1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament
American college softball tournament
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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 28 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]
| Teams | 20 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | UCLA (6th (7th overall) title) |
| Runner-up | Fresno State (6th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (6th (7th overall) & 2nd title) |
| Attendance | 19349 |
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 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | Florida State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 5 | UNLV | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | Fresno State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship Game
| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
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| UCLA Bruins | Kerry Dienelt (1B) | 2-3 RBI |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Kerri Donis (1B) | 1-2 |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB |
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| UCLA Bruins | Heather Compton (W) | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Terry Carpenter (L) | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Carie Dever | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Marcie Green | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Lisa Longaker | UCLA |
| Marcie Green | Fresno State | |
| 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
- 1990 NCAA Division II softball tournament
- 1990 NCAA Division III softball tournament
- 1990 NAIA softball tournament
- 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament