1996 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

1996 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals Site	Golden Park Columbus, Georgia
Champions	Arizona (4th title)
Runner-Up	Washington(1st WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Mike Candrea (4th title)
MOP	Jenny Dalton Arizona

The 1996 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the fifteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1996, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1996 Women's College World Series was held in Columbus, Georgia from May 23 through May 27 and marked the conclusion of the 1996 NCAA Division I softball season. This marked the last time that the Women's College World Series was held in a city other than Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and previewed Golden Park's hosting of softball events for the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1] Arizona won their fourth NCAA championship by defeating Washington 6–4 in the final game. Arizona second baseman Jenny Dalton was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.^[2]^[3]

Regionals

Regional No. 1

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals

		Arizona	8⁵
		Troy State	0
							Arizona	9

							Florida State	6
		Florida State	3

		South Florida	1
												Arizona	10	—

												Florida State	3	—
		Troy State	5

		South Florida	6
							Florida State	6

							South Florida	0

Arizona qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 2

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals

		South Carolina	3
		Notre Dame	0
							South Carolina	0

							Michigan	1
		Michigan	3

		Central Michigan	1
												Michigan	10	—

												South Carolina	1	—
		Notre Dame	3

		Central Michigan	9
							South Carolina	6

							Central Michigan	0

Michigan qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 3

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals

		Iowa	8⁵
		UNLV	0
							Iowa	1

							Oklahoma	0
		Oklahoma	8⁵

		Northern Illinois	0
												Iowa	7	—

												Oklahoma	2	—
		UNLV	1

		Northern Illinois	3
							Oklahoma	3

							Northern Illinois	0

Iowa qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 4

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals

		Southwestern Louisiana	1
		Nicholls State	0
							Southwestern Louisiana	9⁸

							Nebraska	4
		Nebraska	5

		Minnesota	0
												Southwestern Louisiana	2	—

												Nicholls State	1	—
		Nicholls State	2

		Minnesota	1
							Nebraska	0

							Nicholls State	2

Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 5

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals

		Fresno State	5
		Texas A&M	2
							Fresno State	0

							California	1
		California	4

		Long Beach State	1
												California	2⁹	—

												Fresno State	1	—
		Texas A&M	1

		Long Beach State	4
							Fresno State	3⁸

							Long Beach State	2

California qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 6

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals

		Princeton	1
		Boston University	0
							Princeton	4

							UMass	0
		UMass	1

		Connecticut	0
												Princeton	3	—

												Boston University	1	—
		Boston University	5

		Connecticut	0
							UMass	0

							Boston University	1

Princeton qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 7

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals

		Cal State Northridge	5
		Southwest Missouri State	0
							Cal State Northridge	0

							Cal State Fullerton	11
		Cal State Fullerton	5

		UCLA	1
												Cal State Fullerton	1	2

												UCLA	14⁵	7
		Southwest Missouri State	1

		UCLA	8
							Cal State Northridge	5

							UCLA	7

UCLA qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 8

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals

		Oklahoma State	2
		Indiana	1
							Oklahoma State	3

							Washington	9
		Washington	2

		Jacksonville State	0
												Washington	9⁵	—

												Oklahoma State	1	—
		Indiana	8⁶

		Jacksonville State	0
							Oklahoma State	3

							Indiana	0

Washington qualifies for WCWS.

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket



	1	Washington	7
	8	Princeton	1
						1	Washington	9

						5	California	7
	4	Southwestern Louisiana	0

	5	California	2
											1	Washington	8	—

											3	UCLA	2	—
	8	Princeton	0

	4	Southwestern Louisiana	7
						3	UCLA	3

						4	Southwestern Louisiana	2



																	1	Washington	4

																	2	Arizona	6
	3	UCLA	2

	6	Michigan	0
						3	UCLA	0

						2	Arizona	4
	2	Arizona	5

	7	Iowa	2
											2	Arizona	10⁶	—

											7	Iowa	2	—
	6	Michigan	2

	7	Iowa	3
						5	California	0

						7	Iowa	1

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team^[4]

Pos	Name	School
P	Carrie Dolan	Arizona
P	Cheryl Longeway	Southwestern Louisiana
C	Jennifer Cline	Washington
1B	Traci Conrad	Michigan
2B	Jenny Dalton	Arizona
2B	Sara Pickering	Washington
3B	Lynn Britton	Southwestern Louisiana
SS	Tami Storseth	Washington
OF	Mindy Williams	Washington
	Lea Twigg	Iowa
	Alison Johnsen	Arizona
AL	Krista Gomez	Arizona
	Michelle Churnock	Arizona
	Lyn Nance	Iowa

References

↑ Chuck Williams (May 30, 1996). "College softball’s a hit; so is Columbus". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
↑ 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
↑ 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
↑ 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

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