Kelly Inouye-Perez
American softball player and coach
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Kelly Keiko Inouye-Perez (born January 2, 1970)[3] is an American former softball player who is the current head coach at UCLA Bruins softball.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UCLA |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 842–215–1 (.796) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 2, 1970 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1993 | UCLA |
| Position | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–2006 | UCLA (asst.) |
| 2007–present | UCLA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 842–215–1 (.796)[1] |
| Tournaments | NCAA Division I: 78–30 (.722) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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She is the only person to have ever won an NCAA Softball Championship as a coach and as a player.[2]
Playing career
Coaching career
She is the current head coach at UCLA Bruins softball, having 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 2019 National Championship, and led them to an appearance in the NCAA Division I softball tournament each year of her tenure.[4] In 2026 she became the all-time winningest coach of the Bruins, themselves the all-time winningest NCAA Division I softball program.[7]
Personal life
Inouye-Perez is of Japanese and Hawaiian descent.[8][9] She is married to Gerardo Perez, a current baseball coach who played at Cerritos College and Loyola Marymount University. The couple has two children, Mikey Perez, a former UCLA Bruins baseball player who was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2021, and Kylie Perez, a soccer player who played at Long Beach State and the University of San Diego.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2007–2024) | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2021 | UCLA | 47–7 | 19–2 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2022 | UCLA | 51–10 | 19–5 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2023 | UCLA | 52–7 | 21–3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2024 | UCLA | 43–12 | 17–4 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
| UCLA (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference): | 787–202–1 (.795) | 259–103–1 (.715) | |||||||
| UCLA Bruins (Big Ten Conference) (2025–Present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | UCLA | 55–13 | 17–5 | T–2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| UCLA (Big Ten Conference): | 55–13 (.809) | 17–5 (.773) | |||||||
| Total: | 842–215–1 (.796) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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