2019 NCAA Division I softball season

2019 NCAA Division I softball season
Duration	February 7 – June 5, 2019
Number of teams	286
Preseason No. 1	Florida State (NFCA, SA) UCLA (USA Softball/ESPN)
Defending Champions	Florida State
TV partner/s	ESPN
NCAA Tournament
Duration	May 17 – June 4, 2019
Most conference bids	SEC (13)
Women's College World Series
Duration	May 30 - June 4, 2019
Champions	UCLA (13th title)
Runners-up	Oklahoma (13th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez (2nd title)
WCWS MOP	Rachel Garcia (UCLA)
Seasons
← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 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 February 7, 2019. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2019 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament will be held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, will end in June 2019.

Realignment and format changes[]

• Liberty, after 27 seasons in the Big South Conference, joined the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) on July 1, 2018.^[1]
• USC Upstate, after 11 years in the ASUN, moved to the Big South.^[2]

Ballpark Changes[]

• The 2019 season will be the last for the Virginia team at . The team will move to the new University of Virginia Softball Stadium in 2020.

Season outlook[]

USA Today / NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll [3] Ranking Team 1 Florida State 2 UCLA 3 Washington 4 Oklahoma 5 Florida 6 Georgia 7 Arizona 8 Tennessee T9 Alabama T9 South Carolina 11 LSU 12 Arizona State 13 Kentucky 14 Arkansas 15 Louisiana 16 Texas 17 Auburn 18 Baylor 19 Michigan 20 Texas A&M 21 Minnesota 22 Oklahoma State 23 James Madison 24 Mississippi State 25 Oregon

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 [4] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Washington 3 Florida State 4 Oklahoma 5 Florida 6 Arizona 7 Georgia 8 Tennessee 9 South Carolina 10 LSU 11 Alabama T12 Arizona State T12 Arkansas 14 Michigan 15 Kentucky 16 Texas 17 Auburn 18 Louisiana 19 Baylor 20 Texas A&M 21 Oklahoma State 22 James Madison 23 Minnesota 24 Ohio State 25 Long Beach State

Softball America [5][6] Ranking Team 1 Florida State 2 Washington 3 UCLA 4 Oklahoma 5 Florida 6 Georgia 7 Arizona 8 Tennessee 9 Texas 10 Michigan 11 South Carolina 12 Alabama 13 Louisiana 14 Kentucky 15 Arkansas 16 LSU 17 Wichita State 18 Minnesota 19 Arizona State 20 James Madison 21 Auburn 22 Liberty 23 Houston 24 Baylor 25 Drake

Conference standings[]

2019 America East Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UMass Lowell  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 3   .833 28 – 20   .583 Albany  ‍‍‍ 13 – 4   .765 26 – 17   .605 Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 32 – 19   .627 UMBC  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 11   .389 30 – 24   .556 Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 19 – 29   .396 Hartford  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 20 – 31   .392 Maine  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 12 – 29   .293 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 13, 2019[7]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 American Athletic Conference softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Florida  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 4   .810 41 – 19   .683 Tulsa  ‍‍‍y 16 – 5   .762 37 – 20   .649 Houston  ‍‍‍y 12 – 7   .632 39 – 19   .672 Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 32 – 24   .571 UCF  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 34 – 21   .618 UConn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 21 – 29   .420 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 23 – 31   .426 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 3 – 17   .150 22 – 33   .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2019[8]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Atlantic 10 Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fordham  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 6   .727 29 – 26   .527 UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 – 5   .706 26 – 22   .542 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 7   .682 44 – 18   .710 Dayton  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 24 – 27   .471 Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 28 – 25   .528 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 19 – 33   .365 George Mason  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 22 – 26   .458 Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 17 – 29   .370 La Salle  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 12 – 33   .267 St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 9 – 36   .200 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 13, 2019[9]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Atlantic No. 9 Florida State  x‍‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 55 – 10   .846 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 18 – 6   .750 37 – 18   .673 Louisville  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 35 – 22   .614 NC State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 31 – 27   .534 Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 20 – 32   .385 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 17 – 35   .327 Coastal No. 23 Virginia Tech  x‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 47 – 11   .810 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 37 – 20   .649 Duke  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 25 – 31   .446 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 31 – 27   .534 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 22 – 31   .415 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 13 – 40   .245 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 13, 2019[10]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Atlantic Sun Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Lipscomb  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 4 – 0   .800 42 – 15 – 1   .733 Liberty  ‍‍‍ 16 – 5 – 0   .762 40 – 22 – 0   .645 Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7 – 0   .650 29 – 22 – 0   .569 North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 26 – 20 – 0   .565 Kennesaw State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 26 – 29 – 0   .473 North Florida  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 30 – 24 – 0   .556 Stetson  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 16 – 31 – 0   .340 Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 17 – 0   .150 15 – 35 – 0   .300 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 13, 2019[11]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Big 12 Conference softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 0   1.000 57 – 6   .905 No. 6 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 5   .722 45 – 17   .726 No. 11 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 46 – 17   .730 No. 19 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y 8 – 10   .444 42 – 16   .724 Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 37 – 25   .597 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 15 – 36   .294 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 18 – 31   .367 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 13, 2019[12]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Big East Conference softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT St. John's  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 4   .778 26 – 22   .542 DePaul  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 5   .688 35 – 16   .686 Providence  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 30 – 22   .577 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8   .529 29 – 24   .547 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 9   .526 24 – 24   .500 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 20 – 24   .455 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13   .316 14 – 35   .286 Butler  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 16 – 32   .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2019[13]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Big Sky Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Weber State  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 2   .875 27 – 21   .563 Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 20 – 28   .417 Montana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 25 – 31   .446 Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8   .529 31 – 25   .554 Portland State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 20 – 31   .392 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 14 – 39   .264 Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 6 – 34   .150 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[14]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Big South Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Longwood  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 4 – 0   .833 37 – 22 – 0   .627 USC Upstate  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6 – 0   .750 41 – 15 – 0   .732 Campbell  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9 – 0   .609 26 – 28 – 0   .481 Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 30 – 25 – 0   .545 Radford  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 25 – 34 – 0   .424 Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 18 – 37 – 0   .327 Gardner–Webb  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 30 – 24 – 0   .556 Hampton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 23 – 25 – 0   .479 Presbyterian  ‍‍‍ 1 – 22 – 0   .043 11 – 40 – 2   .226 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[15]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Big Ten Conference softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 20 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 1   .957 45 – 13   .776 No. 14 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 21 – 2   .913 47 – 13   .783 No. 8 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 20 – 2   .909 46 – 14   .767 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 35 – 18   .660 No. 25 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 15 – 8   .652 43 – 14   .754 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 29 – 26   .527 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 36 – 21   .632 Illinois  ‍‍‍y 9 – 14   .391 33 – 25   .569 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 21 – 31   .404 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 24 – 32   .429 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 34 – 29   .540 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 19 – 32   .373 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 18   .182 16 – 34   .320 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 20 – 31   .392 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[16]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Big West Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 3   .857 38 – 18   .679 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 33 – 16   .673 UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 39 – 14   .736 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 25 – 25   .500 Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 26 – 28   .481 UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 26 – 25   .510 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 11 – 40   .216 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 10 – 42   .192 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[17]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 13 James Madison  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 1 – 0   .952 51 – 10 – 0   .836 Elon  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7 – 0   .650 33 – 20 – 1   .620 Towson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 27 – 27 – 0   .500 Drexel  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 32 – 27 – 1   .542 Charleston  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 26 – 30 – 0   .464 UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 26 – 28 – 0   .481 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 20 – 27 – 0   .426 Delaware  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 22 – 29 – 0   .431 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[18]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Conference USA softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Western Kentucky  x‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 37 – 13   .740 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 42 – 22   .656 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 29 – 30   .492 FIU  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 26 – 25   .510 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 20 – 30   .400 Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 15 – 35   .300 West Louisiana Tech  x‍†‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 45 – 16   .738 North Texas  x‍†‍‍ 19 – 5   .792 35 – 19   .648 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 30 – 22   .577 UTEP  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 17 – 33   .340 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 21 – 31   .404 UAB  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 19 – 31   .380 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[19]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Horizon League softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UIC  ‍†‍‍ 20 – 4   .833 32 – 23   .582 Detroit Mercy  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7   .696 31 – 28   .525 Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 25 – 29   .463 Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 22 – 33   .400 IUPUI  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 18 – 38   .321 Oakland  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 18 – 33   .353 Wright State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 22 – 33   .400 Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 15 – 34   .306 Green Bay  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 12 – 29   .293 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[20]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Ivy League softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Harvard  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 5   .762 25 – 19   .568 Columbia  ‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 24 – 21   .533 Penn  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 22 – 17   .564 Yale  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 16 – 26   .381 Princeton  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 14 – 27   .341 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 13 – 27   .325 Brown  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 12 – 27   .308 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 10 – 36   .217 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[21]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Marist  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 4   .800 35 – 22   .614 Monmouth  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 4   .800 36 – 18   .667 Siena  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7   .650 22 – 25   .468 Iona  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 19 – 27   .413 Niagara  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 18 – 32   .360 Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 26 – 24   .520 Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 21 – 29   .420 Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 17 – 33   .340 Canisius  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 14 – 31   .311 Rider  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 10 – 44   .185 Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 2 – 18   .100 9 – 47   .161 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[22]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Mid-American Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Miami (OH)  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 4 – 0   .800 35 – 16 – 0   .686 Kent State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5 – 0   .688 28 – 26 – 0   .519 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 34 – 21 – 0   .618 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 27 – 25 – 0   .519 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 1   .548 22 – 28 – 1   .441 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8 – 0   .529 34 – 22 – 0   .607 Toledo  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 9 – 0   .526 29 – 28 – 0   .509 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 18 – 28 – 0   .391 Buffalo  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 1   .382 10 – 32 – 1   .244 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 22 – 29 – 0   .431 Akron  ‍‍‍ 3 – 18 – 0   .143 13 – 31 – 2   .304 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[23]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Norfolk State  x‍‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 25 – 20   .556 Howard  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 19 – 29   .396 Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 10 – 32   .238 Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 9 – 32   .220 Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 8 – 31   .205 Morgan State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4   .714 22 – 24   .478 Southern Bethune–Cookman  ‍†‍‡‍y 13 – 2   .867 26 – 29   .473 Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 – 2   .867 26 – 25   .510 North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 23 – 26   .469 North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 9 – 29   .237 Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11   .267 9 – 28   .243 South Carolina State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 14   .000 0 – 34   .000 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Morgan State Ineligible for Postseason As of June 14, 2019[24]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Missouri Valley Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Drake  ‍†‍‡‍y 24 – 2   .923 43 – 16   .729 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 35 – 14   .714 Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 28 – 23   .549 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 15 – 10   .600 29 – 21   .580 Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 11   .560 30 – 21   .588 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 18 – 33   .353 Loyola Chicago  ‍‍‍ 9 – 16   .360 25 – 25   .500 Evansville  ‍‍‍ 9 – 16   .360 19 – 30   .388 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 21   .192 19 – 35   .352 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22   .154 16 – 31   .340 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[25]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Mountain West Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Colorado State  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 6   .750 39 – 12   .765 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 37 – 16   .698 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 36 – 14   .720 Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 36 – 18   .667 Boise State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 36 – 16   .692 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 25 – 26   .490 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 27 – 25   .519 Utah State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 17 – 30   .362 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 12 – 41   .226 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[26]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Northeast Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT LIU Brooklyn  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 2   .875 36 – 18   .667 Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 28 – 27   .509 Saint Francis (PA)  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 6   .625 29 – 31   .483 Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 26 – 28   .481 Bryant  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 13 – 32   .289 Robert Morris  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 14 – 37   .275 Wagner  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 15 – 29   .341 Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 14 – 35   .286 Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 17 – 24   .415 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[27]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Southeast Missouri State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 5   .773 41 – 15   .732 Jacksonville State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 5   .773 34 – 13   .723 Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 16 – 6   .727 31 – 20   .608 Murray State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 6   .727 26 – 25   .510 Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16 – 6   .727 30 – 18   .625 Belmont  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 30 – 21   .588 UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 29 – 26   .527 SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14   .364 16 – 27   .372 Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14   .364 18 – 27   .400 Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 16   .273 13 – 29   .310 Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 16 – 39   .291 Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 21   .045 3 – 42   .067 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 6, 2019[28]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Pac-12 Conference softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 56 – 6   .903 No. 2 Washington  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 52 – 8   .867 No. 6 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 48 – 14   .774 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 35 – 20   .636 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 8 – 13   .381 33 – 19   .635 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 �� 14   .364 26 – 19   .578 Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 19 – 35   .352 California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 28 – 27   .509 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 22 – 30   .423 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2019[29]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Patriot League softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Boston University  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 2 – 0   .882 34 – 18 – 0   .654 Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 14 – 3 – 0   .824 27 – 22 – 0   .551 Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 25 – 26 – 0   .490 Colgate  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 25 – 25 – 0   .500 Army  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 26 – 30 – 0   .464 Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 14 – 35 – 0   .286 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 1 – 17 – 0   .056 8 – 40 – 1   .173 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 6, 2019[30]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Southeastern Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Alabama ‍†‍‍y 18 – 6   .750 60 – 10   .857 No. 11 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 43 – 17   .717 No. 10 LSU ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 43 – 19   .694 No. 23 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 36 – 24   .600 No. 17 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 41 – 20   .672 No. 8 Florida ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 12   .500 49 – 18   .731 No. 14 Georgia ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 42 – 19   .689 No. 20 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 38 – 20   .655 Missouri ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 35 – 25   .583 No. 24 Auburn ‍‍‍y 10 – 14   .417 39 – 21   .650 No. 21 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 9 – 14   .391 38 – 19   .667 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 9 – 15   .375 35 – 23   .603 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 6 – 18   .250 28 – 27   .509 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2019[31]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Southern Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT UNC Greensboro  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 5 – 0   .706 33 – 23 – 0   .589 Chattanooga  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 7 – 0   .611 37 – 17 – 0   .685 Samford  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 23 – 31 – 0   .426 Mercer  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7 – 0   .588 27 – 29 – 0   .482 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 22 – 27 – 2   .451 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 12 – 0   .294 21 – 32 – 0   .396 Furman  ‍‍‍ 5 – 12 – 0   .294 13 – 38 – 0   .255 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[32]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Southland Conference softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 5   .815 35 – 23   .603 Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 21 – 6   .778 34 – 22   .607 McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 33 – 32   .508 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 36 – 23   .610 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 34 – 23   .596 Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 30 – 27   .526 Lamar  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 23 – 34   .404 Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 26 – 28   .481 Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 23 – 23   .500 Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 13 – 31   .295 Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22   .154 8 – 40   .167 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 3 – 23   .115 8 – 43   .157 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 19, 2019[33]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Alabama A&M  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 22 – 17   .564 Alabama State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 20 – 22   .476 Alcorn State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 13 – 22   .371 Jackson State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 12 – 34   .261 Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 11 – 31   .262 West Texas Southern  x‍†‍‍ 16 – 1   .941 20 – 24   .455 Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍ 15 – 3   .833 27 – 15   .643 Southern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11   .353 8 – 25   .242 Grambling State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 16 – 24   .400 Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12   .200 4 – 32   .111 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 6, 2019[34]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Summit League softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Dakota State  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 2   .889 42 – 16   .724 South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 33 – 28   .541 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 20 – 20   .500 South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 37 – 19   .661 North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 22 – 34   .393 Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 10 – 39   .204 Omaha  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 4 – 43   .085 † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[35]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Sun Belt Conference softball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 17 Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 25 – 0   1.000 52 – 6   .897 Troy  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 37 – 20   .649 UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 36 – 27   .571 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 29 – 25   .537 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 13   .500 31 – 25   .554 Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 39 – 21   .650 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17   .346 23 – 28   .451 Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 14 – 42   .250 South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 18 – 31   .367 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22   .185 8 – 46   .148 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[36]; Rankings from NFCA
2019 West Coast Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT BYU ‍†‍‍y 12 – 3   .800 30 – 26   .536 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 40 – 21   .656 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 16 – 34   .320 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 14 – 37   .275 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11   .267 20 – 29   .408 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12   .200 17 – 32   .347 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[37]; Rankings from NFCA	2019 Western Athletic Conference softball standings v Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Seattle ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 3   .833 40 – 17   .702 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 33 – 22   .600 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 33 – 24   .579 California Baptist  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 21 – 33   .389 Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 15 – 31   .326 UMKC  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 27 – 29   .482 Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 15 – 32   .319 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 14, 2019[38]; Rankings from NFCA

Conference winners and tournaments[]

Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that sponsor baseball, 27 end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. Four conferences, the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference do not hold a conference tournament. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference regular-season champions, receive automatic invitations to the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Pitcher of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	UMass Lowell	Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook[39]	Courtney Coppersmith, Pitcher/Utility, UMBC[39]	Danielle Henderson, UMass Lowell[39]		• West Hartford, CT	UMBC
American Athletic Conference	South Florida	Sarah Barker, Houston & Julia Hollingsworth, Tulsa[40]	Georgina Corrick, USF[40]	USF[40]	2019 American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament	Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX	South Florida
Atlantic 10 Conference	Fordham	Jenna Cone, George Washington[41]	Madie Aughinbaugh, Fordham[41]	Melissa Inouye, Fordham[41]		UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	Fordham
Atlantic Coast Conference	Virginia Tech	Cait Brooks, Notre Dame[42]	Carrie Eberle, Virginia Tech[42]	Pete D'Amour, Virginia Tech[42]	2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Tournament	JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL	Florida State
Atlantic Sun Conference	Lipscomb	Hannah DeVault, Lipscomb[43]	Megan Garst, North Alabama[43]	Kristin Ryman, Lipscomb[43]		• Fort Myers, FL	Lipscomb
Big 12 Conference	Oklahoma	Sydney Romero, Oklahoma[44]	Giselle Juarez, Oklahoma[44]	Patty Gasso, Oklahoma[44]	2019 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma
Big East Conference	St. John's	Paige Rauch, Villanova[45]	Madison Morris, St. John's[45]	St. John's[45]		Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL	DePaul
Big Sky Conference	Weber State	Takesha Saltern, Weber State[46]	Savanna Corr, Sacramento State[46]	Mary Kay Amicone, Weber State[47]		Shea Stadium • Sacramento, CA	Weber State
Big South Conference	Longwood	Alyssa Oakes, USC Upstate[48]	Christina Biggerstaff, USC Upstate[48]	Kathy Riley, Longwood[48]		Amanda Littlejohn Stadium • Buies Creek, NC	Longwood
Big Ten Conference	Michigan	Kayla Konwent, Wisconsin[49]	Amber Fisher, Minnesota[49]	Kate Drohan, Northwestern[49]	2019 Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament	Andy Mohr Field • Bloomington, IN	Michigan
Big West Conference	Cal State Fullerton	Ari Williams, Cal State Fullerton[50]	Brooke Yanez, UC Davis[50]	Kelly Ford, Cal State Fullerton[50]	No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid		Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association	James Madison	Odicci Alexander, James Madison[51]	Megan Good, James Madison[51]	Loren LaPorte, James Madison[51]		Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison
Conference USA	Louisiana Tech & North Texas	Jazlyn Crowder, Louisiana Tech[52]	Abby Trahan, Southern Miss[52]	Mark Montgomery, Louisiana Tech & Rodney DeLong, North Texas[52]		• Birmingham, AL	Louisiana Tech
Horizon League	UIC	Kayla Wedl, UIC[53]	Ashley Mauser, Detroit Mercy[53]	John Conway, Detroit Mercy[53]		Flames Field • Chicago, IL	Detroit Mercy
Ivy League	Harvard	Micah Schroder, Dartmouth[54]	Katie Duncan, Harvard[54]	Jennifer Teague, Columbia[54]		Campus sites	Harvard
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Marist & Monmouth	Madysen Cossack, Siena[55]	Alyssa Irons, Monmouth[55]	Joe Ausanio, Marist[55]		• Poughkeepsie, NY	Monmouth
Mid-American Conference	Miami (OH)	Brenna Brownfield, Kent State[56]	Andrea Scali, Kent State[56]	Clarisa Crowell, Miami[56]		Firestone Stadium • Akron, OH	Toledo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Bethune–Cookman	Damali Young, Morgan State[57]	Alexis Bermudez, Bethune-Cookman[57]	James Inzana, Norfolk State[57]		• Ormond Beach, FL	Bethune–Cookman
Missouri Valley Conference	Drake	Sammey Bunch, Northern Iowa[58]	Nicole Newman, Drake[58]	Rich Calvert, Drake[58]		Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex • Peoria, IL	Drake
Mountain West Conference	Colorado State	Amber Nelson, Colorado State[59]	Jenessa Ullegue, San Jose State[59]	Jen Fisher, Colorado State[59]	No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid		Colorado State
Northeast Conference	LIU Brooklyn	Hailey Desrosiers, Sacred Heart[60]	Elena Valenzuela, LIU Brooklyn[60]	Roy Kortmann, LIU Brooklyn[60]		• Brooklyn, NY	Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley Conference	Southeast Missouri State & Jacksonville State	Rachel Anderson, Southeast Missouri[61]	Faith Sims, Jacksonville State[61]	Mark Redburn, Southeast Missouri[61]		Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL	Southeast Missouri State
Pac–12 Conference	UCLA & Washington	Rachel Garcia, UCLA[62]	Rachel Garcia, UCLA[62]	Jessica Allister, Stanford[62]	No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid		UCLA
Patriot League	Boston University	Alex Heinen, Boston University[63]	Ali DuBois, Boston University[63]	Joey Lye, Bucknell[63]		• Boston, MA	Boston University
Southeastern Conference	Alabama	Abbey Cheek, Kentucky[64]	Sarah Cornell, Alabama[64]	Patrick Murphy, Alabama[64]	2019 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament	Davis Diamond • College Station, TX	Florida
Southern Conference	UNC Greensboro	Marissa Guimbarda, Furman[65]	Celie Hudson, Chattanooga[65]	Janelle Breneman, UNC Greensboro[65]		• Chattanooga, TN	Chattanooga
Southland Conference	Sam Houston State	Lindsey McLeod, Sam Houston State[66]	Lindsey McLeod, Sam Houston State[66]	Garrett Valis, Sam Houston State[66]	2019 Southland Conference Softball Tournament	Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA	Sam Houston State
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Texas Southern	Tamia Lee-Barbadillo, Alabama A&M[67]	Crystal Castillo, Prairie View A&M[67]	Cassandra Brown, Alabama A&M[67]		• Montgomery, AL	Alabama State
Summit League	North Dakota State	Katie Shoultz, North Dakota State[68]	KK Leddy, North Dakota State[68]	Darren Mueller, North Dakota State[68]		• Fargo, ND	North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Louisiana	Alissa Dalton, Louisiana[69]	Summer Ellyson, Louisiana[69]	Gerry Glasco, Louisiana[69]	2019 Sun Belt Conference Softball Tournament	Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	Louisiana
West Coast Conference	BYU	Lexi Tarrow, BYU[70]	Arissa Paulson, BYU[70]	Sami Strinz-Ward, Loyola Marymount[70]	No Tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid		BYU
Western Athletic Conference	Seattle	Nikki Butler, New Mexico State[71]	Samaria Diaz, New Mexico State[71]	Kathy Rodolph, New Mexico State[71]	2019 Western Athletic Conference Softball Tournament	• Phoenix, AZ	Seattle

National Invitational Softball Championship[]

UTA Mavericks defeated the Iowa State Cyclones in the championship; Aileen Garcia was named MVP for the series.

Women's College World Series[]

Participants[]

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	WCWS Appearances† (including 2019 WCWS)	WCWS Best Finish†*	WCWS W-L Record† (excluding 2019 WCWS)
Alabama	SEC	57–8 (18–6)	Patrick Murphy	12 (last: 2016)	1st (2012)	17–21
Arizona	Pac-12	47–12 (19–5)	Mike Candrea	23 (last: 2010)	1st (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)	61–32
Florida	SEC	49–16 (12–12)	Tim Walton	10 (last: 2018)	1st (2014, 2015)	26-16
Minnesota	Big Ten	46–12 (20–2)	Jamie Trachsel	1	—	—
Oklahoma	Big 12	54–3 (18–0)	Patty Gasso	13 (last: 2018)	1st (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017)	30–17
Oklahoma State	Big 12	44–15 (13–5)	Kenny Gajewski	8 (last: 2011)	3rd (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994)	11–14
UCLA	Pac-12	51–6 (20–4)	Kelly Inouye-Perez	29 (last: 2018)	1st (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004)	94–29
Washington	Pac-12	50–7 (20–4)	Heather Tarr	14 (last: 2018)	1st (2009)	24–21

† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results

Bracket[]

The 2019 Women's College World Series will begin on May 30 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[72]

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Oklahoma	3
	8	Alabama	2
						1	Oklahoma	6
						13	Oklahoma State	1
	5	Florida	1
	13	Oklahoma State	2
											1	Oklahoma	0(8)	7
											8	Alabama	1	3
	8	Alabama	15
	5	Florida	3(5)
						8	Alabama	2
						6	Arizona	0
																	1	Oklahoma	3	4	X
																	2	UCLA	16	5	X
	3	Washington	1(8)
	6	Arizona	3
						6	Arizona	2
						2	UCLA	6
	7	Minnesota	2
	2	UCLA	7
											2	UCLA	3	X
											3	Washington	0(10)	X
	3	Washington	5
	7	Minnesota	3
						13	Oklahoma State	0
						3	Washington	1

Season leaders[]

Batting

• Batting average: .507 – Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell River Hawks
• RBIs: 84 – Bailey Hemphill, Alabama Crimson Tide
• Home runs: 29 – Jessie Harper, Arizona Wildcats

Pitching

• Wins: 39-6 – Summer Ellyson, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
• ERA: 1.03 (30 ER/203.2 IP) – Brooke Yanez, UC Davis Aggies
• Strikeouts: 423 – Nicole Newman, Drake Bulldogs

Records[]

NCAA Division I season perfect games: 5 – Nicole Newman, Drake Bulldogs^[73]

Freshman class single game strikeouts: 27 – Kelly Nelson, Holy Cross Crusaders; March 6, 2019 (16 innings)

Team consecutive wins streak: 41 – Oklahoma Sooners; February 24-May 19, 2019

Awards & Honors[]

• USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins^[74]

• Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Honda Sports Award Softball:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins

• Honda Sports Award Softball:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins^[75]

• NFCA National Pitcher of the Year:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins^[76]

• espnW Softball Player of the Year:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins^[77]

• Softball America Player of the Year:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins^[78]

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2019	61	172	34	59	.343	57	11	1	9	103	.588%	35	20	0	0

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2019	29	1	36	25	19	7	4	202.0	117	40	33	43	286	1.14	0.79

• NFCA National Player of the Year:

Abbey Cheek, Kentucky^[79]

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2019	60	152	54	65	.427	53	20	0	13	138	.908%	64	14	8	9

• Softball America Pitcher of the Year:

Giselle Juarez, Oklahoma Sooners^[80]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2019	28	4	39	32	15	7	0	186.1	97	41	37	38	269	1.39	0.72

• NFCA National Freshman of the Year:

Danielle Williams, Northwestern Wildcats^[81]

• Softball America Freshman of the Year

Danielle Williams, Northwestern Wildcats^[82]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2019	31	8	44	36	26	13	2	230.0	129	57	51	46	317	1.55	0.76

• Softball America Freshman Pitcher of the Year: Shealyn O'Leary, Texas

• NFCA Catcher of the Year: Dejah Mulipola, Arizona^[83]

• NFCA Golden Shoe Award: Jaquelyn Ramon, Southeastern Louisiana^[84]

• Senior CLASS Award: Katie Reed, Kentucky^[85]

Coaches[]

• NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year: UCLA
• NFCA West Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: UCLA
• NFCA Central Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Oklahoma
• NFCA Great Lakes Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Minnesota
• NFCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Virginia Tech
• NFCA Mideast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Louisiana Tech & Southeast Missouri State
• NFCA Midwest Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Oklahoma State
• NFCA Northeast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: James Madison
• NFCA Pacific Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Washington
• NFCA South Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Alabama
• NFCA Southeast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year: Florida

Assistants[]

• NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year: Sara Michalowski-Marino, Missouri

Other Awards[]

• Turface Athletics/NFCA Field of the Year: Jane Sanders Stadium, Oregon
• Donna Newberry "Perseverance" Award: Bari Mance
• Humanitarian Award: Joelle Della Volpe, St. Mary's High School (NJ)
• Distinguished Service Award:

All America Teams[]

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.^[86]

First Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Gabbie Plain	SO.	Washington Huskies
	Amber Fiser	JR.	Minnesota Golden Gophers
	Giselle Juarez	JR.	Oklahoma Sooners
C	Dejah Mulipola	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
1B	Kayla Konwent	JR.	Wisconsin Badgers
2B	Caleigh Clifton	SR.	Oklahoma Sooners
3B	Abbey Cheek	SR.	Kentucky Wildcats
SS	Sis Bates	JR.	Washington Huskies
OF	Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Morgan Howe	SR.	Arizona State Sun Devils
	Amanda Lorenz	SR.	Florida Gators
UT	Rachel Garcia	JR.	UCLA Bruins
	Cait Brooks	SR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
AT-L	Nicole Newman	SR.	Drake Bulldogs
	Sydney Sherrill	SO.	FSU Seminoles
	Kylan Becker	SR.	Mississippi Rebels
	Taylor McQuillin	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Sydney Romero	SR.	Oklahoma Sooners

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Kelly Barnhill	SR.	Florida Gators
	Georgina Corrick	SO.	USF Bulls
	Montana Fouts	FR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
C	Morganne Flores	JR.	Washington Huskies
1B	Kaylee Tow	SO.	Alabama Crimson Tide
2B	Reyna Carranco	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
3B	Amanda Sánchez	SR.	LSU Tigers
SS	Lili Piper	SR.	Ohio State Buckeyes
OF	Bubba Nickles	JR.	UCLA Bruins
	Jocelyn Alo	SO.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Falepolima Aviu	SR.	Oklahoma Sooners
UT	Shelbi Sunseri	SO.	LSU Tigers
	Ulufa Leilua	JR.	Mississippi State Bulldogs
AT-L	Jessie Harper	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Bailey Hemphill	JR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Autumn Storms	JR.	Arkansas Razorbacks
	Janae Jefferson	SO.	Texas Longhorns
	Meghan King	SR.	FSU Seminoles

Third Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Taran Alvelo	SR.	Washington Huskies
	Summer Ellyson	JR.	ULL Ragin' Cajuns
	Danielle Williams	FR.	Northwestern Wildcats
C	Mia Davidson	SO.	Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B	Grace Green	FR.	Oklahoma Sooners
2B	Aubrey Leach	SR.	Tennessee Lady Vols
3B	Skylee James	SR.	UIC Flames
SS	Alyssa DiCarlo	SR.	Georgia Bulldogs
OF	Kindra Hackbarth	JR.	Arizona State Sun Devils
	Kate Gordon	JR.	James Madison Dukes
	Karli Hamilton	JR.	Texas Tech Red Raiders
UT	Odicci Alexander	JR.	James Madison Dukes
	Kendyl Lindaman	JR.	Florida Gators
AT-L	Megan Good	SR.	James Madison Dukes
	Samantha Show	SR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
	Miranda Elish	JR.	Texas Longhorns
	Emily Clark	SR.	Ohio State Buckeyes
	Rachel Anderson	JR.	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

Final Rankings[]

USA Today / NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll [87] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Oklahoma 3 Washington 4 Alabama 5 Arizona 6 Oklahoma State 7 Florida 8 Minnesota 9 Florida State 10 LSU 11 Texas 12 Tennessee 13 James Madison 14 Northwestern 15 Ole Miss 16 Kentucky 17 Georgia 18 Louisiana 19 Texas Tech 20 Michigan 21 South Carolina 22 Auburn 23 Virginia Tech 24 Arizona State 25 Wisconsin

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 [88] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Oklahoma 3 Washington 4 Alabama 5 Arizona 6 Oklahoma State 7 Florida 8 Minnesota 9 Florida State 10 Texas 11 Tennessee 12 LSU 13 James Madison 14 Ole Miss 15 Kentucky 16 Northwestern 17 Louisiana 18 Michigan 19 Texas Tech 20 Georgia 21 Virginia Tech 22 Wisconsin T-23 Auburn T-23 South Carolina 25 Drake

Softball America[89] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Oklahoma 3 Washington 4 Alabama 5 Arizona 6 Oklahoma State 7 Florida 8 Minnesota 9 Texas 10 LSU 11 Ole Miss 12 Tennessee 13 Florida State 14 Kentucky 15 James Madison 16 Northwestern 17 Louisiana 18 Michigan 19 Wisconsin 20 Texas Tech 21 Georgia 22 Virginia Tech 23 Auburn 24 South Carolina 25 Arizona State

Coaching changes[]

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2019 season until the day before the first day of the 2020 season.^[90]

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Abilene Christian				On May 11, Reeves stepped down as head coach of the Abilene Christian after 9 seasons with the program.[91] Abigail Farler was named as new softball coach on June 13.[92]
Akron				On May 16, Akron announced that head coach Julie Jones would not receive a contract extension and that the program will begin looking for a new head coach.[93]
Alabama State				On August 6, Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson accepted the head coaching position at FIU, leaving Alabama State after five seasons.[94] On October 10, Todd Bradley was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[95]
Army				On June 19, Army West Point announced the hiring of assistant coach Cheryl Milligan as head coach of the softball program.[96]
Belmont	Brian Levin		Megan Rhodes Smith	On June 25, Brian Levin accepted the head coaching position at Southern Miss, leaving Belmont after nine seasons with a record of 91–70.[97] On July 12, Megan Rhodes Smith was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[98]
Boston College	Ashley Obrest		Amy Kvilhaug	On May 21, Ashley Obrest announced her resignation as head coach of the Boston College softball program effective immediately.[99] On July 2, Amy Kvilhaug was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[100]
Central Michigan	Margo Jonker		McCall Salmon	Jonker announced her retirement after 40 seasons at Central Michigan on May 13.[101] On June 20, Central Michigan announced the hiring of McCall Salmon as new head coach of the softball program.[102]
Charlotte			Ashley Chastain	On May 13, Charlotte announced that head coach Aimee DeVos will not be retained after 25 years with the program.[103] On June 6, Charlotte announced the hiring of Ashley Chastain as head coach of the Charlotte softball program. Chastain served as pitching coach for the last two seasons at Ole Miss.[104]
Connecticut	Jen McIntyre		Laura Valentino	On May 22, UConn announced that head coach Jen McIntyre will not be returning as head coach of the Huskies softball program after 5 seasons.[105] On July 3, Laura Valentino was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[106]
Detroit Mercy				John Conway announced his retirement after 5 seasons with the team. On July 2, Marc Gillis, a Titans assistant for 2 seasons, was promoted to head coach.[107]
Delaware State	Amber Jackson			On April 15, Amber Jackson announced she would be stepping down as head coach of Delaware State at the end of the season.[108] On June 13, Jeff Franquet was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[109]
Eastern Illinois				On June 28, Kim Schuette accepted the pitching coach position at Ole Miss, leaving Eastern Illinois after three seasons with a record of 80–80.[110][111] On August 5, Tara Archibald was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[112]
FIU				On October 17, 2018, FIU parted ways with Gator Rebhan.[113] Heather Gelbard was named interim head coach. On August 6, Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[94]
Green Bay				On June 9, Green Bay announced that it was parting ways with head coach Scott Wachholz. On July 8, Sara Kubuske was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[114]
Idaho State				On June 18, Idaho State announced that Candi Letts would not return for the 2020 season.[115] On July 29, Cristal Brown was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[116]
Louisiana Tech	Mark Montgomery		Maria Winn-Ratliff	On September 9, Mark Montgomery accepted the head coaching position at Maryland, leaving Louisiana Tech after seven seasons with a record of 226–163.[117] On September 23, Maria Winn-Ratliff was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[118]
Loyola-Chicago				On August 5, Alicia Abbott was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[119]
Maryland	Julie Wright	&	Mark Montgomery	On August 7, Julie Wright stepped down as head softball coach at Maryland after four seasons.[120] On September 9, Mark Montgomery was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[121]
Mississippi State	Vann Stuedeman		Samantha Ricketts	On July 16, Mississippi State announced that Vann Stuedeman would not return as head coach after 8 seasons.[122] On July 22, Samantha Ricketts was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[123]
North Carolina A&T				On July 22, Patti Raduenz was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[124]
Ole Miss	Mike Smith	Ruben Felix		On December 8, Mike Smith announced his resignation as head coach of the Ole Miss softball program. Ruben Felix was named the interim head coach for the 2020 season.[125]
San Diego				On May 21, Melissa McElvain announced her resignation as head coach of the San Diego softball program.[126] On July 30, Jessica Pistole was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[127]
Santa Clara	Lisa Dodd			On June 24, Gina Carbonatto was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[128]
SIU Edwardsville				On June 20, SIU Edwardsville appointed interim head softball coach, Jessica Jones, as permanent head coach of the program.[129]
Southern Miss			Brian Levin	On May 10, Wendy Hogue announced her resignation as head coach of the Southern Miss softball program effective immediately.[130] On June 14, Southern Miss announced the hiring of Brian Levin as head coach of the Southern Miss softball program.[97]
Southern Utah				On July 16, Southern Utah parted ways with Kortny Hall, going 6–34 in one season at the school.[131] On August 22, Don Don Williams was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[132]
Tennessee Tech				On August 1, Bonnie Graham announced her resignation as head coach of the Tennessee Tech program to take on a new role.[133] On August 19, Michelle DePolo was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[134]
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi				On May 10, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi announced that head coach Blake Miller's contract will not be renewed.[135] On June 20, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi announced the hiring of Kristen Zaleski as head coach of the softball program.[136]
Tulsa	John Bargfeldt		Crissy Strimple	On June 7, John Bargfeldt announced his resignation as head coach of the Tulsa program to pursue better opportunities.[137] On June 12, Tulsa announced that they have promoted Crissy Strimple to head coach of the Tulsa Program. She has spent the last 8 seasons as associate head coach at Tulsa.[138]
Utah Valley			Stacy May-Johnson	On December 11, T.J. Hubbard accepted the head coaching position at UTEP, leaving Utah Valley after three seasons.[139] Assistant Coach Shelby Graves was named interim head coach until a permanent replacement is named.[140] On December 30, Stacy May-Johnson was named the head coach for the 2020 season.[141]
UTEP				On November 8, UTEP announced that Tobin Echo-Hawk would not return as head coach after 6 seasons.[142] On December 11, T.J. Hubbard was named the new head coach for the 2020 season.[139]
UT Martin				Canary announced his retirement after 18 seasons at UT Martin on May 14.[143] On June 11, UT Martin announced the hiring of Brian Dunn to be the head coach of the UT Martin softball program.[144]
Western Illinois				On August 26, Beth Golitko accepted the assistant coaching position at Loyola Chicago, leaving Western Illinois after two seasons.[145] On November 14, Holly Van Vlymen was named the interim head coach for the 2020 season.[146]

See also[]

• UCLA vs Oklahoma WCWS 2019 Game 2 on YouTube
• NISC Championship Round - Iowa State vs. UT Arlington on YouTube
• 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season

References[]