The 1990 UCLA Bruins softball team represented the

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in the

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. The Bruins were coached by

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, who led her sixteenth season and

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, in her second season, in an uncommonly used co-head coach system. The Bruins played their home games at

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and finished with a record of 62–7. They competed in the

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, where they finished first with a 16–2 record. The Bruins were invited to the

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, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the

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to claim their fifth NCAA Women's College World Series Championship. The Bruins had earlier claimed an

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title in 1978 and NCAA titles in 1982, 1984, 1988, and 1989.

Personnel

Roster

Coaches

Schedule

Notes

References

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