1999 NCAA Division I softball tournament

1999 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams	48
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Champions	UCLA (9th (10th overall) title)
Runner-up	Washington (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sue Enquist (1st title)
MOP	Julie Adams (UCLA Bruins)
	← 1998 ; NCAA Division I softball tournament; 2000 →;

The 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the eighteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1999, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1999 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1999 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their ninth^[a] NCAA championship and tenth overall by defeating Washington 3–2 in the final game. UCLA infielder Julie Adams was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.^[1]^[2]

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



UCLA	7

Alabama	0	UCLA	14

		Creighton	0

Cal State Northridge	7			UCLA	5

Missouri	3			Minnesota	0

		Cal State Northridge	0					UCLA	12	—

		Minnesota	2					Missouri	5	—

Minnesota	2					Minnesota	0

Creighton	0			Cal State Northridge	1	Missouri	3

		Alabama	0	Missouri	3

		Missouri	1

UCLA qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 2


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Arizona	9⁵

East Carolina	1	Arizona	8

		Texas State	0

Kansas	5			Arizona	3

Southeast Missouri State	1			Maryland	7

		Kansas	0					Maryland	1	0

		Maryland	1					Arizona	10⁵	8⁵

Maryland	5					Arizona	6

Texas State	0			Kansas	3	Kansas	1

		East Carolina	1	Southeast Missouri State	1

		Southeast Missouri State	2

Arizona qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 3

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Washington

8⁶

Colgate

0

Washington

12⁵

Tennessee

1

Texas A&M

4

Washington

1

Hawaii

3

Cal State Fullerton

0

Texas A&M

1

Washington

3

—

Cal State Fullerton

2

Hawaii

0

—

Cal State Fullerton

12⁵

Cal State Fullerton

3

Tennessee

0

Texas A&M

3

Hawaii

4¹¹

Colgate

2

Hawaii

8

Hawaii

7

Washington qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 4


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Fresno State	5

Florida A&M	0	Fresno State	5

		Stanford	2

Texas Tech	1			Fresno State	3

South Carolina	0			Texas Tech	1

		Texas Tech	1					Fresno State	5	—

		Pacific	0					Texas Tech	0	—

Pacific	6⁸					Texas Tech	4

Stanford	5			Pacific	1	South Carolina	1

		South Carolina	2	South Carolina	2¹²

		Florida A&M	0

Fresno State qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 5

Template:6Team2ElimB Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 6


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Florida Atlantic	2

Michigan	0	Florida Atlantic	8

		Central Michigan	3

Nebraska	2			Florida Atlantic	1

Notre Dame	0			Arizona State	2

		Nebraska	0					Arizona State	1	4

		Arizona State	1					Nebraska	2⁸	2

Arizona State	2⁹					Florida Atlantic	2

Central Michigan	1			Nebraska	4⁸	Nebraska	4

		Michigan	0	Notre Dame	3

		Notre Dame	1

Arizona State qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 7


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Southwestern Louisiana	15⁵

Manhattan	0	Southwestern Louisiana	5

		Hofstra	1

UMass	3			Southwestern Louisiana	2

LIU Brooklyn	2			California	1

		UMass	0					Southwestern Louisiana	0	3

		California	1					California	3	8

California	5					California	2⁸

Hofstra	4			UMass	3	UMass	0

		Manhattan	3	LIU Brooklyn	0

		LIU Brooklyn	4⁸

California qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 8

Template:6Team2ElimB DePaul qualifies for WCWS.

Women's College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Template:SECBracket

Championship Game

^[3]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA Bruins	Julie Adams (3B)	2-3 2RBIs
Washington Huskies	Erin Helgeland (CF)	1-3 RBI

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
UCLA Bruins	Courtney Dale (W)	4.0	3	1	1	2	3	13	19
UCLA Bruins	Amanda Freed (SV)	3.0	2	1	1	1	2	11	12
Washington Huskies	Jennifer Spediacci (L)	6.0	7	3	3	0	6	26	26
Washington Huskies	Jamie Graves	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.^[4]

Position	Player	School
P	Courtney Dale	UCLA
	Amanda Freed	UCLA
	Amanda Scott	Fresno State
	Jennifer Spediacci	Washington
C	Katy Carter	DePaul
1B	Melissa Downs	Washington
2B	Lisa Iancin	California
2B	Lovieanne Jung	Fresno State
3B	Julie Adams	UCLA
	Kim DePaul	Washington
	Julie Luna	DePaul
OF	Christie Ambrosi	UCLA

Notes

^ The NCAA Record Book shows 1999 as UCLA's eighth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

References

^ 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
^ 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
^ "1999 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 13". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
^ 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[1] The NCAA Record Book shows 1999 as UCLA's eighth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

[2] 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[3] 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[4] "1999 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 13". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.

[5] 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

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