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
	← 1997 ; NCAA Division I softball tournament; 1999 →;

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

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Pacific

4

Hawaii

5

Hawaii

2

Niagara

1

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	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Iowa	9

Oregon	11	Oregon	10

Coastal Carolina	3

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

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

DePaul

4¹³

UIC

6

UIC

0

Ball State

1

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

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

LSU

5

Long Beach State

9⁵

Long Beach State

4

Northwestern State

1

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	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Oklahoma	3

Boston College	2	Harvard	0

Harvard	11

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

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

South Florida

1

Florida

0

Arizona State

0

Arizona State

1⁸

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	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		California	2

Minnesota	4	Minnesota	3

Cal State Northridge	0

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	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Missouri State	0

Florida State	0	Stanford	3

Stanford	1⁹

Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS.

Women's College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Round of 16			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	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	1

	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. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

[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. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

[4] 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

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Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1

Regional No. 2

Regional No. 3

Regional No. 4

Regional No. 5

Regional No. 6

Regional No. 7

Regional No. 8

Women's College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Championship Game

All-Tournament Team

See also

References