1991 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

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1991 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams20
Finals site
  • ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
ChampionsArizona (1st title)
Runner-upUCLA (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachMike Candrea (1st title)
MOP()

The 1991 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the tenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1991, 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 1991 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 26 and marked the conclusion of the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their first championship by defeating three-time defending champions UCLA 5–1 in the final game.[1][2]

Qualifying[]

Main article: 1991 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals[]

Women's College World Series[]

Participants[]

Game results[]

Bracket[]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Florida State 0  
  UCLA 1    
      UCLA 0  
      Arizona 19    
  UNLV 0          
  Arizona 113        
      Arizona 18
      Long Beach State 0
  Long Beach State 1        
  Missouri 0          
      Long Beach State 3    
      Fresno State 0  
  Fresno State 2    
  Utah 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Florida State 3  
  UNLV 1     Fresno State 3
    Florida State 0
  Missouri 29  
  Utah 0     Missouri 0
    UCLA 5
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona 0       Arizona 5
  Fresno State 18           UCLA 1
      Fresno State 1    
      UCLA 513  
  Long Beach State 0    
  UCLA 111  

Championship Game[]

[3]

School Top Batter Stats.
Arizona Wildcats Julie Jones (1B) 3-4 2RBI 3B K
UCLA Bruins Lisa Fernandez (P) 2-2 RBI HR BB
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB
Arizona Wildcats Debby Day (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 1 24
UCLA Bruins Heather Compton (L) 3.2 4 4 3 3 2 14
UCLA Bruins Lisa Fernandez 3.1 3 1 1 2 5 13

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]

Pos Name School
P Heather Compton UCLA
Debbie Day Arizona
C Kerry Dienelt UCLA
1B Julie Jones Arizona
2B Julie Smith Fresno State
3B Lisa Fernandez UCLA
SS Julie Standering Arizona
OF Kristin Gauthier Arizona
Yvonne Gutierrez UCLA
Lorraine Maynez UCLA
AL Kim Maher Fresno State
Terry Carpenter Fresno State

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  2. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "1991 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
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