1999 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1999 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the eighteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1999, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1999 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1999 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their ninth^[a] NCAA championship and tenth overall by defeating Washington 3–2 in the final game. It was the first final game since 1990 to not feature Arizona. UCLA infielder Julie Adams was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.^[1][2]

1999 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	48
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	UCLA (9th (10th overall) title)
Runner-up	Washington (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sue Enquist (4th title)
MOP	Julie Adams (UCLA Bruins)
← 1998  NCAA Division I softball tournament 2000 →

Qualifying

Main article: 1999 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Regional No. 1

Host: UCLA
Los Angeles, California

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	UCLA		7
	Alabama		0			UCLA		14
						Creighton		0
	Cal State Northridge		7								UCLA		5
	Missouri		3								Minnesota		0
						Cal State Northridge		0													UCLA		12	—
						Minnesota		2													Missouri		5	—
	Minnesota		2													Minnesota		0
	Creighton		0								Cal State Northridge		1			Missouri		3
						Alabama		0			Missouri		3
						Missouri		1

UCLA qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 2

Host: Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Arizona		95
	East Carolina		1			Arizona		8
						Texas State		0
	Kansas		5								Arizona		3
	Southeast Missouri State		1								Maryland		7
						Kansas		0													Maryland		1	0
						Maryland		1													Arizona		105	85
	Maryland		5													Arizona		6
	Texas State		0								Kansas		3			Kansas		1
						East Carolina		1			Southeast Missouri State		1
						Southeast Missouri State		2

Arizona qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 3

Host: Washington
Seattle, Washington

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Washington		86
	Colgate		0			Washington		125
						Tennessee		1
	Texas A&M		4								Washington		1
	Hawaii		3								Cal State Fullerton		0
						Texas A&M		1													Washington		3	—
						Cal State Fullerton		2													Hawaii		0	—
	Cal State Fullerton		125													Cal State Fullerton		3
	Tennessee		0								Texas A&M		3			Hawaii		411
						Colgate		2			Hawaii		8
						Hawaii		7

Washington qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 4

Host: Fresno State
Fresno, California

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Fresno State		5
	Florida A&M		0			Fresno State		5
						Stanford		2
	Texas Tech		1								Fresno State		3
	South Carolina		0								Texas Tech		1
						Texas Tech		1													Fresno State		5	—
						Pacific		0													Texas Tech		0	—
	Pacific		68													Texas Tech		4
	Stanford		5								Pacific		1			South Carolina		1
						South Carolina		2			South Carolina		212
						Florida A&M		0

Fresno State qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 5

Host: LSU
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						LSU		0
						Oregon State		3
	LSU		125								Oregon State		3
	Southern		0								Long Beach State		0
						Southern		0
						Long Beach State		85
	Oklahoma		3													Oregon State		96	0
	Long Beach State		1													Southern Miss		1	4
						Oklahoma		0
						Southern Miss		5
	Southern Miss		1								Southern Miss		4
	Oregon State		0								LSU		3
						LSU		7
						Oklahoma		3

Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 6

Host: Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Florida Atlantic		2
	Michigan		0			Florida Atlantic		8
						Central Michigan		3
	Nebraska		2								Florida Atlantic		1
	Notre Dame		0								Arizona State		2
						Nebraska		0													Arizona State		1	4
						Arizona State		1													Nebraska		28	2
	Arizona State		29													Florida Atlantic		2
	Central Michigan		1								Nebraska		48			Nebraska		4
						Michigan		0			Notre Dame		3
						Notre Dame		1

Arizona State qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 7

Host: UMass
Amherst, Massathusetts

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Southwestern Louisiana		155
	Manhattan		0			Southwestern Louisiana		5
						Hofstra		1
	UMass		3								Southwestern Louisiana		2
	LIU Brooklyn		2								California		1
						UMass		0													Southwestern Louisiana		0	3
						California		1													California		3	8
	California		5													California		28
	Hofstra		4								UMass		3			UMass		0
						Manhattan		3			LIU Brooklyn		0
						LIU Brooklyn		48

California qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 8

Host: DePaul (games played at Illinois-Chicago)
Chicago, illinois

	First round					Second round					Third round					Final
						Texas		0
						Oregon		6
	Texas		86								Oregon		1
	Cornell		0								Michigan State		96
						Michigan State		9
						Cornell		1
	DePaul		4													Michigan State		0	—
	Michigan State		1													DePaul		2	—
						DePaul		4
						UIC		0
	UIC		1								DePaul		5
	Oregon		0								UIC		1
						UIC		4
						Texas		1

DePaul qualifies for WCWS.

Women's College World Series

Participants

• Arizona
• Arizona State
• California
• DePaul
• Fresno State
• Southern Miss
• UCLA
• Washington

Results

Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Finals
		UCLA	39
		DePaul	2
							UCLA	1
							Fresno State	0
		Fresno State	1
		Southern Miss	0
												UCLA	28	—
												DePaul	1	—
		DePaul	1
		Southern Miss	0
							Arizona	0
							DePaul	1
																		UCLA	3
																		Washington	2
		Washington	4
		Arizona State	1
							Washington	3
							Arizona	0
		Arizona	3
		California	0
												Washington	3	—
												California	0	—
		Arizona State	0
		California	2
							Fresno State	0
							California	1

Championship Game

^[3]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA Bruins	Julie Adams (3B)	2-3 2RBIs
Washington Huskies	Erin Helgeland (CF)	1-3 RBI

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
UCLA Bruins	Courtney Dale (W)	4.0	3	1	1	2	3	13	19
UCLA Bruins	Amanda Freed (SV)	3.0	2	1	1	1	2	11	12
Washington Huskies	Jennifer Spediacci (L)	6.0	7	3	3	0	6	26	26
Washington Huskies	Jamie Graves	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.^[4]

Position	Player	School
P	Courtney Dale	UCLA
	Amanda Freed	UCLA
	Amanda Scott	Fresno State
	Jennifer Spediacci	Washington
C	Katy Carter	DePaul
1B	Melissa Downs	Washington
2B	Lisa Iancin	California
	Lovieanne Jung	Fresno State
3B	Julie Adams	UCLA
	Kim DePaul	Washington
	Julie Luna	DePaul
OF	Christie Ambrosi	UCLA

Notes

1. The NCAA Record Book shows 1999 as UCLA's eighth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

See also

• 1999 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1999 NAIA softball tournament
• 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

References

1. 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
2. 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
3. "1999 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 13". Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2018.