1988 NCAA Division I softball season

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1988 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Texas A&M
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 25–29, 1988
Champions UCLA (4th (5th overall) title)
Runners-up Fresno State (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Sharron Backus (4th (5th overall) title)
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →

The 1988 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 1988. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1988 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 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 29, 1988.

Contents

Conference standings

1988 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y15–8–0 .65231–25–0 .554
Michigan  ‍‍‍15–9–0 .62529–20–0 .592
Northwestern  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58325–23–0 .521
Indiana  ‍‍‍13–10–1 .56336–20–1 .640
Iowa  ‍‍‍10–13–0 .43533–20–1 .620
Michigan State  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41721–30–0 .412
Ohio State  ‍‍‍5–18–0 .21719–31–1 .382
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1988 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y15–3 .83353–8 .869
Arizona  ‍‍‍y15–5 .75054–18 .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍9–11 .45032–26 .552
Arizona State  ‍‍‍8–12 .40026–25 .510
California  ‍‍‍y7–11 .38938–22 .633
Oregon State  ‍‍‍2–14 .12513–32 .289
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1988 [9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Fresno State  ‍†‍‍y29–5 .85355–17 .764
Cal Poly Pomona  ‍‍‍y28–8 .77857–16 .781
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍24–10 .70652–20 .722
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y25–11 .69446–17 .730
Pacific  ‍‍‍16–18 .47135–27 .565
Hawaii  ‍‍‍16–20 .44430–29 .508
San Jose State  ‍‍‍13–19 .40624–29 .453
San Diego State  ‍‍‍9–23 .28124–33 .421
UNLV  ‍‍‍9–27 .25018–29 .383
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍3–31 .0886–50 .107
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1988 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‡‍13–1–0 .92949–17–0 .742
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍10–3–0 .76934–27–0 .557
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍10–4–0 .71433–16–0 .673
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍6–7–0 .46225–24–0 .510
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍6–8–0 .42921–39–0 .350
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍5–8–0 .38524–35–0 .407
McNeese State  ‍‍‍3–11–0 .2148–34–0 .190
North Texas  ‍‍‍1–12–0 .0774–51–0 .073
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1988 [10]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1988 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 1988 in Sunnyvale, California. [11]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA 1
Northern Illinois 0
UCLA6
Fresno State1
Fresno State 3
Texas A&M 0
UCLA5
Arizona0
Arizona 1
UCLA4
Adelphi 0
Arizona4Cal Poly Pomona1
Cal State Pomona1
Cal Poly Pomona 3
Nebraska 0
UCLA13
Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State20
Cal Poly Pomona1
Northern Illinois0Texas A&M0
Arizona0
Texas A&M3
Fresno State4
Fresno State19
Adelphi1Nebraska0
Nebraska5

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season shutouts:36 – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters [12]

NCAA Division I season assists:237 – Charis Monroe, Cal State Fullerton Titans

Freshman class triples:13 – Tricia Popowski, South Carolina Gamecocks

Freshman class assists:230 – Julie Standering, Arizona Wildcats

Sophomore class assists:229 – Carie Dever, Fresno State Bulldogs

Sophomore class wins:50 – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

Junior class innings pitched:425.0 – Julie Carpenter, Texas A&M Aggies

Awards

Lisa Longaker, UCLA Bruins [13] [14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1988314393434233259.11361411312400.290.64

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [15]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Lisa LongakerSO. UCLA Bruins
Melanie ParrentSR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Debbie NicholsSO. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
C Karen SanchelliSR. South Carolina Gamecocks
1B Jody SchwartzSR. Creighton Bluejays
2B Alison StowellSR. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
3B Janice ParksJR. UCLA Bruins
SS Liz MizeriaSR. Texas A&M Aggies
OF Jill Justin JR. Northern Illinois Huskies
Lorraine MaynezFR. UCLA Bruins
Dee BrewerFR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
UT Michele Smith JR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Gretchen KoenigSR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Teresa CherrySR. Arizona Wildcats
Carie DeverSO. Fresno State Bulldogs
C Kris TipmoreSR. Central Michigan Chippewas
1B Gena StrangSR. Fresno State Bulldogs
2B Julie ThomasSR. Sam Houston State Bearkats
3B Valerie DouglasSR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
SS Shari JohnsonJR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
OF Linda SmolkaJR. Princeton Tigers
Amy LienhardtSR. Bowling Green Falcons
Angie McDonaldSR. Eastern Michigan Eagles
UT Kris PetersonSR. Adelphi Panthers

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1988 Indiana Season
  3. ↑ 1988 Iowa Season
  4. ↑ 1988 Michigan Season
  5. ↑ 1988 Michigan State Season
  6. ↑ 1988 Minnesota Season
  7. ↑ 1988 Northwestern Season
  8. ↑ 1988 Ohio State Season
  9. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ "1988 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  14. ↑ "FINAL 1988 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ↑ "1988 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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