| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Kennesaw State (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Nebraska–Omaha (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Scott Whitlock (2nd title) |
| Attendance | 2,558 |
The 1996 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 15th 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 1996 NCAA Division II softball season.
The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia, Kansas.
Defending champions Kennesaw State defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the final game of the championship series, 6–4, to capture the Owls' second Division II national title.
Bracket
College World Series
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Third place final | Championship final | |||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California (PA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California (PA) | 1 | UC Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American International | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 3 | Kennesaw State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | Nebraska–Omaha | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Second Round | Third Round | Nebraska–Omaha | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 1 | American International | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American International | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska–Kearney | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California (PA) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | UC Davis | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Trisha Reinhardt, 1B, UC Davis
- Jill McCaslin, 2B, Nebraska–Kearney
- Kathy Morgan, SS, Kennesaw State
- Mindy Hahne, 3B, Nebraska–Omaha
- Beth Clifford, OF, UC Davis
- Kristine MacLean, OF, American International
- Jenni Upenieks, OF, Nebraska–Omaha
- Kelly Rafter, P, Kennesaw State
- Denise Peterson, P, Nebraska–Omaha
- Nada Hlohovsky, C, Kennesaw State
- Dana Boyer, AL, California (PA)
- Danielle Penner, AL, California (PA)
- Gena Weber, AL, UC Davis
See also
- 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament
- 1996 NCAA Division III softball tournament
- 1996 NAIA softball tournament
- 1996 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
References
- "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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