# 1991 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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.

## Women's College World Series
### Participants

* Arizona
* Florida State
* Fresno State
* Long Beach State
* Missouri
* UCLA
* UNLV
* Utah

### Game results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1 | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | UNLV | 0 | Arizona | Arizona | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1$^{13}$ | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 1 | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 1 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 0 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 3 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1$^8$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 2 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah | Utah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | UCLA | UCLA | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 5$^{13}$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 1 | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 1 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^{11}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^{11}$ | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 2$^9$ | UCLA | UCLA | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Utah | Utah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Yvonne Gutierrez | UCLA |
| OF | Lorraine Maynez | UCLA |
| AL | Kim Maher | Fresno State |
| AL | Terry Carpenter | Fresno State |