1999 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1999 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 1999. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1999 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 31, 1999.

1999 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsFresno State
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (9th (11th overall) title)
Runners-upWashington (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSue Enquist (5th title)
WCWS MOPJulie Adams (UCLA)
Seasons

Conference standings
1999 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 11–3 .78640–16 .714
No. 18 Texas ‍‍‡‍y 10–4 .71445–17 .726
No. 15 Missouri ‍‍‍y 10–5 .66741–21 .661
No. 20 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10–8 .55635–21 .625
Kansas ‍‍‍y 8–8 .50031–30 .508
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 6–7 .46236–31 .537
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 7–11 .38941–22 .651
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33321–24 .467
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31323–30 .434
Baylor ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31330–25 .545
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
1999 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 16 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 21–3–0 .87551–13–1 .792
No. 22 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 16–8–0 .66748–20–0 .706
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62535–22–0 .614
No. 14 Michigan State ‍‍‍y 13–9–0 .59141–23–0 .641
Iowa ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58346–26–1 .637
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .47829–21–0 .580
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45830–31–0 .492
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9–14–0 .39130–26–0 .536
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20820–32–0 .385
Indiana ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .12517–40–0 .298
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 1999[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1999 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 22–6 .78663–6 .913
No. 6 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19–9 .67953–16 .768
No. 2 Washington  ‍‍‍y 15–12 .55651–18 .739
No. 10 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 14–14 .50047–25 .653
No. 4 California  ‍‍‍y 13–14 .48151–22 .699
No. 25 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10–18 .35740–29 .580
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 10–18 .35740–25 .615
No. 7 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 8–20 .28641–28 .594
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Women's College World Series

The 1999 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 1999 in Oklahoma City.[14]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
UCLA 39
DePaul 2
UCLA 1
Fresno State 0
Fresno State 1
Southern Miss 0
UCLA 28 —
DePaul 1 —
DePaul 1
Southern Miss 0
Arizona 0
DePaul 1
UCLA 3
Washington 2
Washington 4
Arizona State 1
Washington 3
Arizona 0
Arizona 3
California 0
Washington 3 —
California 0 —
Arizona State 0
California 2
Fresno State 0
California 1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season consecutive scoreless innings streak: 105.0 – Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen; March 16-May 2, 1999[15]

NCAA Division I single game hits: 8 – Carrie Moreman, Alabama Crimson Tide; March 21, 1999

Freshman class at bats: 259 – Jennifer Tiffany, UIC Flames

Sophomore class home runs: 31 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins

Awards

Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen[16][17]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1999 30 4 37 33 33 22 0 234.0 72 15 13 40 465 0.39 0.48

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[18]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCourtney DaleSO.UCLA Bruins
Amanda ScottJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Danielle HendersonSR.UMass Minutewomen
CStacey NuvemanSO.UCLA Bruins
1BAngela CervantezJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
2BJennifer LizamaJR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
3BAshlee DucoteJR.LSU Tigers
SSAmy BermanJR.Southern Miss Golden Eagles
OFJessica MendozaFR.Stanford Cardinal
Becky NewbrySR.Washington Huskies
Kim PietroSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
DPErica BeachFR.Arizona State Sun Devils
UTAmanda FreedFR.UCLA Bruins
AT-LCourtney BladesJR.Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Lynette VelazquezSR.Oklahoma Sooners
Christie AmbrosiJR.UCLA Bruins
Danielle CoxSR.FSU Seminoles
Liza BrownSR.DePaul Blue Demons

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PNicole TerpstraSR.DePaul Blue Demons
Jamie GravesJR.Washington Huskies
Christa WilliamsJR.Texas Longhorns
CKellie WigintonSO.Stanford Cardinal
1BJulie MarshallJR.UCLA Bruins
2BKelsey KollenFR.Michigan Wolverines
3BJulie AdamsJR.UCLA Bruins
SSKelly KretschmanSO.Alabama Crimson Tide
OFCatherine DavieSR.Michigan Wolverines
Tiffany ClarkJR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Amanda MichalskyJR.UTSA Roadrunners
DPShavaughne DeseckiFR.DePaul Blue Demons
UTTarrah BeysterJR.Oregon State Beavers
AT-LSamantha IuliJR.UIC Flames
Kristen HunterFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Kellie WilkersonFR.Mississippi State Bulldogs
Kelli BruceSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Brandee McArthurSR.Pacific Tigers

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PBecky LemkeSO.Arizona Wildcats
Megan MatthewsFR.South Carolina Gamecocks
Kelly ShipmanSR.Maryland Terrapins
CStephenie LittleSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
1BTraci ConradSR.Michigan Wolverines
2BNikki CockrellSR.Texas Longhorns
3BIsonette PoloniusSR.East Carolina Pirates
SSLisa CareySO.Oklahoma Sooners
OFBecky WittSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Nicole GiordanoSO.Arizona Wildcats
Autumn EastesSO.Texas Longhorns
DPCarrie MoremanSR.Alabama Crimson Tide
UTMonica TrinerSR.USF Bulls
AT-LKirsten VoakFR.Arizona State Sun Devils
Lauren BauerSO.Arizona Wildcats
Lovieanne JungFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Kelli MetzgerSR.Akron Zips
Heather StellaSR.Illinois State Redbirds

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 1999 IND Season
  3. 1999 IA Season
  4. 1999 MICH Season
  5. 1999 MSU Season
  6. 1999 MINN Season
  7. 1999 NOR Season
  8. 1999 OSU Season
  9. 1999 PSU Season
  10. 1999 PUR Season
  11. 1999 WIS Season
  12. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  14. "1999 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  15. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  16. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  17. "Final 1999 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  18. "1999 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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