1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament

1992 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	20
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	UCLA (7th (8th overall) title)
Runner-up	Arizona (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus (7th (8th overall) title)

The 1992 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the eleventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1992, 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 1992 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 26 and marked the conclusion of the 1992 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their seventh championship by defeating defending champions Arizona 2–0 in the final game.

Qualifying

Main article: 1991 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Regional No. 1

Team		G1	G2	G3
–	UCLA	1	710	—
–	Utah	0	2	—

• UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 2

Team		G1	G2	G3
–	Arizona	1	8	—
–	Michigan	0	0	—

• Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 3

Team		G1	G2	G3
–	Fresno State	3	6	—
–	Cal State Northridge	0	0	—

• Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 4

Team		G1	G2	G3
–	California	1	6	—
–	San Jose State	0	1	—

• California qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 5

First elimination round

• Long Beach State 2, Toledo 0
• Cal State Fullerton 1, Toledo 0
• Cal State Fullerton 3, Long Beach State 2¹¹

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Long Beach State	2	4
–	Cal State Fullerton	1	0

• Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 6

First elimination round

• Kansas 4, Western Illinois 0
• Oklahoma State 2, Western Illinois 0

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Kansas	18	4
–	Oklahoma State	0	0

• Kansas qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Regional No. 7

First elimination round

• Connecticut 5, UMass 1
• UMass 1, Utah State 0
• Connecticut 1, Utah State 0⁸

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	UMass	105	3
–	Connecticut	0	0

• UMass qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 8

First elimination round

• Florida State 1, Louisiana–Lafayette 0¹⁰
• Louisiana–Lafayette 1, UNLV 0
• Florida State 4, UNLV 0;

Second elimination round

Team		G1	G2
–	Florida State	1	—
–	Louisiana–Lafayette	0	—

• Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Arizona
• California
• Florida State
• Fresno State
• Kansas
• Long Beach State
• UCLA
• UMass

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team

Pos	Name	School
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
	Kathi Evans	UCLA
AL	Susie Parra	Arizona
	Holly Aprile	UMass
	Debby Day	Arizona

See also

• Women's College World Series
• NCAA Division II Softball Championship
• NCAA Division III Softball Championship
• College World Series