The following is a list of California Golden Bears softball seasons. The University of California, Berkeley is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA Division I. The Golden Bears have won seven conference championships, appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament 32 times, and in the Women's College World Series 15 times, including three under the authority of the AIAW. The Bears won the National Championship in 2002, and appeared in the finals twice more. [1]
| National champions | WCWS Appearance | NCAA Tournament appearance | Conference champions |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Postseason result | ||||||||
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| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | ||||
| 1972 | Debbie Gebhardt | Independent | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | N/A | — | ||||
| 1973 | NCIAC | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | Not available | 4th | — | ||||
| 1974 | Coni Staff | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 5th | — | |||||
| 1975 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 3rd | — | ||||||
| 1976 | Myrtle Baker | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | — | |||||
| 1977 | NorCal | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 4th | ||
| 1978 | Bonnie Johnson | 19 | 19 | 1 | .500 | Not available | 2nd | — | ||||
| 1979 | 37 | 9 | 0 | .804 | 1st | — | ||||||
| 1980 | 46 | 11 | 0 | .807 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||||
| 1981 | 47 | 13 | 0 | .783 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||||
| 1982 | 37 | 17 | 1 | .682 | 2nd | AIAW Women's College World Series | ||||||
| 1983 | Donna Terry | NorPac | 26 | 21 | 0 | .553 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4th | — |
| 1984 | 27 | 19 | 1 | .585 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 3rd | — | ||
| 1985 | 35 | 25 | 0 | .583 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 4th | — | ||
| 1986 | 43 | 17 | 0 | .717 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | T-1st | Women's College World Series | ||
| 1987 | Pac-12 | 34 | 15 | 0 | .694 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1st | NCAA Regional | |
| 1988 | Diane Ninemire | 39 | 24 | 0 | .619 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 5th | NCAA Regional | |
| 1989 | 38 | 26 | 0 | .594 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1990 | 41 | 28 | 0 | .594 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1991 | 48 | 20 | 0 | .706 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1992 | 47 | 16 | 0 | .746 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||
| 1993 | 37 | 20 | 0 | .649 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .545 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1994 | 40 | 21 | 0 | .656 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1995 | 41 | 21 | 0 | .661 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .714 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1996 | 41 | 23 | 0 | .641 | 14 | 12 | 0 | .538 | 4th | Women's College World Series | ||
| 1997 | 36 | 26 | 0 | .581 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1998 | 35 | 27 | 0 | .565 | 12 | 14 | 0 | .462 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1999 | 51 | 22 | 0 | .699 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | 5th | Women's College World Series | ||
| 2000 | 49 | 25 | 0 | .662 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | T-7th | Women's College World Series | ||
| 2001 | 54 | 18 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .300 | 7th | Women's College World Series | ||
| 2002 | 56 | 19 | 0 | .747 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 4th | National Champions | ||
| 2003 | 49 | 20 | 0 | .710 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 3rd | Women's College World Series Runners-up | ||
| 2004 | 53 | 13 | 0 | .803 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | T-2nd | Women's College World Series Runners-up | ||
| 2005 | 52 | 15 | 0 | .776 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | T-1st | Women's College World Series | ||
| 2006 | 48 | 14 | 0 | .774 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2007 | 34 | 32 | 0 | .515 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | 8th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2008 | 43 | 27 | 0 | .614 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .333 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2009 | 38 | 20 | 0 | .655 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2010 | 44 | 17 | 0 | .721 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2011 | 45 | 13 | 0 | .776 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .714 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||
| 2012 | 58 | 7 | 0 | .892 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||
| 2013 | 38 | 19 | 0 | .667 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2014 | 23 | 29 | 0 | .442 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .182 | 9th | — | ||
| 2015 | 39 | 18 | 0 | .684 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2016 | 33 | 24 | 1 | .578 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .500 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2017 | 32 | 24 | 0 | .571 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .261 | 8th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2018 | 35 | 21 | 0 | .625 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .304 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 27 | 0 | .509 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 8th | — | ||
| 2020 | Diane Ninemire/Tammy Lohmann | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2021 | Chelsea Spencer | 17 | 20 | 0 | .459 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 8th | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | 27 | 1 | .509 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | T-8th | — | ||
| 2023 | 35 | 21 | 1 | .623 | 9 | 14 | 1 | .396 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2024 | 37 | 19 | 0 | .661 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .409 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2025 | ACC | 37 | 21 | 0 | .638 | 11 | 19 | 0 | .367 | 9th | NCAA Regional | |