Kelly Inouye-Perez
Kelly Keiko Inouye-Perez (born January 2, 1970)[2] is an American softball player and coach, currently serving as head coach of the UCLA Bruins softball team. 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 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 | 600–172–1 (.777) |
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 | 600–172–1 (.777)[1] |
Tournaments | NCAA Division I: 66–25 (.725) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
As coach: 2× Women's College World Series (2010, 2019) | |
Awards | |
NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year (2019) NFCA West Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2019) |
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]
Head coaching record
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 | |||||
UCLA: | 625–173–1 (.783) | 200–94–1 (.680) | |||||||
Total: | 625–173–1 (.783) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- http://stats.ncaa.org/people/32941
- https://www.tradingcarddb.com/GalleryP.cfm/pid/170698/Kelly-Inouye
- "Kelly Inouye-Perez". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- "Q&A with UCLA's Kelly Inouye-Perez". Flosoftball. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- "Kelly Inouye-Perez". Pitching Summit. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- 2018 UCLA Softball Information Guide (PDF), University of California, Los Angeles, 2018, pp. 39–42
- https://uclabruins.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1514