1988 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1988 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 1988. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1988 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Sunnyvale, California at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 29, 1988.

1988 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsTexas A&M
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 25–29, 1988
ChampionsUCLA (4th (5th overall) title)
Runners-upFresno State (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus (4th (5th overall) title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1988 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Minnesota ‍†‍‍y 15–8–0 .65231–25–0 .554
Michigan ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62529–20–0 .592
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58325–23–0 .521
Indiana ‍‍‍ 13–10–1 .56336–20–1 .640
Iowa ‍‍‍ 10–13–0 .43533–20–1 .620
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41721–30–0 .412
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 5–18–0 .21719–31–1 .382
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1988 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .83353–8 .869
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15–5 .75054–18 .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45032–26 .552
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .40026–25 .510
California  ‍‍‍y 7–11 .38938–22 .633
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 2–14 .12513–32 .289
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1988[9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1988 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 1988 in Sunnyvale, California.[10]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA1
Northern Illinois0
UCLA6
Fresno State1
Fresno State3
Texas A&M0
UCLA5
Arizona0
Arizona1
UCLA4
Adelphi0
Arizona4Cal Poly Pomona1
Cal State Pomona1
Cal Poly Pomona3
Nebraska0
UCLA13
Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State20
Cal Poly Pomona1
Northern Illinois0Texas A&M0
Arizona0
Texas A&M3
Fresno State4
Fresno State19
Adelphi1Nebraska0
Nebraska5

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season shutouts: 36 – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters[11]

NCAA Division I season assists: 237 – Charis Monroe, Cal State Fullerton Titans

Freshman class triples: 13 – Tricia Popowski, South Carolina Gamecocks

Freshman class assists: 230 – Julie Standering, Arizona Wildcats

Sophomore class assists: 229 – Carie Dever, Fresno State Bulldogs

Sophomore class wins: 50 – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

Junior class innings pitched: 425.0 – Julie Carpenter, Texas A&M Aggies

Awards

Lisa Longaker, UCLA Bruins[12][13]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1988 31 4 39 34 34 23 3 259.1 136 14 11 31 240 0.29 0.64

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[14]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLisa LongakerSO.UCLA Bruins
Melanie ParrentSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Debbie NicholsSO.Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
CKaren SanchelliSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
1BJody SchwartzSR.Creighton Bluejays
2BAlison StowellSR.Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
3BJanice ParksJR.UCLA Bruins
SSLiz MizeriaSR.Texas A&M Aggies
OFJill JustinJR.Northern Illinois Huskies
Lorraine MaynezFR.UCLA Bruins
Dee BrewerFR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
UTMichele SmithJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PGretchen KoenigSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
Teresa CherrySR.Arizona Wildcats
Carie DeverSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
CKris TipmoreSR.Central Michigan Chippewas
1BGena StrangSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
2BJulie ThomasSR.Sam Houston State Bearkats
3BValerie DouglasSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
SSShari JohnsonJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
OFLinda SmolkaJR.Princeton Tigers
Amy LienhardtSR.Bowling Green Falcons
Angie McDonaldSR.Eastern Michigan Eagles
UTKris PetersonSR.Adelphi Panthers

References
  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. 1988 Indiana Season
  3. 1988 Iowa Season
  4. 1988 Michigan Season
  5. 1988 Michigan State Season
  6. 1988 Minnesota Season
  7. 1988 Northwestern Season
  8. 1988 Ohio State Season
  9. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  10. "1988 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  11. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  12. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. "FINAL 1988 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. "1988 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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