1991 NCAA Division I softball tournament explained

Year:	1991
Teams:	20
Wcwsballpark:	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
City:	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions:	Arizona
Titlecount:	1st
Runner-Up:	UCLA
Wcwscount:	9th
Coach:	Mike Candrea
Coachcount:	1st

The 1991 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the tenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1991, 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 1991 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 26 and marked the conclusion of the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their first championship by defeating three-time defending champions UCLA 5–1 in the final game.^{[1] [2]}

Qualifying

See main article: 1991 NCAA Division I softball season.

Regionals

Regional No. 1

First elimination round

• 1, 0
• 3, Southwestern Louisiana 2
• Florida State 2, Oklahoma State 0

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Florida State	4	—
–	Oklahoma State	3	—

• Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 2

Team		G1	G2	G3
–	UCLA	4	5	—
–		0	0	—

• UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 3

First elimination round

• 3, 1
• 3, Connecticut 0
• UNLV 4, UMass 0

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	UNLV	5	—
–	UMass	0	—

• UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 4

Team		G1	G2	G3
–	Arizona	4	4	—
–		2	0	—

• Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 5

Team		G1	G2	G3
–		3^10	1	1
–		2	2	5

• Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Regional No. 6

First elimination round

• 2, 0
• 2, Southern Illinois 0
• Missouri 2, Iowa 0

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Missouri	4	—
–	Iowa	0	—

• Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 7

Team		G1	G2	G3
–		2	8	—
–		0	1	—

• Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 8

First elimination round

• 1, 0
• Minnesota 3,
• Texas A&M 1, Utah 0
• Utah 2, Minnesota 0

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Utah	3	—
–	Texas A&M	0	—

• Utah qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Arizona
  • • • • UCLA

Game results

Bracket

Championship Game

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School	Top Batter	Stats.
Arizona Wildcats	Julie Jones (1B)	3-4 2RBI 3B K
UCLA Bruins	Lisa Fernandez (P)	2-2 RBI HR BB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB
Arizona Wildcats	Debby Day (W)	7.0	4	1	1	2	1	24
UCLA Bruins	Heather Compton (L)	3.2	4	4	3	3	2	14
UCLA Bruins	Lisa Fernandez	3.1	3	1	1	2	5	13

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team^[4]

Pos	Name	School
P	Heather Compton	UCLA
	Debbie Day	Arizona
C	Kerry Dienelt	UCLA
1B	Julie Jones	Arizona
2B	Julie Smith	Fresno State
3B	Lisa Fernandez	UCLA
SS	Julie Standering	Arizona
OF	Kristin Gauthier	Arizona
	Yvonne Gutierrez	UCLA
	Lorraine Maynez	UCLA
AL	Kim Maher	Fresno State
	Terry Carpenter	Fresno State

See also

• 1991 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1991 NAIA softball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Notes and References

1. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats. NCAA. June 6, 2015.
2. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results. NCAA. June 6, 2015.
3. Web site: 1991 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15 . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-08 . 2018-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151043/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400014&division=400014400012&event=400375 . dead .
4. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results. NCAA. 3. June 6, 2015.