1988 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
1988 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament |
| Teams |
20 |
| WCWS Site |
Twin Creeks Sports Complex
Sunnyvale, California |
| Champions |
UCLA (4th title) |
| Runner-Up |
Fresno State (4th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach |
Sharron Backus (4th (5th overall) title) |
| NCAA Softball Tournaments
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The 1988 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1988, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship, an expansion of four teams from the previous year. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams. The regions of two teams consisted of a simple best-of-three series whereas the regions of three teams consisted of a double elimination tournament of four or five games. Ultimately, the winner of each region (a total of 8 teams) advanced to the 1988 Women's College World Series at the Twin Creeks Sports Complex in Sunnyvale, California.[1]
UCLA would go on to defeat Fresno State in the WCWS championship series.
Regionals
At-large Regional
| Team |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
| – |
Fresno State |
0 |
3 |
5 |
| – |
California |
38 |
0 |
2 |
- Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
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Central Regional
First elimination round
- Creighton 3, Iowa State 2
- Nebraska 5, Iowa State 2
- Creighton 3, Nebraska 2
Second elimination round
| Team |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
| – |
Nebraska |
7 |
4 |
— |
| – |
Creighton |
2 |
1 |
— |
- Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
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Mideast Regional
First elimination round
- South Carolina 1, Minnesota 0
- Arizona 5, Minnesota 0
- South Carolina 1, Arizona 0
Second elimination round
- Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
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Midwest Regional
First elimination round
- Northern Illinois 4, Bowling Green 3
- Illinois State 2, Bowling Green 1 (10 innings)
- Illinois State 1, Northern Illinois 0
Second elimination round
| Team |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
| – |
Northern Illinois |
3 |
2 |
— |
| – |
Illinois State |
1 |
0 |
— |
- Northern Illinois qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
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Northeast Regional
| Team |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
| – |
Adelphi |
6 |
0 |
110 |
| – |
Oklahoma State |
2 |
5 |
0 |
- Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
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Northwest Regional
| Team |
G1 |
G2 |
G3 |
| – |
UCLA |
3 |
2 |
— |
| – |
Cal State Fullerton |
0 |
0 |
— |
- UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
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South Regional
First elimination round
- Texas A&M 1, Florida State 0
- Louisiana Tech 6, Florida State 1
- Texas A&M 2, Louisiana Tech 0
Second elimination round
- Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
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West Regional
- Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
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Women's College World Series
See also
References
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