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1995 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1995 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 25-29.

Champion – Arizona Wildcats (64-3)
Runner Up – Cal State Northridge Matadors (52-9)

UCLA won their eighth NCAA championship, and ninth overall, by defeating Arizona 4–2 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Tanya Harding was named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player, the first time the honor was awarded by the NCAA.

The Bruins’ participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.

  • Most Outstanding Player – Tanya Harding, UCLA
  • Batting Leader – Leah O’Brien, Arizona – .667
  • Batting Leader – Brandi Shiver, Arizona – .667
  • RBI Leader – Krista Gomez, Arizona – 6
  • RBI Leader – Tanya Harding, UCLA – 6
  • Home Run Leader – Kari Knopf, Iowa – 2
  • ERA Leader – Jenny McMahon, Iowa – 0.62
  • Strikeout Leader – Tanya Harding, UCLA – 20

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P –  Tanya Harding, UCLA
P – Amie Stewart, UNLV
C – Leah Braatz, Arizona
1B – Kari Knopf, Iowa
2B – Kelly Howard, UCLA
3B – Jennifer Brundage, UCLA
SS – Julie Williams, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Leah O’Brien, Arizona
OF – Brandi Macias, Iowa
OF – Alison Johnsen, Arizona
AL – Nancy Evans, Arizona
OF – Brandi Shriver, Arizona

SCORES

  1. Arizona 9 Princeton 1 (5 inn.)
  2. Cal State Fullerton 1 UNLV 0
  3. Southestern Louisiana 5 Michigan 0
  4. UCLA 2 Iowa 1
  5. Arizona 11 Cal State Fullerton 0 (4 inn.)
  6. UNLV 5 Southwestern Louisiana 1
  7. UNLV 2 Princeton 0 – Princeton eliminated
  8. Iowa 9 Michigan 7 – Michigan eliminated
  9. UCLA 3 Southwestern Louisiana 0 – Southwestern Louisiana eliminated
  10. Iowa 6 Cal State Fullerton 5 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  11. Arizona 8 UNLV 0 (6 inn.) – UNLV eliminated
  12. UCLA 5 Iowa 0 – Iowa eliminated
  13. UCLA 4 Arizona 2 – Arizona eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (4-0)
2. Arizona Wildcats (3-1)
3. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-2)
4. UNLV Rebels (3-2)
5t. Cal State Fullerton Titans (1-2)
5t. Southwestern Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (1-2)
7t. Michigan Wolverines (0-2)
7t. Princeton Tigers (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. Notre Dame 5 Illinois-Chicago 2
  2. Michigan 6 DePaul 0
  3. Illinois-Chicago 10 DePaul 0 (6 inn.) – DePaul eliminated
  4. Michigan 2 Notre Dame 0
  5. Notre Dame 8 Illinois-Chicago 5 (9 inn.) – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
  6. Michigan 15 Notre Dame 6 – Notre Dame eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. Connecticut 3 UMass 0
  2. Princeton 9 Hofstra 5
  3. Hofstra 3 UMass 0 – UMass eliminated
  4. Princeton 10 Connecticut 0 (6 inn.)
  5. Connecticut 3 Hofstra 2 (8 inn.) – Hofstra eliminated
  6. Princeton 6 Connecticut 2 – Connecticut eliminated

Princeton qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 3

  1. Nebraska 5 Florida State 1
  2. Arizona 8 Ohio 0
  3. Florida State 2 Ohio 0 – Ohio eliminated
  4. Arizona 9 Nebraska 1 (6 inn.)
  5. Florida State 6 Nebraska 2 – Nebraska eliminated
  6. Arizona 15 Florida State 0 (5 inn.) – Florida State eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 4

  1. Cal State Fullerton 9 Illinois State 1 (6 inn.)
  2. Cal State Northridge 2 Missouri 1
  3. Illinois State 5 Missouri 1 – Missouri eliminated
  4. Cal State Fullerton 1 Cal State Northridge 0
  5. Cal State Northridge 11 Illinois State 4 – Illinois State eliminated
  6. Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal State Northridge 1 (8 inn.) – Cal State Northridge eliminated

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 5

  1. Washington 1 Louisiana Tech 0
  2. Southwestern Louisiana 5 Nicholls State 1
  3. Nicholls State 4 Louisiana Tech 1 – Louisiana Tech eliminated
  4. Southwestern Louisiana 7 Washington 6
  5. Washington 7 Nicholls State 2 – Nicholls State eliminated
  6. Southwestern Louisiana 3 Washington 1 – Washington eliminated

Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 6

  1. Iowa 3 Sacramento State 0
  2. Fresno State 2 California 1
  3. California 2 Sacramento State 1 – Sacramento State eliminated
  4. Iowa 1 Fresno State 0
  5. Fresno State 2 California 0 – California eliminated
  6. Fresno State 1 Iowa 0
  7. Iowa 2 Fresno State 1 (9 inn.) – Fresno State eliminated

Iowa qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 7

  1. Oklahoma State 3 Utah 0
  2. UNLV 10 Oklahoma 2 (6 inn.)
  3. Oklahoma 7 Utah 1 – Utah eliminated
  4. UNLV 5 Oklahoma State 0
  5. Oklahoma 2 Oklahoma State 0
  6. Oklahoma 2 UNLV 1
  7. UNLV 2 Oklahoma 0

UNLV qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 8

  1. Hawaii 3 South Carolina 2
  2. UCLA 8 Campbell 0 (5 inn.)
  3. South Carolina 4 Campbell 1 – Campbell eliminated
  4. UCLA 9 Hawaii 0 (6 inn.)
  5. Hawaii 2 South Carolina 0 – South Carolina eliminated
  6. UCLA 4 Hawaii 3 – Hawaii eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

 

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Jennifer Brundage, UCLA (.516 BA, 14 HR, 60 RBI)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Brooke Wilkins, Hawaii
P – Carrie Dolan, Arizona
P – Cheryl Longeway, Lousiana-Lafayette
C – Gillian Boxx, California
1B – Amy Chellevold, Arizona
2B – Jenny Dalton, Arizona
3B – Jennifer Brundage, UCLA
SS – Laura Espinoza, Arizona
OF – Laura Berg, Fresno State
OF – Robyn Yorke, Fresno State
OF – Leah O’Brien, Arizona
DP – Kathy Morton, Lousiana-Lafayette
UTIL – Sara Griffin, Michigan
AL – Kelly Kovach, Michigan
AL – Cyndi Parus, UNLV
AL – Kim Rondina, UNLV
AL – Leah Braatz, Arizona
AL – Missy Nowak, DePaul

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Terri Kobata, Notre Dame
P – Susie Bugliarello, Sacramento State
P – Whitney Floyd, California
C – Tiffany Whittall, Lousiana-Lafayette
1B – Stephanie DeFeo, Lousiana-Lafayette
2B – Kelly Howard, UCLA
3B – Tobin Echo-Hawk, Nebraska
SS – Ali Viola, Nebraska
OF – Sara Mallett, UNLV
OF – Dana Fulmer, South Carolina
OF – Lana Jimenez, Lousiana-Lafayette
DP – Jen Ackley, California
UT – Scia Maumausolo, Cal State Northridge
AL – Amie Stewart, UNLV
AL – Lynn Britton, Lousiana-Lafayette
AL – Nicole Odom, UCLA
AL – Tanya Harding, UCLA
AL – Kim Ward, Oklahoma State

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Trinity Johnson, South Carolina
P – Jodi Burch, Illinois State
P – Brea Moore, Oklahoma
C – Julie Crandall, UNLV
1B – Alleah Poulson, UCLA
2B – Chris Zboril, Cal State Fullerton
3B – Cindy Lawton, Florida State
SS – Jen Babik, Princeton
OF – Andrea D’Innocenzo, Connecticut
OF – Shamalene Wilson, Florida State
OF – Rachel Nelson, Minnesota
DP – Katie Marten, Notre Dame
UTIL – Debbie Bilbao, Iowa
AL – Michelle Venturella, Indiana
AL – Tina Plew, South Carolina
AL – Karie Langelier, Oklahoma State
AL – Mandy Pfeiffer, Princeton
AL – Tasha Reents, Iowa
AL – Kari Knopf, Iowa

1994 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1994 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 26-30.

Champion – Arizona Wildcats (64-3)
Runner Up – Cal State Northridge Matadors (52-9)

The tournament expanded from 20 to 32 teams in 1994.

Susie Parra pitched a one-hitter as Arizona routed Cal State Northridge in front of 3,966 title game fans at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, giving the Wildcats their second straight national championship and third in four years.

Parra pitched 21 innings in the series giving up only tow runs, both unearned. In 104 WCWS innings over four years, her ERA is 0.13.

  • Honda Sports Award – Susie Parra, Arizona (33-1, 1.04 ERA, 244 K, .342 BA, 14 HR, 38 RBI)
  • Batting Leader – Leah O’Brien, Arizona – .750
  • RBI Leader – 3 tied at 5 Leah O’Brien, Arizona; Jenny Dalton, Arizona; Shannon Jones, Cal State Northridge
  • Home Run Leader – 7 tied with 1
  • ERA Leader – Susie Parra, Arizona – 0.00
  • ERA Leader – Amy Day, Oklahoma State – 0.00
  • Strikeout Leader – DeeDee Weiman, UCLA – 42

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Susie Parra, Arizona
P – Amy Day, Oklahoma State
C – Leah Braatz, Arizona
1B – Amy Chellevold, Arizona
2B – Jenny Dalton, Arizona
3B – Shannon Jones, Cal State Northridge
SS – April Austin, Oklahoma State
OF – Leah O’Brien, Arizona
OF – Jen Fleming, Cal State Northridge
OF – Beth Calcante, Cal State Northridge
AL – Ginny Mike, UCLA
AL – Kim Ward, Oklahoma State

SCORES

  1. Arizona 8 Illinois-Chicago 0 (5 inn.)
  2. Fresno State 1 UCLA 0
  3. CULA 9 Illinois-Chicago 0 (5 inn.) – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
  4. Utah 2 Oklahoma State 0 (8 inn.)
  5. Cal State Northridge 5 Missouri 3
  6. Oklahoma State 7 Missouri 3 – Missouri eliminated
  7. Arizona 3 Fresno State 0
  8. UCLA 11 Utah 1
  9. Cal State Northridge 5 Utah 1 – Utah eliminated
  10. Oklahoma State 2 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated
  11. Arizona 5 UCLA 2- UCLA eliminated
  12. Oklahoma State 3 Cal State Northridge 2
  13. Cal State Northridge 4 Oklahoma State 2 – Oklahoma State eliminated
  14. Arizona 4 Cal State Northridge 0 – Cal State Northridge eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Wildcats (4-0)
2. Cal State Northridge Matadors (3-2)
3. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (3-2)
4. UCLA Bruins (2-2)
5t. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2)
5t. Utah Utes (1-2)
7t. Missouri Tigers (0-2)
7t. Illinois-Chicago Flames (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. Illinois-Chicago 5 DePaul 4
  2. Notre Dame 3 Indiana 0 (8 inn.)
  3. Indiana 6 DePaul 4 – DePaul eliminated
  4. Illinois-Chicago 1 Notre Dame 0 (12 inn.)
  5. Indiana 8 Notre Dame 0 (5 inn.) – Notre Dame eliminated
  6. Indiana 4 Illinois-Chicago 2
  7. Illinois-Chicago 7 Indiana 3 – Indiana eliminated

Illinois-Chicago qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 2

  1. UNLV 2 South Carolina 1 (8 inn.)
  2. UCLA 2 Georgia State 1
  3. South Carolina 6 Georgia State 1 – Georgia State eliminated
  4. UNLV 1 UCLA 0 (9 inn.)
  5. UCLA 3 South Carolina 1 – South Carolina eliminated
  6. UCLA 2 UNLV 1 (8 inn.)
  7. UCLA 3 UNLV 2 – UNLV eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 3

  1. Cal State Fullerton 2 Washington 1
  2. Cal State Northridge 8 Maine 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Washington 10 Maine 0 (6 inn.) – Maine eliminated
  4. Cal State Northridge 9 Cal State Fullerton 0 (5 inn.)
  5. Cal State Fullerton 4 Washington 0 – Washington eliminated
  6. Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal State Northridge 0
  7. Cal State Northridge 4 Cal State Fullerton 0 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated

Cal State Northridge qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 4

  1. Utah 1 Princeton 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Southwestern Louisiana 3 McNeese State 0
  3. Princeton 2 McNeese State 0 – McNeese eliminated
  4. Southwestern Louisiana 1 Utah 0 (9 inn.)
  5. Utah 2 Princeton 1 – Princeton eliminated
  6. Utah 3 Southwestern Louisiana 2 (8 inn.)
  7. Utah 2 Southwestern Louisiana  0 – Southwestern Louisiana eliminated

Utah qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 5

  1. Missouri 1 Kansas 0
  2. Hawaii 1 Drake 0
  3. Kansas 3 Drake 0 – Drake eliminated
  4. Hawaii 2 Missouri 1
  5. Missouri 1 Kansas 0 – Kansas eliminated
  6. Missouri 3 Hawaii 1 (13 inn.)
  7. Missouri 2 Hawaii 1 (8 inn.) – Hawaii eliminated

Missouri qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 6

  1. Oregon 3 California 2
  2. Fresno State 3 Central Michigan 0
  3. California 8 Central Michigan 0 (6 inn.) – Central Michigan eliminated
  4. Fresno State 1 Oregon 0
  5. Oregon 2 California 1 (20 inn.) – California eliminated
  6. Fresno State 5 Oregon 0 – Oregon eliminated

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 7

  1. Oklahoma 3 Florida State 1
  2. Oklahoma State 1 Providence 0
  3. Providence 4 Florida State 0 – Florida State eliminated
  4. Oklahoma State 4 Oklahoma 3
  5. Oklahoma 4 Providence 1 – Providence eliminated
  6. Oklahoma State 2 Oklahoma 1 – Oklahoma eliminated

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 8

  1. Texas A&M 6 Rutgers 2
  2. Arizona 7 Canisius 0
  3. Canisius 4 Rutgers 3 (9 inn.) – Rutgers eliminated
  4. Arizona 5 Texas A&M 0
  5. Texas A&M 9 Canisius 0 – Canisius eliminated
  6. Arizona 6 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

 

1994 Arizona Wildcats

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Susie Parra, Arizona
P – DeeDee Weiman, UCLA
P – Kyla Hall, Louisiana-Lafayette
C – Leah Braatz, Arizona
1B – Amy Chellevold, Arizona
2B – Jenny Dalton, Arizona
3B – Jennifer Brundage, UCLA
SS – Laura Espinoza, Arizona
OF – Kathy Morton, Louisiana-Lafayette
OF – Robyn Yorke, Fresno State
OF – Leah O’Brien, Arizona
DP – Stephanie DeFeo, Louisiana-Lafayette
UT – Kim Ward, Oklahoma State
AL – Amy Windmiller, Cal State Northridge

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Alison Andrus, Utah
P – Karen Jackson, Iowa
P – Brooke Wilkins, Hawaii
C – Michelle Venturella, Indiana
1B – Cyndi Parus, UNLV
2B – Amy Timmel, Utah
3B – Lynn Britton, Louisiana-Lafayette
SS – Kim Maher, Fresno State
OF – Becky Burroughs, Oklahoma
OF – Shamalene Wilson, Florida State
OF – Jen Fredrickson, Ohio State
DP – Michelle Bolt, Fresno State
UT – Krinon Clark, Ohio State
AL – Missy Nowak, DePaul

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Amy Day, Oklahoma State
P – Terri Kobata, Notre Dame
P – Maureen Brady, Fresno State
C – Eileen Schmidt, Virginia
1B – Alyson Habetz, Louisiana-Lafayette
2B – Shari Blackman, Connecticut
3B – Crystal Boyd, Hofstra
SS – Shannon Jones, Cal State Northridge
OF – Laura Berg, Fresno State
OF – Angie Marzetta, Washington
OF – Stacy Thurber, Princeton
DP – Meg Montgomery, Indiana
UTIL – Tamara Ivie, Cal State Northridge
AL – Gillian Boxx, California

1993 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1993 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 27-31.

Champion – Arizona Wildcats (44-8)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (50-5)

The two best pitchers in the country — UA’s Susie Parra (28-3) and UCLA’s Lisa Fernandez (33-3) — faced each other in the Women’s College World Series title game, with Arizona winning 1-0 in a softball purist’s delight.

Parra threw 75 pitches in the win, giving up two hits, striking out six and walking two. No Bruin advanced beyond second base. She struck out the side in the seventh inning to clinch Arizona’s second national championship.

Parra went 4-1 in Oklahoma City, pitching 39 innings and giving up one earned run on 17 hits while striking out 51 and walking only six.

Fernandez was nearly as good. UCLA’s ace gave up one hit, one run, walked one and struck out four in the title game. Leah O’Brien’s first-inning single to center delivered the UA’s only run.

The 1993 WCWS was the latest chapter in the Arizona-UCLA rivalry. The Wildcats beat the Bruins for the 1991 title, with UCLA returning the favor in 1992.
  • Honda Sports Award – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (33-3, 0.25 ERA, 348 K, .509 BA, 11 HR 45 RBI)
  • Batting Leader – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – .429
  • RBI Leader – Leah O’Brien, Arizona – 4
  • Home Run Leader – 5 tied with 1 Kyla Hall, Louisiana-Lafayette; Lisa Fernandez, UCLA; Andrea D’Innocenzo, Connecticut; Janae Deffenbaugh, UCLA; Jennifer Brewster, UCLA
  • ERA Leader – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – 0.15
  • Strikeout Leader – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – 59

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA
P – Susie Parra, Arizona
C – Jody Pruitt, Arizona
1B – Amy Chellevold, Arizona
2B – Krista Gomez, Arizona
3B – Nichole Victoria, UCLA
SS – April Austin, Oklahoma State
OF – Stacy Redondo, Arizona
OF – Kathy Morton, Southwestern Louisiana
OF – Andrea D’Innocenzo, Connecticut
AL – Melanie Roche, Oklahoma State
AL – Kyla Hall, Southwestern Louisiana

SCORES

  1. UCLA 3 Connecticut 0
  2. Oklahoma State 5 Florida State 2
  3. Arizona 6 Long Beach State 0
  4. Southwestern Louisiana 4 Cal State Northridge 2
  5. Connecticut 2 Florida State 1 (8 inn.) – Florida State eliminated
  6. Cal State Northridge 4 Long Beach State 2 – Long Beach State eliminated
  7. Oklahoma State 1 UCLA 0 (13 inn.)
  8. Arizona 2 Southwestern Louisiana 1
  9. Southwestern Louisiana 1 Connecticut 0 – Connecticut eliminated
  10. UCLA 2 Cal State Northridge 0 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
  11. Arizona 1 Oklahoma State 0 (9 inn.)
  12. Southwestern Louisiana 1 Arizona 0
  13. UCLA 5 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated
  14. UCLA 1 Southwestern Louisiana 0 – Southwestern Louisiana
  15. Arizona 1 UCLA 0 – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Wildcats (4-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Southwestern Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-2)
4. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
5t. Connecticut Huskies (1-2)
5t. Cal State Northridge Matadors (1-2)
7t. Long Beach State 49ers (0-2)
7t. Florida State Seminoles (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. UCLA 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 (10 inn.)
  2. UCLA 1 Cal State Fullerton 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. Cal State Northridge 2 Fresno State 1
  2. Fresno State 2 Cal State Northridge 0
  3. Cal State Northridge 2 Fresno State 0

Cal State Northridge qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Regional No. 3

  1. Arizona 1 Arizona State 0
  2. Arizona 7 Arizona State 2

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 4

  1. Oklahoma State 4 Utah State 0
  2. Oklahoma State 4 Utah State 2

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 5

  1. Kansas 1 Florida State 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Kansas 3 Iowa 1
  3. Florida State 5 Iowa 3 (15 inn.) – Iowa eliminated
  4. Florida State 5 Kansas 0
  5. Florida State 2 Kansas 1 – Kansas eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 6

  1. UNLV 2 Connecticut 1
  2. Connecticut 2 Hofstra 1
  3. UNLV 6 Hofstra 0 – Hofstra eliminated
  4. Connecticut 2 UNLV 0
  5. Connecticut 2 UNLV 0 – UNLV eliminated

Connecticut qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 7

  1. Long Beach State 1 Sacramento State 0
  2. California 1 Sacramento State 0 (9 inn.) – Sacramento State eliminated
  3. Long Beach State 5 California 2
  4. California 1 Long Beach State 0
  5. Long Beach State 2 California 1 – California eliminated

Long Beach State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 8

  1. Southwestern Louisiana 7 Bowling Green 3
  2. Michigan 8 Bowling Green 2 – Bowling Green eliminated
  3. Southwestern Louisiana 6 Michigan 5
  4. Southwestern Louisiana 2 Michigan 1 – Michigan eliminated

Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Susie Parra, Arizona
P – Melanie Roche, Oklahoma State
P – Michele Granger, California
C – Gillian Boxx, California
1B – Cyndi Parus, UNLV
2B – Lisa Davidson, Florida State
3B – Cathy Frohnheiser, Furman
SS – Jennifer McFalls, Texas A&M
OF – Patti Benedict, Michigan
OF – Beth Calcante, Cal State Northridge
OF – Jamie Heggen, Arizona
UTIL – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Patricia Conlan, Connecticut
P – Karen Jackson, Iowa
P – Tami Blunt, Sacramento State
C – Jody Miller-Pruitt, Arizona
1B – Amy Chellevold, Arizona
2B – Kelly Howard, UCLA
3B – Lynn Britton, Louisiana-Lafayette
SS – Laura Espinoza, Arizona
OF – Jennifer Brewster, UCLA
OF – Keri Kropke, California
OF – Susan Buttery, Florida State
DP – Kathy Beasley, Utah State
UTIL – Janna Venice, Connecticut
AL – Crystal Boyd, Hofstra

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Kathy Blake, Cal State Northridge
P – Marla Looper, Florida State
P – DeAnna Earsley, Utah State
C – Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass
1B – Niki VanHooreweghe, Northern Illinois
2B – Tricia Reimche, UNLV
3B – Barb Gaines, Southwest Missouri State
SS – Tiffany Tootle, South Carolina
OF – Andrea D’Innocenzo, Connecticut
OF – K. K. McCoy, Oklahoma State
OF – Anne Carpenter, Northwestern
DP – Katy Morgan, Iowa
UTIL – Krinon Clark, Ohio State
AL – Denise DeWalt, Cal State Fullerton

 

1992 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1992 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 23-26.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (54-2)
Runner Up – Arizona Wildcats (58-7)

With the game scoreless in the bottom of the seventh inning, freshman Jenny Brewster blasted a two-run walk-off home run to claim the title for UCLA against rival, Arizona. Lisa Fernandez was a picture of perfection, winning the championship game to cap off a 29-0 season. It was an NCAA first, for a pitcher to go unbeaten and win the final.

After Arizona spoiled UCLA’s chances of four consecutive NCAA Championships in 1991, the Bruins exacted revenge the following year with a title-game victory against their Pac-10 rival. UCLA went 54-2 overall, but both losses came at the hands of Arizona, allowing the Wildcats to end the Bruins’ run of four straight Pac-10 titles. UCLA started the season with 33 straight wins, crushing opponents by a 166-17 margin.

Following their first loss to Arizona, the Bruins ran off another 14-game win streak, blanking foes in 10 of the victories. After falling in the regular-season finale against the Wildcats, UCLA finished the year with an undefeated postseason, including a title-game win over Arizona.

Junior Lisa Fernandez was masterful both in the circle and at the plate. She posted a nation-best ERA of 0.14 and was undefeated on the year at 29-0. The All-American and Honda Award winner was outstanding at the plate also, hitting .401 with 29 runs batted in.

Not to be forgotten in the circle were junior hurlers DeeDee Weiman (11-1, 0.51 ERA) and Heather Compton (14-1, 0.67 ERA), who combined for 16 shutouts and 274 strikeouts.

Senior All-American Yvonne Gutierrez was the powerful stick in the lineup, leading the club with a .406 average, 11 home runs and 58 RBI. Her 11 home runs tied for the NCAA lead.

Fernandez and Gutierrez were joined on the All-American team by freshmen Joanne Alchin (.323 BA) and Kathi Evans (.363).

As a team, the Bruins hit .304 and had five players bat above the .300 mark.

The Bruins skated past Utah in the Regional round and then blew away their first four opponents in the College World Series, winning by a combined score of 29-1 and recording two mercy-rule victories.

In the championship game, it was a pitcher’s duel between Fernandez and Arizona’s Debby Day. The duo matched zeroes on the board until the bottom of the seventh inning. Gutierrez led off the frame with a single, moved over to second on a sacrifice by Jennifer Brundage and came home on Jenny Brewster’s walk-off home run to left.

Fernandez, who finished the year with 65 straight scoreless innings, was named to the All-Tournament Team along with Evans, Gutierrez and Kelly Inouye.

  • Honda Sports Award – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (29-0, 0.14 ERA, 220 K, .401 BA, 1 HR 29 RBI)
  • Batting Leader – Amy Geldbach, Long Beach State – .545
  • RBI Leader – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA – 8
  • Home Run Leader – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA – 3
  • ERA Leader – Lisa Fernandez – 0.00
  • ERA Leader – Susie Parra, Arizona – 0.00
  • Strikeout Leader – Terry Carpenter, Fresno State – 23

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

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
OF – Kathi Evans, UCLA
AL – Susie Parra, Arizona
AL – Holly Aprile, UMass
AL – Debby Day, Arizona

SCORES

  1. UCLA 4 UMass 0
  2. California 3 Florida State 0
  3. Fresno State 4 Kansas 1 (8 inn.)
  4. Long Beach State 1 Arizona 0
  5. UMass 4 Florida State 2 – Florida State eliminated
  6. Arizona 1 Kansas 0 (17 inn.) – Kansas eliminated
  7. UCLA 10 California 0 (5 inn.)
  8. Fresno State 4 Long Beach State 0
  9. UMass 2 Long Beach State 1 (10 inn.) – Long Beach State eliminated
  10. Arizona 2 California 1 – California eliminated
  11. UCLA 4 Fresno State 0
  12. UCLA 11 UMass 1 (5 inn.) – UMass eliminated
  13. Arizona 1 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated
  14. UCLA 2 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-0)
2. Arizona Wildcats (3-2)
3. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-2)
4. UMass Minutewomen (2-2)
5t. California Bears (1-2)
5t. Long Beach State 49ers (1-2)
7t. Kansas Jayhawks (0-2)
7t. Florida State Seminoles (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. UCLA 1 Utah 0
  2. UCLA 7 Utah 2 (10 inn.)

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. Arizona 1 Michigan 0
  2. Arizona 8 Michigan 0

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 3

  1. Fresno State 3 Cal State Northridge 0
  2. Fresno State 6 Cal State Northridge 0

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 4

  1. California 1 San Jose State 0
  2. California 6 San Jose State 0

California qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 5

  1. Long Beach State 2 Toledo 0
  2. Cal State Fullerton 1 Toledo 0 – Toledo eliminated
  3. Cal State Fullerton 3 Long Beach State 2 (11 inn.)
  4. Long Beach State 2 Cal State Fullerton 1
  5. Long Beach State 4 Cal State Fullerton 0

Long Beach State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 6

  1. Kansas 4 Western Illinois 0
  2. Oklahoma State 2 Western Illinois 0 – Western Illinois eliminated
  3. Kansas 1 Oklahoma State 0 (8 inn.)
  4. Kansas 4 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated

Missouri qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 7

  1. Connecticut 5 UMass 1
  2. UMass 1 Utah State 0
  3. Connecticut 1 Utah State 0 (5 inn.)
  4. UMass 10 Connecticut 0 (5 inn.)
  5. UMass 3 Connecticut 0

UMass qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 8

  1. Florida State 1 Southwestern Louisiana 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Southwestern Louisiana 1 UNLV 0
  3. Florida State 4 UNLV 0
  4. Florida State 1 Southwestern Louisiana 0

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Debbie Day, Arizona
P – Melanie Roche, Oklahoma State
P – Michele Granger, California
C – Jody Miller-Pruitt, Arizona
1B – Joanne Alcin, UCLA
2B – Dawn Melfi, USF
3B – Camille Spitaleri, Kansas
SS – Tiffany Tootle, South Carolina
OF – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA
OF – Dorsey Steamer, Louisiana-Lafayette
OF – Rachel Brown, Arizona State
UTIL – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Susie Parra, Arizona
P – Stephani Williams, Kansas
P – Terry Carpenter, Fresno State
C – Terrie Cissna, Sacramento State
1B – Wendee Espinosa, Pacific
2B – Cathy Sconzo, Louisiana-Lafayette
3B – Lezlie Weiss, Minnesota
SS – Christy Arterburn, Kansas
OF – Jamie Heggen, Arizona
OF – Kathy Evans, UCLA
OF – Pam Stanley, Central Michigan
UT – Gillian Boxx, California
AL – Toni Gutierrez, Florida State

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Lori Harrigan, UNLV
P – Kyla Hall, Louisiana-Lafayette
P – Karen Snelgrove, Missouri
P – Kim Mizesko, Connecticut
C – Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass
1B – Amy Chellevold, Arizona
2B – Linda Lunceford, Long Beach State
3B – Jackie Tawney, San Jose State
SS – Barb Marean, UMass
OF – Janna Venice, Connecticut
OF – Theresa Buscemi, North Carolina
OF – Patti Benedict, Michigan
OF – Noleana Woodward, San Jose State
UTIL – Holly Aprile, UMass
AL – Denise DeWalt, Cal State Fullerton

1992 UCLA Bruins

1991 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1991 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 23-26.

Champion – Arizona Wildcats (56-16)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (56-7)

Arizona wins its first women’s team national championship in any sport. Pitching (Debby Day 30-8, 0.50; Susie Parra 14-3, 0.43; Julie Jones 12-5, 1.21) and defense (.970 team fielding percentage, Julie Standering 187 assists at shortstop) were keys to the season. The Cats also stole 119 bases. Jones (.350), Jamie Heggen (.330), Kristin Gauthier (.300), Standering (.296) and Jody Miller (.272) had outstanding seasons at the plate.

The Cats beat No. 1-ranked UCLA twice at the College World Series to earn the championship, including a 5-1 victory in the title game. UA had four extra-inning games in the classic. The Cats used short-game tactics much of the year and were led by Standering with 30 and Miller with 20 stolen bases. Arizona finished the year 56-16 overall. The Cats were frustrated in the tough Pac-10 Conference at 11-9 and a fourth-place finish.

  • Honda Sports Award – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (20-3, 0.25 ERA, 165 K, .341 BA, 2 HR 32 RBI)
  • Batting Leader – Debby Day, Arizona – .385
  • RBI Leader – 3 tied at 3. Julie Jones, Arizona; Lorraine Maynez, UCLA, DeDe Weiman, UCLA
  • Home Run Leader – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – 1
  • Home Run Leader – Kim Maher, Fresno State – 1
  • ERA Leader – Karen Snelgrove, Missouri – 0.00
  • ERA Leader – Susie Parra, Arizona – 0.00
  • Strikeout Leader – Terry Carpenter, Fresno State – 23

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Heather Compton, UCLA
P – 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
OF – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
AL – Kim Maher, Fresno State
AL – Terry Carpenter, Fresno State

SCORES

  1. UCLA 1 Florida State 0
  2. Arizona 1 UNLV 0 (13 inn.)
  3. Long Beach State 1 Missouri 0
  4. Fresno State 2 Utah 0
  5. Florida State 3 UNLV 1 – UNLV eliminated
  6. Missouri 2 Utah 0 (9 inn.) – Utah eliminated
  7. Arizona 1 UCLA 0 (9 inn.)
  8. Long Beach State 3 Fresno State 0
  9. Fresno State 3 Florida State 0 – Florida State eliminated
  10. UCLA 5 Missouri 0 – Missouri eliminated
  11. Arizona 1 Long Beach State 0 (8 inn.)
  12. Fresno State 1 Arizona 0 (8 inn.)
  13. UCLA 1 Long Beach State 0 – Long Beach State eliminated
  14. UCLA 5 Fresno State 1 (13 inn.) – Fresno State eliminated
  15. Arizona 5 UCLA 1 – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Wildcats (3-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
4. Long Beach State 49ers (2-2)
5t. Missouri Tigers  (1-2)
5t. Florida State Seminoles (1-2)
7t. Utah Utes (0-2)
7t. UNLV Rebels (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. Florida State 1 Louisiana-Lafayette 0
  2. Oklahoma State 3 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
  3. Florida State 2 Oklahoma State 0
  4. Florida State 4 Oklahoma State 3 – Oklahoma State eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. UCLA 4 Central Michigan 0
  2. UCLA 5 Central Michigan 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 3

  1. UMass 3 Connecticut 1
  2. UNLV 3 Connecticut 0
  3. UNLV 4 UMass 0
  4. UNLV 5 UMass 0

UNLV qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 4

  1. Arizona 4 Arizona State 2
  2. Arizona 4 Arizona 0

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 5

  1. Cal State Fullerton 3 Long Beach State 2 (10 inn.)
  2. Long Beach State 2 Cal State Fullerton 1
  3. Long Beach State 5 Cal State Fullerton 1

Long Beach State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Regional No. 6

  1. Missouri 2 Southern Illinois 0
  2. Iowa 2 Southern Illinois 0 – Southern Illinois eliminated
  3. Missouri 2 Iowa 0
  4. Missouri 4 Iowa 0

Missouri qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 7

  1. Fresno State 2 California 0
  2. Fresno State 8 California 1

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 8

  1. Utah 1 Minnesota 0
  2. Minnesota 3 Texas A&M 0
  3. Texas A&M 1 Utah 0
  4. Utah 2 Minnesota 0 – Minnesota eliminated
  5. Utah 3 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated

Utah qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Heather Compton, UCLA
P – Terry Carpenter, Fresno State
P – Michele Granger, California Golden
C – Diane Pohl, Iowa
1B – Julie Cavanaugh, Oregon
2B – Julie Smith, Fresno State
3B – Camille Spitaleri, Kansas
SS – Julie Standering, Arizona
OF – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA
OF – Pam Stanley, Central Michigan
OF – Tricia Popowski, South Carolina
UTIL – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Karen Snelgrove, Missouri
P – Karen Jackson, Iowa
P – Missi Young, Texas A&M
C – Erica Ziencina, UCLA
1B – Julie Jones, Arizona
2B – Michelle Delloso, South Carolina
3B – Gina LoPiccolo, Fresno State
SS – Tiffany Tootle, South Carolina
OF – Rachel Brown, Arizona State
OF – Leigh Ross, Toledo
OF – Charmelle Green, Utah
UT – Kelly Brookhart, Creighton
AL – Kari Blank, Minnesota

1991 Arizona Wildcats

1990 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1990 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 23-27.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (62-7)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (29-7)

This year was the first WCWS held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City and it has been the host ever since except for 1998 when it was run at the site of the Olympics.

The Bruins quickly dispatched of Northern Iowa in Regional play and won their first four contests at the initial Women’s College World Series to be played in Oklahoma City. For the third straight season, Fresno State stood in the way of UCLA and a national championship. Attempting to avenge their previous two losses, the Bulldogs won a 1-0, elimination game against the Bruins to force a winner-take-all final.

UCLA jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a first-inning run when Shanna Flynn scored on a wild pitch. Then in the third inning, a downpour caused the game to be suspended and resume the following afternoon.

The Bruins came out the next day and immediately tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the third when Kerry Dienelt drove in Michelle Montgomery. Compton took care of the rest, one-hitting the Bulldogs to finish off the three-peat.

Dienelt, Fernandez, Flynn, Gutierrez and Longaker were all named to the All-Tournament Team.

  • Batting Leader – Missy Phillips, UCLA – .467
  • RBI Leader – Kim Harris, UNLV – 4
  • RBI Leader – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA – 4
  • Home Run Leader – 6 tied at 1.
  • ERA Leader – 3 tied at 0.00. Marcie Green, Fresno State; Dena Carter, Oklahoma State; Lisa Longaker, UCLA
  • Strikeout Leader – Marcie Green, Fresno State – 15

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Marcie Green, Fresno State
C – Shannon Kimberling, Oklahoma State
1B – Kerry Dienelt, UCLA
2B – Dawn Lange, Oklahoma State
3B – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA
SS – Martha Noffsinger, Fresno State
OF – Shanna Flynn, UCLA
OF – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA
OF – Leslie Barton, Florida State
AL – Julie Smith, Fresno State
AL – Debbie DeJohn, Florida State

SCORES

  1. UCLA 4 Kent State 0
  2. Long Beach State 2 UNLV 0
  3. Oklahoma State 3 Arizona 0
  4. Florida State 1 Fresno State 0
  5. UNLV 5 Kent State 0 – Kent State eliminated
  6. Fresno State 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  7. UCLA 6 Long Beach State 0
  8. Oklahoma State 4 Florida State 1
  9. Florida State 4 UNLV 1 – UNLV eliminated
  10. Fresno State 2 Long Beach State 0 – Long Beach State eliminated
  11. UCLA 2 Oklahoma State 1
  12. UCLA 3 Florida State 0 – Florida State eliminated
  13. Fresno State 1 Oklahoma State 0 (10 inn.) – Oklahoma State eliminated
  14. Fresno State 1 UCLA 0
  15. UCLA 2 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-2)
3. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
4. Florida State Seminoles (2-2)
5t. Long Beach State 49ers (1-2)
5t. UNLV Rebels (1-2)
7t. Arizona Wildcats (0-2)
7t. Kent State Golden Flashes (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. UCLA 2 Northern Iowa 0
  2. UCLA 4 Northern Iowa 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. Fresno State 11 Creighton 1 (6 inn.)
  2. Fresno State 2 Creighton 1

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 3

  1. Arizona State 1 Arizona 0
  2. Arizona 1 Arizona State 0
  3. Arizona 9 Arizona State 5

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Regional No. 4

  1. Cal State Fullerton 3 Long Beach State 2 (8 inn.)
  2. Long Beach State 4 Cal State Fullerton 0
  3. Cal State Fullerton 2 Long Beach State 1 (16 inn.)

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Regional No. 5

  1. UNLV 2 San Jose State 1
  2. California 2 San Jose State 1 – San Jose State eliminated
  3. UNLV 1 California 0
  4. California 1 UNLV 0
  5. UNLV 1 California 0 – California eliminated

UNLV qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 6

  1. Adelphi 1 Connecticut 0 (20 inn.)
  2. Oklahoma State 5 Connecticut 0 – Connecticut eliminated
  3. Oklahoma State 1 Adelphi 0
  4. Oklahoma State 3 Adelphi 0 – Adelphi eliminated

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 7

  1. Florida State 5 Texas A&M 0
  2. Southwestern Louisiana 1 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated
  3. Florida State 4 Southwestern Louisiana 3
  4. Florida State 2 Southwestern Louisiana 1 (10 inn.) – Southwestern Louisiana eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 8

  1. Kent State 4 Ohio State 0
  2. Ohio State 2 Oregon 0
  3. Kent State 3 Oregon 0 – Oregon eliminated
  4. Kent State 5 Ohio State 3 – Ohio State eliminated

Kent State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

 

1990 UCLA Bruins

This picture is of ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City from 1992. In 1990 it looked much like this and has seen many changes in and upgrades in its history.

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (11-1, 0.25 ERA, 51 K, .310 BA, 1 HR 22 RBI)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Stefni Whitton, Southwestern Louisiana
P – Michele Granger, California
C – Diane Pohl, Iowa
1B – Rhonda King-Randolph, Toledo
2B – Julie Smith, Fresno State
3B – Camille Spitaleri, Kansas
SS – Martha Noffsinger, Fresno State
OF – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA
OF – Vivian Holm, Arizona
OF – Charmelle Green, Utah
UTIL – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA
AL – Michelle Delloso, South Carolina

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
P – Ann Van Dortrecht, Cal State Fullerton
P – Mary Letourneau, Long Beach State
C – Shelly Stokes, Fresno State
1B – Julie Cavanaugh, Oregon
2B – Tricia Reimche, UNLV
3B – Joy Tiner, Cal State Fullerton
SS – Vicki Bartolucci, Connecticut
OF – Pauline Maurice, Kent State
OF – Tricia Popowski, South Carolina
OF – Pam Stanley, Central Michigan
UTIL – Julie Jones, Arizona
AL – Kim Braatz, New Mexico
AT – Ann Rowman, Arizona State

1989 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1989 held at Twin Creek Sports Complex in Sunnyvale, California on May 24-28.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (48-4)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (29-7)

The Bruins made it back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1989, again besting Fresno State in the title game. Losing just four games during the season with 48 wins, the Bruins steamrolled through the Pac-10 with a league-best 18-2 record. UCLA had winning streaks of eight, 11 and 13, to go along with a season-ending streak of 16. The Bruins didn’t allow a run until the ninth game of the season (88 innings) and had shutouts in their first 10 wins. In all, UCLA hurlers tossed 34 shutouts and gave up only 30 runs in 52 games.

  • Honda Sports Award – Janice Parks, UCLA (.426 AVG, 2 HR, 36 RBI)
  • Batting Leader – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA – .588
  • RBI Leader – Nicki Dennis – 6
  • Home Run Leader – 3 tied at 1. Rhonda King, Toledo; Kerry Dienelt, UCLA; Shelly Stokes, Fresno State
  • ERA Leader – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA – 0.33
  • Strikeout Leader – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA – 29

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
P – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA
C – Shelly Stokes, Fresno State
1B – Kerry Dienelt, UCLA
2B – Missy Phillips, UCLA
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Martha Noffsinger, Fresno State
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
OF – Kristin Gauthier, Arizona
OF – Jill Polanco, Fresno State
AL – Nicki Dennis, Arizona
AL – Michele Smith, Oklahoma State

SCORES

  1. UCLA 3 South Carolina 0
  2. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Oregon 0
  3. Arizona 12 Fresno State 0 (5 inn.)
  4. Oklahoma State 3 Toledo 1
  5. Oregon 1 South Carolina 0 – South Carolina eliminated
  6. Fresno State 3 Toledo 0 – Toledo eliminated
  7. UCLA 9 Cal Poly Pomona 0
  8. Oklahoma State 4 Arizona 0 (8 inn.)
  9. Arizona 4 Oregon 0 – Oregon eliminated
  10. Fresno State 5 Cal Poly Pomona 1 – Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
  11. UCLA 2 Oklahoma State 1
  12. UCLA 3 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  13. Fresno State 7 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated
  14. UCLA 1 Fresno State – Fresno State eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-0)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
3. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
4. Arizona Wildcats (2-2)
5t. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (1-2)
5t. Oregon Ducks (1-2)
7t. Toledo Rockets (0-2)
7t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. UCLA 5 Long Beach State 1
  2. UCLA 3 Long Beach State 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. Oklahoma State 2 Wichita State 0
  2. Oklahoma State 3 Wichita State 1

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 3

  1. Fresno State 1 California 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Fresno State 6 California 0

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 4

  1. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Cal Poly Pomona 4 Cal State Fullerton 1

Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 5

  1. Connecticut 1 Massachusetts 0
  2. Oregon 2 Massachusetts 0 – Massachusetts eliminated
  3. Connecticut 2 Oregon 1
  4. Oregon 3 Connecticut 2 (10 inn.)
  5. Oregon 6 Connecticut 0 – Connecticut eliminated

Oregon qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 6

  • Arizona State 2 Utah State 0
  • Arizona 8 Utah State 3 – Utah State eliminated
  • Arizona 3 Arizona State 2 (10 inn.)
  • Arizona 4 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 7

  • Creighton 6 Toledo 0
  • Toledo 1 Iowa 0
  • Creighton 6 Iowa 0 – Iowa eliminated
  • Toledo 8 Creighton 3
  • Toledo 3 Creighton 1 – Creighton eliminated

Toledo qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 8

  • South Carolina 2 Florida State 1 (10 inn.)
  • Louisiana Tech 3 Florida State 1 – Florida State eliminated
  • South Carolina 3 Louisiana Tech 1
  • Louisiana Tech 1 South Carolina 0 (9 inn.)
  • South Carolina 8 Louisiana Tech 2 – Louisiana Tech eliminated

South Carolina qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Melanie Parrent, Fresno State
P – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech
C – Karen Sanchelli, South Carolina
1B – Jody Schwartz, Creighton
2B – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizeria, Texas A&M
OF – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
OF – Dee Brewer, Oklahoma State
UTIL – Michele Smith, Oklahoma State

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Gretchen Koenig, South Carolina
P – Teresa Cherry, Arizona
P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
C – Kris Tipmore, Central Michigan
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Thomas, Sam Houston State
3B – Valerie Douglas, Cal State Fullerton
SS – Shari Johnson, Oklahoma State
OF – Linda Smolka, Princeton
OF – Amy Lienhardt, Bowling Green
OF – Angie McDonald, Eastern Michigan
UTIL – Kris Peterson, Adelphi

1989 UCLA Bruins

1988 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1988 held at Twin Creek Sports Complex in Sunnyvale, California on May 25-29.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (53-8)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (29-5)

The 1988 event was the first WCWS played in Sunnyvale.

The NCAA Tournament began with a two-game sweep of Cal State Fullerton in Regional play. For the first time, the Women’s College World Series was held in California, as the Bruins traveled north to Sunnyvale. UCLA won its first four games by a 16-2 margin to advance to the championship against Fresno State. Needing to win a pair from the Bruins, the Bulldogs took the first step with a 2-1 victory in game one, setting up a winner-take-all showdown for the title.

As she had done all season, Longaker was masterful in the circle, hurling her 23rd shutout of the year. The Bruins gave her the only offense she needed in the fourth inning when Parks doubled in Stacy Sunny and Maynez to put UCLA on top 2-0.

The Bruins added an insurance run in the seventh on a Shanna Flynn RBI single and won the sport’s fifth national championship.

Flynn, Longaker and Sunny were joined on the All-Tournament Team by Kerry Dienelt and Missy Phillips.

  • Honda Sports Award – Lisa Longaker, UCLA (31-4, 0.29 ERA, 240 K)
  • Batting Leader – Shanna Flynn, UCLA – .450
  • RBI Leader – Kathy Mayer, Fresno State – 4
  • Home Run Leader – 7 tied at 1
  • ERA Leader – Lori Sippel, Nebraska – 0.00
  • Strikeout Leader – Lisa Longaker, UCLA – 20

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Carie Dever, Fresno St.
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
C – Stacy Sunny, UCLA
1B – Kerry Dienelt, UCLA
2B – Missy Phillips, UCLA
3B – Julie Standering, Arizona
SS – Heidi Lievens, Arizona
OF – Shanna Flynn, UCLA
OF – Margie Ogrodowicz, Nebraska
OF – RaeAnn Pifferini, Fresno State
AL – Gena Strang, Fresno State
AL – Karin Richter, Fresno State

SCORES

  1. UCLA 1 Northern Illinois 0
  2. Fresno State 3 Texas A&M 0
  3. Arizona 1 Adelphi 0
  4. Cal Poly Pomona 3 Nebraska 0
  5. Texas A&M 3 Northern Illinois 0 – Northern Illinois eliminated
  6. Nebraska 5 Adelphi 1 – Adelphi eliminated
  7. UCLA 6 Fresno State 1
  8. Arizona 4 Cal Poly Pomona 1
  9. Fresno State 1 Nebraska 0 (9 inn.) – Nebraska eliminated
  10. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated
  11. UCLA 5 Arizona 0
  12. Fresno State 4 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  13. UCLA 4 Cal Poly Pomona 1 – Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
  14. Fresno State 2 UCLA 1
  15. UCLA 3 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-2)
3. Arizona Wildcats (2-2)
4. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (2-2)
5t. Texas A&M Aggies (1-2)
5t. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2)
7t. Adelphi Panthers (0-2)
7t. Northern Illinois Huskies (0-2)

REGIONALS

At-Large Regional

  1. California 3 Fresno State 0 (8 inn.)
  2. Fresno State 3 California 0
  3. Fresno State 5 California 2

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Central Regional

  1. Creighton 3 Iowa State 2
  2. Nebraska 5 Iowa State 2 – Iowa State eliminated
  3. Creighton 3 Nebraska 2
  4. Nebraska 7 Creighton 2
  5. Nebraska 4 Creighton 1 – Creighton eliminated

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Mideast Regional

  1. South Carolina 1 Minnesota 0
  2. Arizona 5 Minnesota 0 – Minnesota eliminated
  3. South Carolina 1 Arizona 0
  4. Arizona 1 South Carolina 0
  5. Arizona 4 South Carolina 3

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Midwest Regional

  1. Northern Illinois 4 Bowling Green 3
  2. Illinois State 2 Bowling Green 1 (10 inn.) – Bowling Green eliminated
  3. Illinois State 1 Northern Illinois 0
  4. Northern Illinois 3 Illinois State 1
  5. Northern Illinois 2 Illinois State 0 – Illinois State eliminated

Northern Illinois qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Northeast Regional

  1. Adelphi 6 Oklahoma State 2
  2. Oklahoma State 5 Adelphi 0
  3. Adelphi 1 Oklahoma State 0 (10 inn.)

Adelphi qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Northwest Regional

  • UCLA 3 Cal State Fullerton 0
  • UCLA 2 Cal State Fullerton 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  • Texas A&M 1 Florida State 0
  • Louisiana Tech 6 Florida State – Florida State eliminated
  • Texas A&M 2 Louisiana Tech 0
  • Louisiana Tech 4 Texas A&M 0
  • Texas A&M 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (8 inn.) – Louisiana Tech eliminated

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

West Regional

  • Cal Poly Pomona 2 Long Beach State 0
  • Cal Poly Pomona 2 Long Beach State 1

Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Melanie Parrent, Fresno State
P – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech
C – Karen Sanchelli, South Carolina
1B – Jody Schwartz, Creighton
2B – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizeria, Texas A&M
OF – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
OF – Dee Brewer, Oklahoma State
UTIL – Michele Smith, Oklahoma State

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Gretchen Koenig, South Carolina
P – Teresa Cherry, Arizona
P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
C – Kris Tipmore, Central Michigan
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Thomas, Sam Houston State
3B – Valerie Douglas, Cal State Fullerton
SS – Shari Johnson, Oklahoma State
OF – Linda Smolka, Princeton
OF – Amy Lienhardt, Bowling Green
OF – Angie McDonald, Eastern Michigan
UTIL – Kris Peterson, Adelphi

1987 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1987 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 20-24.

Champion – Texas A&M Aggies (56-8)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (50-10)

 Texas A&M defeated UCLA 4-1 to earn its second NCAA softball championship.

Shawn Andaya pitched a perfect game in the best-of-three series opener and started the decisive second game, helping her own cause by driving in a run.

The Aggies finished the season with a 56-8 record and featured four first-team All-Americans: third baseman Cindy Cooper, shortstop Liz Mizera, second baseman Julie Smith and Andaya.

  • Honda Sports Award – Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton (33-5, 0.47 ERA, 261 K)
  • Batting Leader – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton – .467
  • RBI Leader – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M – 3
  • Home Run Leader – Gena Strang, Fresno State – 1
  • ERA Leader – 2 players tied at 0.00. Karen Wongstrom, Central Michigan; Melanie Parrent
  • Strikeout Leader – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M – 51

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
C – Kris Tipmore, Central Michigan
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Smith, Texas A&M
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M
OF – Karen Walker, UCLA
OF – Sandra Arledge, UCLA
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
AL – Lisa Hankerd, UCLA
AL – Shauna Wattenberg, UCLA

SCORES

  1. UCLA 1 Arizona State 0 (9 inn.)
  2. Nebraska 1 Fresno State 0
  3. Cal State Fullerton 3 Florida State 0
  4. Texas A&M 3 Central Michigan 0
  5. Fresno State 3 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated
  6. Central Michigan 1 Florida State 0 – Florida State eliminated
  7. UCLA 3 Nebraska 0
  8. Texas A&M 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 (13 inn.)
  9. Nebraska 2 Central Michigan – Central Michigan eliminated
  10. Cal State Fullerton 2 Fresno State 1 – Fresno State eliminated
  11. UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0
  12. Texas A&M 4 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated
  13. UCLA 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  14. Texas A&M 1 UCLA 0
  15. Texas A&M 4 UCLA 1 – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Texas A&M Aggies (5-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-2)
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2)
5t. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2)
5t. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-2)
7t. Florida State Seminoles (0-2)
7t. Arizona State Sun Devils (0-2)

REGIONALS

At-Large Regional

  1. Arizona State 5 Arizona 3
  2. Arizona State 5 Arizona 0

Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  1. UCLA 1 Long Beach State 0
  2. UCLA 2 Long Beach State 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northeast Regional

  1. Fresno State 3 California 0
  2. Fresno State 5 California 2

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Midwest Regional

  1. Nebraska 6 Utah 0
  2. Nebraska 3 Utah 2 (9 inn.)

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

West Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal Poly Pomona 1
  2. Cal State Fullerton 3 Cal Poly Pomona 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  • Florida State 1 Adelphi 0 (9 inn.)
  • Florida State 3 Adelphi 1 (13 inn.)

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Central Regional

  • Texas A&M 4 Louisiana Tech 0
  • Texas A&M 2 Louisiana Tech 1

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  • Northwestern 2 Central Michigan 0
  • Central Michigan 7 Northwestern 0
  • Central Michigan 5 Northwestern 4 (11 inn.)

Central Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

1986 Cal State Fullerton

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton
P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
C – Karen Sanchelli, South Carolina
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Smith, Texas A&M
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizeria, Texas A&M
OF – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois
OF – Sheila Connelly, Kansas
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
UT – Kristie Skoglund, Utah State

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Lori Sippel, Nebraska
P – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern
P – Lori Romeiro-Gardner, Fresno State
C – Alicia Seegert, Michigan
1B – Jodi Rathburn, Arizona State
2B – Lori Richins, Nebraska
3B – Lisa Wunar, USF
SS – Tiffany Daniels, Florida State
OF – Sandra Arledge, UCLA
OF – Pipi Hollingsworth, Utah
OF – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
UTIL – Vicki Morrow, Michigan

1986 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1986 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 21-25.

Champion – Cal State Fullerton Titans
Runner Up – Texas A&M Aggies

UCLA had to fight out of the loser’s bracket following a second game loss to Cal State Fullerton. With its backs against the wall, UCLA won the next three, including a revenge win over the Titans, and advanced to the title game against Nebraska. The Bruins jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second behind an RBI single by Chris Olivie, but Nebraska tied it in the fourth. The game went to extras and in the bottom of the ninth, Janet Pinneau drove home the game-winner on a single to plate Leslie Rover for the championship. Compton, Doom, Olivie and Rover were each named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.

Nebraska’s appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions with two ineligible student-athletes participating.

  • Honda Sports Award – Susan LeFebvre, Cal State Fullerton
  • Batting Leader – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton – .438
  • RBI Leader – 5 tied at 2 RBI. Robin Goodin, Cal State Fullerton; JoAnn Ferrieri, Cal State Fullerton; Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton; Liz Mizera, Texas A&M; Rina Foster, Cal State Fullerton
  • Home Run Leader – No home runs were hit
  • ERA Leader – 4 players tied at 0.00. Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton; Kandy Foust, Creighton; Lisa Martinez, California; Kim Moe, California
  • Strikeout Leader – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M – 27

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
P – Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton
1B – Robin Goodin, Cal State Fullerton
2B – Judy Trussell, Texas A&M
3B – Roni Deutch, California
SS – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M
OF – Tammy Connor, Indiana
OF – Rina Foster, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Sue Trubovitz, Long Beach State
AL – Cindy Cooper, Texas A&M
AL – Joey Schope, Creighton

SCORES

  1. California 2 Northwestern 0
  2. Cal State Fullerton 1 Long Beach State (9 inn.)
  3. Texas A&M 1 Creighton 0 (10 inn.)
  4. Indiana 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (10 inn.)
  5. Long Beach State 1 Northwestern 0 (10 inn.) – Northwestern eliminated
  6. Creighton 4 Louisiana Tech 3 (13 inn.) – Louisiana Tech eliminated
  7. Cal State Fullerton 3 California 0
  8. Texas A&M 6 Indiana 0
  9. California 1 Creighton 0 (8 inn.) – Creighton eliminated
  10. Indiana 2 Long Beach State 0 (10 inn.) – Long Beach State eliminated
  11. Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 0
  12. Texas A&M 1 California 0 (10 inn.) – California eliminated
  13. Cal State Fullerton 3 Indiana 1 (8 inn.) – Indiana eliminated
  14. Cal State Fullerton 3 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Cal State Fullerton Titans (5-0)
2. Texas A&M Aggies (3-2)
3. Indiana Hoosiers (2-2)
4. California Bears (2-2)
5t. Long Beach State 49ers (1-2)
5t. Creighton Blue Jays (1-2)
7t. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (0-2)
7t. Northwestern Wildcats (0-2)

REGIONALS

West Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 2 Cal Poly Pomona 0
  2. Cal State Fullerton 1 Cal Poly Pomona 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  1. Indiana 2 Central Michigan 0
  2. Indiana 5 Central Michigan 0

Indiana qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  1. Louisiana Tech 4 Florida State 0
  2. Louisiana Tech 1 Florida State 0

Louisiana Tech qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Central Regional

  1. Texas A&M 1 Kansas 0
  2. Texas A&M 1 Kansas 0 (10 inn.)

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Midwest Regional

The Midwest Regional was not held. Creighton was awarded the Midwest Regional berth to the WCWS.

Northeast Regional

  • Northwestern 3 Massachusetts 0
  • Northwestern 6 Massachusetts 0

Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  • Long Beach State 4 Fresno State 1 (12 inn.)
  • Long Beach State 2 Fresno State 1

Long Beach State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

At-Large Regional

  • Pacific 3 California 1
  • California 3 Pacific 0
  • California 2 Pacific 0

California qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

1986 Cal State Fullerton

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Stacey Johnson, Louisiana Tech
P – Amy Unterbrink, Indiana
P – Susan LeFebvre, Cal State Fullerton
C – Alicia Seegert, Michigan
1B – Kathy Dyer, New Mexico
2B – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
3B – Cindy Cooper, Texas A&M
SS – Leslie Kanter, USF
OF – Kathy Escarcega, Arizona State
OF – Chenita Rogers, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Karleen Moore, Indiana
UTIL – Tracy Bunge, Kansas

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Lori Sippel, Nebraska
P – Melanie Parrent, Fresno State
P – Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona
C – Kelly Downs, Kansas
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Lori Richins, Nebraska
3B- Mary Hammen, Oklahoma State
SS – Kelly Smith, Utah State
OF – Sheila Connelly, Kansas
OF – Kris Schmidt, Missouri
OF – Sally Mahar, UMass
UTIL – Barb Drake, Minnesota