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 11^6 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 3^8 0 1 – Long Beach State 2 4 2^16 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 2^10 — – 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

• Arizona State
• Cal State Fullerton
• Creighton
• Fresno State
• Nebraska
• Oklahoma State
• UCLA
• Western Michigan

Game results

Bracket

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Winner's Bracket

Arizona State

2^9

Cal State Fullerton

0

Arizona State

2

Nebraska

0

Nebraska

3^8

Creighton

2

Arizona State

0

UCLA

1

UCLA

2^13

Oklahoma State

1

UCLA

1

Western Michigan

0

Western Michigan

5

Fresno State

0

Loser's Bracket

Cal State Fullerton

4^8

Creighton

1

Western Michigan

0

Cal State Fullerton

1^8

Oklahoma State

0

Fresno State

1^14

Nebraska

0

Fresno State

1

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

UCLA

1^10

Cal State Fullerton

0

UCLA

2^8

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

• Women's College World Series
• NCAA Division II Softball Championship
• NCAA Division III Softball Championship
• College World Series

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.