1991 NCAA Division I softball season

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1991 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 23–26, 1991
ChampionsArizona (1st title)
Runners-upUCLA (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (1st title)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →

The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1991 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1991 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 26, 1991.

Conference standings[]

1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 4   .800 50 – 5   .909
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 5   .750 43 – 16   .729
California  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6   .700 48 – 18   .727
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11 – 9   .550 56 – 16   .778
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16   .200 29 – 29   .500
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 20   .000 9 – 43   .173
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 1991[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series[]

The 1991 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1991 in Oklahoma City.[2]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Florida State 0  
  UCLA 1    
      UCLA 0  
      Arizona 19    
  UNLV 0          
  Arizona 113        
      Arizona 18
      Long Beach State 0
  Long Beach State 1        
  Missouri 0          
      Long Beach State 3    
      Fresno State 0  
  Fresno State 2    
  Utah 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Florida State 3  
  UNLV 1     Fresno State 3
    Florida State 0
  Missouri 29  
  Utah 0     Missouri 0
    UCLA 5
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona 0       Arizona 5
  Fresno State 18           UCLA 1
      Fresno State 1    
      UCLA 513  
  Long Beach State 0    
  UCLA 111  

Season leaders[]

Batting

Pitching

Records[]

NCAA Division I single game walks: 6 – Wendy Stewart, Utah Utes; May 11, 1991[3]

NCAA Division I 7 inning single game strikeouts: 21 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears; March 22, 1991

NCAA Division I single game innings pitched: 31.0 – Kelly Brookhart, Creighton Bluejays & Janet Womack, Utah Utes; May 11, 1991

Freshman class single game home runs: 3 – Danielle Yearick, Manhattan Jaspers; April 20, 1991

Sophomore class single game innings pitched: 25.0 – Mellissa Halkinrude, Utah Utes; May 12, 1991

Junior class batting average: .581 – Stacy Cowen, Manhattan Jaspers

Awards[]

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[4][5]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1991 20 3 26 24 23 16 1 165.2 68 9 6 22 165 0.25 0.54
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1991 63 205 25 70 .341 32 2 1 9 87 .424% 17 2 0 0

All America Teams[]

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[6]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Heather Compton SO. UCLA Bruins
Terry Carpenter JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Michele Granger SO. California Golden Bears
C Diane Pohl JR. Iowa Hawkeyes
1B Julie Cavanaugh SR. Oregon Ducks
2B Julie Smith SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
3B Camille Spitaleri JR. Kansas Jayhawks
SS Julie Standering SR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Yvonne Gutierrez JR. UCLA Bruins
Pam Stanley JR. Central Michigan Chippewas
Tricia Popowski SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
UT Lisa Fernandez SO. UCLA Bruins

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Karen Snelgrove JR. Missouri Tigers
Karen Jackson FR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Missi Young SO. Texas A&M Aggies
C Erica Ziencina SR. UCLA Bruins
1B Julie Jones SR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Michelle Delloso SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
3B Gina LoPiccolo SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
SS Tiffany Tootle SO. South Carolina Gamecocks
OF Rachel Brown JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Leigh Ross SR. Toledo Rockets
Charmelle Green SR. Utah Utes
UT Kelly Brookhart SR. Creighton Bluejays
AT-L Kari Blank JR. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Lori Harrigan JR. UNLV Rebels
Debbie Day JR. Arizona Wildcats
Christy Larsen SR. FSU Seminoles
C Rhonda Rube JR. Northwestern State Demons
1B Julie Liljeberg SR. Western Michigan Broncos
2B Missy Phillips SR. UCLA Bruins
3B Kim Kostyk JR. Long Beach State 49ers
SS Shauna Bowman SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
OF Dorsey Steamer JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Mich DeBree SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Colleen Holloway SO. Southern Illinois Salukis
UT Julie Sexton SR. Northern Illinois Huskies
AT-L Chris Parris SR. UNLV Rebels

References[]

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "1991 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  4. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  5. ^ "Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. ^ "1991 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

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