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[lower-alpha 1] 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 (1st title)
MOP	Julie Adams,, UCLA Bruins

Qualifying

Main article: 1999 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Regional No. 1

		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

		Arizona	9^5
		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	10^5	8^5
		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

		Washington	8^6
		Colgate	0				Washington	12^5
							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	12^5														Cal State Fullerton	3
		Tennessee	0									Texas A&M	3				Hawaii	4^11
							Colgate	2				Hawaii	8
							Hawaii	7

Washington qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 4

		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	6^8														Texas Tech	4
		Stanford	5									Pacific	1				South Carolina	1
							South Carolina	2				South Carolina	2^12
							Florida A&M	0

Fresno State qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 5

		LSU	12^5
		Southern	0				LSU	0
							Oregon State	3
												Oregon State	3
												Long Beach State	0
							Southern	0
							Long Beach State	8^5
		Oklahoma	3														Oregon State	9^6	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

		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	2^8	2
		Arizona State	2^9														Florida Atlantic	2
		Central Michigan	1									Nebraska	4^8				Nebraska	4
							Michigan	0				Notre Dame	3
							Notre Dame	1

Arizona State qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 7

		Southwestern Louisiana	15^5
		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	2^8
		Hofstra	4									UMass	3				UMass	0
							Manhattan	3				LIU Brooklyn	0
							LIU Brooklyn	4^8

California qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 8

		Texas	8^6
		Cornell	0				Texas	0
							Oregon	6
												Oregon	1
												Michigan State	9^6
							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

		UCLA	3^9
		DePaul	2
							UCLA	1
							Fresno State	0
		Fresno State	1
		Southern Miss	0
												UCLA	2^8	—
											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.

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 2018-06-08.
4. 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2018.