1998 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1998 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 21-25.


Champion – Fresno State Bulldogs (52-11)
Runner Up – Arizona Wildcats (57-4)


The event returned to Oklahoma City after a one year hiatus, and it has remained there ever since. Arizona won their fifth NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 10–2 in the final game. Arizona pitcher Nancy Evans was named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
  • Batting Leader – Nancy Evans, Arizona – .600
  • RBI Leader – Leah Braatz, Arizona – 5
  • Home Run Leader – 14 tied at 1
  • ERA Leader – Amanda Scott, Fresno State – 0.00
  • ERA Leader – Leanne Tyler, Oklahoma State – 0.00
  • Strikeout Leader – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington – 24

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Nancy Evans, Arizona
P – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
P – 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


SCORES

  1. Arizona 1 Oklahoma State 0
  2. Washington 1 UMass 0
  3. Michigan 7 Texas 2
  4. Fresno State 6 Nebraska 1
  5. Arizona 8 Washington 0 (5 inn.)
  6. Fresno State 8 Michigan 0 (5 inn.)
  7. Oklahoma State 6 UMass 0 – UMass eliminated
  8. Nebraska 2 Texas 1 – Texas eliminated
  9. Oklahoma State 3 Michigan 1 – Michigan eliminated
  10. Washington 3 Nebraska 1 – Nebraska eliminated
  11. Arizona 5 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated
  12. Washington 3 Fresno State 1
  13. Fresno State 6 Washington 1 – Washington eliminated
  14. Fresno State 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-1)
2. Arizona Wildcats (3-1)
3. Washington Huskies (3-2)
4. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
5t. Michigan Wolverines (1-2)
5t. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-2)
7t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
7t. UMass Minutewomen (0-2)


REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Tucson, Arizona

  1. Pacific 6 Hawaii 0
  2. Arizona 14 Niagara 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Hawaii 5 Niagara 1 – Niagara eliminated
  4. Arizona 10 Pacific 0 (5 inn.)
  5. Pacific 4 Hawaii 2 – Hawaii eliminated
  6. Arizona 7 Pacific 0 – Pacific eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 2 – held at Lincoln, Nebraska

  1. Iowa 5 Oregon 2
  2. Nebraska 7 Coastal Carolina 2
  3. Oregon 11 Coastal Carolina 3 – Coastal Carolina eliminated
  4. Nebraska 1 Iowa 0
  5. Oregon 10 Iowa 9 – Iowa eliminated
  6. Nebraska 9 Oregon 7 – Oregon eliminated

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 3 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. DePaul 1 Illinois-Chicago 0
  2. Michigan 12 Ball State 1 (5 inn.)
  3. Illinois-Chicago 6 Ball State 1 – Ball State eliminated
  4. Michigan 3 DePaul 1
  5. DePaul 4 Illinois-Chicago 0 (13 inn.) – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
  6. Michigan 3 DePaul 0 – DePaul eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 4 – held at Seattle, Washington

  1. LSU 2 Long Beach State 0
  2. Washington 2 Northwestern State 0
  3. Long Beach State 9 Northwestern State 1 (5 inn.) – Northwestern State eliminated
  4. Washington 9 LSU 0 (5 inn.)
  5. LSU 5 Long Beach State 4 – Long Beach State eliminated
  6. Washington 6 LSU 0 – LSU eliminated

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Amherst, Massachusetts

  1. UMass 3 Boston College 2
  2. Oklahoma 8 Harvard 0 (6 inn.)
  3. Harvard 11 Boston College 2 – Boston College eliminated
  4. UMass 1 Oklahoma 0
  5. Oklahoma 3 Harvard 0 – Harvard eliminated
  6. UMass 3 Oklahoma 1 – Oklahoma eliminated

UMass qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 6 – held at Tampa, Florida

  1. Central Michigan 1 Michigan State 0
  2. Michigan 1 Cleveland State 0
  3. Michigan State 6 Cleveland State 0 – Cleveland State eliminated
  4. Michigan 3 Central Michigan 0
  5. Central Michigan 6 Michigan State 4 – Michigan State eliminated
  6. Central Michigan 3 Michigan 1 (8 inn.)
  7. Michigan 4 Central Michigan 0 – Central Michigan eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Fresno, California

  1. Fresno State 6 Minnesota 1
  2. California 3 Cal State Northridge 0
  3. Minnesota 4 Can State Northridge 0 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
  4. Fresno State 6 California 3
  5. Minnesota 3 California 2 – California eliminated
  6. Fresno State 2 Minnesota 1 – Minnesota eliminated

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 8 – held at Stillwater, Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma State 4 Florida State 0
  2. Missouri State 5 Stanford 2
  3. Stanford 1 Florida State 0 (9 inn.) – Florida State eliminated
  4. Oklahoma State 4 Missouri State 0
  5. Stanford 3 Missouri State 0 – Missouri State eliminated
  6. Oklahoma State 4 Stanford 0 – Stanford eliminated

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.


1998 Fresno State


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Nancy Evans, Arizona (36-2, 0.98 ERA, 255K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Jenny Voss, Nebraska
P – Nancy Evans, Arizona
P – Christa Williams, Texas
C – Leah Braatz, Arizona
1B – Traci Conrad, Michigan
2B – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State
3B – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona
SS – Ali Viola, Nebraska
OF – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona
OF – Laura Berg, Fresno State
OF – Lauren Bauer, Arizona
DP – Brandy Arthur, North Carolina
UTIL – Sara Griffin, Michigan
AL – Shannon Beeler, Minnesota
AL – Nikki Cockrell, Texas
AL – Jamie Foutch, Oklahoma State
AL – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
AL – Leticia Pineda, Arizona

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington
P – Danielle Henderson, UMass
P – Jamie Graves, Washington
C – Melissa Gentile, Michigan
1B – Kim Gutridge, UMass
2B – Yvette Healy, DePaul
3B – Isonette Polonius, East Carolina
SS – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama
OF – Sandy Butler, Texas Tech
OF – Tia Morenz, Hawaii
OF – Kellyn Tate, Michigan
DP – Christie McCoy, Nebraska
UTIL – Tarrah Beyster, Oregon State
AL – Debbie Bilbao, Iowa
AL – Sandy Rhea, Utah
AL – Becky Witt, Fresno State
AL – Jodi Reeves, Texas
AL – Monica Triner, USF

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Becky Blevins, Stanford
P – Lana Moran, Oklahoma
P – Chelsey Sakizzie, Florida
C – Julie Crandall, UNLV
1B – Chelo Lopez, Cal State Northridge
2B – Jodi Otten, LSU
3B – Heather Stella, Illinois State
SS – Rosie Leutzinger, Washington
OF – Michele Acosta, Stanford
OF – Wendy Harrison, Missouri
OF – Jody Dean, Northern Iowa
DP – Marcy Crouch, Stanford
UTIL – Samantha Iuli, Illinois-Chicago
AL – Monica Armendarez, Indiana
AL – Liza Brown, DePaul
AL – Eve Gaw, Washington
AL – Desarie Knipfer, Cal Poly
AL – Steph Midthun, Minnesota

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