1990 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament Teams 20 Finals site ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Champions UCLA (6th (7th overall) title)Runner-up Fresno State (6th WCWS Appearance) Winning coach Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (6th (7th overall) & 2nd title)MOP () Attendance 19349
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]
Qualifying [ ]
Regionals [ ]
Regional No. 1 [ ]
Team
G1
G2
G3
–
UCLA
2
4
–
–
Northern Iowa
0
0
–
UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 2 [ ]
Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 3 [ ]
Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Regional No. 4 [ ]
Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Regional No. 5 [ ]
First elimination round [ ]
UNLV 2, San Jose State 1
California 2, San Jose State 1
UNLV 1, California 0
Second elimination round [ ]
UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 6 [ ]
First elimination round [ ]
Adelphi 1, Connecticut 0 (20 innings)
Oklahoma State 5, Connecticut 0
Oklahoma State 1, Adelphi 0
Second elimination round [ ]
Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 7 [ ]
First elimination round [ ]
Second elimination round [ ]
Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 8 [ ]
First elimination round [ ]
Second elimination round [ ]
Kent State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Women's College World Series [ ]
Participants [ ]
Game results [ ]
Bracket [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Winner's Bracket
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
Arizona
0
Oklahoma State
4
Florida State
1
Florida State
1
Fresno State
0
Loser's Bracket
UNLV
5
Kent State
2
Florida State
4
UNLV
1
Fresno State
1
Arizona
0
Long Beach State
0
Fresno State
2
Semifinals
Finals
if needed
Re-ordered Semi-finals
UCLA
3
UCLA
2
Florida State
0
Fresno State
0
UCLA
0
Fresno State
1
Oklahoma State
0
Fresno State
1 10
Championship Game [ ]
[3]
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 [ ]
References [ ]
NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
1989–90 NCAA Division I championships
† Inaugural championship – ‡ Inaugural co-ed championship