1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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]

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

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1


	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals



	1	Pacific	6

	4	Hawaii	0
						Pacific		0

						Arizona		10⁵
	2	Arizona	14⁵

	3	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



	1	Iowa	5

	4	Oregon	2
						Iowa		0

						Nebraska		1
	2	Nebraska	7

	3	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



	1	DePaul	1

	4	UIC	0
						DePaul		1

						Michigan		3
	2	Michigan	12⁵

	3	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



	1	LSU	2

	4	Long Beach State	0
						LSU		0

						Washington		9⁵
	2	Washington	2

	3	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



	1	UMass	3

	4	Boston College	2
						UMass		1

						Oklahoma		0
	2	Oklahoma	8⁶

	3	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



	1	South Florida	1

	4	Florida	0
						South Florida		0

						Texas		1⁸
	2	Texas	6

	3	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



	1	Fresno State	6

	4	Minnesota	1
						Fresno State		6

						California		3
	2	California	3

	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



	1	Oklahoma State	4

	4	Florida State	0
						Oklahoma State		4

						Missouri State		0
	2	Missouri State	5

	3	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

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

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 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

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