1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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]

1990 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams20
Finals site
ChampionsUCLA (6th (7th overall) title)
Runner-upFresno State (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachSharron Backus & Sue Enquist (6th (7th overall) & 2nd title)
Attendance19349

Qualifying

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Regionals

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Women's College World Series

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Participants

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Game results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA4
Kent State0
UCLA6
Long Beach State0
Long Beach State2
UNLV0
UCLA2
Oklahoma State1
Oklahoma State3
UCLA3
Arizona0
Oklahoma State4Florida State0
Florida State1
Florida State1
Fresno State0
UCLA02
Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State170
Florida State4
UNLV5UNLV1
Oklahoma State0
Kent State2
Fresno State110
Long Beach State0
Fresno State1Fresno State2
Arizona0

Championship Game

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School Top Batter Stats.
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
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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ "1990 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved May 24, 2015.