1987 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1987 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1987. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1987 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Omaha, Nebraska at Seymour Smith Park, ended on May 24, 1987.

1987 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsCal State Fullerton
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsTexas A&M (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title)
Runners-upUCLA (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBob Brock (2nd title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1987 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern ‍†‍‍y 18–6–0 .75025–23–0 .521
Michigan ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70843–13–0 .768
Indiana ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62537–23–0 .617
Iowa ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50030–26–1 .535
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41722–25–0 .468
Minnesota ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33321–36–0 .368
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–20–0 .16713–34–0 .277
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1987 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
California  ‍†‍‍y 8–2 .80034–15 .694
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 7–3 .70050–10 .833
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 6–4 .60042–16 .724
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 6–4 .60041–15 .732
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2–8 .20023–30 .434
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 1–9 .10016–21 .432
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1987[9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1987 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 20 to May 24, 1987 in Omaha, Nebraska.[10]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA19
Arizona State0
UCLA3
Nebraska0
Nebraska1
Fresno State0
UCLA1
Texas A&M0
Cal State Fullerton3
UCLA2
Florida State0
Cal State Fullerton1Cal State Fullerton1
Texas A&M213
Texas A&M3
Central Michigan0
UCLA01
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M14
Cal State Fullerton2
Arizona State0Fresno State1
Texas A&M4
Fresno State3
Nebraska0
Nebraska2
Florida State0Central Michigan1
Central Michigan1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Awards

Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton Titans[11][12]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1987 33 5 47 36 32 21 4 283.0 133 29 19 70 261 0.47 0.71

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[13]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLisa LongakerJR.UCLA Bruins
Connie ClarkSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Shawn AndayaSR.Texas A&M Aggies
CKaren SanchelliJR.South Carolina Gamecocks
1BGena StrangJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
2BJulie SmithFR.Texas A&M Aggies
3BJanice ParksSO.UCLA Bruins
SSLiz MizeriaJR.Texas A&M Aggies
OFJill JustinSO.Northern Illinois Huskies
Sheila ConnellySR.Kansas Jayhawks
Chenita RogersSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
UTKristie SkoglundSR.Utah State Aggies

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLori SippelJR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lisa IshikawaSR.Northwestern Wildcats
Lori Romeiro-GardnerSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
CAlicia SeegertSR.Michigan Wolverines
1BJodi RathburnSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
2BLori RichinsSR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
3BLisa WunarSO.USF Bulls
SSTiffany DanielsSO.FSU Seminoles
OFSandra ArledgeSR.UCLA Bruins
Pipi HollingsworthSR.Utah Utes
Alison StowellJR.Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
UTVicki MorrowSR.Michigan Wolverines

References
  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. 1987 Indiana Season
  3. 1987 Iowa Season
  4. 1987 Michigan Season
  5. 1987 Michigan State Season
  6. 1987 Minnesota Season
  7. 1987 Northwestern Season
  8. 1987 Ohio State Season
  9. 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  10. "1987 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  11. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  12. "FINAL 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  13. "1987 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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