1991 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

1991 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
Teams 20
Finals Site
Champions Arizona (1st title)
Runner-Up UCLA(9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Mike Candrea (1st title)
MOP

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]

Regionals

Regional No. 1

First elimination round

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Florida State 4 —
– Oklahoma State 3 —
  • Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 2

Team G1 G2 G3
– UCLA 4 5 —
– Central Michigan 0 0 —
  • UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 3

First elimination round

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– UNLV 5 —
– UMass 0 —
  • UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 4

Team G1 G2 G3
– Arizona 4 4 —
– Arizona State 2 0 —
  • Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 5

Team G1 G2 G3
– Cal State Fullerton 310 1 1
– Long Beach State 2 2 5
  • Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Regional No. 6

First elimination round

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Missouri 4 —
– Iowa 0 —
  • Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 7

Team G1 G2 G3
– Fresno State 2 8 —
– California 0 1 —
  • Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 8

First elimination round

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Utah 3 —
– Texas A&M 0 —
  • Utah qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

Game results

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 0    
      Fresno State 2  
  Fresno State 2    
  Utah 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Florida State 3  
  UNLV 1     Fresno State 3
    Florida State 0
  Missouri 2  
  Utah 0     Missouri 0
    UCLA 5
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona 0       Arizona 5
  Fresno State 18           UCLA 1
      Fresno State 1    
      UCLA 513  
  Long Beach State 0    
  UCLA 111  

All-Tournament Team

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

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

  1. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
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