The 1993 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 nineteenth season and

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, in her fifth 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 50–5. They competed in the

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, where they finished first with a 25–1 record. The Bruins were invited to the

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, where they swept the Regional and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion

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Personnel

Roster

Coaches

Schedule

References

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