1991 NCAA Division I softball season

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1991 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 23–26, 1991
Champions Arizona (1st title)
Runners-up UCLA (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike 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.

Contents

Conference standings

1991 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y20–4–0 .83348–27–0 .640
Iowa  ‍‍‍y19–5–0 .79253–11–0 .828
Michigan  ‍‍‍15–9–0 .62536–19–0 .655
Ohio State  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41720–32–0 .385
Indiana  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37523–31–0 .426
Northwestern  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37521–33–0 .389
Michigan State  ‍‍‍2–22–0 .08311–41–0 .212
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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

1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y16–4 .80050–5 .909
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y15–5 .75043–16 .729
California  ‍‍‍y14–6 .70048–18 .727
Arizona  ‍‍‍y11–9 .55056–16 .778
Oregon  ‍‍‍4–16 .20029–29 .500
Oregon State  ‍‍‍0–20 .0009–43 .173
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1991 [9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1991 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍†‍‍18–5–0 .78344–18–0 .710
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍18–6–0 .75037–23–0 .617
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍17–6–0 .73938–16–0 .704
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41717–37–0 .315
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37521–38–0 .356
McNeese State  ‍‍‍5–17–0 .22711–33–0 .250
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍4–18–0 .18221–36–0 .368
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1991 [10]
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. [11]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Florida State 0
UCLA 1
UCLA0
Arizona19
UNLV 0
Arizona 113
Arizona18
Long Beach State0
Long Beach State 1
Arizona0
Missouri 0
Long Beach State3Fresno State18
Fresno State0
Fresno State 2
Utah 0Arizona5
Fresno State1UCLA1
Lower round 1Lower round 2UCLA513
Fresno State3
Florida State3Florida State0
Long Beach State0
UNLV1
UCLA111
Missouri0
Missouri29UCLA5
Utah0

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I single game walks:6 – Wendy Stewart, Utah Utes; May 11, 1991 [12]

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 [13] [14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1991203262423161165.26896221650.250.54
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1991632052570.3413221987.424%17200

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Heather ComptonSO. UCLA Bruins
Terry CarpenterJR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Michele Granger SO. California Golden Bears
C Diane PohlJR. Iowa Hawkeyes
1B Julie CavanaughSR. Oregon Ducks
2B Julie Smith SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
3B Camille SpitaleriJR. Kansas Jayhawks
SS Julie StanderingSR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Yvonne GutierrezJR. UCLA Bruins
Pam StanleyJR. Central Michigan Chippewas
Tricia PopowskiSR. South Carolina Gamecocks
UT Lisa Fernandez SO. UCLA Bruins

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Karen SnelgroveJR. Missouri Tigers
Karen JacksonFR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Missi YoungSO. Texas A&M Aggies
C Erica ZiencinaSR. UCLA Bruins
1B Julie JonesSR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Michelle DellosoSR. South Carolina Gamecocks
3B Gina LoPiccoloSR. Fresno State Bulldogs
SS Tiffany TootleSO. South Carolina Gamecocks
OF Rachel BrownJR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Leigh RossSR. Toledo Rockets
Charmelle GreenSR. Utah Utes
UT Kelly BrookhartSR. Creighton Bluejays
AT-LKari BlankJR. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Lori Harrigan JR. UNLV Rebels
Debbie DayJR. Arizona Wildcats
Christy LarsenSR. FSU Seminoles
C Rhonda RubeJR. Northwestern State Demons
1B Julie LiljebergSR. Western Michigan Broncos
2B Missy PhillipsSR. UCLA Bruins
3B Kim KostykJR. Long Beach State 49ers
SS Shauna BowmanSR. Ohio State Buckeyes
OF Dorsey SteamerJR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Mich DeBreeSR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Colleen HollowaySO. Southern Illinois Salukis
UT Julie SextonSR. Northern Illinois Huskies
AT-LChris ParrisSR. UNLV Rebels

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1991 Indiana Season
  3. ↑ 1991 Iowa Season
  4. ↑ 1991 Michigan Season
  5. ↑ 1991 Michigan State Season
  6. ↑ 1991 Minnesota Season
  7. ↑ 1991 Northwestern Season
  8. ↑ 1991 Ohio State Season
  9. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
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  13. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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