# 1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the ninth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1990, 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 1990 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 28 and marked the conclusion of the 1990 NCAA Division I softball season. For the third consecutive year, UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 2–0 in the final game.

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

* Arizona
* Florida State
* Fresno State
* Kent State
* Long Beach State
* Oklahoma State
* UCLA
* UNLV

### 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 | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| UCLA | UCLA | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 2 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | UNLV | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | UNLV | 0 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 0 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 1 | Florida State | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 17 | 0 |
| | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | | | | | | 4 |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 5 | UNLV | UNLV | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 5 | UNLV | UNLV | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 0 | | 1 |
| | | | Kent State | Kent State | 2 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 0 | |
| | | | Kent State | Kent State | 2 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1$^{10}$ | |
| | | | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1$^{10}$ | 0 | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | 2 | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Championship Game

| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
| UCLA Bruins | Kerry Dienelt (1B) | 2-3 RBI |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Kerri Donis (1B) | 1-2 |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB |
| UCLA Bruins | Heather Compton (W) | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Terry Carpenter (L) | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Carie Dever | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | Marcie Green | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Lisa Longaker | UCLA |
| P | Marcie Green | Fresno State |
| 1B | Kerry Dienelt | UCLA |
| 2B | Dawn Lange | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Lisa Fernandez | UCLA |
| SS | Martha Noffsinger | Fresno State |
| OF | Shanna Flynn | UCLA |
| OF | Yvonne Gutierrez | UCLA |
| OF | Leslie Barton | Florida State |
| C | Shannon Kimberling | Oklahoma State |
| AL | Julie Smith | Fresno State |
| AL | Debbie DeJohn | Florida State |