1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament Teams 32 Finals site ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Champions Fresno State (1st title)Runner-up Arizona (14th WCWS Appearance) Winning coach Margie Wright (1st title)MOP (Fresno State ) Attendance 49,740
The 1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the seventeenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball . Held during May 1998, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1998 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 21 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 1998 NCAA Division I softball season . Fresno State won their first NCAA championship by defeating Arizona 1–0 in the final game. Fresno State pitcher was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player .[1] [2]
Qualifying [ ]
Regionals [ ]
Regional No. 1 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Pacific
6
Hawaii
0
Pacific
0
Arizona
10 5
Arizona
14 5
Niagara
0
Arizona
7
—
Pacific
0
—
Hawaii
5
Niagara
1
Pacific
4
Hawaii
2
Arizona qualifies for WCWS.
Regional No. 2 [ ]
Nebraska qualifies for WCWS.
Regional No. 3 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
DePaul
1
UIC
0
DePaul
1
Michigan
3
Michigan
12 5
Ball State
1
Michigan
3
—
DePaul
0
—
UIC
6
Ball State
1
DePaul
4 13
UIC
0
Michigan qualifies for WCWS.
Regional No. 4 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
LSU
2
Long Beach State
0
LSU
0
Washington
9 5
Washington
2
Northwestern State
0
Washington
6
LSU
0
—
Long Beach State
9 5
Northwestern State
1
LSU
5
Long Beach State
4
Washington qualifies for WCWS.
Regional No. 5 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
UMass
3
Boston College
2
UMass
1
Oklahoma
0
Oklahoma
8 6
Harvard
0
UMass
3
—
Oklahoma
1
—
Boston College
2
Harvard
11
Oklahoma
3
Harvard
0
UMass qualifies for WCWS.
Regional No. 6 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
South Florida
1
Florida
0
South Florida
0
Texas
1 8
Texas
6
Arizona State
0
Texas
4
—
South Florida
2
—
Florida
0
Arizona State
1 8
South Florida
1
Arizona State
0
Texas qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 7 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Fresno State
6
Minnesota
1
Fresno State
6
California
3
California
3
Cal State Northridge
0
Fresno State
2
—
Minnesota
1
—
Minnesota
4
Cal State Northridge
0
California
2
Minnesota
3
Fresno State qualifies for WCWS.
Regional No. 8 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Oklahoma State
4
Florida State
0
Oklahoma State
4
Missouri State
0
Missouri State
5
Stanford
2
Oklahoma State
4
—
Stanford
0
—
Florida State
0
Stanford
1 9
Missouri State
0
Stanford
3
Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS.
Women's College World Series [ ]
Participants [ ]
Results [ ]
Bracket [ ]
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Arizona
1
Oklahoma State
0
Arizona
8 5
Washington
0
Washington
1
UMass
0
Arizona
5
—
Oklahoma State
0
—
Oklahoma State
6
UMass
0
Michigan
1
Oklahoma State
3
Arizona
0
Fresno State
1
Michigan
7
Texas
2
Michigan
0
Fresno State
8 5
Nebraska
1
Fresno State
6
Fresno State
1
6
Washington
3
1
Texas
1
Nebraska
2
Washington
3
Nebraska
1
Championship Game [ ]
[3]
All-Tournament Team [ ]
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.[4]
Position
Player
School
P
Nancy Evans
Arizona
Amanda Scott
Fresno State
Jennifer Spediacci
Washington
C
Leah Braatz
Arizona
1B
Angela Cervantez
Fresno State
Leticia Pineda
Arizona
2B
Nina Lindenberg
Fresno State
3B
Kristi Bolle
Oklahoma State
Toni Mascarenas
Arizona
SS
Ali Viola
Nebraska
OF
Laura Berg
Fresno State
Kelly Hauxhurst
Washington
References [ ]
NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
1997–98 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship