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 (5th overall) 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. The 1988 Women's College World Series was held in Sunnyvale, California from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1988 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 3–0 in the final game.[1][2]

The 1988 event was the first WCWS played in Sunnyvale.

Regionals

At-large Regional

Team G1 G2 G3
– Fresno State 0 3 5
– California 38 0 2
  • Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

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

Mideast Regional

First elimination round

  • South Carolina 1, Minnesota 0
  • Arizona 5, Minnesota 0
  • South Carolina 1, Arizona 0

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2 G3
– Arizona 1 4 —
– South Carolina 0 3 —
  • Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

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


Northeast Regional

Team G1 G2 G3
– Adelphi 6 0 110
– Oklahoma State 2 5 0
  • Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Northwest Regional

Team G1 G2 G3
– UCLA 3 2 —
– Cal State Fullerton 0 0 —
  • UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

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

Team G1 G2 G3
– Texas A&M 0 1 8 —
– Louisiana Tech 4 0 —
  • Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

West Regional

Team G1 G2 G3
– Cal Poly Pomona 2 2 —
– Long Beach State 0 1 —
  • Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   UCLA 1  
   Northern Illinois 0    
       UCLA 6  
       Fresno State 1    
   Fresno State 3          
   Texas A&M 0        
       UCLA 5
       Arizona 0
   Arizona 1        
   Adelphi 0          
       Arizona 4    
       Cal State Pomona 1  
   Cal Poly Pomona 3    
   Nebraska 0  
  Loser's Bracket
   Northern Illinois 0  
   Texas A&M 3      Cal Poly Pomona 1
     Texas A&M 0
   Adelphi 1  
   Nebraska 5      Fresno State 19
     Nebraska 0
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   UCLA 4        Fresno State 0
   Cal Poly Pomona 1            UCLA 3
       UCLA 1    
       Fresno State 2  
   Arizona 0    
   Fresno State 4  

Game log

Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Notes
May 20 Game 1 UCLA 1–0 Northern Illinois
Game 2 Fresno State 3–0 Texas A&M
May 21 Game 3 Arizona 1–0 Adelphi
Game 4 Cal Poly Pomona 3–0 Nebraska
May 22 Game 5 Texas A&M 3–0 Northern Illinois Northern Illinois eliminated
Game 6 Nebraska 5–1 Adelphi Adelphi eliminated
Game 7 UCLA 6–1 Fresno State
Game 8 Arizona 4–1 Cal Poly Pomona
May 23 Game 9 Fresno State 1–09 Nebraska Nebraska eliminated
Game 10 Cal Poly Pomona 1–0 Texas A&M Texas A&M eliminated
Game 11 UCLA 5–0 Arizona
Game 12 Fresno State 4–0 Arizona Arizona eliminated
Game 13 UCLA 4–1 Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
May 24 Game 14 Fresno State 2–1 UCLA
Game 15 UCLA 3–0 Fresno State UCLA wins WCWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[3]

Pos Name School
P Carie Dever Fresno St.
Lisa Longaker UCLA
C Stacy Sunny UCLA
1B Kerry Dienelt UCLA
2B Missy Phillips UCLA
3B Julie Standering Arizona
SS Heidi Lievens Arizona
OF Shanna Flynn UCLA
Margie Ogrodowicz Nebraska
RaeAnn Pifferini Fresno State
AL Gena Strang Fresno State
Karin Richter Fresno State

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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