The 1998 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 17th annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division II softball season.[1]
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | California (PA) (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Barry (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Rick Bertagnolli (2nd title) |
| Attendance | 5,520 |
The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played in Pensacola, Florida.
Defending champions California (PA) defeated Barry in the final elimination game of the championship series, 2–1, to capture the Vulcans' second consecutive and second overall Division II national title.
Bracket
editCollege World Series
edit| First Round | Second Rounda | Third Round | Semifinals | Third place final | Championship | |||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California (PA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | Ferris State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coker | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coker | 1 | California | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 5 | Barry | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Second Round | Third Round | Barry | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coker | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 7 | Merrimack | 9 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana | 1 | Cal State Bakersfield | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
edit- Ramona Romero, 1B, Cal State Bakersfield
- Darcie Berry, 2B, Nebraska–Kearney
- Cindy Perantoni, SS, Barry
- Lith Webb, 3B, California (PA)
- Jenny Bouchard, OF, Barry
- Michelle Tabarez, OF, Cal State Bakersfield
- Casey Munger, OF, Ferris State
- Danielle Penner, P, California (PA)
- Stephanie Caldwell, P, Barry
- Dana Boyer, C, California (PA)
- Julie Phipps, DP, Merrimack
- Nadine Crowl, AL, Ferris State
- Karen White, AL, Coker
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 21 July 2024.