RETIRED NUMBERS
#16 LISA FERNANDEZ • APRIL 22, 1995 Lisa Fernandez’s #16 jersey was the first number retired by the UCLA softball program in a ceremony prior to a doubleheader against California on April 22, 1995. Fernandez, who enters her 19th year as an assistant coach for the Bruins in 2017, played for UCLA from 1990-93, earning four First Team All-American honors, four All-College World Series selections, three Pac10 Player of the Year accolades and three Honda Awards. In 1993, she became the first softball player to win the prestigious Honda-Broderick Cup, awarded to the most outstanding collegiate female athlete in the nation. As a senior in 1993, Fernandez led the country in both batting average (.510) and earned run average (0.25). Fernandez posted a 29-0 mark as a junior, a year in which she had a 0.14 ERA, the lowest mark by any player since that 1992 season. Fernandez also recorded a 42-game winning streak (Feb. 5, 1992-Apr. 4, 1993), the second-longest winning streak in softball history. Her career .930 winning percentage (93-7) and 0.22 earned run average rank her second in NCAA history. Fernandez, who hurled 11 career no-hitters, ranks in the UCLA Top 10 in numerous offensive and pitching categories. On the hitting charts, she is fourth in hits (287) and eighth in batting average (.382), while pitching-wise she is fifth in strikeouts (784). Fernandez is also tops at UCLA in shutouts with 74, which places her tied for ninth in the NCAA annals. An eight-time ASA All-American, Fernandez was a member of the U.S. National Team from 1990-2008 and won Olympic gold medals with Team USA in 1996, 2000 and 2004. Fernandez was also enshrined in the UCLA Hall of Fame in 2003 and the ASA/USA National Hall of Fame in 2013. #1 DOT RICHARDSON • MAY 1, 1999 One of the most recognizable names and faces in the history of collegiate softball, Dot Richardson’s #1 UCLA jersey was retired in a pregame ceremony on May 1, 1999 prior to a doubleheader against Oregon. Richardson played for the Bruins from 1981-83 and was a member of UCLA’s 1982 NCAA Championship team. She led the Bruins in hits and batting average each season and was named an All-American at the conclusion of those three years, earning First Team honors as a junior and senior. Richardson hit above .300 all three years, including a careerbest .379 average in her first season in Westwood in 1981. She posted a marvelous walk-to-strikeout ratio, drawing 73 walks to just 16 strikeouts in three campaigns. Richardson was also named to the All-College World Series Team in 1982 and 1983 and was honored as the NCAA’s Player of the Decade for the 1980’s. A 14-time Amateur Softball Association (ASA) All-American Selection, Richardson also earned seven ASA Best Defensive Player honors and three ASA National Championship Most Valuable Player awards. A member of the USA National Team program from 1979-2000, Richardson won a gold medal with the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team as a shortstop and was the second baseman on the gold-medal winning 2000 United States squad. Following the 1996 season, Richardson was named ASA Sportswoman of the Year. In 1996, Richardson was the third softball player inducted into UCLA’s Hall of Fame. She was also enshrined in the ASA Hall of Fame in 2006. Richardson earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from UCLA and is currently the head coach at Liberty University.
#6 SUE ENQUIST • APRIL 29, 2000 In a surprise ceremony on April 29, 2000, the #6 jersey of former UCLA All-American and six-time national champion head coach Sue Enquist was retired prior to a game against California. A four-year letterwinner from 1975-78, Enquist sparked the Bruins to their first National Championship, an AIAW title in 1978, and was the tournament’s leading hitter. Enquist led the team in batting average and doubles three times, triples twice and homers and RBI once. An All-American in 1978, she led the Bruins with a .391 average, 45 hits, two home runs and seven doubles. She was also named All-Region in 1976, ‘77 and ‘78. Enquist still stands fourth on UCLA’s all-time list with a .401 career average. A three-time ASA All-American for the Raybestos Brakettes, Enquist helped lead that team to four ASA National Championships (1976-78, 1980). She also enjoyed success as a player at the international level, earning gold medals at three National Sports Festivals, the 1978 World Championships and the 1979 Pan American Games. Enquist spent just one season away from the Bruins following her collegiate playing career, returning to UCLA as an assistant coach in 1980. She held that position until 1989, when she was elevated to co-head coach. As cohead coach or head coach (1997-2006), Enquist led the Bruins to six NCAA Championships. The first softball player to be inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1993, the three-time National Coach of the Year was enshrined into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in 2006. Enquist retired on Sept. 26, 2006 with an 887-175-1 career record. #2 GINA VECCHIONE • APRIL 28, 2007 Gina Vecchione became the fourth UCLA softball player to have her jersey retired when she was honored prior to the Bruins’ game against Oregon State on April 28, 2007. As a player in Westwood, Vecchione earned All-Pacific Region honors in the outfield three straight campaigns (1980-82) and is one of 31 Bruins to receive the award at least three times. In 1981, she led the Bruins in doubles with 10 and tied for the team lead with three triples and 21 runs batted in. Vecchione again tied for the top spot in triples with four and runs batted in with 12 as a senior. In 1982, Vecchione was a member of the All-College World Series team, as the Bruins won the inaugural NCAA Softball Championship. Following that season, Vecchione received Second Team All-American honors. After the conclusion of her collegiate career, Vecchione played 12 seasons with the Raybestos Brakettes, winners of eight ASA titles and three World titles. Vecchione was named to the ASA All-American team seven times and was the top hitter at the 1988 national tournament with a .444 average. Vecchione earned softball’s top honor in 1997 when she became the first UCLA player inducted into the ASA Hall of Fame. Returning to her alma mater as an assistant coach in 2000, Vecchione, who is currently an assistant at Cal Poly, helped the Bruins reach the NCAA Championship game or series in six of her 13 seasons, winning back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004, and another title in 2010. The Bruins amassed a 609-160-1 record during her 13 campaigns for a .792 winning percentage. During Vecchione’s tenure, UCLA was tabbed as the NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2000 and ‘04 and NFCA National CSOY in 2004 and ‘10.
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#9 LISA LONGAKER • MAY 7, 2011 In a ceremony on May 7, 2011 prior to a game against Arizona, Lisa Longaker’s #9 jersey was retired, the fifth in program history. A three-time First Team All-American and All-Region selection, Longaker was a part of three straight NCAA Championships for the Bruins from 1988-1990. She is also one of only five Bruins to earn four First Team All-Pac-10/12 honors and was a two-time Honda Award winner (‘88 and ‘90), recognizing the sport’s top player. After making the All-Tournament Team at the Women’s College World Series as a freshman in 1987, Longaker was the winning pitcher in the ‘88 championship game against Fresno State, striking out three in a sixhit shutout, her 23rd blanking of the season. She posted an 18-1 record and a 0.64 ERA the following season during the Bruins’ second straight championship campaign. One year later, Longaker completed her collegiate career with another title, again going 18-1 with a 0.40 ERA. Longaker sits in the all-time UCLA Top 10 in all eight pitching categories, ranking third in saves (7), fifth in earned run average (0.40), shutouts (61) and complete games (96), tied for sixth in innings pitched (725.2), seventh in wins (89), eighth in appearances (113) and ninth in strikeouts (698). Longaker led the Bruins in ERA in 1987 (0.35) and 1988 (0.30), wins, strikeouts, shutouts, innings and complete games three times (‘87, ‘88 and ‘90) and appearances every season. She tossed five no-hitters, including a perfect game, the ninth in program history, against Arizona State on April 7, 1990. A member of the NCAA All-Decade Team (1980’s) and the NCAA 25thAnniversary Team, Longaker was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. #17 DEBBIE DOOM • FEBRUARY 15, 2014 Bruin pitching great Debbie Doom became the sixth player in program history to have her jersey retired when her #17 was enshrined on Feb. 15, 2014. A three-time All-American and two-time First Team selection, Doom helped the Bruins to three National Championships, earning the victory in the circle in the 1982, 1984 and 1985 title contests. The Most Valuable Player of the ’82 Women’s College World Series, she struck out 12 in eight shutout innings against Fresno State. Doom was named All-WCWS in ’84 and ’85, fanning 15 in 13 spotless frames versus Texas A&M in 1984 and striking out 10 in nine innings against Nebraska in 1985. In her three championship game victories, Doom struck out 37 in 30 innings, allowing just one unearned run. Doom is in the UCLA Top 10 in six categories, ranking second with 66 shutouts, third with 952 strikeouts and tied for third with a 0.29 earned run average, winning 73 games. Her best statistical season came in 1984 when she posted a 0.10 ERA and 24 wins, all shutouts. Doom led the Bruins in strikeouts and innings pitched all four seasons. She holds the single-game school record for strikeouts with 25, done three different times, and also tossed eight no-hitters, including a school-best six perfect games. The four-team All-Region honoree was the 1984 Honda Award winner, given to the sport’s best player that season. She was named to the NCAA All-Decade Team for the 1980’s and the NCAA 25th Anniversary Team. In 1995, Doom was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame.