1999 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 27-31.
Champion – UCLA Bruins (63-6)
Runner Up – Washington Huskies (51-18)
The event returned to Oklahoma City after a one year hiatus, and it has remained there ever since. Arizona won their fifth NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 10–2 in the final game. Arizona pitcher Nancy Evans was named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
The tournament also expanded from 32 to 48 teams with 8 regional sites hosting 6 teams each.
The winningest team in UCLA softball history set school records for runs scored (429), home runs (95) and total bases (1042), as the Bruins claimed the school’s ninth national championship. UCLA posted a 63-6 record, defeating all its non-conference opponents while winning its sixth Pac-10 title with a 22-6 mark. The Bruins won a school-record 35 games to start the season, averaging more than 6.5 runs per game.
The postseason was a clean sweep for the Bruins, going 4-0 in Regional play and 4-0 at the Women’s College World Series. UCLA outscored its opponents 38-5 during Regionals, but things were considerably closer in the World Series, as all four contests were one-run games with two going extra innings. In the championship game against Washington, the Bruins jumped on the Huskies with two in the first and one in the second. Adams singled in a pair to put UCLA up 2-0 and Dale led off the second with a solo homer to make it a three-run game. Washington rallied and had the tying run on base in the final inning, but Freed retired the final batter to make the Bruins victorious. Adams was named Most Outstanding Player of the World Series and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Ambrosi, Dale and Freed.
- Most Outstanding Player – Julie Adams, UCLA
- Batting Leader – Christie Ambrosi, UCLA – .429
- RBI Leader – 3 tied at 3 Julie Luna, DePaul; Kim DePaul, Washington; Erin Helgelund, Washington
- Home Run Leader – Lindsey Collins, Arizona – 2
- Home Run Leader – Courtney Dale, UCLA – 2
- ERA Leader – Amanda Freed, UCLA – 0.39
- Strikeout Leader – Jocelyn Forest, California – 19
- Strikeout Leader – Amanda Freed, UCLA – 19
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P – Courtney Dale UCLA
P – Amanda Freed UCLA
P – Amanda Scott Fresno State
P – Jennifer Spediacci Washington
C – Katy Carter DePaul
1B – Melissa Downs Washington
2B – Lisa Iancin California
SS – Lovieanne Jung Fresno State
3B – Julie Adams UCLA
3B – Kim DePaul Washington
3B – Julie Luna DePaul
OF – Christie Ambrosi UCLA
SCORES
- UCLA 3 DePaul 2 (9 inn.)
- Fresno State 1 Southern Mississippi 0
- Washington 4 Arizona State 1
- Arizona 3 California 0
- UCLA 1 Fresno State 0
- Washington 3 Arizona 0
- DePaul 1 Southern Mississippi 0 – Southern Mississippi eliminated
- California 2 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated
- DePaul 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
- California 1 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated
- UCLA 2 DePaul 1 (8 inn.)
- Washington 3 California 0 – California eliminated
- UCLA 3 Washington 2 – Washington eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. UCLA Bruins (4-0)
2. Washington Huskies (3-1)
3. California Golden Bears (2-2)
4. DePaul Blue Demons (2-2)
5t. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2)
5t. Arizona Wildcats (1-2)
7t. Arizona State Sun Devils (0-2)
7t. Southern Mississippi Lady Eagles (0-2)
REGIONALS
Regional No. 1 – held at Los Angeles, California
- UCLA 7 Alabama 0
- Cal State Northridge 7 Missouri 3
- Minnesota 2 Creighton 0
- UCLA 14 Creighton 0 – Creighton eliminated
- Minnesota 2 Cal State Northridge 0
- Missouri 1 Alabama 0 – Alabama eliminated
- UCLA 5 Minnesota 0
- Missouri 3 Cal State Northridge 1 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
- Missouri 3 Minnesota 0 – Minnesota eliminated
- UCLA 12 Missouri 5 – Missouri eliminated
UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 2 – held at Tucson, Arizona
- Arizona 9 East Carolina 1 (5 inn.)
- Kansas Southeast Missouri State 1
- Maryland 5 Texas State 0
- Arizona 8 Texas State 0 – Texas State eliminated
- Maryland 1 Kansas 0
- Southeast Missouri State 2 East Carolina 1 – East Carolina eliminated
- Maryland 7 Arizona 3
- Kansas 3 Southeast Missouri State 1 – Southeast Missouri State eliminated
- Arizona 6 Kansas 1 – Kansas eliminated
- Arizona 10 Maryland 1 (5 inn.)
- Arizona 8 Maryland 0 (5 inn.) – Maryland eliminated
Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 5-1.
Regional No. 3 – held at Seattle, Washington
- Washington 8 Colgate 0 (6 inn.)
- Texas A&M 4 Hawaii 3
- Cal State Fullerton 12 Tennessee 0 (5 inn.)
- Washington 12 Tennessee 1 (5 inn.) – Tennessee eliminated
- Cal State Fullerton 2 Texas A&M 1
- Hawaii 7 Colgate 2 – Colgate eliminated
- Washington 1 Cal State Fullerton 0
- Hawaii 8 Texas A&M 3 – Texas A&M eliminated
- Hawaii 4 Cal State Fullerton 3 (11 inn.) – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
- Washington 3 Hawaii 0 – Hawaii eliminated
Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.
Regional No. 4 – held at Fresno, California
- Fresno State 5 Florida A&M 0
- Texas Tech 1 South Carolina 0
- Pacific 6 Stanford 5 (8 inn.)
- Fresno State 5 Stanford 2 – Stanford eliminated
- Texas Tech 1 Pacific 0
- South Carolina 2 Florida A&M 0 – Florida A&M eliminated
- Fresno State 3 Texas Tech 1
- South Carolina 2 Pacific 1 (12 inn.) – Pacific eliminated
- Texas Tech 4 South Carolina 1 – South Carolina eliminated
- Fresno State 5 Texas Tech 0 – Texas Tech eliminated
Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.
Regional No. 5 – held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- LSU 12 Southern 0 (5 inn.)
- Oklahoma 3 Long Beach State 1
- Southern Miss 1 Oregon State 0
- Oregon State 3 LSU 0
- Long Beach State 8 Southern 0 (5 inn.) – Southern eliminated
- Southern Miss 5 Oklahoma 0
- LSU 7 Oklahoma 3 – Oklahoma eliminated
- Oregon State 3 Long Beach State 0 – Long Beach State eliminated
- Southern Miss 4 LSU 3 – LSU eliminated
- Oregon State 9 Southern Miss 1 (6 inn.)
- Southern Miss 4 Oregon State 0 – Oregon State eliminated
Southern Miss qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.
Regional No. 6 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Florida Atlantic 2 Michigan 0
- Nebraska 2 Notre Dame 0
- Arizona State 2 Central Michigan 1 (9 inn.)
- Florida Atlantic 8 Central Michigan 3 – Central Michigan eliminated
- Arizona State 1 Nebraska 0
- Notre Dame 1 Michigan 0 – Michigan eliminated
- Arizona State 2 Florida Atlantic 1
- Nebraska 4 Notre Dame 3 (8 inn.) – Notre Dame eliminated
- Nebraska 4 Florida Atlantic 2 – Florida Atlantic eliminated
- Nebraska 2 Arizona State 1 (8 inn.)
- Arizona State 4 Nebraska 2 – Nebraska eliminated
Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.
Regional No. 7 – held at Amherst, Massachusetts
- Southwestern Lousiana 15 Manhattan 0 (5 inn.)
- UMass 3 LIU Brooklyn 2
- California 5 Hofstra 4
- Southwestern Louisiana 2 Hofstra 1 – Hofstra eliminated
- California 1 UMass 0
- LIU Brooklyn 4 Manhattan 3 (8 inn.) – Manhattan eliminated
- Southwestern Louisiana 2 California 1
- UMass 3 LIU Brooklyn 0 – LIU Brooklyn eliminated
- California 2 UMass 0 – UMass eliminated
- California 3 Southwestern Lousiana 0
- California Southwestern Lousiana 3
California qualifies for the WCWS, 5-1.
Regional No. 8 – held at Chicago, Illinois
- Texas 8 Cornell 0 (6 inn.)
- DePaul 4 Michigan State 1
- Illinois-Chicago 1 Oregon 0
- Oregon 6 Texas 0
- Michigan State 9 Cornell 1 – Cornell eliminated
- DePaul 4 Illinois-Chicago 0
- Illinois-Chicago 4 Texas 1 – Texas eliminated
- Michigan State 9 Oregon 1 (6 inn.) – Oregon eliminated
- DePaul 5 Illinois-Chicago 1 – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
- DePaul 2 Michigan State 0 – Michigan State eliminated
DePaul qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.
1999 UCLA Bruins
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REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION
- Honda Sports Award – Danielle Henderson, UMass (30-4, 0.39 ERA, 465 K)
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM
P – Courtney Dale SO. UCLA Bruins
P – Amanda Scott JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
P – Danielle Henderson SR. UMass Minutewomen
C – Stacey Nuveman SO. UCLA Bruins
1B – Angela Cervantez JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
2B – Jennifer Lizama JR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B – Ashlee Ducote JR. LSU Tigers
SS – Amy Berman JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
OF – Jessica Mendoza FR. Stanford Cardinal
OF – Becky Newbry SR. Washington Huskies
OF – Kim Pietro SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
DP – Erica Beach FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT – Amanda Freed FR. UCLA Bruins
AL – Courtney Blades JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
AL – Lynette Velazquez SR. Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Christie Ambrosi JR. UCLA Bruins
AL – Danielle Cox SR. FSU Seminoles
AL – Liza Brown SR. DePaul Blue Demons
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
P – Nicole Terpstra SR. DePaul Blue Demons
P – Jamie Graves JR. Washington Huskies
P – Christa Williams JR. Texas Longhorns
C – Kellie Wiginton SO. Stanford Cardinal
1B – Julie Marshall JR. UCLA Bruins
2B – Kelsey Kollen FR. Michigan Wolverines
3B – Julie Adams JR. UCLA Bruins
SS – Kelly Kretschman SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
OF – Catherine Davie SR. Michigan Wolverines
OF – Tiffany Clark JR. ULL Rajin’ Cajuns
OF – Amanda Michalsky JR. UTSA Roadrunners
DP – Shavaughne Desecki FR. DePaul Blue Demons
UT – Tarrah Beyster JR. Oregon State Beavers
AL – Samantha Iuli JR. UIC Flames
AL – Kristen Hunter FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
AL – Kellie Wilkerson FR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AL – Kelli Bruce SR. ULL Rajin’ Cajuns
AL – Brandee McArthur SR. Pacific Tigers
ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM
P – Becky Lemke SO. Arizona Wildcats
P – Megan Matthews FR. South Carolina Gamecocks
P – Kelly Shipman SR. Maryland Terrapins
C – Stephenie Little SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
1B – Traci Conrad SR. Michigan Wolverines
2B – Nikki Cockrell SR. Texas Longhorns
3B – Isonette Polonius SR. East Carolina Pirates
SS – Lisa Carey SO. Oklahoma Sooners
OF – Becky Witt SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF – Nicole Giordano SO. Arizona Wildcats
OF – Autumn Eastes SO. Texas Longhorns
DP – Carrie Moreman SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Monica Triner SR. USF Bulls
AL – Kirsten Voak FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
AL – Lauren Bauer SO. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Lovieanne Jung FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
AL – Kelli Metzger SR. Akron Zips
AL – Heather Stella SR. Illinois State Redbirds
