1999 NCAA Division I softball season

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1999 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Fresno State
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions UCLA (9th (11th overall) title)
Runners-up Washington (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Sue Enquist (5th title)
WCWS MOP Julie Adams (UCLA)
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →

The 1999 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 1999. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1999 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 31, 1999.

Contents

Conference standings

1999 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y11–3 .78640–16 .714
No. 18 Texas  ‍‍‡‍y10–4 .71445–17 .726
No. 15 Missouri  ‍‍‍y10–5 .66741–21 .661
No. 20 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y10–8 .55635–21 .625
Kansas  ‍‍‍y8–8 .50031–30 .508
No. 24 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y6–7 .46236–31 .537
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y7–11 .38941–22 .651
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍4–8 .33321–24 .467
Iowa State  ‍‍‍5–11 .31323–30 .434
Baylor  ‍‍‍5–11 .31330–25 .545
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today [1]
1999 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 16 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y21–3–0 .87551–13–1 .792
No. 22 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y16–8–0 .66748–20–0 .706
Penn State  ‍‍‍15–9–0 .62535–22–0 .614
No. 14 Michigan State  ‍‍‍y13–9–0 .59141–23–0 .641
Iowa  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58346–26–1 .637
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍11–12–0 .47829–21–0 .580
Northwestern  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45830–31–0 .492
Purdue  ‍‍‍9–14–0 .39130–26–0 .536
Ohio State  ‍‍‍5–19–0 .20820–32–0 .385
Indiana  ‍‍‍3–21–0 .12517–40–0 .298
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 1999 [12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

1999 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y22–6 .78663–6 .913
No. 6 Arizona  ‍‍‍y19–9 .67953–16 .768
No. 2 Washington  ‍‍‍y15–12 .55651–18 .739
No. 10 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y14–14 .50047–25 .653
No. 4 California  ‍‍‍y13–14 .48151–22 .699
No. 25 Oregon  ‍‍‍y10–18 .35740–29 .580
Stanford  ‍‍‍y10–18 .35740–25 .615
No. 7 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y8–20 .28641–28 .594
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999 [13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1999 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍19–7–0 .73131–26–0 .544
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍19–8–0 .70426–24–0 .520
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍17–10–0 .63031–25–0 .554
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍16–11–0 .59330–34–0 .469
McNeese State  ‍‍‍14–11–0 .56026–34–0 .433
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍y14–13–0 .51934–31–0 .523
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍13–14–0 .48120–30–0 .400
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍8–18–0 .30825–29–0 .463
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍7–20–0 .25913–47–0 .217
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍6–21–0 .22218–38–0 .321
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1999 [14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1999 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 1999 in Oklahoma City. [15]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
UCLA 39
DePaul 2
UCLA1
Fresno State 0
Fresno State 1
Southern Miss 0
UCLA28—
DePaul 1 —
DePaul1
Southern Miss 0
Arizona 0
DePaul1
UCLA3
Washington 2
Washington 4
Arizona State 1
Washington3
Arizona 0
Arizona 3
California 0
Washington3—
California 0 —
Arizona State 0
California2
Fresno State 0
California1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season consecutive scoreless innings streak:105.0 – Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen; March 16-May 2, 1999 [16]

NCAA Division I single game hits:8 – Carrie Moreman, Alabama Crimson Tide; March 21, 1999

Freshman class at bats:259 – Jennifer Tiffany, UIC Flames

Sophomore class home runs:31 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins

Awards

Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen [17] [18]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1999304373333220234.0721513404650.390.48

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [19]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Courtney DaleSO. UCLA Bruins
Amanda ScottJR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Danielle Henderson SR. UMass Minutewomen
C Stacey Nuveman SO. UCLA Bruins
1B Angela CervantezJR. Fresno State Bulldogs
2B Jennifer LizamaJR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B Ashlee DucoteJR. LSU Tigers
SS Amy BermanJR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
OF Jessica Mendoza FR. Stanford Cardinal
Becky NewbrySR. Washington Huskies
Kim PietroSR. South Carolina Gamecocks
DP Erica BeachFR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Amanda Freed FR. UCLA Bruins
AT-L Courtney Blades JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Lynette VelazquezSR. Oklahoma Sooners
Christie AmbrosiJR. UCLA Bruins
Danielle CoxSR. FSU Seminoles
Liza BrownSR. DePaul Blue Demons

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Nicole TerpstraSR. DePaul Blue Demons
Jamie GravesJR. Washington Huskies
Christa Williams JR. Texas Longhorns
C Kellie WigintonSO. Stanford Cardinal
1B Julie MarshallJR. UCLA Bruins
2B Kelsey KollenFR. Michigan Wolverines
3B Julie AdamsJR. UCLA Bruins
SS Kelly Kretschman SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
OF Catherine DavieSR. Michigan Wolverines
Tiffany ClarkJR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Amanda MichalskyJR. UTSA Roadrunners
DP Shavaughne DeseckiFR. DePaul Blue Demons
UT Tarrah BeysterJR. Oregon State Beavers
AT-LSamantha IuliJR. UIC Flames
Kristen HunterFR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Kellie WilkersonFR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Kelli BruceSR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Brandee McArthurSR. Pacific Tigers

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Becky LemkeSO. Arizona Wildcats
Megan MatthewsFR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Kelly ShipmanSR. Maryland Terrapins
C Stephenie LittleSR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
1B Traci ConradSR. Michigan Wolverines
2B Nikki CockrellSR. Texas Longhorns
3B Isonette PoloniusSR. East Carolina Pirates
SS Lisa CareySO. Oklahoma Sooners
OF Becky WittSO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Nicole GiordanoSO. Arizona Wildcats
Autumn EastesSO. Texas Longhorns
DP Carrie MoremanSR. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Monica TrinerSR. USF Bulls
AT-LKirsten VoakFR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Lauren BauerSO. Arizona Wildcats
Lovieanne Jung FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Kelli MetzgerSR. Akron Zips
Heather StellaSR. Illinois State Redbirds

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References

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  2. ↑ 1999 IND Season
  3. ↑ 1999 IA Season
  4. ↑ 1999 MICH Season
  5. ↑ 1999 MSU Season
  6. ↑ 1999 MINN Season
  7. ↑ 1999 NOR Season
  8. ↑ 1999 OSU Season
  9. ↑ 1999 PSU Season
  10. ↑ 1999 PUR Season
  11. ↑ 1999 WIS Season
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  13. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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