1989 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1989 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 1989. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1989 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1989 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 Twin Creeks Sports Complex, ended on May 28, 1989.

1989 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 24–28, 1989
ChampionsUCLA (5th (6th overall) title)
Runners-upFresno State (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus & Sue Enquist (5th (6th overall) & 1st title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1989 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Iowa ‍†‍‍y 17–7–0 .70840–21–0 .656
Michigan ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66742–20–0 .677
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58326–25–0 .510
Indiana ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54231–21–0 .596
Minnesota ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45827–29–0 .482
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29223–29–0 .442
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25015–36–0 .294
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1989 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 18–2 .90048–4 .923
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 13–7 .65054–18 .750
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11–9 .55048–19 .716
California  ‍‍‍y 10–10 .50038–26 .594
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 7–13 .35034–26 .567
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 1–19 .0507–30 .189
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1989[9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1989 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 24 to May 28, 1989 in Sunnyvale, California.[10]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA3
South Carolina0
UCLA9
Cal Poly Pomona0
Cal Poly Pomona1
Oregon0
UCLA2
Oklahoma State1
Arizona125
UCLA3
Fresno State0
Arizona0Arizona0
Oklahoma State48
Oklahoma State3
Toledo1
UCLA1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State0
Arizona4
South Carolina0Oregon0
Oklahoma State0
Oregon1
Fresno State7
Cal Poly Pomona1
Fresno State3Fresno State5
Toledo0

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Freshman class innings pitched: 393.0 – Dana Mitchell, Texas A&M Aggies[11]

Senior class at bats: 255 – Kathy Mayer, Fresno State Bulldogs

Awards

Janice Parks, UCLA Bruins[12][13]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1989 52 162 32 69 .426 36 2 7 10 99 .611% 19 7 2 3

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PKatie WieseFR.Oregon Ducks
Terry CarpenterSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Michele SmithSR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
CLisa HarveySR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1BMissy CoombesJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
2BMichelle DellosoSO.South Carolina Gamecocks
3BJanice ParksSR.UCLA Bruins
SSShari JohnsonSR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
OFJill JustinSR.Northern Illinois Huskies
Carey HessJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Tricia PopowskiSO.South Carolina Gamecocks
UTJenny AllardJR.Michigan Wolverines

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCarie DeverJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Stefni WhittonJR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Debbie NicholsJR.Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
CDelanna LightfootJR.UTA Mavericks
1BJulie LiljebergSO.Western Michigan Broncos
2BBeth BullJR.Central Michigan Chippewas
3BKarla IsmaySR.New Mexico Lobos
SSTiffany DanielsSR.FSU Seminoles
OFShanna FlynnSO.UCLA Bruins
Jenny CondonJR.Iowa State Cyclones
Shonta GarrSO.Sam Houston State Bearkats
UTKim ManningFR.Oregon Ducks

References
  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. 1989 Indiana Season
  3. 1989 Iowa Season
  4. 1989 Michigan Season
  5. 1989 Michigan State Season
  6. 1989 Minnesota Season
  7. 1989 Northwestern Season
  8. 1989 Ohio State Season
  9. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  10. "1989 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 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. "1989 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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