1989 held at Twin Creek Sports Complex in Sunnyvale, California on May 24-28.
Champion – UCLA Bruins (48-4)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (29-7)
The Bruins made it back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1989, again besting Fresno State in the title game. Losing just four games during the season with 48 wins, the Bruins steamrolled through the Pac-10 with a league-best 18-2 record. UCLA had winning streaks of eight, 11 and 13, to go along with a season-ending streak of 16. The Bruins didn’t allow a run until the ninth game of the season (88 innings) and had shutouts in their first 10 wins. In all, UCLA hurlers tossed 34 shutouts and gave up only 30 runs in 52 games.
- Honda Sports Award – Janice Parks, UCLA (.426 AVG, 2 HR, 36 RBI)
- Batting Leader – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA – .588
- RBI Leader – Nicki Dennis – 6
- Home Run Leader – 3 tied at 1. Rhonda King, Toledo; Kerry Dienelt, UCLA; Shelly Stokes, Fresno State
- ERA Leader – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA – 0.33
- Strikeout Leader – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA – 29
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P – Carie Dever, Fresno State
P – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA
C – Shelly Stokes, Fresno State
1B – Kerry Dienelt, UCLA
2B – Missy Phillips, UCLA
3B – Janice Parks, UCLA
SS – Martha Noffsinger, Fresno State
OF – Lorraine Maynez, UCLA
OF – Kristin Gauthier, Arizona
OF – Jill Polanco, Fresno State
AL – Nicki Dennis, Arizona
AL – Michele Smith, Oklahoma State
SCORES
- UCLA 3 South Carolina 0
- Cal Poly Pomona 1 Oregon 0
- Arizona 12 Fresno State 0 (5 inn.)
- Oklahoma State 3 Toledo 1
- Oregon 1 South Carolina 0 – South Carolina eliminated
- Fresno State 3 Toledo 0 – Toledo eliminated
- UCLA 9 Cal Poly Pomona 0
- Oklahoma State 4 Arizona 0 (8 inn.)
- Arizona 4 Oregon 0 – Oregon eliminated
- Fresno State 5 Cal Poly Pomona 1 – Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
- UCLA 2 Oklahoma State 1
- UCLA 3 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
- Fresno State 7 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated
- UCLA 1 Fresno State – Fresno State eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. UCLA Bruins (5-0)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
3. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
4. Arizona Wildcats (2-2)
5t. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (1-2)
5t. Oregon Ducks (1-2)
7t. Toledo Rockets (0-2)
7t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
REGIONALS
Regional No. 1
- UCLA 5 Long Beach State 1
- UCLA 3 Long Beach State 0
UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Regional No. 2
- Oklahoma State 2 Wichita State 0
- Oklahoma State 3 Wichita State 1
Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Regional No. 3
- Fresno State 1 California 0 (10 inn.)
- Fresno State 6 California 0
Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Regional No. 4
- Cal Poly Pomona 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 (10 inn.)
- Cal Poly Pomona 4 Cal State Fullerton 1
Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Regional No. 5
- Connecticut 1 Massachusetts 0
- Oregon 2 Massachusetts 0 – Massachusetts eliminated
- Connecticut 2 Oregon 1
- Oregon 3 Connecticut 2 (10 inn.)
- Oregon 6 Connecticut 0 – Connecticut eliminated
Oregon qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
Regional No. 6
- Arizona State 2 Utah State 0
- Arizona 8 Utah State 3 – Utah State eliminated
- Arizona 3 Arizona State 2 (10 inn.)
- Arizona 4 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated
Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 7
- Creighton 6 Toledo 0
- Toledo 1 Iowa 0
- Creighton 6 Iowa 0 – Iowa eliminated
- Toledo 8 Creighton 3
- Toledo 3 Creighton 1 – Creighton eliminated
Toledo qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
Regional No. 8
- South Carolina 2 Florida State 1 (10 inn.)
- Louisiana Tech 3 Florida State 1 – Florida State eliminated
- South Carolina 3 Louisiana Tech 1
- Louisiana Tech 1 South Carolina 0 (9 inn.)
- South Carolina 8 Louisiana Tech 2 – Louisiana Tech eliminated
South Carolina qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
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
1989 UCLA Bruins
