1989 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament Teams 20 Finals site Champions UCLA (5th (6th overall) title)Runner-up Fresno State (5th WCWS Appearance) Winning coach Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (5th (6th overall) & 1st title)MOP () Attendance 14448
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]
This was the last WCWS before it moved to its current home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma .
Qualifying [ ]
Regionals [ ]
Regional No. 1 [ ]
Team
G1
G2
G3
–
UCLA
5
3
–
–
Long Beach State
1
0
–
UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 2 [ ]
Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 3 [ ]
Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 4 [ ]
Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 5 [ ]
First elimination round [ ]
Connecticut 1, Massachusetts 0
Oregon 2, Massachusetts 0
Connecticut 2, Oregon 1
Second elimination round [ ]
Team
G1
G2
G3
–
Connecticut
2
0
–
–
Oregon
3 10
6
–
Oregon qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 6 [ ]
First elimination round [ ]
Arizona State 2, Utah State 0
Arizona 8, Utah State 3
Arizona 3, Arizona State 2 (10 innings)
Second elimination round [ ]
Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 7 [ ]
First elimination round [ ]
Creighton 6, Toledo 0
Toledo 1, Iowa 0
Creighton 6, Iowa 1
Second elimination round [ ]
Team
G1
G2
G3
–
Creighton
2
1
–
–
Toledo
8
3
–
Toledo qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 8 [ ]
First elimination round [ ]
South Carolina 2, Florida State 1 (10 innings)
Louisiana Tech 3, Florida State 1
South Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 1
Second elimination round [ ]
South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Women's College World Series [ ]
Participants [ ]
Game results [ ]
Bracket [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Winner's Bracket
UCLA
3
South Carolina
0
UCLA
9
Cal Poly Pomona
0
Cal Poly Pomona
1
Oregon
0
UCLA
2
Oklahoma State
1
Arizona
12 5
Fresno State
0
Arizona
0
Oklahoma State
4 8
Oklahoma State
3
Toledo
1
Loser's Bracket
South Carolina
0
Oregon
1
Arizona
4
Oregon
0
Fresno State
3
Toledo
0
Cal Poly Pomona
1
Fresno State
5
Semifinals
Finals
if needed
Re-ordered Semi-finals
UCLA
3
Arizona
0
UCLA
1
Fresno State
0
Oklahoma State
0
Fresno State
7
Championship Game [ ]
[3]
All-Tournament Team [ ]
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
Pos
Name
School
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 [ ]
References [ ]
NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
1988–89 NCAA Division I championships