1988 held at Twin Creek Sports Complex in Sunnyvale, California on May 25-29.
Champion – UCLA Bruins (53-8)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (29-5)
The 1988 event was the first WCWS played in Sunnyvale.
The NCAA Tournament began with a two-game sweep of Cal State Fullerton in Regional play. For the first time, the Women’s College World Series was held in California, as the Bruins traveled north to Sunnyvale. UCLA won its first four games by a 16-2 margin to advance to the championship against Fresno State. Needing to win a pair from the Bruins, the Bulldogs took the first step with a 2-1 victory in game one, setting up a winner-take-all showdown for the title.
As she had done all season, Longaker was masterful in the circle, hurling her 23rd shutout of the year. The Bruins gave her the only offense she needed in the fourth inning when Parks doubled in Stacy Sunny and Maynez to put UCLA on top 2-0.
The Bruins added an insurance run in the seventh on a Shanna Flynn RBI single and won the sport’s fifth national championship.
Flynn, Longaker and Sunny were joined on the All-Tournament Team by Kerry Dienelt and Missy Phillips.
- Honda Sports Award – Lisa Longaker, UCLA (31-4, 0.29 ERA, 240 K)
- Batting Leader – Shanna Flynn, UCLA – .450
- RBI Leader – Kathy Mayer, Fresno State – 4
- Home Run Leader – 7 tied at 1
- ERA Leader – Lori Sippel, Nebraska – 0.00
- Strikeout Leader – Lisa Longaker, UCLA – 20
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P – Carie Dever, Fresno St.
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
C – Stacy Sunny, UCLA
1B – Kerry Dienelt, UCLA
2B – Missy Phillips, UCLA
3B – Julie Standering, Arizona
SS – Heidi Lievens, Arizona
OF – Shanna Flynn, UCLA
OF – Margie Ogrodowicz, Nebraska
OF – RaeAnn Pifferini, Fresno State
AL – Gena Strang, Fresno State
AL – Karin Richter, Fresno State
SCORES
- UCLA 1 Northern Illinois 0
- Fresno State 3 Texas A&M 0
- Arizona 1 Adelphi 0
- Cal Poly Pomona 3 Nebraska 0
- Texas A&M 3 Northern Illinois 0 – Northern Illinois eliminated
- Nebraska 5 Adelphi 1 – Adelphi eliminated
- UCLA 6 Fresno State 1
- Arizona 4 Cal Poly Pomona 1
- Fresno State 1 Nebraska 0 (9 inn.) – Nebraska eliminated
- Cal Poly Pomona 1 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated
- UCLA 5 Arizona 0
- Fresno State 4 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
- UCLA 4 Cal Poly Pomona 1 – Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
- Fresno State 2 UCLA 1
- UCLA 3 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-2)
3. Arizona Wildcats (2-2)
4. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (2-2)
5t. Texas A&M Aggies (1-2)
5t. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2)
7t. Adelphi Panthers (0-2)
7t. Northern Illinois Huskies (0-2)
REGIONALS
At-Large Regional
- California 3 Fresno State 0 (8 inn.)
- Fresno State 3 California 0
- Fresno State 5 California 2
Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.
Central Regional
- Creighton 3 Iowa State 2
- Nebraska 5 Iowa State 2 – Iowa State eliminated
- Creighton 3 Nebraska 2
- Nebraska 7 Creighton 2
- Nebraska 4 Creighton 1 – Creighton eliminated
Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
Mideast Regional
- South Carolina 1 Minnesota 0
- Arizona 5 Minnesota 0 – Minnesota eliminated
- South Carolina 1 Arizona 0
- Arizona 1 South Carolina 0
- Arizona 4 South Carolina 3
Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
Midwest Regional
- Northern Illinois 4 Bowling Green 3
- Illinois State 2 Bowling Green 1 (10 inn.) – Bowling Green eliminated
- Illinois State 1 Northern Illinois 0
- Northern Illinois 3 Illinois State 1
- Northern Illinois 2 Illinois State 0 – Illinois State eliminated
Northern Illinois qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
Northeast Regional
- Adelphi 6 Oklahoma State 2
- Oklahoma State 5 Adelphi 0
- Adelphi 1 Oklahoma State 0 (10 inn.)
Adelphi qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.
Northwest Regional
- UCLA 3 Cal State Fullerton 0
- UCLA 2 Cal State Fullerton 0
UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
South Regional
- Texas A&M 1 Florida State 0
- Louisiana Tech 6 Florida State – Florida State eliminated
- Texas A&M 2 Louisiana Tech 0
- Louisiana Tech 4 Texas A&M 0
- Texas A&M 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (8 inn.) – Louisiana Tech eliminated
Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
West Regional
- Cal Poly Pomona 2 Long Beach State 0
- Cal Poly Pomona 2 Long Beach State 1
Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA
P – Melanie Parrent, Fresno State
P – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech
C – Karen Sanchelli, South Carolina
1B – Jody Schwartz, Creighton
2B – Alison Stowell, Cal Poly Pomona
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Liz Mizeria, Texas A&M
OF – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
OF – Dee Brewer, Oklahoma State
UTIL – Michele Smith, Oklahoma State
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
P – Gretchen Koenig, South Carolina
P – Teresa Cherry, Arizona
P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
C – Kris Tipmore, Central Michigan
1B – Gena Strang, Fresno State
2B – Julie Thomas, Sam Houston State
3B – Valerie Douglas, Cal State Fullerton
SS – Shari Johnson, Oklahoma State
OF – Linda Smolka, Princeton
OF – Amy Lienhardt, Bowling Green
OF – Angie McDonald, Eastern Michigan
UTIL – Kris Peterson, Adelphi
