1996 NCAA Division I softball season

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1996 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Arizona (4th title)
Runners-up Washington (1st WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike Candrea (4th title)
WCWS MOP Jenny Dalton (Arizona)
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →

The 1996 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 1996. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1996 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Columbus, Georgia at Golden Park, ended on May 27, 1996.

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Conference standings

1996 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y17–5 .77350–20 .714
No. 15 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y17–5 .77337–20 .649
Missouri  ‍‍‍10–8 .55631–22 .585
No. 17 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y10–8 .55642–23 .646
No. 21 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y11–11 .50039–21 .650
Kansas  ‍‍‍10–12 .45531–26 .544
Iowa State  ‍‍‍6–13 .31617–28 .378
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍1–20 .0484–44 .083
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today [1]
1996 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y20–4–0 .83351–14–0 .785
No. 19 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y17–6–0 .73943–18–0 .705
No. 4 Iowa  ‍‍‍y17–7–0 .70849–19–0 .721
No. 23 Indiana  ‍‍‍y16–7–0 .69637–24–0 .607
Michigan State  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58337–19–0 .661
Purdue  ‍‍‍12–11–0 .52236–21–0 .632
Northwestern  ‍‍‍8–16–0 .33319–33–0 .365
Ohio State  ‍‍‍6–18–0 .25019–43–0 .306
Penn State  ‍‍‍5–18–0 .21724–26–0 .480
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍3–21–0 .12514–39–1 .269
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 1996 [12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Washington  ‍†‍‍y23–4 .85259–9 .868
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y23–5 .82158–9 .866
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍y20–7 .74147–11 .810
No. 6 California  ‍‍‍y14–12 .53841–23 .641
Arizona State  ‍‍‍10–18 .35734–27 .557
Stanford  ‍‍‍7–19 .26924–29 .453
Oregon  ‍‍‍5–18 .21721–30 .412
Oregon State  ‍‍‍3–22 .12015–35 .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1996 [13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1996 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Nicholls State  ‍†‍‍y19–5–0 .79242–17–1 .708
McNeese State  ‍‍‍17–7–0 .70831–22–0 .585
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍15–9–0 .62534–22–0 .607
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍15–9–0 .62536–20–0 .643
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍12–12–0 .50023–25–0 .479
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41728–30–0 .483
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37518–40–0 .310
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍7–17–0 .29210–41–0 .196
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍4–20–0 .16712–40–0 .231
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1996 [14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1996 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 37, 1996 in Columbus, Georgia. The event was held at the same venue that would later host the softball events of the 1996 Summer Olympics. [15] [16]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
1 Washington 7
8 Princeton 1
1 Washington9
5 California 7
4 Southwestern Louisiana 0
5 California 2
1 Washington8—
3 UCLA 2 —
8 Princeton 0
4 Southwestern Louisiana7
3 UCLA3
4 Southwestern Louisiana2
1 Washington 4
2 Arizona6
3 UCLA 2
6 Michigan 0
3 UCLA 0
2 Arizona4
2 Arizona 5
7 Iowa 2
2 Arizona106—
7 Iowa 2 —
6 Michigan 2
7 Iowa3
5 California 0
7 Iowa1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season doubles:29 – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State Bulldogs [17]

NCAA Division I single game stolen bases:7 – Stacy Hughes, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles; April 14, 1996

Sophomore class RBIs:96 – Leticia Pineda, Arizona Wildcats

Senior class season of perfect stolen bases:47-47 – Gina Freeman, South Carolina Lady Bulldogs

Team doubles:142 – Tennessee Volunteers

Awards

Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats [18] [19]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1996671798484.46910925112173.966%64111920

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [20]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Heather MeyerSR. Washington Huskies
B'Ann BurnsJR. UCLA Bruins
Cheryl LongewaySR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
C Leticia PinedaSO. Arizona Wildcats
1B Michelle ChurchSR. Washington Huskies
2B Jenny Dalton SR. Arizona Wildcats
3B Christine KubinSR. North Carolina Tar Heels
SS Ali Viola SO. Nebraska Cornhuskers
OF Alison McCutcheonJR. Arizona Wildcats
Shamalene WilsonSR. FSU Seminoles
Rachel NelsonJR. Minnesota Golden Gophers
DP Lisa DacquistoJR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Sara Griffin SO. Michigan Wolverines
AT-LLindsay ParkerFR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Scia MaumausoloSR. CSUN Matadors
Kendall RichardsSR. Texas A&M Aggies
Nina LindenbergSO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Sara PickeringJR. Washington Huskies

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Trinity JohnsonJR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Susie BugliarelloJR. Sacramento State Hornets
Carrie DolanJR. Arizona Wildcats
C Jennifer ClineSR. Washington Huskies
1B Alleah PoulsonJR. UCLA Bruins
2B Cynthia SmithSR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
3B Krista GomezSR. Arizona Wildcats
SS Keri LemastersJR. Michigan State Spartans
OF Rashunda TaylorSR. Nicholls State Colonels
Amber HeglandSO. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Chanda LeeJR. South Carolina Gamecocks
DP Tia MorenzSO. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
UT Jennifer RichardsonSR. CSUN Matadors
AT-LBrandi ShriverJR. Arizona Wildcats
Myssi CalkinsJR. FSU Seminoles
Renee EspinozaSR. FSU Seminoles
Jill MostJR. Oklahoma Sooners
Patti RaduenzSR. Michigan State Spartans

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Whitney FloydJR. California Golden Bears
Audrey WestSR. Boston Terriers
Gina UgoSR. Indiana Hoosiers
C Stephenie LittleSO. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1B Kari KnopfJR. Iowa Hawkeyes
2B Yvette Healy FR. DePaul Blue Demons
3B Julie AdamsFR. UCLA Bruins
SS Christy HebertJR. Iowa Hawkeyes
OF Kellyn TateSO. Michigan Wolverines
Jenifer HenrySR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Jamie FoutchFR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
DP Katie MartenJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UT Erin FieldSR. Texas A&M Aggies
AT-LLynn BrittonSR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Kim RondinaJR. UNLV Rebels
Carolyn WilsonSO. Pacific Tigers
Tobin Echo-HawkSR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Becky NewbryFR. Washington Huskies
Robyn YorkeJR. Fresno State Bulldogs

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  2. ↑ 1996 IND Season
  3. ↑ 1996 IA Season
  4. ↑ 1996 MICH Season
  5. ↑ 1996 MSU Season
  6. ↑ 1996 MINN Season
  7. ↑ 1996 NOR Season
  8. ↑ 1996 OSU Season
  9. ↑ 1996 PSU Season
  10. ↑ 1996 PUR Season
  11. ↑ 1996 WIS Season
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