007.

UCLA's first coach, Sharron Backus, led the team from 1975–1988 before becoming co-head coach with Sue Enquist. The two jointly led the team from 1989 through 1996, when Backus retired. Enquist then served as head coach by herself from 1997 to 2006.

Key[]

General
#	Number of coaches^[a]
GC	Games coached

Overall
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties
O%	Winning percentage

Conference^[b]
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Postseason^[c]
PA	Total Appearances^[d]
PW	Total Wins
PL	Total Losses
WA	Women's College World Series Appearances^[e]
WW	Women's College World Series Wins
WL	Women's College World Series Losses

Championships
CC	Conference regular season
NC	National championships^[f]

Coaches[]

List of head softball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards^[g]
#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PA	WA	CCs	NCs
1	Sharron Backus	1975–1989	571	451	117	3	.792	119	32	1	.786	9	9	6	5
2	Backus/Enquist	1989–1996	459	403	56	0	.878	148	28	0	.841	8	8	4	4
3	Sue Enquist	1996–2006	604	484	119	1	.802	154	73	0	.678	10	10	3	3
4	Kelly Inouye-Perez	2007–present	711	544	166	1	.766	180	90	1	.666	12	6	1	1

Notes[]

^ A running total of the number of head coaches.
^ UCLA was a member of the in 1975 and 1976, and then an independent for three years. They then participated in the Western Collegiate Athletic Association in 1980. The Pac-12 Conference, then known as the Pac-10, began sponsoring women's sports in 1987.
^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Softball Championship or AIAW Women's College World Series.
^ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Softball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.
^ College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1969.
^ Women's College World Series sponsored by either the AIAW or NCAA.
^ Statistics correct as of the end of the .

References[]

^ "UCLA". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ 2018 Media Guide (PDF). UCLA Bruins. p. 39. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[3] A running total of the number of head coaches.

[4] UCLA was a member of the in 1975 and 1976, and then an independent for three years. They then participated in the Western Collegiate Athletic Association in 1980. The Pac-12 Conference, then known as the Pac-10, began sponsoring women's sports in 1987.

[5] Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Softball Championship or AIAW Women's College World Series.

[6] Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Softball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.

[7] College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1969.

[8] Women's College World Series sponsored by either the AIAW or NCAA.

[9] Statistics correct as of the end of the .

[1] "UCLA". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

[Coaches-2] 2018 Media Guide (PDF). UCLA Bruins. p. 39. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

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v t 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	1982 1984 1985 1988 1989 1990 1992 1995 1999 2003 2004 2010 2019 2022
National Championships in bold; Women’s College World Series appearances in italics