1989 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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.^[1][2]

1989 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	20
Finals site	Twin Creeks Sports Complex Sunnyvale, California
Champions	UCLA (5th (6th overall) title)
Runner-up	Fresno State (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (5th (6th overall) & 1st title)
Attendance	14448
← 1988  NCAA Division I softball tournament 1990 →

This was the last WCWS before it moved to its current home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Qualifying

Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Regional No. 1 Team G1 G2 G3 – UCLA 5 3 – – Long Beach State 1 0 – UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 2 Team G1 G2 G3 – Oklahoma State 2 3 – – Wichita State 0 1 – Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 3 Team G1 G2 G3 – Fresno State 110 6 – – California 0 0 – Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 4 Team G1 G2 G3 – Cal Poly Pomona 110 4 – – Cal State Fullerton 0 1 – 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 Team G1 G2 G3 – Connecticut 2 0 – – Oregon 310 6 – 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 Team G1 G2 G3 – Arizona 4 – – – Arizona State 0 – – 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 Team G1 G2 G3 – Creighton 2 1 – – Toledo 8 3 – 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 Team G1 G2 G3 – South Carolina 0 8 – – Louisiana Tech 19 2 – South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Arizona
• Cal Poly Pomona
• Fresno State
• Oklahoma State
• Oregon
• South Carolina
• Toledo
• UCLA

Game results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	UCLA		3
	South Carolina		0
						UCLA		9
						Cal Poly Pomona		0
	Cal Poly Pomona		1
	Oregon		0
											UCLA		2
											Oklahoma State		1
	Arizona		125
																UCLA		3
	Fresno State		0
						Arizona		0								Arizona		0
						Oklahoma State		48
	Oklahoma State		3
	Toledo		1
																					UCLA		1
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Fresno State		0
											Arizona		4
						South Carolina		0			Oregon		0
																Oklahoma State		0
						Oregon		1
																Fresno State		7
											Cal Poly Pomona		1
						Fresno State		3			Fresno State		5
						Toledo		0

Championship Game

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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^[4]

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