1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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]

1990 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	20
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	UCLA (6th (7th overall) title)
Runner-up	Fresno State (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (6th (7th overall) & 2nd title)
Attendance	19349
← 1989  NCAA Division I softball tournament 1991 →

Qualifying

Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Regional No. 1 Team G1 G2 G3 – UCLA 2 4 – – Northern Iowa 0 0 – UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 2 Team G1 G2 G3 – Fresno State 116 2 – – Creighton 1 1 – Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 3 Team G1 G2 G3 – Arizona State 1 0 5 – Arizona 0 1 9 Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Regional No. 4 Team G1 G2 G3 – Cal State Fullerton 38 0 1 – Long Beach State 2 4 216 Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Regional No. 5 First elimination round UNLV 2, San Jose State 1 California 2, San Jose State 1 UNLV 1, California 0 Second elimination round Team G1 G2 – UNLV 0 1 – California 1 0 UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 6 First elimination round Adelphi 1, Connecticut 0 (20 innings) Oklahoma State 5, Connecticut 0 Oklahoma State 1, Adelphi 0 Second elimination round Team G1 G2 – Oklahoma State 3 — – Adelphi 0 – Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 7 First elimination round Florida State Seminoles 5, Texas A&M 0 Southwestern Louisiana 1, Texas A&M 0 Florida State 4, Southwestern Louisiana 3 Second elimination round Team G1 G2 – Florida State 210 — – Southwestern Louisiana 1 – Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 8 First elimination round Kent State 4, Ohio State 0 Ohio State 2, Oregon 0 Kent State 3, Oregon 0 Second elimination round Team G1 G2 – Kent State 5 — – Ohio State 3 – Kent State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Arizona
• Florida State
• Fresno State
• Kent State
• Long Beach State
• Oklahoma State
• UCLA
• UNLV

Game results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	UCLA		4
	Kent State		0
						UCLA		6
						Long Beach State		0
	Long Beach State		2
	UNLV		0
											UCLA		2
											Oklahoma State		1
	Oklahoma State		3
																UCLA		3
	Arizona		0
						Oklahoma State		4								Florida State		0
						Florida State		1
	Florida State		1
	Fresno State		0
																					UCLA		0	17
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Fresno State		2	0
											Florida State		4
						UNLV		5			UNLV		1
																Oklahoma State		0
						Kent State		2
																Fresno State		110
											Long Beach State		0
						Fresno State		1			Fresno State		2
						Arizona		0

Championship Game

^[3]

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^[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

See also

• 1990 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1990 NAIA softball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament