1991 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 23-26.
Champion – Arizona Wildcats (56-16)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (56-7)
Arizona wins its first women’s team national championship in any sport. Pitching (Debby Day 30-8, 0.50; Susie Parra 14-3, 0.43; Julie Jones 12-5, 1.21) and defense (.970 team fielding percentage, Julie Standering 187 assists at shortstop) were keys to the season. The Cats also stole 119 bases. Jones (.350), Jamie Heggen (.330), Kristin Gauthier (.300), Standering (.296) and Jody Miller (.272) had outstanding seasons at the plate.
The Cats beat No. 1-ranked UCLA twice at the College World Series to earn the championship, including a 5-1 victory in the title game. UA had four extra-inning games in the classic. The Cats used short-game tactics much of the year and were led by Standering with 30 and Miller with 20 stolen bases. Arizona finished the year 56-16 overall. The Cats were frustrated in the tough Pac-10 Conference at 11-9 and a fourth-place finish.
- Honda Sports Award – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (20-3, 0.25 ERA, 165 K, .341 BA, 2 HR 32 RBI)
- Batting Leader – Debby Day, Arizona – .385
- RBI Leader – 3 tied at 3. Julie Jones, Arizona; Lorraine Maynez, UCLA, DeDe Weiman, UCLA
- Home Run Leader – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – 1
- Home Run Leader – Kim Maher, Fresno State – 1
- ERA Leader – Karen Snelgrove, Missouri – 0.00
- ERA Leader – Susie Parra, Arizona – 0.00
- Strikeout Leader – Terry Carpenter, Fresno State – 23
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
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
SCORES
- UCLA 1 Florida State 0
- Arizona 1 UNLV 0 (13 inn.)
- Long Beach State 1 Missouri 0
- Fresno State 2 Utah 0
- Florida State 3 UNLV 1 – UNLV eliminated
- Missouri 2 Utah 0 (9 inn.) – Utah eliminated
- Arizona 1 UCLA 0 (9 inn.)
- Long Beach State 3 Fresno State 0
- Fresno State 3 Florida State 0 – Florida State eliminated
- UCLA 5 Missouri 0 – Missouri eliminated
- Arizona 1 Long Beach State 0 (8 inn.)
- Fresno State 1 Arizona 0 (8 inn.)
- UCLA 1 Long Beach State 0 – Long Beach State eliminated
- UCLA 5 Fresno State 1 (13 inn.) – Fresno State eliminated
- Arizona 5 UCLA 1 – UCLA eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Arizona Wildcats (3-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
4. Long Beach State 49ers (2-2)
5t. Missouri Tigers (1-2)
5t. Florida State Seminoles (1-2)
7t. Utah Utes (0-2)
7t. UNLV Rebels (0-2)
REGIONALS
Regional No. 1
- Florida State 1 Louisiana-Lafayette 0
- Oklahoma State 3 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
- Florida State 2 Oklahoma State 0
- Florida State 4 Oklahoma State 3 – Oklahoma State eliminated
Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 2
- UCLA 4 Central Michigan 0
- UCLA 5 Central Michigan 0
UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Regional No. 3
- UMass 3 Connecticut 1
- UNLV 3 Connecticut 0
- UNLV 4 UMass 0
- UNLV 5 UMass 0
UNLV qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 4
- Arizona 4 Arizona State 2
- Arizona 4 Arizona 0
Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Regional No. 5
- Cal State Fullerton 3 Long Beach State 2 (10 inn.)
- Long Beach State 2 Cal State Fullerton 1
- Long Beach State 5 Cal State Fullerton 1
Long Beach State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.
Regional No. 6
- Missouri 2 Southern Illinois 0
- Iowa 2 Southern Illinois 0 – Southern Illinois eliminated
- Missouri 2 Iowa 0
- Missouri 4 Iowa 0
Missouri qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 7
- Fresno State 2 California 0
- Fresno State 8 California 1
Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Regional No. 8
- Utah 1 Minnesota 0
- Minnesota 3 Texas A&M 0
- Texas A&M 1 Utah 0
- Utah 2 Minnesota 0 – Minnesota eliminated
- Utah 3 Texas A&M 0 – Texas A&M eliminated
Utah qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM
P – Heather Compton, UCLA
P – Terry Carpenter, Fresno State
P – Michele Granger, California Golden
C – Diane Pohl, Iowa
1B – Julie Cavanaugh, Oregon
2B – Julie Smith, Fresno State
3B – Camille Spitaleri, Kansas
SS – Julie Standering, Arizona
OF – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA
OF – Pam Stanley, Central Michigan
OF – Tricia Popowski, South Carolina
UTIL – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
P – Karen Snelgrove, Missouri
P – Karen Jackson, Iowa
P – Missi Young, Texas A&M
C – Erica Ziencina, UCLA
1B – Julie Jones, Arizona
2B – Michelle Delloso, South Carolina
3B – Gina LoPiccolo, Fresno State
SS – Tiffany Tootle, South Carolina
OF – Rachel Brown, Arizona State
OF – Leigh Ross, Toledo
OF – Charmelle Green, Utah
UT – Kelly Brookhart, Creighton
AL – Kari Blank, Minnesota
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