1999 NCAA Division I softball season

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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
← 1998
2000 →

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.

Conference standings[]

1999 Big 12 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 11 – 3   .786 40 – 16   .714
No. 18 Texas ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 4   .714 45 – 17   .726
No. 15 Missouri ‍‍‍y 10 – 5   .667 41 – 21   .661
No. 20 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10 – 8   .556 35 – 21   .625
Kansas ‍‍‍y 8 – 8   .500 31 – 30   .508
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 6 – 7   .462 36 – 31   .537
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 7 – 11   .389 41 – 22   .651
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333 21 – 24   .467
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 23 – 30   .434
Baylor ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 30 – 25   .545
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
1999 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 6   .786 63 – 6   .913
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19 – 9   .679 53 – 16   .768
Washington  ‍‍‍y 15 – 12   .556 51 – 18   .739
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 14 – 14   .500 47 – 25   .653
California  ‍‍‍y 13 – 14   .481 51 – 22   .699
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10 – 18   .357 40 – 29   .580
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 10 – 18   .357 40 – 25   .615
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 20   .286 41 – 28   .594
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[2]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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.[3]

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[4]

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[5][6]

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.[7]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Courtney Dale SO. UCLA Bruins
Amanda Scott JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Danielle Henderson SR. UMass Minutewomen
C Stacey Nuveman SO. UCLA Bruins
1B Angela Cervantez JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
2B Jennifer Lizama JR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B Ashlee Ducote JR. LSU Tigers
SS Amy Berman JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
OF Jessica Mendoza FR. Stanford Cardinal
Becky Newbry SR. Washington Huskies
Kim Pietro SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
DP Erica Beach FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Amanda Freed FR. UCLA Bruins
AT-L Courtney Blades JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Lynette Velazquez SR. Oklahoma Sooners
Christie Ambrosi JR. UCLA Bruins
Danielle Cox SR. FSU Seminoles
Liza Brown SR. DePaul Blue Demons

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Nicole Terpstra SR. DePaul Blue Demons
Jamie Graves JR. Washington Huskies
Christa Williams JR. Texas Longhorns
C Kellie Wiginton SO. Stanford Cardinal
1B Julie Marshall JR. UCLA Bruins
2B Kelsey Kollen FR. Michigan Wolverines
3B Julie Adams JR. UCLA Bruins
SS Kelly Kretschman SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
OF Catherine Davie SR. Michigan Wolverines
Tiffany Clark JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Amanda Michalsky JR. UTSA Roadrunners
DP Shavaughne Desecki FR. DePaul Blue Demons
UT Tarrah Beyster JR. Oregon State Beavers
AT-L Samantha Iuli JR. UIC Flames
Kristen Hunter FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Kellie Wilkerson FR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Kelli Bruce SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Brandee McArthur SR. Pacific Tigers

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Becky Lemke SO. Arizona Wildcats
Megan Matthews FR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Kelly Shipman SR. Maryland Terrapins
C Stephenie Little SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
1B Traci Conrad SR. Michigan Wolverines
2B Nikki Cockrell SR. Texas Longhorns
3B Isonette Polonius SR. East Carolina Pirates
SS Lisa Carey SO. Oklahoma Sooners
OF Becky Witt SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Nicole Giordano SO. Arizona Wildcats
Autumn Eastes SO. Texas Longhorns
DP Carrie Moreman SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Monica Triner SR. USF Bulls
AT-L Kirsten Voak FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Lauren Bauer SO. Arizona Wildcats
Lovieanne Jung FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Kelli Metzger SR. Akron Zips
Heather Stella SR. Illinois State Redbirds

References[]

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "1999 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. ^ "Final 1999 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  7. ^ "1999 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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