1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

1998 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Champions	Fresno State (1st title)
Runner-up	Arizona (14th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Margie Wright (1st title)
MOP	Amanda Scott, Fresno State
Attendance	49,740

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]

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	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB
Fresno State Bulldogs	Amanda Scott (W)	7.0	3	0	0	0	6	24
Arizona Wildcats	Nancy Evans (L)	6.0	8	1	1	0	4	24

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Nancy Evans	Arizona
	Amanda Scott	Fresno State
	Jennifer Spediacci	Washington
C	Leah Braatz	Arizona
1B	Angela Cervantez	Fresno State
1B	Leticia Pineda	Arizona
2B	Nina Lindenberg	Fresno State
3B	Kristi Bolle	Oklahoma State
3B	Toni Mascarenas	Arizona
SS	Ali Viola	Nebraska
OF	Laura Berg	Fresno State
OF	Kelly Hauxhurst	Washington

References

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

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[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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