1989 NCAA Division I softball season
| 1989 NCAA Division I softball season | |
|---|---|
| Defending Champions | UCLA |
| Tournament | |
| Women's College World Series | |
| Duration | May 24–28, 1989 |
| Champions | UCLA (5th (6th overall) title) |
| Runners-up | Fresno State (5th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning Coach | Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (5th (6th overall) & 1st title) |
| Seasons | |
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 , ended on May 28, 1989.
Conference standings[]
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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.[2]
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona | 125 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | Arizona | 4 | ||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | ||||||||||
| Fresno State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
| Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 7 | ||||||||||||
Season leaders[]
- Batting average: .477 – Jocelyn Kondrotas, Maine Black Bears
- RBIs: 56 – Nicki Dennis, Arizona Wildcats
- Home runs: 9 – Julie Sherman, UConn Huskies
- Wins: 42-13 – Katie Wiese, Oregon Ducks
- ERA: 0.24 (5 ER/146.0 IP) – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA Bruins
- Strikeouts: 256 – Lisa Kemme, Winthrop Eagles
Records[]
Freshman class innings pitched: 393.0 – Dana Mitchell, Texas A&M Aggies[3]
Senior class at bats: 255 – Kathy Mayer, Fresno State Bulldogs
Awards[]
- Honda Sports Award Softball:
Janice Parks, UCLA Bruins[4][5]
| 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.[6]
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Katie Wiese | FR. | Oregon Ducks |
| Terry Carpenter | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs | |
| Michele Smith | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | |
| C | Lisa Harvey | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| 1B | Missy Coombes | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| 2B | Michelle Delloso | SO. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 3B | Janice Parks | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| SS | Shari Johnson | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| OF | Jill Justin | SR. | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| Carey Hess | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans | |
| Tricia Popowski | SO. | South Carolina Gamecocks | |
| UT | Jenny Allard | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Carie Dever | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Stefni Whitton | JR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns | |
| Debbie Nichols | JR. | Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters | |
| C | Delanna Lightfoot | JR. | UTA Mavericks |
| 1B | Julie Liljeberg | SO. | Western Michigan Broncos |
| 2B | Beth Bull | JR. | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| 3B | Karla Ismay | SR. | New Mexico Lobos |
| SS | Tiffany Daniels | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| OF | Shanna Flynn | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| Jenny Condon | JR. | Iowa State Cyclones | |
| Shonta Garr | SO. | Sam Houston State Bearkats | |
| UT | Kim Manning | FR. | Oregon Ducks |
References[]
- ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "1989 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "FINAL 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "1989 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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