The 1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the ninth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1990, 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 1990 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 28 and marked the conclusion of the 1990 NCAA Division I softball season. For the third consecutive year, UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 2–0 in the final game.
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1 TeamG1G2G3–UCLA24––00–
UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 2 TeamG1G2G3–Fresno State1162––11–
Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 3 TeamG1G2G3–105–Arizona019
Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Regional No. 4 TeamG1G2G3–3801–24216
Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Regional No. 5
First elimination round 2, 1 2, San Jose State 1 UNLV 1, California 0
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–01–10
UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Regional No. 6
First elimination round 1, 0 (20 innings) 5, Connecticut 0 Oklahoma State 1, Adelphi 0
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–3—–0–
Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 7
First elimination round 5, 0 1, Texas A&M 0 Florida State 4, Southwestern Louisiana 3
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–210—–1–
Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 8
First elimination round 4, 0 Ohio State 2, 0 Kent State 3, Oregon 0
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–5—–3–
Kent State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Women's College World Series
Participants Arizona
Fresno State
UCLA
Game results
Bracket
Championship Game
School Top Batter Stats. UCLA Bruins Kerry Dienelt (1B) 2-3 RBI Fresno State Bulldogs Kerri Donis (1B) 1-2
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB UCLA Bruins Heather Compton (W) 7.0 1 0 0 0 5 22 Fresno State Bulldogs Terry Carpenter (L) 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Fresno State Bulldogs Carie Dever 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 14 Fresno State Bulldogs Marcie Green 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 7
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team Pos Name School P Lisa Longaker UCLA Marcie Green Fresno State 1B Kerry Dienelt UCLA 2B Dawn Lange Oklahoma State 3B Lisa Fernandez UCLA SS Martha Noffsinger Fresno State OF Shanna Flynn UCLA Yvonne Gutierrez UCLA Leslie Barton Florida State C Shannon Kimberling Oklahoma State AL Julie Smith Fresno State Debbie DeJohn Florida State
See also 1990 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1990 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1990 NAIA softball tournament 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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