1987 NCAA Division I softball season
| 1987 NCAA Division I softball season | |
|---|---|
| Defending Champions | Cal State Fullerton |
| Tournament | |
| Women's College World Series | |
| Champions | Texas A&M (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title) |
| Runners-up | UCLA (5th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning Coach | Bob Brock (2nd title) |
| Seasons | |
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.
Conference standings[]
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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.[2]
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 213 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | ||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 1 | Nebraska | 2 | ||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
| Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | Texas A&M | 4 | ||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | ||||||||||||
Season leaders[]
- Batting average: .503 – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois Huskies
- RBIs: 45 – Jeanne Weinsheim, San Diego Toreros
- Home runs: 10 – Tiffany Daniels, Florida State Seminoles
- Wins: 36-6 – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies
- ERA: 0.30 (8 ER/185.1 IP) – Kristen Peterson, Adelphi Panthers
- Strikeouts: 326 – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies
Awards[]
- Honda Sports Award Softball:
Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton Titans[3][4]
| 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.[5]
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Lisa Longaker | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| Connie Clark | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans | |
| Shawn Andaya | SR. | Texas A&M Aggies | |
| C | Karen Sanchelli | JR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 1B | Gena Strang | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 2B | Julie Smith | FR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 3B | Janice Parks | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| SS | Liz Mizeria | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| OF | Jill Justin | SO. | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| Sheila Connelly | SR. | Kansas Jayhawks | |
| Chenita Rogers | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans | |
| UT | Kristie Skoglund | SR. | Utah State Aggies |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Lori Sippel | JR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Lisa Ishikawa | SR. | Northwestern Wildcats | |
| Lori Romeiro-Gardner | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs | |
| C | Alicia Seegert | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| 1B | Jodi Rathburn | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 2B | Lori Richins | SR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 3B | Lisa Wunar | SO. | USF Bulls |
| SS | Tiffany Daniels | SO. | FSU Seminoles |
| OF | Sandra Arledge | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| Pipi Hollingsworth | SR. | Utah Utes | |
| Alison Stowell | JR. | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | |
| UT | Vicki Morrow | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
References[]
- ^ 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "1987 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "FINAL 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "1987 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- 1987 NCAA Division I softball season