1991 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
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]
| Teams | 20 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Arizona (1st title) |
| Runner-up | UCLA (9th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Mike Candrea (1st title) |
| MOP | () |
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1First elimination round
Second elimination round
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Regional No. 2
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Regional No. 3First elimination round
Second elimination round
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Regional No. 4
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Regional No. 5
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Regional No. 6First elimination round
Second elimination round
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Regional No. 7
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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 | |||||||||||||
| 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 Semifinals | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | Arizona | 5 | ||||||||||
| Fresno State | 18 | UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 513 | ||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 111 | ||||||||||||
Championship Game
| 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
- 2014 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- "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.
- 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
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