1998 NCAA Division II softball tournament
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | California (PA) (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Barry (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Rick Bertagnolli (1st title) |
| Attendance | 5,520 |
The 1998 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 17th annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division II softball season.[1]
The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played in Pensacola, Florida.
Defending champions California (PA) defeated Barry in the final elimination game of the championship series, 2–1, to capture the Vulcans' second consecutive and second overall Division II national title.
Bracket
College World Series
| First Round | Second Rounda | Third Round | Semifinals | Third place final | Championship | |||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California (PA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | Ferris State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coker | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coker | 1 | California | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 5 | Barry | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Second Round | Third Round | Barry | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coker | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 7 | Merrimack | 9 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barry | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana | 1 | Cal State Bakersfield | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Ramona Romero, 1B, Cal State Bakersfield
- Darcie Berry, 2B, Nebraska–Kearney
- Cindy Perantoni, SS, Barry
- Lith Webb, 3B, California (PA)
- Jenny Bouchard, OF, Barry
- Michelle Tabarez, OF, Cal State Bakersfield
- Casey Munger, OF, Ferris State
- Danielle Penner, P, California (PA)
- Stephanie Caldwell, P, Barry
- Dana Boyer, C, California (PA)
- Julie Phipps, DP, Merrimack
- Nadine Crowl, AL, Ferris State
- Karen White, AL, Coker
See also
- 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division III softball tournament
- 1998 NAIA softball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
References
- ^ "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 21 July 2024.