Category: 1998

1998 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 21-25.

Champion – Fresno State Bulldogs (52-11)
Runner Up – Arizona Wildcats (57-4)

• Most Outstanding Player – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
• Batting Leader – Nancy Evans, Arizona – .600
• RBI Leader – Leah Braatz, Arizona – 5
• Home Run Leader – 14 tied at 1
• ERA Leader – Amanda Scott, Fresno State – 0.00
• ERA Leader – Leanne Tyler, Oklahoma State – 0.00
• Strikeout Leader – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington – 24

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Nancy Evans, Arizona
P – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
P – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington
C – Leah Braatz, Arizona
1B – Angela Cervantez, Fresno State
1B – Leticia Pineda, Arizona
2B – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State
3B – Kristi Bolle, Oklahoma State
3B – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona
SS – Ali Viola, Nebraska
OF – Laura Berg, Fresno State
OF – Kelly Hauxhurst, Washington

SCORES

1. Arizona 1 Oklahoma State 0
2. Washington 1 UMass 0
3. Michigan 7 Texas 2
4. Fresno State 6 Nebraska 1
5. Arizona 8 Washington 0 (5 inn.)
6. Fresno State 8 Michigan 0 (5 inn.)
7. Oklahoma State 6 UMass 0 – UMass eliminated
8. Nebraska 2 Texas 1 – Texas eliminated
9. Oklahoma State 3 Michigan 1 – Michigan eliminated
10. Washington 3 Nebraska 1 – Nebraska eliminated
11. Arizona 5 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated
12. Washington 3 Fresno State 1
13. Fresno State 6 Washington 1 – Washington eliminated
14. Fresno State 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-1)
2. Arizona Wildcats (3-1)
3. Washington Huskies (3-2)
4. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
5t. Michigan Wolverines (1-2)
5t. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-2)
7t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
7t. UMass Minutewomen (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Tucson, Arizona

1. Pacific 6 Hawaii 0
2. Arizona 14 Niagara 0 (5 inn.)
3. Hawaii 5 Niagara 1 – Niagara eliminated
4. Arizona 10 Pacific 0 (5 inn.)
5. Pacific 4 Hawaii 2 – Hawaii eliminated
6. Arizona 7 Pacific 0 – Pacific eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 2 – held at Lincoln, Nebraska

1. Iowa 5 Oregon 2
2. Nebraska 7 Coastal Carolina 2
3. Oregon 11 Coastal Carolina 3 – Coastal Carolina eliminated
4. Nebraska 1 Iowa 0
5. Oregon 10 Iowa 9 – Iowa eliminated
6. Nebraska 9 Oregon 7 – Oregon eliminated

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 3 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan

1. DePaul 1 Illinois-Chicago 0
2. Michigan 12 Ball State 1 (5 inn.)
3. Illinois-Chicago 6 Ball State 1 – Ball State eliminated
4. Michigan 3 DePaul 1
5. DePaul 4 Illinois-Chicago 0 (13 inn.) – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
6. Michigan 3 DePaul 0 – DePaul eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 4 – held at Seattle, Washington

1. LSU 2 Long Beach State 0
2. Washington 2 Northwestern State 0
3. Long Beach State 9 Northwestern State 1 (5 inn.) – Northwestern State eliminated
4. Washington 9 LSU 0 (5 inn.)
5. LSU 5 Long Beach State 4 – Long Beach State eliminated
6. Washington 6 LSU 0 – LSU eliminated

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Amherst, Massachusetts

1. UMass 3 Boston College 2
2. Oklahoma 8 Harvard 0 (6 inn.)
3. Harvard 11 Boston College 2 – Boston College eliminated
4. UMass 1 Oklahoma 0
5. Oklahoma 3 Harvard 0 – Harvard eliminated
6. UMass 3 Oklahoma 1 – Oklahoma eliminated

UMass qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 6 – held at Tampa, Florida

1. Central Michigan 1 Michigan State 0
2. Michigan 1 Cleveland State 0
3. Michigan State 6 Cleveland State 0 – Cleveland State eliminated
4. Michigan 3 Central Michigan 0
5. Central Michigan 6 Michigan State 4 – Michigan State eliminated
6. Central Michigan 3 Michigan 1 (8 inn.)
7. Michigan 4 Central Michigan 0 – Central Michigan eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Fresno, California

1. Fresno State 6 Minnesota 1
2. California 3 Cal State Northridge 0
3. Minnesota 4 Can State Northridge 0 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
4. Fresno State 6 California 3
5. Minnesota 3 California 2 – California eliminated
6. Fresno State 2 Minnesota 1 – Minnesota eliminated

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 8 – held at Stillwater, Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State 4 Florida State 0
2. Missouri State 5 Stanford 2
3. Stanford 1 Florida State 0 (9 inn.) – Florida State eliminated
4. Oklahoma State 4 Missouri State 0
5. Stanford 3 Missouri State 0 – Missouri State eliminated
6. Oklahoma State 4 Stanford 0 – Stanford eliminated

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

1998 Fresno State

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

• Honda Sports Award – Nancy Evans, Arizona (36-2, 0.98 ERA, 255K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Jenny Voss, Nebraska
P – Nancy Evans, Arizona
P – Christa Williams, Texas
C – Leah Braatz, Arizona
1B – Traci Conrad, Michigan
2B – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State
3B – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona
SS – Ali Viola, Nebraska
OF – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona
OF – Laura Berg, Fresno State
OF – Lauren Bauer, Arizona
DP – Brandy Arthur, North Carolina
UTIL – Sara Griffin, Michigan
AL – Shannon Beeler, Minnesota
AL – Nikki Cockrell, Texas
AL – Jamie Foutch, Oklahoma State
AL – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
AL – Leticia Pineda, Arizona

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington
P – Danielle Henderson, UMass
P – Jamie Graves, Washington
C – Melissa Gentile, Michigan
1B – Kim Gutridge, UMass
2B – Yvette Healy, DePaul
3B – Isonette Polonius, East Carolina
SS – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama
OF – Sandy Butler, Texas Tech
OF – Tia Morenz, Hawaii
OF – Kellyn Tate, Michigan
DP – Christie McCoy, Nebraska
UTIL – Tarrah Beyster, Oregon State
AL – Debbie Bilbao, Iowa
AL – Sandy Rhea, Utah
AL – Becky Witt, Fresno State
AL – Jodi Reeves, Texas
AL – Monica Triner, USF

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Becky Blevins, Stanford
P – Lana Moran, Oklahoma
P – Chelsey Sakizzie, Florida
C – Julie Crandall, UNLV
1B – Chelo Lopez, Cal State Northridge
2B – Jodi Otten, LSU
3B – Heather Stella, Illinois State
SS – Rosie Leutzinger, Washington
OF – Michele Acosta, Stanford
OF – Wendy Harrison, Missouri
OF – Jody Dean, Northern Iowa
DP – Marcy Crouch, Stanford
UTIL – Samantha Iuli, Illinois-Chicago
AL – Monica Armendarez, Indiana
AL – Liza Brown, DePaul
AL – Eve Gaw, Washington
AL – Desarie Knipfer, Cal Poly
AL – Steph Midthun, Minnesota