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Kelly Inouye-Perez

Kelly Inouye-Perez
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUCLA
ConferenceBig Ten
Record842–215–1 (.796)
Biographical details
Born (1970-01-02) January 2, 1970 (age 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1993UCLA
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–2006UCLA (asst.)
2007–presentUCLA
Head coaching record
Overall842–215–1 (.796)[1]
TournamentsNCAA Division I: 78–30 (.722)
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)
  • 4× Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2009, 2021, 2023, 2024)

Kelly Keiko Inouye-Perez (born January 2, 1970)[2] is an American softball player and coach, who is the current head coach at UCLA. 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 2019 National Championship and an appearance in the NCAA Division I softball tournament each year of her tenure.[3]

Playing career

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As a player, she was a catcher for UCLA and helped her team to three National Championships (1989, 1990 and 1992) and a finish as National Runner-Up in her four playing seasons. She missed the 1991 season due to shoulder surgery.[3][4][5] She is a member of the 2022 class of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Personal life

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Inouye-Perez is of Japanese and Hawaiian descent.[6][7] 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.[3]

Head coaching record

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Source:[8][9]

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
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
2025 UCLA 55–13 17–5 T–2nd Women's College World Series
UCLA: 842–215–1 (.796) 276–108–1 (.718)
Total: 841–215–1 (.796)

      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

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  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics".
  2. ^ "Kelly Inouye Gallery | Trading Card Database".
  3. ^ a b c "Kelly Inouye-Perez". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Q&A with UCLA's Kelly Inouye-Perez". Flosoftball. December 23, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Kelly Inouye-Perez". Pitching Summit. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Fukuzaki, Rob. "UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez inspiring new generation of AAPI athletes". abc7.com. KABC-TV. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Let's take a look at coach Kelly Inouye-Perez's decorated career". X.com (formerly Twitter). Big Ten Softball. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  8. ^ 2018 UCLA Softball Information Guide (PDF), University of California, Los Angeles, 2018, pp. 39–42
  9. ^ "2018 Softball Schedule".