1990 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
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]
| Teams | 20 | 
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| 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 | 
Qualifying
    
    
Regionals
    
| Regional No. 1
 
 | Regional No. 2
 
 | Regional No. 3
 
 | Regional No. 4
 
 
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| Regional No. 5First elimination round
 Second elimination round
 
 | Regional No. 6First elimination round
 Second elimination round
 
 | Regional No. 7First elimination round
 Second elimination round
 
 | Regional No. 8First elimination round
 Second elimination round
 
 
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Women's College World Series
    
    Participants
    
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 Semifinals | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 110 | ||||||||||||
Championship Game
    
| School | Top Batter | Stats. | 
|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins | Kerry Dienelt (1B) | 2-3 RBI | 
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Kerri Donis (1B) | 1-2 | 
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins | Heather Compton (W) | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Terry Carpenter (L) | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Carie Dever | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Marcie Green | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 
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
    
- 2014 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- "1990 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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