1998 Fresno State Bulldogs softball team

1998 Fresno State Bulldogs softball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record52–11 (28–2 WAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Western Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Fresno State  ‍†‍‍ 28 – 2 – 0   .933 52 – 11 – 0   .825
No. 14 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 46 – 15 – 1   .750
Utah  ‍‍‍ 19 – 13 – 0   .594 36 – 21 – 0   .632
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 13 – 0   .552 30 – 21 – 0   .588
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 17 – 0   .452 24 – 35 – 0   .407
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 13 – 19 – 0   .406 21 – 30 – 0   .412
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 21 – 0   .344 26 – 33 – 0   .441
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 20 – 36 – 0   .357
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 8 – 24 – 0   .250 23 – 40 – 0   .365
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1][2]


The 1998 Fresno State Bulldogs softball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 1998 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bulldogs were coached by Margie Wright, who led her thirteenth season. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 52–11. They competed in the Western Athletic Conference, where they finished first with a 28–2 record.

The Bulldogs were invited to the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they swept the West Regional and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Week 13". NFCA. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ 2021 Western Athletic Conference Record Book (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. p. 32. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  3. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Fresno State Bulldogs. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 1998 softball team celebrates title". Fresno Bee.
  5. ^ Stephen Hicks (May 25, 2020). "On this date in Bulldog history: Fresno State softball wins 1998 national championship". KFSN-TV. Retrieved October 20, 2021.