1991 NCAA Division I softball tournament

American college softball tournament

Collegiate softball tournament

1991 NCAA Division I
softball tournamentTeams| 20

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Finals site|

* ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Champions| Arizona (1st title)
Runner-up| UCLA (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach| Mike Candrea (1st title)

* ← 1990
* NCAA Division I softball tournament
* 1992 →

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

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Main article: 1991 NCAA Division I softball season

## Regionals

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### Regional No. 1

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#### First elimination round

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

#### Second elimination round

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| Team  | G1  | G2

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–  | Florida State | 4 | —
–  | Oklahoma State  | 3  | —

* Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

### Regional No. 2

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| Team  | G1  | G2  | G3

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–  | UCLA | 4 | 5 | —
–  | Central Michigan | 0  | 0  | —

* UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

### Regional No. 3

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#### First elimination round

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

#### Second elimination round

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| Team  | G1  | G2

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–  | UNLV | 5 | —
–  | UMass  | 0  | —

* UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

### Regional No. 4

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| Team  | G1  | G2  | G3

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–  | Arizona | 4 | 4 | —
–  | Arizona State | 2  | 0  | —

* Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

### Regional No. 5

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| Team  | G1  | G2  | G3

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–  | Cal State Fullerton | 310 | 1  | 1
–  | Long Beach State | 2  | 2 | 5

* Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

### Regional No. 6

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#### First elimination round

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* Missouri 2, Southern Illinois 0
* Iowa 2, Southern Illinois 0
* Missouri 2, Iowa 0

#### Second elimination round

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| Team  | G1  | G2

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–  | Missouri | 4 | —
–  | Iowa  | 0  | —

* Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

### Regional No. 7

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| Team  | G1  | G2  | G3

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–  | Fresno State | 2 | 8 | —
–  | California | 0  | 1  | —

* Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

### Regional No. 8

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#### First elimination round

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

#### Second elimination round

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| Team  | G1  | G2

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–  | Utah | 3 | —
–  | Texas A&M  | 0  | —

* Utah qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

## Women's College World Series

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### Participants

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* Arizona
* Florida State
* Fresno State
* Long Beach State
* Missouri
* UCLA
* UNLV
* Utah

### Game results

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#### Bracket

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Upper round 1| | | Upper round 2| | | Upper final| | | Semifinals| | | Preliminary final| | | Final
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| Florida State| 0
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| UCLA| 1| |
| | | UCLA| 0
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| | | Arizona| 19| |
| UNLV| 0| | | |
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| Arizona| 113| |
| | | Arizona| 18
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| | | Long Beach State| 0|
| Long Beach State| 1| | | | |
| | | | | Arizona| 0
| Missouri| 0| | | |
| | | Long Beach State| 3| Fresno State| 18| |
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| | | Fresno State| 0| | |
| Fresno State| 2| | | | |
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| Utah| 0| | | | Arizona| 5
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| | Fresno State| 1| | | UCLA| 1
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| Lower round 1| Lower round 2| | | UCLA| 513|
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| | Fresno State| 3

| Florida State| 3| | | Florida State| 0
| | | Long Beach State| 0
| UNLV| 1| | | | |
| | | UCLA| 111| |
| | Missouri| 0| |

| Missouri| 29| | | UCLA| 5
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| Utah| 0| | |
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### Championship Game

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School  | Top Batter  | Stats.

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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

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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

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

Pos | Name | School

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
2. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
3. ^ "1991 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

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