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.
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1
First elimination round 1, 0 3, Southwestern Louisiana 2 Florida State 2, Oklahoma State 0
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–Florida State4—–Oklahoma State3—
Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 2 TeamG1G2G3–UCLA45—–00—
UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 3
First elimination round 3, 1 3, Connecticut 0 UNLV 4, UMass 0
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–UNLV5—–UMass0—
UNLV qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 4 TeamG1G2G3–Arizona44—–20—
Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 5 TeamG1G2G3–31011–225
Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Regional No. 6
First elimination round 2, 0 2, Southern Illinois 0 Missouri 2, Iowa 0
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–Missouri4—–Iowa0—
Missouri qualifies for WCWS, 3–0
Regional No. 7 TeamG1G2G3–28—–01—
Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Regional No. 8
First elimination round 1, 0 Minnesota 3, Texas A&M 1, Utah 0 Utah 2, Minnesota 0
Second elimination round TeamG1G2–Utah3—–Texas A&M0—
Utah qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Women's College World Series
Participants Arizona
UCLA
Game results
Bracket
Championship Game
School Top Batter Stats. 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 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 The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team Pos Name School 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 1991 NCAA Division II softball tournament 1991 NCAA Division III softball tournament 1991 NAIA softball tournament 1991 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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