The 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1988, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship, an expansion of four teams from the previous year. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams. The regions of two teams consisted of a simple best-of-three series whereas the regions of three teams consisted of a double elimination tournament of four or five games. The 1988 Women's College World Series was held in Sunnyvale, California from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1988 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 3–0 in the final game.[1][2]
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The 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women s collegiate softball Held during May 1988 twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship an expansion of four teams from the previous year The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams The regions of two teams consisted of a simple best of three series whereas the regions of three teams consisted of a double elimination tournament of four or five games The 1988 Women s College World Series was held in Sunnyvale California from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1988 NCAA Division I softball season UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 3 0 in the final game 1 2 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournamentTeams20Finals siteTwin Creeks Sports ComplexSunnyvale CaliforniaChampionsUCLA 4th 5th overall title Runner upFresno State 4th WCWS Appearance Winning coachSharron Backus 4th 5th overall title 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1989 The 1988 event was the first WCWS played in Sunnyvale Contents 1 Qualifying 2 Regionals 2 1 At large Regional 2 2 Central Regional 2 2 1 First elimination round 2 2 2 Second elimination round 2 3 Mideast Regional 2 3 1 First elimination round 2 3 2 Second elimination round 2 4 Midwest Regional 2 4 1 First elimination round 2 4 2 Second elimination round 2 5 Northeast Regional 2 6 Northwest Regional 2 7 South Regional 2 7 1 First elimination round 2 7 2 Second elimination round 2 8 West Regional 3 Women s College World Series 3 1 Participants 3 2 Game results 3 2 1 Bracket 3 2 2 Game log 3 3 Championship Game 3 4 All Tournament Team 4 See also 5 ReferencesQualifying editMain article 1988 NCAA Division I softball seasonRegionals editAt large Regional edit Team G1 G2 G3 Fresno State 0 3 5 California 38 0 2Fresno State qualifies for WCWS 2 1 Central Regional edit First elimination round edit Creighton 3 Iowa State 2 Nebraska 5 Iowa State 2 Creighton 3 Nebraska 2Second elimination round edit Team G1 G2 G3 Nebraska 7 4 Creighton 2 1 Nebraska qualifies for WCWS 3 1 Mideast Regional edit First elimination round edit South Carolina 1 Minnesota 0 Arizona 5 Minnesota 0 South Carolina 1 Arizona 0Second elimination round edit Team G1 G2 G3 Arizona 1 4 South Carolina 0 3 Arizona qualifies for WCWS 3 1 Midwest Regional edit First elimination round edit Northern Illinois 4 Bowling Green 3 Illinois State 2 Bowling Green 1 10 innings Illinois State 1 Northern Illinois 0Second elimination round edit Team G1 G2 G3 Northern Illinois 3 2 Illinois State 1 0 Northern Illinois qualifies for WCWS 3 1 Northeast Regional edit Team G1 G2 G3 Adelphi 6 0 110 Oklahoma State 2 5 0Adelphi qualifies for WCWS 2 1 Northwest Regional edit Team G1 G2 G3 UCLA 3 2 Cal State Fullerton 0 0 UCLA qualifies for WCWS 2 0 South Regional edit First elimination round edit Texas A amp M 1 Florida State 0 Louisiana Tech 6 Florida State 1 Texas A amp M 2 Louisiana Tech 0Second elimination round edit Team G1 G2 G3 Texas A amp M 0 1 8 Louisiana Tech 4 0 Texas A amp M qualifies for WCWS 3 1 West Regional edit Team G1 G2 G3 Cal Poly Pomona 2 2 Long Beach State 0 1 Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS 2 0Women s College World Series editParticipants edit Adelphi Arizona Cal Poly Pomona Fresno State Nebraska Northern Illinois Texas A amp M UCLAGame results edit Bracket edit Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinalUCLA1Northern Illinois0UCLA6Fresno State1Fresno State3Texas A amp M0UCLA5Arizona0Arizona1UCLA4Adelphi0Arizona4Cal Poly Pomona1Cal State Pomona1Cal Poly Pomona3Nebraska0UCLA13Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State20Cal Poly Pomona1Northern Illinois0Texas A amp M0Arizona0Texas A amp M3Fresno State4Fresno State19Adelphi1Nebraska0Nebraska5 Game log edit Date Game Winning team Score Losing team NotesMay 20 Game 1 UCLA 1 0 Northern IllinoisGame 2 Fresno State 3 0 Texas A amp MMay 21 Game 3 Arizona 1 0 AdelphiGame 4 Cal Poly Pomona 3 0 NebraskaMay 22 Game 5 Texas A amp M 3 0 Northern Illinois Northern Illinois eliminatedGame 6 Nebraska 5 1 Adelphi Adelphi eliminatedGame 7 UCLA 6 1 Fresno StateGame 8 Arizona 4 1 Cal Poly PomonaMay 23 Game 9 Fresno State 1 09 Nebraska Nebraska eliminatedGame 10 Cal Poly Pomona 1 0 Texas A amp M Texas A amp M eliminatedGame 11 UCLA 5 0 ArizonaGame 12 Fresno State 4 0 Arizona Arizona eliminatedGame 13 UCLA 4 1 Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona eliminatedMay 24 Game 14 Fresno State 2 1 UCLAGame 15 UCLA 3 0 Fresno State UCLA wins WCWSChampionship Game edit 3 School Top Batter Stats UCLA Bruins Janice Parks 3B 2 2 2RBIs 2B BBFresno State Bulldogs RaeAnn Pifferini LF 2 4School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BFUCLA Bruins Lisa Longaker W 7 0 6 0 0 3 3 27 30Fresno State Bulldogs Carie Dever L 7 0 9 3 2 1 3 24 29All Tournament Team edit The following players were named to the All Tournament Team 4 Pos Name SchoolP Carie Dever Fresno St Lisa Longaker UCLAC Stacy Sunny UCLA1B Kerry Dienelt UCLA2B Missy Phillips UCLA3B Julie Standering ArizonaSS Heidi Lievens ArizonaOF Shanna Flynn UCLAMargie Ogrodowicz NebraskaRaeAnn Pifferini Fresno StateAL Gena Strang Fresno StateKarin Richter Fresno StateSee also editNCAA Division I Softball Championship Women s College World Series NCAA Division II Softball Championship NCAA Division III Softball Championship College World SeriesReferences edit 2014 WCWS Records 1980s Brackets Rosters Stats PDF NCAA Retrieved April 20 2015 2014 WCWS Records WCWS All Time Results PDF NCAA Retrieved April 20 2015 1988 Women s Division I Softball College World Series Game 15 Ncaa org Archived from the original on June 12 2018 Retrieved June 8 2018 2014 WCWS Records All Time Tournament Records and Results PDF NCAA p 3 Retrieved April 25 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament amp oldid 1171129853 Women s College World Series, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
