2002 California Golden Bears softball team

2002 California Golden Bears softball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record56–19 (12–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Diane Ninemire (15th season)
Home stadiumLevine-Fricke Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 3   .857 55 – 9   .859
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 – 6   .714 55 – 12   .821
Washington  ‍‍‍y 13 – 8   .619 46 – 18   .719
California  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 56 – 19   .747
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11   .476 46 – 20   .697
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 7 – 14   .333 44 – 20   .688
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 7 – 14   .333 40 – 25   .615
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 24 – 30   .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2002 California Golden Bears softball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season. The Golden Bears were coached by Diane Ninemire, who led her fifteenth season. The Golden Bears finished with a record of 56–19. They played their home games at Levine-Fricke Field and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished fourth with a 12–9 record.

The Golden Bears were invited to the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.[2]

Roster

2002 California Golden Bears roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • Kelly Anderson
  • Cassie Bobrow
  • Jen Deering
  • Jocelyn Forest – senior

Catchers

  • Courtney Scott

Infielders

  • 4 – Candace Harper – senior
  • Veronica Nelson
  • Jessica Pamanian
  • Chelsea Spencer – freshman
  • Jessica Vernaglia
  

Outfielders

  • Kristen Bayless
  • Kaleo Eldredge
  • Kristen Morley
  • Roni Rodrigues

Unknown

  • LeAnna Hoglen
  • Eryn Manahan
  • Mikella Pedretti
  • Jennifer Reichhoff

Schedule

Legend
  California win
  California loss
* Non-Conference game
2002 California Golden Bears softball game log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Feb 2 Sacramento State* Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 1–0
Feb 2 Sacramento State* Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 4–0 2–0
Feb 3 at Pacific* Stockton, CA L 0–4 2–1
Feb 8 vs Fresno State* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 0–1 2–2
Feb 8 vs Kansas* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–2 3–2
Feb 9 vs Texas* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–2 3–3
Feb 9 vs UNLV* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–0 4–3
Feb 10 vs Southwest Texas State* Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 4–4
Feb 15 vs BYU* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 5–2 5–4
Feb 15 vs UC Riverside* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 3–0 6–4
Feb 16 vs Kent State* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 10–2 7–4
Feb 16 vs LSU* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 3–0 8–4
Feb 17 vs Portland State* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 8–0 9–4
Feb 17 vs Kansas* Eller Media Stadium • Paradise, NV W 8–4 10–4
Feb 22 vs Santa Clara* Santa Barbara, CA W 7–2 11–4
Feb 22 vs BYU* Santa Barbara, CA W 1–0 12–4
Feb 23 at UC Santa Barbara* Santa Barbara, CA W 3–1 13–4
Feb 23 vs Cal Poly* Santa Barbara, CA W 4–1 14–4
Feb 24 vs Illinois* Santa Barbara, CA W 8–0 15–4
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Mar 1 vs Oklahoma State* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 0–1 15–5
Mar 1 vs San Diego State* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–4 16–5
Mar 2 vs Ohio State* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–0 17–5
Mar 2 at Cal State Fullerton* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 1–2 17–6
Mar 3 vs Minnesota* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–1 18–6
Mar 3 vs Portland State* Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–1 19–6
Mar 8 vs Miami (OH)* Pleasanton, CA W 12–1 20–6
Mar 8 vs Santa Clara* Pleasanton, CA W 6–3 21–6
Mar 8 vs Virginia* Pleasanton, CA W 7–1 22–6
Mar 9 vs No. 17 Iowa* Pleasanton, CA L 1–4 22–7
Mar 9 vs Northern Iowa* Pleasanton, CA W 6–1 23–7
Mar 9 vs Long Beach State* Pleasanton, CA L 0–1 23–8
Mar 14 vs San Jose State* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 6–1 24–8
Mar 14 vs Miami (OH)* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 9–0 25–8
Mar 15 vs Kansas* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 1–0 26–8
Mar 15 vs Syracuse* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 8–0 27–8
Mar 16 at Sacramento State* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 6–2 28–8
Mar 17 vs Wisconsin* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 1–0 29–8
Mar 17 vs Nebraska* Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA L 3–4 29–9
Mar 21 at Hawaii* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honlulu, HI W 4–0 30–9
Mar 22 vs Hofstra* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 4–2 31–9
Mar 23 vs Northwestern* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 0–1 31–10
Mar 24 vs Hofstra* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 15–2 32–10
Mar 24 vs Northwestern* Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 9–0 33–10
Mar 29 No. 3 Stanford W 3–2 34–10 1–0
Mar 30 at No. 3 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA L 0–6 34–11 1–1
Mar 31 at No. 3 Stanford Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 7–6 35–11 2–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
Apr 5 Oregon State Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 3–2 35–12 2–2
Apr 6 Oregon Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 36–12 3–2
Apr 7 Oregon Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 7–0 37–12 4–2
Apr 10 San Jose State* Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 7–0 38–12
Apr 12 at Washington Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 4–1 39–12 5–2
Apr 13 at UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–3 39–13 5–3
Apr 14 at UCLA Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–1 39–14 5–4
Apr 19 Arizona State Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 40–14 6–4
Apr 20 Arizona Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 5–2 41–14 7–4
Apr 21 Arizona Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 2–1 42–14 8–4
Apr 24 at Saint Mary's* Moraga, CA W 3–0 43–14
Apr 24 at Saint Mary's* Moraga, CA W 4–0 44–14
Apr 26 UCLA Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–3 44–15 8–5
Apr 27 Washington Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 3–6 44–16 8–6
Apr 28 Washington Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 45–16 9–6
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 3 at Arizona Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 0–3 45–17 9–7
May 4 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 4–8 45–18 9–8
May 5 at Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–2 45–19 9–9
May 10 Oregon Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 46–19 10–9
May 11 Oregon State Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 6–1 47–19 11–9
May 11 Oregon State Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 10–7 48–19 12–9
Post-season
NCAA Fresno Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 16 Fresno State Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 4–2 49–19 1–0
May 17 Stanford Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 8–06 50–19 2–0
May 18 Cal State Fullerton Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 5–4 51–19 3–0
May 19 Cal State Fullerton Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA W 6–2 52–19 4–0
NCAA Women's College World Series
Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS record
May 24 (5) Oklahoma (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–2 53–19 1–0
May 25 (8) Florida State (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 5–4 54–19 2–0
May 27 (3) Arizona State (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 55–19 3–0
May 28 (2) Arizona (4) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 56–19 4–0

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 2020 Softball Media Guide (PDF). California Golden Bears. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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