List of UCLA Bruins head softball coaches From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The UCLA Bruins softball program is a college softball team that represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the Big Ten 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. 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 1057 842 215 1 .796 276 108 1 .718 18 11 5 2 Notes ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches. ↑ UCLA was a member of the Southern California Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 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. UCLA joined the Big Ten Conference before the 2025 season. ↑ 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 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. References ↑ "UCLA". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 13, 2026. ↑ 2018 Media Guide (PDF). UCLA Bruins. p. 39. Retrieved February 2, 2019. vteUCLA Bruins softballVenues 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 Related Articles