1985 NCAA Division I softball season

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1985 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 22–26, 1985
Champions UCLA (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title)
Runners-up Nebraska (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Sharron Backus (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title)
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →

The 1985 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 1985. The season progressed through a regular season, various conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1985 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and the 1985 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 26, 1985. [1]

Contents

Conference standings

1985 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southwestern Louisiana  ‍†‍‍12–0 1.00039–13 .750
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍8–4 .66727–22 .551
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍7–5 .58334–32 .515
McNeese State  ‍‍‍7–5 .58319–31 .380
Lamar  ‍‍‍6–6 .50014–28 .333
North Texas  ‍‍‍2–10 .1679–28 .243
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍0–12 .0002–27 .069
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1985 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y12–0 1.00054–10 .844
UCLA  ‍‍‍y9–3 .75041–9 .820
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y6–6 .50038–17 .691
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍6–6 .50025–19 .568
Arizona  ‍‍‍5–7 .41717–16 .515
San Diego State  ‍‍‍4–8 .33337–38 .493
Stanford  ‍‍‍0–12 .00010–51 .164
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

Women's College World Series

The 1985 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 1985 in Omaha, Nebraska. [2]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Cal State Fullerton 18
Adelphi 0
Cal State Fullerton2
UCLA0
Utah 0
UCLA 1
Cal State Fullerton1
Nebraska5
Northwestern 3
Nebraska0
Cal Poly Pomona 6
Cal Poly Pomona0UCLA3
Nebraska2
Louisiana Tech 0
Nebraska 6Nebraska1
UCLA1UCLA29
Lower round 1Lower round 2Cal State Fullerton0
Cal Poly Pomona18
Adelphi1Adelphi0
Cal State Fullerton28
Utah0
Cal Poly Pomona1
UCLA1
Northwestern18Northwestern0
Louisiana Tech0

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season innings pitched:434.1 – Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona Broncos [3]

Sophomore class scoreless innings streak:90.0 – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern Wildcats; 1985

Sophomore class WHIP:0.39 (66 H+50 BB/298.0 IP) – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies

Senior class ERA:0.08 (2 ER/167.1 IP) – Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins

Team double plays:82 – UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Team single game hits:41 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985

Team single game runs:48 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985

Team single game RBIs:39 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985

Team largest victory margin:43 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985

Awards

Denise Eckert, Nebraska Cornhuskers [4] [5]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1985491452952.358371155100.689%101535

References

  1. ↑ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "1985 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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