1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament explained

Year:	1992
Teams:	20
Wcwsballpark:	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
City:	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions:	UCLA
Titlecount:	7th (8th overall)
Runner-Up:	Arizona
Wcwscount:	9th
Coach:	Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist
Coachcount:	7th (8th overall) & 3rd

The 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the eleventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1992, 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 1992 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 26 and marked the conclusion of the 1992 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their seventh championship by defeating defending champions Arizona 2–0 in the final game.^{[1] [2]}

Qualifying

See main article: 1992 NCAA Division I softball season.

Regionals

Regional No. 1

Team		G1	G2	G3
–	UCLA	1	7^10	—
–		0	2	—

• UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 2

Team		G1	G2	G3
–	Arizona	1	8	—
–		0	0	—

• Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 3

Team		G1	G2	G3
–		3	6	—
–		0	0	—

• Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 4

Team		G1	G2	G3
–		1	6	—
–		0	1	—

• California qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 5

First elimination round

• 2, 0
• 1, Toledo 0
• Cal State Fullerton 3, Long Beach State 2¹¹

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Long Beach State	2	4
–	Cal State Fullerton	1	0

• Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 6

First elimination round

• 4, 0
• 2, Western Illinois 0

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Kansas	1^8	4
–	Oklahoma State	0	0

• Kansas qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 7

First elimination round

• 5, 1
• UMass 1, 0
• Connecticut 1, Utah State 0⁸

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	UMass	10^5	3
–	Connecticut	0	0

• UMass qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 8

First elimination round

• 1, 0¹⁰
• Southwestern Louisiana 1, 0
• Florida State 4, UNLV 0;

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Florida State	1	—
–	Southwestern Louisiana	0	—

• Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Arizona
  • • • • • UCLA

Game results

Bracket

Championship Game

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School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA Bruins	Jennifer Brewster (RF)	1-3 2RBIs HR
Arizona Wildcats	Amy Chellevold (1B)	3-3

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB
UCLA Bruins	Lisa Fernandez (W)	7.0	4	0	0	1	6	22
Arizona Wildcats	Debby Day (L)	6.1	6	2	2	1	1	21

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos	Name	School
P	Lisa Fernandez	UCLA
C	Kelly Inouye	UCLA
1B	Amy Chellevold	Arizona
2B	Michelle Bento	Fresno State
3B	Susie Duarte	Arizona
SS	Kim Maher	Fresno State
OF	Yvonne Gutierrez	UCLA
	Kathi Evans	UCLA
AL	Susie Parra	Arizona
	Holly Aprile	UMass
	Debby Day	Arizona

See also

• 1992 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1992 NAIA softball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

Notes and References

1. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats. NCAA. October 7, 2015.
2. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results. NCAA. October 7, 2015.
3. Web site: 1992 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14 . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-08 . 2018-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150048/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400015&division=400015400012&event=400418 . dead .
4. Book: 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results. NCAA. 3. October 7, 2015.