The 1989 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the eighth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1989, 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 1989 Women's College World Series was held in Sunnyvale, California from May 24 through May 28 and marked the conclusion of the 1989 NCAA Division I softball season. For the second consecutive year, UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 1–0 in the final game.
This was the last WCWS before it moved to its current home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1 TeamG1G2G3–UCLA53––Long Beach State10–
UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 2 TeamG1G2G3–Oklahoma State23––Wichita State01–
Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 3 TeamG1G2G3–Fresno State1106––California00–
Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 4 TeamG1G2G3–Cal Poly Pomona1104––Cal State Fullerton01–
Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 5
First elimination round Connecticut 1, Massachusetts 0 Oregon 2, Massachusetts 0 Connecticut 2, Oregon 1
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–Connecticut20–Oregon3106
Oregon qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 6
First elimination round Arizona State 2, Utah State 0 Arizona 8, Utah State 3 Arizona 3, Arizona State 2 (10 innings)
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–Arizona4––Arizona State0–
Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 7
First elimination round Creighton 6, Toledo 0 Toledo 1, Iowa 0 Creighton 6, Iowa 1
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–Creighton21–Toledo83
Toledo qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 8
First elimination round South Carolina 2, Florida State 1 (10 innings) Louisiana Tech 3, Florida State 1 South Carolina 3, Louisiana Tech 1
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–South Carolina08–Louisiana Tech192
South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Women's College World Series
Participants Arizona
Fresno State
UCLA
Game results
Bracket
Championship Game
School Top Batter Stats. UCLA Bruins Lorraine Maynez (CF) 1-3 RBI 2B Fresno State Bulldogs Shelly Stokes (C) 1-2 BB
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF UCLA Bruins Tiffany Boyd (W) 7.0 3 0 0 1 6 24 25 Fresno State Bulldogs Carie Dever (L) 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 22 23
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team Pos Name School P Carie Dever Fresno State Tiffany Boyd UCLA 1B Kerry Dienelt UCLA 2B Missy Phillips UCLA 3B Janice Parks UCLA SS Martha Noffsinger Fresno State OF Lorraine Maynez UCLA Kristin Gauthier Arizona Jill Polanco Fresno State C Shelly Stokes Fresno State AL Nicki Dennis Arizona Michele Smith Oklahoma State
See also 1989 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1989 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1989 NAIA softball tournament 1989 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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