1990 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

1990 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams 20
WCWS Site ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions UCLA (6th (7th overall) title)
Runner-Up Fresno State (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Sharron Backus (6th (7th overall) title)
Attendance 19,349
NCAA Softball Tournaments
«1989  1991»

The 1990 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the ninth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1990, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1990 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 27 and marked the conclusion of the 1990 NCAA Division I softball season. For the third consecutive year, UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 2–0 in the final game.[1][2]

Regionals

Regional No. 1

Team G1 G2 G3
– UCLA 2 4 –
– Northern Iowa 0 0 –
  • UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 2

Team G1 G2 G3
– Fresno State 116 2 –
– Creighton 11 1 –
  • Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 3

Team G1 G2 G3
– Arizona State 1 0 5
– Arizona 0 1 9
  • Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Regional No. 4

Team G1 G2 G3
– Cal State Fullerton 38 0 1
– Long Beach State 2 4 216
  • Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1


Regional No. 5

First elimination round

  • UNLV 2, San Jose State 1
  • California 2, San Jose State 1
  • UNLV 1, California 0

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– UNLV 0 1
– California 1 0
  • UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 6

First elimination round

  • Adelphi 1, Connecticut 0 (20 innings)
  • Oklahoma State 5, Connecticut 0
  • Oklahoma State 1, Adelphi 0

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Oklahoma State 3 —
– Adelphi 0 –
  • Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 7

First elimination round

  • Florida State 5, Texas A&M 0
  • Southwestern Louisiana 1, Texas A&M 0
  • Florida State 4, Southwestern Louisiana 3

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Florida State 210 —
– Southwestern Louisiana 1 –
  • Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 8

First elimination round

  • Kent State 4, Ohio State 0
  • Ohio State 2, Oregon 0
  • Kent State 3, Oregon 0

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Kent State 5 —
– Ohio State 3 –
  • Kent State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   Arizona State 29  
   Cal State Fullerton 0    
       Arizona State 2  
       Nebraska 0    
   Nebraska 38          
   Creighton 2        
       Arizona State 0
       UCLA 1
   UCLA 213        
   Oklahoma State 1          
       UCLA 1    
       Western Michigan 0  
   Western Michigan 5    
   Fresno State 0  
  Loser's Bracket
   Cal State Fullerton 48  
   Creighton 1      Western Michigan 0
     Cal State Fullerton 18
   Oklahoma State 0  
   Fresno State 114      Nebraska 0
     Fresno State 1
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   UCLA 110        
   Cal State Fullerton 0            
       UCLA 28    
       Fresno State 0  
   Arizona State 1    
   Fresno State 4  

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[3]

Pos Name School
P Lisa Longaker UCLA
Marcie Green Fresno St.
1B Kerry Dienelt UCLA
2B Dawn Lange Oklahoma State
3B Lisa Fernandez UCLA
SS Martha Noffsinger Fresno State
OF Shanna Flynn UCLA
Yvonne Gutierrez UCLA
Leslie Barton Florida State
C Shannon Kimberling Oklahoma State
AL Julie Smith Fresno State
Debbie DeJohn Florida State

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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