Sue Enquist
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| Born | August 24, 1957 Los Angeles County, California | ||||||||||||||
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| 1975–1978 | UCLA | ||||||||||||||
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| 1980–1988 | UCLA (asst. coach) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1996 | UCLA (co-head coach) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2006 | UCLA (head coach) | ||||||||||||||
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| Overall | 887–175–1 (.835) | ||||||||||||||
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Susan Enquist (born August 24, 1957) is a former softball player and coach. She played softball at UCLA under Sharron Backus from 1975 to 1978. She helped lead UCLA to its first national softball championship in the 1978 Women's College World Series and became UCLA's first All-American softball player.[1]
Playing career
Her career batting average of .401 was the UCLA team record for 24 years. She also played for the Raybestos Brakettes and helped lead the team to
Coaching career
After receiving a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 1980, Enquist joined the coaching staff of the UCLA softball team. She was an assistant coach under Sharron Backus from 1980 to 1988. In 1989, she was appointed as the co-head coach with Backus, a position she held for eight years from 1989 to 1996. Following Backus's retirement, Enquist became the sole head coach at UCLA in 1997, a position she held for ten years from 1997 to 2006.[2] Enquist retired from UCLA in 2006.[3][4]
In 18 years as the co-head coach and sole head coach at UCLA, Enquist compiled a record of 887–175–1.
See also
- List of college softball coaches with 800 career wins
References
- ^ "UCLA Women Win Series". Schenectady Gazette. May 29, 1978.
- ^ a b c "Sue Enquist Profile". UCLA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-02.
- ^ "Acclaimed UCLA softball coach Enquist to retire". ESPN.com. September 26, 2006.
- ^ Ben Bolch (September 27, 2006). "Veteran UCLA Softball Coach Enquist to Retire". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "NCAA Career Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "NCAA Softball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2011.
- ^ "Enquist, Miller among Hall of Fame inductees". USA Today. June 9, 2008.
- ^ "Sue Enquist". National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.