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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]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | UCLA |
Conference | Pac-12 |
Record | 818–219–1 (.789) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California | January 2, 1970
Playing career | |
1989–1993 | UCLA |
Position(s) | Catcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1994–2006 | UCLA (asst.) |
2007–present | UCLA |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 818–209–1 (.796)[1] |
Tournaments | NCAA Division I: 72–27 (.727) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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As player:
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Awards | |
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As a player, she was a catcher for UCLA and helped her team to three National Championships 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.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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 | ||||
UCLA: | 818–209–1 (.796) | 276–108–1 (.718) | |||||||
Total: | 818–209–1 (.796) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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