1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

The 1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the seventeenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1998, 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 1998 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 21 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 1998 NCAA Division I softball season. Fresno State won their first NCAA championship by defeating Arizona 1–0 in the final game. Fresno State pitcher Amanda Scott was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[1][2]

1998 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams32
Finals site
ChampionsFresno State (1st title)
Runner-upArizona (14th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachMargie Wright (1st title)
MOPAmanda Scott, Fresno State
Attendance49,740

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Pacific 6  
Hawaii 0  
  Pacific 0  
  Arizona 105  
Arizona 145
Niagara 0  
  Arizona 7
  Pacific 0
Hawaii 5  
Niagara 1  
  Pacific 4
  Hawaii 2  

Arizona qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 2

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Iowa 5  
Oregon 2  
  Iowa 0  
  Nebraska 1  
Nebraska 7
Coastal Carolina 2  
  Nebraska 9
  Oregon 7
Oregon 11  
Coastal Carolina 3  
  Iowa 9
  Oregon 10  

Nebraska qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 3

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
DePaul 1  
UIC 0  
  DePaul 1  
  Michigan 3  
Michigan 125
Ball State 1  
  Michigan 3
  DePaul 0
UIC 6  
Ball State 1  
  DePaul 413
  UIC 0  

Michigan qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 4

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
LSU 2  
Long Beach State 0  
  LSU 0  
  Washington 95  
Washington 2
Northwestern State 0  
  Washington 6
  LSU 0
Long Beach State 95  
Northwestern State 1  
  LSU 5
  Northwestern State 4  

Washington qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 5

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
UMass 3  
Boston College 2  
  UMass 1  
  Oklahoma 0  
Oklahoma 86
Harvard 0  
  UMass 3
  Oklahoma 1
Boston College 2  
Harvard 11  
  Oklahoma 3
  Harvard 0  

UMass qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 6

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
South Florida 1  
Florida 0  
  South Florida 0  
  Texas 18  
Texas 6
Arizona State 0  
  Texas 4
  South Florida 2
Florida 0  
Arizona State 18  
  South Florida 1
  Arizona State 0  

Texas qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 7

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Fresno State 6  
Minnesota 1  
  Fresno State 6  
  California 3  
California 3
Cal State Northridge 0  
  Fresno State 2
  Minnesota 1
Minnesota 4  
Cal State Northridge 0  
  California 2
  Minnesota 3  

Fresno State qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 8

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Oklahoma State 4  
Florida State 0  
  Oklahoma State 4  
  Missouri State 0  
Missouri State 5
Stanford 2  
  Oklahoma State 4
  Stanford 0
Florida State 0  
Stanford 19  
  Missouri State 0
  Stanford 3  

Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS.

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket

 
                                       
Arizona 1  
Oklahoma State 0  
  Arizona 85  
  Washington 0  
Washington 1
UMass 0  
  Arizona 5  
  Oklahoma State 0  
Oklahoma State 6  
UMass 0  
  Michigan 1
  Oklahoma State 3  
  Arizona 0
  Fresno State 1
Michigan 7  
Texas 2  
  Michigan 0
  Fresno State 85  
Nebraska
Fresno State 6  
  Fresno State 1 6
  Washington 3 1  
Texas 1  
Nebraska 2  
  Washington 3
  Nebraska 1  

Championship Game

[3]

School Top Batter Stats.
Fresno State Bulldogs Nina Lindenberg (2B) 3-3 RBI HR
Arizona Wildcats Lauren Bauer (LF) 1-2
School Pitcher IPHRERBBSOAB
Fresno State Bulldogs Amanda Scott (W) 7.03000624
Arizona Wildcats Nancy Evans (L) 6.08110424

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.[4]

PositionPlayerSchool
PNancy EvansArizona
Amanda ScottFresno State
Jennifer SpediacciWashington
CLeah BraatzArizona
1BAngela CervantezFresno State
Leticia PinedaArizona
2BNina LindenbergFresno State
3BKristi BolleOklahoma State
Toni MascarenasArizona
SSAli ViolaNebraska
OFLaura BergFresno State
Kelly HauxhurstWashington

References

  1. 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  2. 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. "1998 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
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