1989 NCAA Division I softball tournament
American college softball tournament
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The 1989 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the eighth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1989, 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 1989 Women's College World Series was held in Sunnyvale, California from May 24 through May 28 and marked the conclusion of the 1989 NCAA Division I softball season. For the second consecutive year, UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 1–0 in the final game.[1][2]
- Twin Creeks Sports Complex
- Sunnyvale, California
| Teams | 20 |
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| Finals site |
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| Champions | UCLA (5th (6th overall) title) |
| Runner-up | Fresno State (5th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (5th (6th overall) & 1st title) |
| Attendance | 14448 |
This was the last WCWS before it moved to its current home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1
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Regional No. 2
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Regional No. 3
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Regional No. 4
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Regional No. 5First elimination round
Second elimination round
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Regional No. 6First elimination round
Second elimination round
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Regional No. 7First elimination round
Second elimination round
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Regional No. 8First elimination round
Second elimination round
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Women's College World Series
Participants
Game results
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | Arizona | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | Oregon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | Fresno State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship Game
| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
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| UCLA Bruins | Lorraine Maynez (CF) | 1-3 RBI 2B |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Shelly Stokes (C) | 1-2 BB |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
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| UCLA Bruins | Tiffany Boyd (W) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 25 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Carie Dever (L) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
| Pos | Name | School |
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| P | Carie Dever | Fresno State |
| Tiffany Boyd | UCLA | |
| 1B | Kerry Dienelt | UCLA |
| 2B | Missy Phillips | UCLA |
| 3B | Janice Parks | UCLA |
| SS | Martha Noffsinger | Fresno State |
| OF | Lorraine Maynez | UCLA |
| Kristin Gauthier | Arizona | |
| Jill Polanco | Fresno State | |
| C | Shelly Stokes | Fresno State |
| AL | Nicki Dennis | Arizona |
| Michele Smith | Oklahoma State |
See also
- 1989 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- 1989 NCAA Division III softball tournament
- 1989 NAIA softball tournament
- 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament