1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1998 32 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Fresno State 1st Arizona 14th Margie Wright 1st Amanda Scott Fresno State 49,740 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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2015/11-90s.pdf 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats NCAA November 25, 2017http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2015/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results November 25, 2017 Qualifying 1998 NCAA Division I softball season Regionals Regional No. 1 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1998 Pacific Tigers Pacific 6 1998 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii 0 Arizona 145 1998 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 0 Hawaii 5 Niagara 1 Pacific 0 Arizona 105 Pacific 4 Hawaii 2 Arizona 7 — Pacific 0 — Arizona qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 2 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 5 1998 Oregon Ducks Oregon 2 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 7 1998 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina 2 Oregon 11 Coastal Carolina 3 Iowa 0 Nebraska 1 Iowa 9 Oregon 10 Nebraska 9 — Oregon 7 — Nebraska qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 3 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1998 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 1 1998 UIC Flames UIC 0 1998 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 125 1998 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 1 UIC 6 Ball State 1 DePaul 1 Michigan 3 DePaul 413 UIC 0 Michigan 3 — DePaul 0 — Michigan qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 4 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1998 LSU Lady Tigers LSU 2 1998 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 0 1998 Washington Huskies Washington 2 1998 Northwestern State Lady Demons Northwestern State 0 Long Beach State 95 Northwestern State 1 LSU 0 Washington 95 LSU 5 Long Beach State 4 Washington 6 — LSU 0 — Washington qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 5 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1998 UMass Minutewomen UMass 3 1998 Boston College Eagles Boston College 2 1998 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 86 1998 Harvard Crimson Harvard 0 Boston College 2 Harvard 11 UMass 1 Oklahoma 0 Oklahoma 3 Harvard 0 UMass 3 — Oklahoma 1 — UMass qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 6 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1998 South Florida Bulls South Florida 1 Florida 0 1998 Texas Longhorns Texas 6 1998 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 0 Florida 0 Arizona State 18 South Florida 0 Texas 18 South Florida 1 Arizona State 0 Texas 4 — South Florida 2 — Texas qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 7 First Round Semi-Finals Finals Fresno State 6 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 1 1998 California Golden Bears California 3 1998 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 0 Minnesota 4 Cal State Northridge 0 Fresno State 6 California 3 California 2 Minnesota 3 Fresno State 2 — Minnesota 1 — Fresno State qualifies for WCWS. Regional No. 8 First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1998 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 4 1998 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 0 1998 Missouri State Lady Bears Missouri State 5 1998 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 2 Florida State 0 Stanford 19 Oklahoma State 4 Missouri State 0 Missouri State 0 Stanford 3 Oklahoma State 4 — Stanford 0 — Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS. Women's College World Series Participants Arizona 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1998 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 1998 Washington Huskies Washington 1998 UMass Minutewomen UMass 1998 Texas Longhorns Texas Fresno State 1998 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State Results Bracket 1/1/2/1 Arizona 1 1998 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 0 1998 Washington Huskies Washington 1 1998 UMass Minutewomen UMass 0 Oklahoma State 6 UMass 0 1998 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 7 1998 Texas Longhorns Texas 2 1998 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1 Fresno State 6 Texas 1 Nebraska 2 Arizona 85 Washington 0 Michigan 1 Oklahoma State 3 Michigan 0 Fresno State 85 Washington 3 Nebraska 1 Arizona 5 — Oklahoma State 0 — Fresno State 1 6 Washington 3 1 Arizona 0 Fresno State 1 Championship Game http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400023&division=400023400012&event=400792 1998 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14 Ncaa.org 2018-06-08 2018-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612154226/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400023&division=400023400012&event=400792 dead 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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2015/02-Tourn.pdf NCAA 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results 3 November 25, 2017 Position Player School P Nancy Evans Arizona Amanda Scott Fresno State Jennifer Spediacci Washington C Leah Braatz Arizona 1B Angela Cervantez Fresno State Leticia Pineda Arizona 2B Nina Lindenberg Fresno State 3B Kristi Bolle Oklahoma State Toni Mascarenas Arizona SS Ali Viola Nebraska OF Laura Berg Fresno State Kelly Hauxhurst Washington See also 1998 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1998 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1998 NAIA softball tournament 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament References Category:1998 NCAA Division I softball season NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma