American college softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
1990 NCAA Division I
softball tournamentTeams | 20 |
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Finals site | |
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Champions | UCLA (6th (7th overall) title) |
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Runner-up | Fresno State (6th WCWS Appearance) |
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Winning coach | Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (6th (7th overall) & 2nd title) |
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Attendance | 19349 |
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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.[1][2]
- UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
| - Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
| - Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
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First elimination round[edit] Second elimination round[edit] - UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
| First elimination round[edit] Second elimination round[edit] - Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
| First elimination round[edit] Second elimination round[edit] - Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
| First elimination round[edit] Second elimination round[edit] - Kent State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
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Women's College World Series
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All-Tournament Team
[edit] The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
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 |
1989–90 NCAA Division I championships |
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† Inaugural championship – ‡ Inaugural co-ed championship |