1990 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1990 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 1990. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1990 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 27, 1990.

1990 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 23–27, 1990
ChampionsUCLA (6th (7th overall) title)
Runners-upFresno State (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus & Sue Enquist (6th (7th overall) & 2nd title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1990 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Ohio State ‍†‍‍y 17–7–0 .70839–25–0 .609
Iowa ‍†‍‍ 17–7–0 .70843–28–0 .606
Indiana ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66745–18–0 .714
Michigan ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50029–27–0 .518
Minnesota ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50031–32–0 .492
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20816–35–0 .314
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .2089–45–0 .167
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1990 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 16–2 .88962–7 .899
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12–6 .66749–17 .742
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 9–9 .50035–23 .603
California  ‍‍‍y 9–9 .50041–28 .594
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 10–10 .50043–32 .573
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0–18 .0006–40 .130
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1990[9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1990 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 1990 in Oklahoma City.[10]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA4
Kent State0
UCLA6
Long Beach State0
Long Beach State2
UNLV0
UCLA2
Oklahoma State1
Oklahoma State3
UCLA3
Arizona0
Oklahoma State4Florida State0
Florida State1
Florida State1
Fresno State0
UCLA02
Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State170
Florida State4
UNLV5UNLV1
Oklahoma State0
Kent State2
Fresno State110
Long Beach State0
Fresno State1Fresno State2
Arizona0

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Freshman class scoreless innings streak: 63.0 – Heather Compton, UCLA Bruins; March 2-May 9, 1990[11]

Sophomore class single game triples: 3 – Michelle Shean, Oklahoma State Cowgirls; March 10, 1990

Senior class assists: 222 – Tiffany Cornelius, San Jose State Spartans

Awards

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA[12][13]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1990 11 1 15 12 12 8 0 83.0 33 6 3 10 51 0.25 0.52
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1990 67 213 27 66 .310 22 1 2 7 80 .375% 12 6 1 1

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLisa LongakerSR.UCLA Bruins
Stefni WhittonSR.Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Michele GrangerFR.California Golden Bears
CDiane PohlSO.Iowa Hawkeyes
1BRhonda King-RandolphSR.Toledo Rockets
2BJulie SmithJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
3BCamille SpitaleriSO.Kansas Jayhawks
SSMartha NoffsingerSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
OFYvonne GutierrezSO.UCLA Bruins
Vivian HolmSR.Arizona Wildcats
Charmelle GreenJR.Utah Utes
UTLisa FernandezFR.UCLA Bruins
AT-LMichelle DellosoJR.South Carolina Gamecocks

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCarie DeverSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Ann Van DortrechtSO.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Mary LetourneauFR.Long Beach State 49ers
CShelly StokesSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
1BJulie CavanaughSO.Oregon Ducks
2BTricia ReimcheJR.UNLV Rebels
3BJoy TinerJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
SSVicki BartolucciSR.UConn Huskies
OFPauline MauriceJR.Kent State Golden Flashes
Tricia PopowskiJR.South Carolina Gamecocks
Pam StanleySO.Central Michigan Chippewas
UTJulie JonesJR.Arizona Wildcats
AT-LKim BraatzJR.New Mexico Lobos
AT-LAnn RowmanJR.Arizona State Sun Devils

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PDebbie NicholsSR.Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
Darby DegristSO.Kent State Golden Flashes
Sue RybczykSR.UConn Huskies
CMargie LedgerwoodSR.Indiana Hoosiers
1BTracy Van KannonJR.New Mexico Lobos
2BBeth BullJR.Central Michigan Chippewas
3BNicki DennisSR.Arizona Wildcats
SSChris ParrisJR.UNLV Rebels
OFMichelle SheanSO.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Sharon CafiniSR.San Jose State Spartans
Christi CammarataSR.Indiana Hoosiers
UTGina LoPiccoloJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
AT-LDena CarterJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls

References
  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. 1990 Indiana Season
  3. 1990 Iowa Season
  4. 1990 Michigan Season
  5. 1990 Michigan State Season
  6. 1990 Minnesota Season
  7. 1990 Northwestern Season
  8. 1990 Ohio State Season
  9. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  10. "1990 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 17, 2020.
  13. "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  14. "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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