Category: NCAA

1984 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1984 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 23-29.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (45-6-1)
Runner Up – Texas A&M Aggies (51-18)

Debbie Doom threw all 13 innings for UCLA in the championship game striking out 15. Tricia Ming hit the championship winning home run in the 13th inning.

  • Batting Leader – Peg Richardson, Nebraska – .500
  • RBI Leader – Jennifer Simm, UCLA – 5
  • Home Run Leader – Tricia Mang, UCLA – 2
  • ERA Leader – 2 players tied at 0.00. Tracy Compton, UCLA; Kristie Skoglund, Utah State
  • Strikeout Leader – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern – 55

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M
P – Debbie Doom, UCLA
P – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern
C – Gay McNutt, Texas A&M
1B – Denice Feldhaus, Nebraska
2B – Jennifer Simm, UCLA
3B – Anne Schroeder, Nebraska
SS – Leslie Rover, UCLA
OF – Peg Richardson, Nebraska
OF – Regina Dooley, Adelphi
OF – Josie Carter, Texas A&M
DH – Tricia Mang, UCLA

SCORES

  1. UCLA 6 Utah State 0
  2. Northwestern 1 Adelphi 0
  3. Texas A&M 1 Cal Poly Pomona (20 inn.)
  4. Nebraska 2 Fresno State 0
  5. Adelphi 1 Utah State 0 – Utah State eliminated
  6. Fresno State 1 Cal Poly Pomona (12 inn.) – Cal Poly Pomona eliminated
  7. UCLA 1 Northwestern 0
  8. Texas A&M 2 Nebraska 5
  9. Northwestern 3 Fresno State 0 (8 inn.) – Fresno State eliminated
  10. Nebraska 2 Adelphi 1 – Adelphi eliminated
  11. Texas A&M 2 UCLA 0 (8 inn.)
  12. UCLA 1 Nebraska 0 (8 inn.) – Nebraska eliminated
  13. Texas A&M 1 Northwestern 0 (13 inn.) – Northwestern eliminated
  14. UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0
  15. UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0 (13 inn.) – Texas A&M eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. Texas A&M Aggies (4-2)
3. Northwestern Wildcats (2-2)
4. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-2)
5t. Adelphi Panthers (1-2)
5t. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2)
7t. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (0-2)
7t. Utah State Aggies (0-2)

REGIONALS

West Regional

  1. UCLA 1 Arizona 0
  2. UCLA 3 Arizona 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  1. Northwestern 1 Western Michigan 0
  2. Western Michigan 2 Northwestern 1
  3. Northwestern 3 Western Michigan 1

Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

South Regional

  1. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Louisiana Tech 0 (9 inn.)
  2. Cal Poly Pomona 12 Louisiana Tech 0

Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Central Regional

  1. Utah State 6 Utah 2
  2. Utah State 4 Utah 3 (8 inn.)

Utah State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Midwest Regional

  1. Nebraska 3 Oklahoma State 1 (18 inn.)
  2. Nebraska 2 Oklahoma State 1

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northeast Regional

  • Adelphi 2 Rutgers 0
  • Adelphi 1 Rutgers 1 (14 inn.)

Adelphi qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  • Fresno State 1 Pacific 0
  • Fresno State 3 Pacific 1

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

At-Large Regional

  • Cal State Fullerton 5 Texas A&M 1
  • Texas A&M 2 Cal State Fullerton 1
  • Cal State Fullerton 5 Texas A&M 3

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

1984 UCLA Bruins

1983 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1983 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25-29.

Champion – Texas A&M Aggies (41-11)
Runner Up – Cal State Fullerton Titans (56-15)

  • Batting Leader – Vera Bahr, Cal State Fullerton – .455
  • RBI Leader – Stacy Winsberg, UCLA – 4
  • Home Run Leader – Sheila Cornell, UCLA – 1
  • ERA Leader – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M – 0.29
  • Strikeout Leader – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M – 53

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Susan LeFebvre, Cal St. Fullerton
P – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M
C – Gay McNutt, Texas A&M
1B – Sheila Cornell, UCLA
2B – Patti Holthaus, Texas A&M
3B – Cindy Cooper, Texas A&M
SS – Dot Richardson, UCLA
OF – Iva Jackson, Texas A&M
OF – Elise King, Cal St. Fullerton
OF – Mary Ricks, UCLA
OF – Vera Bahr, Cal St. Fullerton
DH – Cindy Long, South Carolina

SCORES

  1. Cal State Fullerton 3 Indiana 2
  2. South Carolina 2 Texas A&M 0
  3. UCLA 1 Missouri 0
  4. Lousiana Tech 7 Pacific 0
  5. Texas A&M 7 Indiana 0 – Indiana eliminated
  6. Pacific 1 Missouri 0 (12 inn.) – Missouri eliminated
  7. Cal State Fullerton 2 South Carolina 0
  8. UCLA 8 Louisiana Tech 0
  9. South Carolina 2 Pacific 1 – Pacific eliminated
  10. Texas A&M 2 Louisiana Tech 0 – Louisiana Tech eliminated
  11. Cal State Fullerton 6 UCLA 1
  12. UCLA 2 South Carolina 1 (17 inn.) – South Carolina eliminated
  13. Texas A&M 1 Cal State Fullerton 0
  14. Texas A&M 1 UCLA 0 (17 inn.) – UCLA eliminated
  15. Texas A&M 2 Cal State Fullerton 0 (12 inn.) – Cal State Fullerton eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Texas A&M Aggies (5-1)
2. Cal State Fullerton Titans (3-2)
3. UCLA Bruins (3-2)
4. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2)
5t. Lousiana Tech Lady Techsters (1-2)
5t. Pacific Tigers (1-2)
7t. Missouri Tigers (0-2)
7t. Indiana Hoosiers (0-2)

REGIONALS

West Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 6 New Mexico 0
  2. New Mexico 4 Cal State Fullerton 0
  3. Cal State Fullerton 6 New Mexico 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Mideast Regional

  1. Indiana 3 Cal Poly Pomona 2
  2. Cal Poly Pomona 1 Indiana 0
  3. Indiana 6 Cal Poly Pomona 1

Indiana qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

South Regional

  1. South Carolina 1 Central Michigan 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Central Michigan 4 South Carolina 3 (8 inn.)
  3. South Carolina 3 Central Michigan 0

South Carolina qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Central Regional

  1. Texas A&M 5 Kansas 0
  2. Texas A&M 1 Kansas 0

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Midwest Regional

  1. Southwest Missouri State 3 Missouri 1
  2. Missouri 3 Southwest Missouri State 0
  3. Missouri 1 Southwest Missouri State 0

Missouri qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Northeast Regional

  • UCLA 1 Rhode Island 0 (9 inn.)
  • UCLA 1 Rhode Island 0 (11 inn.)

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Northwest Regional

  • Pacific 3 Fresno State 1
  • Fresno State 2 Pacific 0
  • Pacific 3 Fresno State 0 (12 inn.)

Pacific qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Atlantic Regional

  • Louisiana Tech 2 Penn State 0
  • Louisiana Tech 9 Penn State 1

Louisiana Tech qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

1982 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1982 held at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska on May 27-30. 

Champion – UCLA Bruins (33-7-2)
Runner Up – Fresno State Bulldogs (43-11)

16 Division I college softball teams met in the NCAA tournament’s first round at campus sites. After having played their way through the regular season and first round (and for Oklahoma State, a conference tournament, an AIAW regional title and double losses to Texas A&M in the AIAW Women’s College World Series final on May 25), the eight advancing teams played in the NCAA Women’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

The championship game went 8 innings with winning pitcher Debbie Doom pitching all eight innings. Doom spread out 2 hits over the eight innings and struck out 12.

Wende Ward of Fresno State went all 8 innings as well giving up 1 earned run and striking out 8.

From softball historian Bill Plummer III – With their 77-8 season record, Texas A&M could have been a contender in Omaha − maybe even the top seed − against perennial softball powers like UCLA and Fresno State. The Aggies had been invited to the NCAA’s first national tournament, but chose not to go. A&M coach Bob Brock had high respect for the eleven-year-old AIAW, even as the NCAA began to overshadow it. Out of a sense of loyalty to the AIAW, Brock said, his school chose the 1982 Norman championship over the NCAA’s first in Omaha.

From the NCAA – The 1982 NCAA Division I Women’s College Softball World Series will be held in Omaha May 27-30, officials announced Thursday.

The event will be the first championship softball tournament sponsored by the NCAA and will be held the week before the start of the NCAA College Baseball World Series, which Omaha has hosted the past 33 years.

‘The NCAA is happy to be coming to Omaha for our first softball championship tournament,’ said Cindy Smith, NCAA assistant director for women’s championships. ‘There is no better place than Omaha, which has treated softball so well in the past.’

Heading the organization in Omaha will be Mary Higgins, Creighton University women’s athletic director; Bob Astelford, city parks and recreation director; and Bob Gibson, city recreational coordinator.

Ms. Higgins also chairs the NCAA softball committee and is the Creighton softball coach.

Gibson said work is under way to renovate the outfield at Seymour Smith Softball Complex, which will be the home of the 1982 series.

‘We feel that, without a doubt, this is the finest softball complex in the universe,’ he said.

Teams will qualify for the series through regional play, with the eight regional champions advancing to the double-elimination tournament.

The University of Nebraska-Omaha hosted the original College Softball World Series sponsored by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. When the AIAW split the top two divisions, the Division I tournament was moved from Omaha. UNO hosted the Division II competition last year.

  • Batting Leader – Diane Van Fossen, Oklahoma State – .400
  • Batting Leader – Paula Smith, Oklahoma State – .400
  • RBI Leader – Shawn Ritchey, Arizona State  – 3
  • Home Run Leader – Shawn Ritchey, Arizona State  – 1
  • ERA Leader – Debbie Doom, UCLA – 0.17
  • Strikeout Leader – Debbie Doom, UCLA – 63

1982 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Debbie Doom, UCLA
Dot Richardson, UCLA
Barbara Booth, UCLA
Barbara Young, UCLA
Gina Vecchione, UCLA
Janet Lloyd, Cal State-Fullerton
Pam Newton, Cal State-Fullerton
Jan Pierini, Cal State-Fullerton
Kim Muratore, Fresno State

SCORES

  1. Arizona State 2 Cal State Fullerton 0 (9 inn.)
  2. Nebraska 3 Creighton 2 (8 inn.)
  3. UCLA 2 Oklahoma State 1 (13 inn.)
  4. Western Michigan 5 Fresno State 0
  5. Arizona State 2 Nebraska 0
  6. UCLA 1 Western Michigan 0
  7. Cal State Fullerton 4 Creighton 1 (8 inn.) – Creighton eliminated
  8. Fresno State 1 Oklahoma State 0  (14 inn.) – Oklahoma State eliminated
  9. Cal State Fullerton 1 Western Michigan 0 (8 inn.) – Western Michigan eliminated
  10. Fresno State 1 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated
  11. UCLA 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 (10 inn.) – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  12. Fresno State 4 Arizona State 1 – Arizona State eliminated
  13. UCLA 2 Fresno State 0 (8 inn.) – Fresno State eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (3-0)
2. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
3. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1)
4. Cal State Fullerton Titans (2-2)
5t. Western Michigan Broncos (1-2)
5t. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2)
7t. Creighton Blue Jays (0-2)
7t. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-2)

REGIONALS

Northeast Regional

  1. Western Michigan 2 Adelphi 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Adelphi 1 Western Michigan 0
  3. Western Michigan 7 Adelphi 0

Western Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Atlantic Regional

  1. Cal State Fullerton 4 Bowling Green 1
  2. Cal State Fullerton 11 Bowling Green 0

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

South Regional

  1. Creighton 4 South Carolina 0
  2. Creighton 3 South Carolina 2

Creighton qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Mideast Regional

  1. Nebraska 1 Missouri 0 (11 inn.)
  2. Missouri 1 Nebraska 0
  3. Nebraska 4 Missouri 1

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Midwest Regional

  1. Oklahoma State 1 Cal Poly Pomona 0 (9 inn.)
  2. Oklahoma State 3 Cal Poly Pomona 2 (11 inn.)

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Central Regional

  • UCLA 4 Wyoming 0
  • UCLA 5 Wyoming 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

West Regional

  • California 1 Arizona State 0
  • Arizona State 3 California 1 (8 inn.)
  • Arizona State 2 California 1

Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Northwest Regional

  • Fresno State 2 Pacific 1 (9 inn.)
  • Pacific 5 Fresno State 1
  • Fresno State 4 Pacific 0

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

SEASON INFORMATION

Batting Average

Player, School CL G AB HITS AVG.
1. Cindy Bogucki, Evansville FR 26 83 39 .470
2. Faith Holman, Northeast Louisiana SO 32 96 42 .438
3. Jackie Gaw, Massachusetts JR 25 90 38 .422
4. Marge Brown, Delaware SO 25 79 33 .418
5. Jackie Sullivan, Niagara FR 19 73 30 .411
6. Vera Bahr, Nevada-Las Vegas SO 30 100 41 .410
7. Liz Grimaldi, Niagara SO 20 77 30 .390
7. Kim Migliore, Niagara JR 20 77 30 .390
9. Eileen Holleran, St. John’s JR 28 103 40 .388
10. Deb Laux, Canisius FR 21 71 27 .380
11. Beth Walsh, Iona SO 19 72 27 .375
12. Jay Jackson, New Mexico State JR 38 115 42 .365
13. Cindy Lyon, Utah SO 56 180 65 .361
14. Kerry Karst, St. John’s SR 28 97 35 .361
15. Chris Dinoto, Rhode Island SR 42 137 49 .358
16. Linda Berndt, Western Michigan JR 44 136 48 .353
17. Michele Madrid, New Mexico FR 26 83 29 .349
18. Sue Luttrell, Wichita State JR 32 104 36 .346
19. Lea Ann Jarvis, Louisiana Tech FR 46 142 49 .345
19. Brenda Thaler, Indiana SO 45 142 49 .345
21. Gretchen Larson, Minnesota JR 30 87 30 .345
21. Cathy Thompson, Evansville JR 26 87 30 .345
23. Sandy Wichelecki, Illinois-Chic. Circle SR 30 93 32 .344
24. Jennae Lambdin, Pacific SO 48 137 47 .343
25. Kelly Hall, Rider FR 20 70 24 .343
26. Diane Hatch, Michigan SR 44 141 48 .340
27. Sue Koopman, Northwestern FR 46 106 36 .340
28. Angie Bodiford, Louisiana Tech FR 44 148 50 .338
29. Gina Autobee, Colorado State JR 36 108 36 .333
29. Theresa Kugelmann, Delware JR 24 72 24 .333
29. Cindy Spradling, Texas-Arlington SR 49 159 53 .333
29. Pat Stoffel, Western Illinois SR 42 141 47 .333

RBI

Player, School CL G RBI AVG.
1. Sue Lewis, Cal St.-Fullerton SO 63 50 0.79
2. Chris Dinoto, Rhode-Island SR 42 38 0.90
3. Liz Grimaldi, Niagara SO 20 28 1.40
4. Laura Rucinski, Ill.-Chicago Circle JR 31 27 0.87
4. Sue Luttrell, Wichita State JR 32 27 0.84
6. Kris Niendorf, Evansville JR 26 25 0.96
6. Faith Holman, Northeast Louisiana SO 32 25 0.78
8. Kim Migliore, Niagara JR 20 23 1.15
9. Jackie Sullivan, Niagara FR 19 21 1.11
10. Lori Fritsch, Dayton SR 19 20 1.05
10. Jackie Gaw, Massachusetts JR 25 20 0.80

Home Runs

Player, School CL G NO. AVG.
1. Sue Lewis, Cal St.-Fullerton SO 63 9 0.14
2. Faith Holman, Northeast Louisiana SO 32 7 0.22
2. Sue Hebson, Northwestern JR 40 7 0.18
2. Cindy Lyon, Utah SO 56 7 0.13
5. Jackie SulIivan, Niagara FR 19 6 0.32
5. Liz Grimaldi, Niagara SO 20 6 0.30

Triples

Player, School CL G NO. AVG.
1. Sue Luttrell, Wichita State JR 32 9 0.28
2. Linda Ballard, Ill.-Chicago Circle SO 20 6 0.30
2. Cathy Hill, Dayton SO 21 6 0.29
2. Karen Stout, Delaware SR 24 6 0.25
2. Candy Bogucki, Evansville FR 26 6 0.23
2. Michele Madrid, New Mexico FR 26 6 0.23

Doubles

Player, School CL G NO. AVG.
1. Lea Ann Jarvis, Louisiana Tech FR 46 16 0.35
2. Patti Simon, Louisiana Tech SO 43 13 0.30
3. Jane Wagner, Northern Iowa SO 49 12 0.24
4. Cynthia. Martin, Texas-Arlington JR 50 11 0.22
5. Deanne Moore, Michigan State SO 38 9 0.24
5. Chris Dinoto, Rhode Island SR 42 9 0.21
7. Sheila Cornell, UCLA SO 37 8 0.22
7. Kay Piper, Akron FR 37 8 0.22

Stolen Bases

Player, School CL G SB SBA AVG.
1. Lori Sanchez, Cal-Santa Barbara JR 56 29 0.52
2. Diane Hatch, Michigan SR 44 24 0.55
2. Nancy Kassebaum, Eastern Illinois JR 48 24 28 0.50
4. Lori Turken, San Diego State FR 37 18 22 0.49
5. Vera Bahr, Nevada-Las Vegas SO 30 17 0.57

Earned Run Average

Player, School CL G IP R ER ERA
1. Bonni Kinne, Western Michigan JR 19 137.1 7 3 0.15
2. Kathy Van Wyk, Cal St. Fullerton SR 39 278.0 11 7 0.18
3. Judy Koens, Central Michigan SO 15 104.0 11 3 0.20
4. Nina Calcaterra, Evansville FR 18 103.0 21 3 0.20
5. Tracy Compton, UCLA FR 14 101.2 5 3 0.21
6. Debbie Doom, UCLA FR 15 134.1 6 6 0.31
7. Teresa Wilson, Missouri JR r 249.1 25 12 0.34
8. Linda Pagett, Central Michigan SR 27 186.0 15 9 0.34
9. Jennifer Berger, Northern Iowa SO 26 159.2 24 8 0.35
10. Jenny Stallard, U. S. International FR 22 157.0 12 8 0.36
11. Kathy Richards, Eastern Illinois JR 30 194.2 21 10 0.36
12. Wende Ward, Fresno State JR 30 248.0 32 14 0.40
13. Jeanne Wagner, Nebraska JR 24 187.0 16 11 0.41
14. Trina Marvin, Oregon State JR 18 101.2 16 6 0.41
15. Ellen O’Keefe, Northwestern JR 24 134.0 27 8 0.42
16. Andrea Ambrosi, Northwestern JR 21 115.2 30 7 0.42
17. Pam Stone, Arizona SO 26 156.1 28 10 0.45
18. Pam Boswell, Cal Poly-Pomona SR 35 249.2 24 16 0.45
19. Shelley Allemendinger, Pacific FR 25 139.0 17 9 0.45
20. Kim Wooden, Western Michigan SR 16 107.0 19 8 0.52

Wins

Player, School CL G IP W L PCT.
1. Kathy Van Wyk, Cal St. -Fullerton SR 39 278.0 35 1 .972
2. Pam Boswell, Cal Poly-Pomona SR 35 249.2 26 8 .765
3. Teresa Wilson, Missouri JR 37 249.1 25 11 .694
4. Kathy Richards, Eastern Illinois JR 30 194.2 24 3 .889
4. Wende Ward, Fresno State JR 30 248.0 24 6 .800
6. Rhonda Clarke, Kansas SO 38 274.2 23 13 .639
7. Linda Pagett, Central Michigan SR 27 186.0 22 4 .846
8. Tami Cyr, Louisiana Tech FR 29 208.2 21 5 .808
9. Margaret Sutter, California SO 25 183.0 20 4 .833
9. Candy Werner, Northern Illinois SO 35 149.2 20 7 .741

Strikeouts

Player, School CL IP SO AVG
1. Rhonda Clarke, Kansas SO 274.2 344 8.8
2. Linda Pagett, Central Michigan SR 186.0 236 8.9
3. Jennifer Berger, Northern Iowa SO 159.2 216 10.1
4. Laurie Miller, Northern Illinois FR 193.1 198 7.2
5. Debbie Doom, UCLA FR 134.1 193 10.1
6. Jeanne Wagner, Nebraska JR 187.0 191 7.1
7. Bonni Kinne, Western Michigan JR 137.1 141 7.2
8. Terry Keasling, Cal St. -Fullerton SR 123.0 135 8.7

 

Women’s Collegiate Softball

  • NCAA
  • November 7, 2020
  • Division of Girls & Women’s Sports (DGWS) Collegiate Champions 1969-71
  • Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Champions 1972-82
  • Women’s National Collegiate Amateur Athletics (NCAA) Champions 1982-Present
  • Honda Award for the Collegiate Softball Player of the Year
  • ASA/USA Collegiate Softball Player of the Year

DGWS Women’s National Champs (Division of Girls & Women’s Sports)

1969 JF Kennedy College 2 Illinois State 0 Judy Lloyd, JFK College (4-0, 1-hit shutout in final)

Leading Hitter – Kay Sharr, JFK College (9-18, .500)

1970 JF Kennedy College 0,7 (74-14) Southwest Missouri State 2,6 Kay Camp, JFK (4-0 pitching; 7-18, .471)
Leading Hitter – Cindy Thompson, JFK (10-20, .500)

1971 JF Kennedy College 6,4 Iowa State 4,0 Paula Miller, AZ State (5-2, 3 shutouts; 8-25, .320)
Leading Hitter – not available

1972 Arizona State 0,8 (13-2) University of Tokyo 1,6 MVP Not Awarded
Leading Hitter – Jean Holzkamp, SD State (7-14, .500)
Note-Paula Miller, AZ State (4-1 pitching; 8-17, .471)

AIAW Women’s National Champs (Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women)

1973 Arizona State 0,4 (15-2) Illinois State 4,3 MVP Not Awarded
Leading Hitter – Kris Meyer, N. Iowa (5-12, .417)
Note-Paul Miller, AZ State (5-1, shutout in final)
Note-Marge Wright, Ill. State- pitched all 3 games (30 innings) on last day including the 16 inning final game, only to lose 4-3)

1974 SW Missouri State 14 (28-4) Northern Colorado 7 (19-2) MVP Not Awarded
Leading Hitter – Gail Gault, Arizona
Note-Cindy Henderson, SW Missouri St. (5-0)

1975 U. of Nebraska Omaha 1,6 (17-7) Northern Iowa 11,4 MVP Not Awarded
Leading Hitter – Chris Thoronock, Weber St. (9-10, .900)
Note-Julie Wolfe, UNO (3-1, 2 shutouts)

1976 Michigan State 3 (24-4) Northern Colorado 0 (19-5) MVP Not Awarded
Leading Hitter – Diane Spoelstra, MI St. (7-15, .467)
Note-Gloria Becksford, Mi St. (5-0, 3 straight shutouts)

1977 Northern Iowa 0,7 (30-2) Arizona 1,0 MVP Not Awarded
Leading Hitter – Gayle Carrons, MI St. (9-20, .450)
Note-Pat Stockman, No. Iowa (3-1, 3 shutouts)

1978 UCLA 3 (31-3) Northern Colorado 0 (24-6) MVP – Sue Enquist, UCLA
Leading Hitter – Sue Enquist, UCLA (8-19, .421)
Note – Jan Jeffers, UCLA (3-0, 3 shutouts)
Note – UCLA gave up 0 runs in 5 game, all shutouts.

1979 Texas Woman’s U. 1,1 (71-5) UCLA 0,0 (24-9) MVP Not Awarded
Leading Hitter – Sue Reinders, UNO (6-11, .545)
Kathy Arendsen, TWU, (6-1, 5 shutouts, 77 Ks)

1980 Utah State 1,2 (35-16) Indiana 0,1 MVP-Mary Lou Ramm, Utah St. (6-1, won both finals)
Leading Hitter – no info

1981 Utah State 1,4 (34-12) Cal State Fullerton 6,3 MVP Not Awarded
Leading Hitter – Sue Lewis, CSF (14-22, .636, HR)
Note-Mary Lou Ramm, Utah State (5-1)

1982 Texas A&M 4,5 (84-9) Oklahoma State 1,3 MVP Not Awarded

NCAA Women’s National Champs

1982 UCLA 2 (33-7) Fresno State 0 (43-11)

1983 Texas A&M 2 (41-11) Cal State-Fullerton 0 (56-15)

1984 UCLA 1 (45-6) Texas A&M 0 (51-18)

1985 UCLA 2 (41-9) Nebraska 1 (38-11) #

1986 Cal State Fullerton 3 (57-9) Texas A&M 0 (41-13)

1987 Texas A&M 4 (56-8) UCLA 1 (50-10)

1988 UCLA 3 (53-8) Fresno State 0 (55-17)

1989 UCLA 1 (48-4) Fresno State 0 (58-14)

1990 UCLA 2 (62-7) Fresno State 0 (62-15)

1991 Arizona 5 (56-16) UCLA 1 (56-7)

1992 UCLA 2 (54-2) Arizona 0 (58-7)

1993 Arizona 1 (44-8) UCLA 0 (60-5)

1994 Arizona 4 (64-3) Cal. State-Northridge 0 (52-10)

1995 UCLA 4 (50-6) # Arizona 2 (66-6) Tanya Harding, UCLA

1996 Arizona 6 (58-9) Washington 4 (59-9) Jenny Dalton, Arizona

1997 Arizona 10 (61-5) UCLA 2 (49-14) Nancy Evans, Arizona

1998 Fresno State 1 (52-11) Arizona 0 (67-4) Amanda Scott, Fresno State

1999 UCLA 3 (63-6) Washington 2 (51-18) Julie Adams, UCLA

2000 Oklahoma 3 (66-8) UCLA 1 (46-12) Jennifer Stewart, Oklahoma

2001 Arizona 1 (65-4) UCLA 0 (62-6) Jennie Finch, Arizona

2002 California 6 (55-19) Arizona 0 (55-12) Jocelyn Forest, California

2003 UCLA 1 (54-7) California 0 (49-20) Keira Goerl, UCLA

2004 UCLA 3 (47-9) California 1 (53-13) Kristin Schmidt, LSU

In 2005, The Championship went to a best of 3 series with the final two teams left.

2005 Michigan 0,5,4 (65-7) UCLA 5,2,1 (42-20) (2-1); Samantha Findlay, Michigan

2006 Arizona 8,5 (54-11) Northwestern 0,0 (50-15) (2-0); Alicia Hollowell, Arizona

2007 Arizona 0,1,5 (50-14) Tennessee 3,0,0 (63-8) (2-1); Taryne Mowatt, Arizona

2008 Arizona State 3,11 (66-5) Tennessee 0,0 (50-16) (2-0); Katie Burkhart, Arizona State

2009 Washington 8,3 (51-12) Florida 0,2 (63-5) (2-0); Danielle Lawrie, Washington

2010 UCLA 6,15 (50-11) Arizona 5,9 (52-14) (2-0); Megan Langenfeld, UCLA

2011 Arizona State 14,7 (60-6) Florida 4,2 (56-13) (2-0); Dallas Escobedo, ASU and Michelle Moultrie, FL

2012 Alabama 1,8,5 (60-8) Oklahoma 4,6,4 (54-10) (2-1); Jackie Traina, Alabama

2013 Oklahoma 5,4 (57-4) Tennessee 3,0 (52-12) (2-0); Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma

2014 Florida 5,6 (55-12) Alabama 0,3 (53-13) (2-0); Hannah Rogers, Florida

2015 Florida 3,0,4 (60-7) Michigan 2,1,1 (60-8) (2-1); Lauren Haeger, Florida

2016 Oklahoma 3,7,2 (57-8) Auburn 2,11,1 (58-12) (2-1); Paige Parker, Oklahoma

2017 Oklahoma 7,5 (61-9) Florida 5,4 (58-10) (2-0); Shay Knighten, Oklahoma

2018 Florida State 1,8 (58-12) Washington 0,3 (52-10) (2-0); Jessie Warren, Florida State

2019 UCLA 16,5 (56-6) Oklahoma 3,4 (56-7) (2-0); Rachel Garcia, UCLA

2020 the championship was not played due to coronavirus.

# Nebraska 1985 Runner-up finish and UCLA 1995 Championship vacated by NCAA due to infractions

Honda Award for Softball (Voted best player in College Softball)

1977 Audrey Kujala, Delaware University (.560)
1978 Kathy Arendsen, Texas Women’s University
1979 Kathy Arendsen, Texas Women’s University
1980 Kathy Arendsen, California State-Chico (22 wins, 0.11 ERA, 349 Ks in 183 IP)
1981 Kathy Riley, East Carolina University
1982 Joanne English, California State at Sacremento
FASTPITCH- Kathy van Wyk, Cal State-Fullerton (35-1, 0.18 ERA)
SLOPITCH – Darby Cottle, Florida State
1983 Lori Stoll, Texas A&M – (30-7, 340 Ks, ERA 0.33)
1984 Debbie Doom, UCLA – (24-3, 24 Shutouts, 282 Ks, ERA 0.10, 3 earned runs in 215 innings)
1985 Denise Day Eckert, Nebraska – (.359, 11 HRs)
1986 Susan LeFebvre, California State-Fullerton – (31-6, 0.27 ERA, 208 K’s, 22 Shutouts)
1987 Connie Clark, California State-Fullerton – (33-5, 261 Ks, ERA 0.47)
1988 Lisa Longaker, UCLA – (31-4, 240 Ks, ERA 0.30, 23 Shutouts)
1989 Janice Parks, UCLA – (.426, 10 2B’s, 2 HRs, 36 RBIs)
1990 Lisa Longaker, UCLA – (20-2, 131 Ks, ERA 0.40, 13 Shutouts)
1991 Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – (.341, 2 HRs, 32 RBIs, 20-3 Pitching, 16 Shutouts, 165 Ks, ERA 0.25)
1992 Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – (.401, 29 RBIs, 29-0 Pitching, 22 Shutouts, 220 Ks, ERA 0.14)
1993 ** Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – (.510, 11 HRs, 45 RBIs, 33-3 Pitching, 28 Shutouts, 348 Ks, ERA 0.25)
1994 Susie Parra, Arizona – (33-1, 244 Ks, ERA 1.04)
1995 Jennifer Brundage, UCLA – (.518, 15 2Bs, 14 HRs, 60 RBIs)
1996 Jenny Dalton, Arizona – (.469, 25 HRs, 109 RBIs, 84 Runs Scored)
1997 Trinity Johnson, South Carolina – (34-4, 4 saves, 399 Ks, ERA 0.38)
1998 Nancy Evans, Arizona – (36-2, 255 Ks, ERA 0.98)
1999 Danielle Henderson, Massachusetts – (30-4, 465 Ks, ERA 0.39)
2000 Courtney Blades, Southern Mississippi – (52-7, 663 Ks, ERA 0.89)
2001 Jennie Finch, Arizona – (32-0, 19 shutouts, 279 Ks, ERA 0.54; batting- .313, 11 HRs, 56 RBIs)
2002 Jennie Finch, Arizona – (34-6, 21 Shutouts, 366 Ks, ERA 0.97; batting- .311, 16 HRs, 57 RBIs)
2003 ** Natasha Watley, UCLA – (.481, 12 2B’s, 10 HRs, 53 RBIs, 35 SBs)
2004 Jessica van der Linden, Florida State – (28-7, 20 Shutouts, 366 Ks, ERA 0.52; batting-.389, .401, 49 Runs, 53 RBIs)
2005 Cat Osterman, Texas – (30-7, 22 Shutouts, 593 Ks, ERA 0.36)
2006 Cat Osterman, Texas – (38-4, 28 Shutouts, 630 Ks, ERA 0.42)
2007 Monica Abbott, Tennessee – (50-5, 29 Shutouts, 724 Ks, ERA 0.68, 5 Saves)
2008 Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech – (38-10, 679 Ks, ERA 0.63)
2009 Danielle Lawrie, Washington – (42-8, 521 Ks, ERA 0.84; .277 batting- 6 HRs, 25 RBIs)
2010 Danielle Lawrie, Washington – (40-5, 495 Ks, ERA 1.11; .314 batting- 15 HRs, 57 RBIs)
2011 Kelsey Bruder, Florida – (.387, 79 Runs, 19 HRs, 71 RBIs)
2012 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma – (37-9, 457 Ks, ERA 1.08; batting- .400, 13 2Bs, 17 HRs, 49 RBIs)
2013 ** Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma – (35-1, 350 Ks, ERA 1.23; batting- .379, 15 HRs, 60 RBIs)
2014 Madison Shipman, Tennessee- (.417, 18 HRs, 54 RBIs. 46 BBs, .546 OB%)
2015 Lauren Haeger, Florida – (32-2, 214 Ks, ERA 1.23; batting- .348, 19 HRs, 73 RBIs)
2016 Sierra Romero, Michigan – (73-162, .465 Average, 18 HRs, 77 RBIs, 76 Runs)
2017 Kelly Barnhill, Florida – (26-4, 359 Ks, ERA 0.51)
2018 Rachel Garcia, UCLA – (29-4, 315 Ks, ERA 1.31; batting- .563, 11 HRs, 54 RBIs)
2019 Rachel Garcia, UCLA – (29-1, 286 Ks, ERA 1.14; batting- .599, 11 HRs, 57 RBIs)
** Also awarded Broderick-Honda Cup for College Athlete of the Year, only 3 Softball players in History have done this

ASA/USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (Started in 2002)

2002 Stacey Nuveman, UCLA – (83-157, .529, 15 2Bs, 20 HR, 64 RBI, 42 Runs scored, 1.045 Slugging Pct)
2003 Cat Osterman, Texas – (32-6, 488 K, ERA 0.37)
2004 Jessica van der Linden, Florida State – ((28-7, 20 Shutouts, 366 Ks, ERA 0.52, 74-190, .389, .401, 49 Runs, 53 RBIs)
2005 Cat Osterman, Texas – (30-7, 22 Shutouts, 593 Ks, ERA 0.36)
2006 Cat Osterman, Texas – (38-4, 28 Shutouts, 630 Ks, ERA 0.42)
2007 Monica Abbott, Tennessee – (50-5, 29 Shutouts, 724 Ks, ERA 0.68, 5 Saves)
2008 Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech – (38-10, 679 Ks, ERA 0.63)
2009 Danielle Lawrie, Washington – (42-8, 521 Ks, ERA 0.84, .277 batting, 6 HRs, 25 RBIs)
2010 Danielle Lawrie, Washington – (40-5, 495 Ks, ERA 1.11, .314 batting, 15 HRs, 57 RBIs)
2011 Ashley Hansen, Stanford – (95-192, .495 Average, 25 2Bs, 9 HRs, 51 Runs scored, 45 RBIs)
2012 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma – (37-9, 457 Ks, ERA 1.08, .400, 13 2Bs, 17 HRs, 49 RBIs)
2013 Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma – (35-1, 350 Ks, ERA 1.23, .379, 15 HRs, 60 RBIs)
2014 Lacey Waldrop, Florida State – (38-5, 282 Ks, ERA 1.01)
2015 Lauren Haeger, Florida – (32-2, 214 Ks, ERA 1.23, .348, 19 HRs, 73 RBIs)
2016 Sierra Romero, Michigan – (73-162, .465 Average, 18 HRs, 77 RBIs, 76 Runs)
2017 Kelly Barnhill, Florida – (26-4, 359 Ks, ERA 0.51)
2018 Rachel Garcia, UCLA – (29-4, 315 Ks, ERA 1.31; batting- .563, 11 HRs, 54 RBIs)
2019 Rachel Garcia, UCLA – (29-1, 286 Ks, ERA 1.14; batting- .599, 11 HRs, 57 RBIs)

NFCA Softball Division-1 Collegiate Player of the Year (Started in 2016)

2016 Sierra Romero, Michigan – (73-162, .465 Average, 18 HRs, 77 RBIs, 76 Runs)
2017 Megan Good, James Madison – (38-3, 271 Ks, ERA 063; batting-.464, 12 HRs, 28 RBIs)
2018 Rachel Garcia, UCLA – (29-4, 315 Ks, ERA 1.31; batting- .563, 11 HRs, 54 RBIs)
2019 Abbey Cheek, Kentucky – (65-152, .428, 20 HRs, 53 RBIs, 54 Runs)

NFCA Softball Division-1 Collegiate Pitcher of the Year (Started in 2019)

2019 Rachel Garcia, UCLA – (29-4, 315 Ks, ERA 1.31; batting- .563, 11 HRs, 54 RBIs)

HONORS

Player of the Decade – 1980’s

Dot Richardson – 1981-1983 UCLA, – 135 games, .349 Average, 82 Runs, 22 Doubles, 38 RBIs, 20 SBs, (3) Time UCLA MVP, (3) Time NCAA All-Tournament, (2) Time WCWS All-Tournament, (16) Time ASA All-American, (4) Time ASA National MVP Award, (7) Time Erv Lind ASA Defensive MVP (Outstanding Defensive Player) Award, 2006 ASA
Hall of Fame Inductee, (2) Olympic Gold Medal Award winner in 1996,00, (4) Pan Am Titles in 1979,87,95,99. (4) ISF World Championships 1986,90,94,98, (4) Time USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year Award 1981, 89,95,96. 1996 USOC Athlete of the Year Award. 1996 Amateur Athletic Foundation Athlete of the Year. 2006 ASA Hall of Fame Inductee.

Player of the Decade – 1990’s

Lisa Fernandez – 1990-93 UCLA – 240 games, .382 average, 142 Runs, 38 Doubles, 15 HRs – 93-7 Pitching record, 784 Ks, 74 Shutouts, ERA 0.22, (4) Time NCAA All American, (4) time Honda Softball Award recipient, including a Broderick-Honda Award as top College Athlete; (9) ASA All America teams,(5) National MVPs, (4) Bertha Tickey Outstanding Pitcher Awards. (10) ASA National Championships. (3) Olympic Gold Medals, (3) Pan Am titles, (3) ISF World titles. 2013 ASA Hall of Fame Inductee.

UNOFFICIAL Player of the Decade – 2000’s

Cat Osterman 2002-06 Texas – 180 games, 136-25, 5 svs, 121 CGs, 2265 Ks, 1105 IP, 14.3 K’s/game, ERA 0.51, 85 Shutouts, 20 No-hitters, 7 Perfect Games. (2) Won 3 Olympic Gold Medals, Also won 3 Pan Am titles and 3 ISF World titles. (3) Time NCAA All-Tournament, (2) Time WCWS All-Tournament, (16) Time ASA All-American, (4) Time ASA National MVP Award, (7) Time Erv Lind ASA Defensive MVP (Outstanding Defensive Player) Award, 2006 ASA Hall of Fame Inductee, (2) Olympic Gold Medal Award winner in 1996,00, (4) Pan Am Titles in 1979,87,95,99. (4) ISF World Championships 1986,90,94,98, (4) Time USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year Award 1981, 89,95,96. 1996 USOC Athlete of the Year Award. 1996 Amateur Athletic. Foundation Athlete of the Year.

25th Anniversary NCAA Softball Team (Selected in 2006)

(NCAA=NCAA All Tournament Team; NCAA OPA=NCAA Outstanding Player Award; NFCA=NFCA All-American;
Honda=Honda Broderick Softball Award winner; Honda Cup=Honda Broderick Overall Cup Award Winner)

P – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M University – NCAA (1984,86,87), NFCA (1987)
P – Jennie Finch, University of Arizona – NCAA (2001,02), NCAA OPA (2001), NFCA (2000,01,02), Honda (2001,02)
P – Debbie Doom, UCLA – NCAA (1982,84,85), NFCA (1984), Honda (1984)
P – Lisa Longaker, UCLA – NCAA (1987,88,90), NFCA (1987,88,90), Honda (1988,90)
P – Amanda Scott, Fresno State – NCAA (1998,99), NCAA OPA (1998), NFCA (1997,98,99,00)
C – Leah Braatz, University of Arizona – NCAA (1994,95,98), NFCA (1994,95,97,98)
SS – Natasha Watley, UCLA – NCAA (2002,03), NFCA (2000,01,02,03), Honda (2003), Honda Cup (2003)
3B/P – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – NCAA (1990,91,92,93), NFCA (1990,91,92,93), Honda (1991,92,93), Honda Cup (1993)
OF – Laura Berg, Fresno State – NCAA (1998), NFCA (1995,97,98)
OF – Leah O’Brien, University of Arizona – NCAA (1994,95,97), NFCA (1994,95,97)
Coach – Mike Candrea, University of Arizona – NCAA Champs (1991,93,94,96,97,01), NFCA Coach of the Year (1994,96,97) NCAA Appearances (1988,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,00,01,02,03,05)

Collegiate All Time Leaders (as of 2015)

PITCHING Years W-L Pct.

Monica Abbott, Tennessee (04-07) 189-34 .848 (also 253 games, 206 games started, 1338 Innings pitched)
Courtney Blades, So. Miss./Nichols St. (97-00) 151-34 .816 (also 182 complete games out of 193 games started)
Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech (87-90) 149-45 .768
Alicia Hollowell Arizona (03-06) 144-23 .862
Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly-Ponoma (84-87) 139-60 .698
Cat Osterman, Texas (02-06) 136-25 .845
Stacey Nelson, Florida (06-09) 136-35 .795
Daniell Lawrie, Washington (06-10) 136-42 .764
Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma (10-13) 133-35 .792
Keira Goerl, UCLA (01-04) 130-21 .861
Olivia Galati, Hofstra (10-13) 129-34 .791
Hannah Rogers, Florida (11-14) 127-31 .804
Jolene Henderson, California (10-13) 127-35 .784
Brandice Balschmiter, Massachusetts (06-09) 126-33 .792
Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech (05-08) 123-35 .788
Paige Parker, Oklahoma (15-18) 123-17 .879
Whitney Canion, Baylor (09-14) 123-54 .695
Morgan Melloh, Indiana (08-11) 122-51 .705

Others with high winning percentage.

Nancy Evans, Arizona (94-98) 120- 8 .938
Megan Good, James Madison (15-19) 120-17 .876
Jennie Finch, Arizona (99-02) 119-16 .881 (also 60 consecutive victories)
Brooke Mitchell, La.-Lafayette (02-05) 119 27 .815
Amanda Macenko, Cleveland State (07-10) 118-53 .690
Dallas Escobedo, Arizona State (11-14) 115-26 .816
Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M (84-87) 114-28 .803
Kelsi Dunne, Alabama (08-11) 113-23 .831
Danielle Henderson, Massachusetts (96-99) 108-35 .755
Jordan Taylor, Michigan (08-11) 107-17 .856
Amanda Scott, Fresno State (97-00) 106-18 .855
Sara Griffin, Michigan (95-98) 106-19 .848
Jackie Traina, Alabama (94-97) 106-21 .835
Kyla Hall, La.-Lafayette (91-94) 104-20 .839
Michelle Green, Georgia (02-05) 104-21 .832
Becky Lemke, Arizona (98-01) 103-19 .844
Carrie Dolan, Arizona (91-94) 103-13 .918
Susie Parra, Arizona (91-94) 101- 9 .918
Stephanie Brombacher, Florida (08-11) 97-11 .898
Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (90-93) 93- 7 .930
Lisa Longaker, UCLA (87-90) 89-12 .881
Michele Smith, Oklahoma State (86-89) 82-20 .804
Tracy Compton, UCLA (82-85) 72-10 .878
Heather Compton, UCLA (90-93) 67- 8 .893

Strikeout Leaders (Years,K,IP,Per 7 Inn)
Monica Abbott, Tennessee (04-07) 2440 1448 11.80
Cat Osterman, Texas (02-06) 2265 1106 14.34
Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech (05-08) 2149 1116 13.48
Danielle Lawrie, Washington (06-10) 1860 1191 10.94
Courtney Blades, So. Miss./Nichols St. (97-00) 1773 1262 9.83
Alicia Hollowell, Arizona (03-06) 1768 1122 11.03
Katie Burkhart, Arizona State (05-08) 1670 1091 10.71
Sara Plourde, Massachusetts (09-12) 1662 966 12.05
Michele Granger, California (89-93) 1640 1203 9.54
Morgan Melloh, Indiana (08-11) 1632 1162 9.83
Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma (10-13) 1605 1074 10.46

ERA LEADERS

Tracy Compton, UCLA (82-85) 0.15 13 613
Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (90-93) 0.22 22 695
Debbie Doom, UCLA (82-85) 0.29 30 726

SHUTOUT LEADERS Shutouts (Wins) No-hit Perfect Games

Monica Abbott, Tennessee (04-07) 112 (189) 23 6
Michele Granger, California (89-93) 94 (119) 25 5
Cat Osterman, Texas (02-06) 85 (136) 20 9

HOME RUN LEADERS

Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma (12-15) 95
Katiyana Mauga, Arizona (14–17) 92
Stacey Nuveman, UCLA (97-02) 90
Staci Chambers, Arizona (08-11) 87
Leah Bratz, Arizona (94-98) 85
Laura Espinoza, Arizona (92-95) 85
Shelby Pendley, Oklahoma (12-15) 84
Jessica Warren, Florida State (15-18) 83
Danyele Gomez, Louisiana-Lafayette (03-06) 83
Sierra Romero, Michigan (13-16) 82 (also 11 Grand Slams)
Kristen Rivera, Washington (02-05) 79

RBI LEADERS

Jenny Dalton, Arizona (93-96) 328
Leah Bratz, Arizona (94-98) 322
Laura Espinoza, Arizona (92-95) 315
Sierra Romero, Michigan (13-16) 305
Stacey Nuveman, UCLA (97-02) 299
Stacie Chambers, Arizona (08-11) 293

BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS

(at least 250 hits) Years H-AB Avg.

Jill Justin, Northern Illinois (86-89) 250-535 .467
Alison McCutcheon, Arizona (95-98) 405-869 .466
Stacey Nuveman, UCLA (97-02) 322-691 .466
Chelsea Bramlett, Mississippi State (07-10) 359-779 .461
Kacie Burnett, Idaho State (14-17) 320-695 .460
Michelle Minton, Coastal Carolina (91-94) 308-672 .458
Amber Jackson, Bethune/Maryland (03-07) 348-769 .452
Morgan Zerkle, Marshall (14–17) 289-641 .451
Natasha Watley, UCLA (00-03) 395-878 .450
Haley McCleney, Alabama (13–16) 313-700 .447
Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State (06-09) 315-706 .446
Caitlin Lowe, Arizon (04-07) 351-787 .446
Denelle Hicks, Campbell University (93-96) 300-673 .446
Raven Chavanne, Tennessee (10-13) 355-803 .442
Sierra Romero, Michigan (13-16) 302-685 .441
Jenny Topping, Washington & Cal State-Fullerton (99-03) 287-654 .439
Kelly Kretschman, Alabama (98-01) 368-842 .437
Kayla Braud, Alabama (10-13) 343-786 .436
Nicole Gazzola, Delaware State (13-16) 321-736 .436
Robyne Yorke, Fresno State (94-97) 357-820 .435
Tiff Tootle, South Carolina (90-93) 351-813 .431
Jessica Falca, Coastal Carolina (96-99) 341-791 .431
Crystal Boyd, Hofstra (91-94) 258-598 .431

NOTE: NJCAA-National Junior College Athletic Association All Time Leader Crystl Bustos, Palm Beach Community College – 97-98 135-220 .614 23 HRs, 26 2Bs, 14 3Bs, 102 RBIs, Won two NJCAA Championships – NJCAA Player of the Year, both years.

AIAW/NCAA Women’s National Slow Pitch Champs

1981 Florida State 4 (54-7) North Carolina 1 (47-22) Darby Cottle, Florida State
1982 Florida State 9 (56-10) Florida 4 Susan Painter, Florida State
1983 South Florida 4 (25-9) Florida State 3 (46-11) ?
1984 NO South Florida W (31-7) ? Anna Goodnough, South Florida
Honda/Broderick Award (Slow Pitch)
1982 Darby Cottle, Florida State
Darby Cottle Slow Pitch
1981 –
Florida State – AIAW Womens National Champs (54-7 record) – (.428 avg on the Year)
Florida State – AIAW Championship Tournament MVP
Florida State – AIAW Womens All American Selection
Florida State/Tifton Tomboys – ASA Outstanding Athlete of the Year
Florida State/Tifton Tomboys – USOC Best Amateur Softball Player in the Nation
Tifton Tomboys – ASA Women’s Major Slow Pitch National Champs
Tifton Tomboys – ASA Women’s Major Slow Pitch National Championship Tournament MVP
1982 –
Florida State- AIAW Womens National Champs (56-10 record) – (.459 avg on the year)
Florida State – AIAW Championship Tournament MVP
Florida State – AIAW Womens All American Selection
Florida State – Broderick Honda Award – Nation’s top Sofball Player

College Career – 225-541, .416 average, 126 Runs, 135 RBIs, 35 Home Runs, .623 Slugging Pct.
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AIAW Slow Pitch Regional Championships
1978 AIAW Slow Pitch Just had Regionals, no National was held
– Florida State defeated South Florida in Florida State Final
– Florida defeated Florida State in Regional Final
– no information on any other region
1979 AIAW Slow Pitch Just had Regionals, no National was held
– Florida State defeated Florida in Florida State Final
– Florida defeated Florida State in Regional Final
– no information on any other region
1980 AIAW Slow Pitch Just had Regionals, no National was held
– Florida State defeated Florida in Florida State Final
– Florida defeated Florida State in Regional Final
– no information on any other region
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1981 AIAW Slow Pitch
– Florida State defeated South Florida in Florida State Final
– Florida State defeated South Florida in Regional Final
– no information on any other region
– AIAW National Championship was held
1981 AIAW Slow Pitch National Championship
1. Florida State (54-7) 4-0 – (outscored opponents 33-13)
(13-9, 4-3, 12-2, 4-1 final over North Carolina)
2. North Carolina 4-2
3. East Carolina 2-2
4. North Carolina State 3-2
5. South Florida 3-2
5. Auburn 2-2
7. Florida 2-2
7. Georgia Southern 1-2
9. Western Carolina 1-2
9. Northern Kentucky 1-2
9. Morehead State 0-2
9. UNC-Wilmington 0-2
FINAL Florida State 4, North Carolina 1
Darby Cottle 2-3
Venus Ross 2-3, 2 RBIs
Charlotte Cates 2-3, RBI

World Series Stats (Florida State)
3B-Carol O’Domski 5-15, .333
RF-Natalie Drouin 8-15, .533, 2 HRs, 9 Runs, 5 RBIs
SS-Darby Cottle 9-15, .600, HR, 2 2Bs, 3 Runs
C-Venus Ross 4-14, .286, 2B, 3 RBIs
1B-Charlotte Cates 8-12, .667
2B-Jan Sikes 2-12, .167, 3 RBIs
SF-Toni Robinette 3-11, .273
P-Susan Painter 3-11, .273, 4-0 Pitching, 29 IP, 12 ER
CF-Cathy Gooding 3-11, .273
LF-Lina Tyrrell 2-10, .200

AIAW College World Series All Tournament
Charlotte Cates, Florida State
Darby Cottle, Florida State
Natalie Drouin, Florida State
Carol O’Domski, Florida State
Susan Painter, Florida State
All AIWA Region-2
Darby Cottle, Florida State
Natalie Drouin, Florida State
Cathy Gooding, Florida State
Carol O’Domski, Florida State
Venus Ross, Florida State
AIAW All American Selections (Florida State)
Darby Cottle 83-194 .428, 52 runs, 45 RBIs, 12 HRs
Jan Sikes 83-147 .477, 47 runs, 32 RBIs, 4 HRs
Others
Charlott Cates 64-127 .504, 29 runs, 27 RBIs, 4 HRs
Venus Ross 82-178 .461, 44 runs, 43 RBIs, 6 HRs
Susan Painter 60-132 .455, 24 runs, 39 RBIs, 1 HR (31-4 Pitching, 22 shutouts)
Natalie Drouin 82-193 .425, 62 runs, 31 RBIs, 6 HRs
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1982 AIAW Slow Pitch
– Florida defeated Florida State in Florida State Final
– Florida State defeated South Florida in Regional Final
– no information on any other region
– AIAW National Championship was held

1982 AIAW Slow Pitch National Championship (12 teams)
1. Florida State 4-0 (outscored opponents 55-10)
(10-0, 17-2, 19-4, 9-4 final over Florida)
2. Florida 2-2
Remainder of teams incomplete or unknown
-. Georgia Southern 0-1
-. South Florida 0-1
-. UNC-Charlotte 0-1
-. East Carolina 0 1
FINAL: Florida State 9, Florida 4
AIAW College World Series All Tournament Team (Just Florida and Florida State)
Darby Cottle, Florida State
Susan Painter, Florida State
Toni Robinette, Florida State
Linda Tyrrell, Florida State
Sandie William, Florida State
Janice Croud, Florida
Beth Breier, Florida
Carlyce Cononie, Florida
Marty Litz, Florida
All AIWA Region-2
Darby Cottle, Florida State
Toney Donaldson, Florida State
Cathy Gooding, Florida State
Susan Painter, Florida State
Toni Robinette, Florida State
Kelly Shaw, Florida State
Jan Sikes, Florida State

1982 AIAW All America Selections from Florida State
Darby Cottle 96-209 .459, 74 Runs, 44 RBIs, 12 HRs
Jan Sikes 89-189 .471, 66 Runs, 60 RBIs, 6 HRs
Natalie Drouin 90-205 .439, 57 Runs, 54 RBIs, 5 HRs
Susan Painter 36-107 .336, 14 Runs, 22 RBIs, 0 HRs – (34-7, 19 Shutouts)
Toni Roninette 84-282 .464, 50 Runs, 41 RBIs, 2 HRs
Others
Toney Donaldson 88-198 .444, 56 Runs, 65 RBIs, 8 HRs
Kelly Shaw 64-155 .413, 46 Runs, 36 RBIs, 1 HR
Cathy Gooding 65-184 .353, 33 Runs, 59 RBIs, 2 HRs
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NOTE- FSU was 111-17 in 1981-82, averaged 9.2 rpg and gave up 2.7 behind pitcher Susan Painter and the Defense

Darby Cottle – Florida State Softball
Year Gms H- AB Avg Runs RBI HR 2B 3B BB OB %
1980 47 47-141 .333 41 46 3 4 2 0 .333
1981 60 83-194 .428 52 45 12 6 3 4 .439
1982 63 96-209 .459 74 44 10 11 3 11 .486
1983 52 84-185 .454 41 46 7 5 4 11 .485
222 310-729 .425 210 181 32 26 12 26 .445

Fielding Pct – Shortstop – 322 PO, 434 Ast, 74 E, .911 Fld Pct
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1983 AIAW Slow Pitch
– Florida defeated Florida State in Florida State Final
– no information on any other region
– AIAW National Championship was held
1983 AIAW/NCAA Slow Pitch National Championship (13 teams, no info on the other teams)
1. South Florida
2. Florida State 3-2
3. Florida
-. East Carolina
-. Northern Kentucky
FINAL: South Florida 4, Florida State 3
AIAW College World Series All Tournament Team (incomplete)
Gigi Herdon, Florida
Brenda Nye, Florida
Darby Cottle, Florida State
Toney Donaldson, Florida State
LeAnn Harrell, Florida State
Carla Long, Florida State
Cricket Olafson, Florida State
Susan Painter, Florida State (17-4 on the Season with 2 shutouts)

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The NCAA Had a Slow Pitch College World Series in 1984, this is the only info available.

1984 NCAA Slow Pitch National Championship
1. ?
2. ?
3. Georgia Tech
South Florida 1-2
MVP – Anna Goodnough, South Florida
South Florida 9 – Florida Atlantic 5
West Florida 4 – South Florida 2
Florida International 12 – Florida 7
AIAW College World Series All Tournament Team (incomplete)
no info available

1982 Women’s College World Series (AIAW)

1982 held at at Reaves Park in Norman, Oklahoma on May 20-23.

Champion – Texas A&M Aggies (77-8)
Runner Up – Oklahoma State Cowgirls

The 1982 AIAW Women’s College World Series was held from May 20 through May 25 in Norman, Oklahoma. The final two games were postponed by rain for two days.

Twelve Division I college softball teams met in what was to become the last AIAW softball tournament of that organization’s history. After playing their way through the regular season and regional tournaments (and for Oklahoma State, a conference tournament), the 12 advancing teams met for the AIAW Division I college softball championship.

Days later, Oklahoma State went on to participate also in the NCAA WCWS tournament in Omaha. In 1982, the Division I softball tournaments of both the AIAW and the NCAA were called “Women’s College World Series.” That moniker has been used for the annual topmost-level collegiate women’s softball tournaments since the first one in 1969.

Historian Bill Plummer III wrote, “With their 77-8 season record, Texas A&M could have been a contender in Omaha − maybe even the top seed − against perennial softball powers like UCLA and Fresno State.

The Aggies had been invited to the NCAA’s first national tournament, but chose not to go. A&M coach Bob Brock had high respect for the eleven-year-old AIAW, even as the NCAA began to overshadow it. Out of a sense of loyalty to the AIAW, Brock said, his school chose the 1982 Norman championship over the NCAA’s first in Omaha.

Texas A&M, Utah, Michigan and California were the top four seeds.

Top-seeded Texas A&M lost its opener in an 8-inning perfect game by USIU pitcher Jenny Stallard. But the Aggies battled back through the losers’ bracket to claim the title by defeating Oklahoma State, who was unbeaten in the tournament to that point, twice in the championship final.

In the deciding “if-necessary” game, the Aggies went to bat in the last regulation inning trailing the Cowgirls by one run. A double and an outfield error scored the tying run for A&M, who went on to score twice in the extra inning for the 5-3 victory.

Texas A&M compiled a record of 7-1 in the tournament to become the first Texas A&M women’s varsity team to win a national championship.

  • MVP – N/A
  • Batting Champion – N/A
  • HR Champion – N/A

1982 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Kim Van Wyk, Cal-State Fullerton
P – Linda Padgett, Central Michigan
C – Kim Fabian, Oklahoma State
1B – Pam Harper, Oklahoma State
2B – Yolanda Arvizu, Utah State
3B – Cathy Heator, Central Michigan
SS – Cindy Lyon, Utah
OF – Pat Stoffel, Western Illinois
OF – Karen Guerrero, Texas A&M
OF – Sue Lewis, Cal-State Fullerton
UTIL – Dot Richardson, UCLA
UTIL – Shari Fisher, California
UTIL – Lori Stoll, Texas A&M

SCORES

  1. U.S. International 1 Ohio State 0
  2. Rhode Island 2 Oklahoma 0
  3. Central Michigan 7 SW Missouri State 0
  4. Oklahoma State 7 Western Illinois 0
  5. U.S. International 1 Texas A&M 0
  6. Michigan 4 Rhode Island 1
  7. California 5 Central Michigan 0
  8. Oklahoma State 2 Utah 0
  9. Texas A&M 2 SW Missouri State 0 (SW Missouri State eliminated)
  10. Western Illinois 2 Rhode Island 1 (Rhode Island eliminated)
  11. Central Michigan 1 Ohio State 0 (Ohio State eliminated)
  12. Oklahoma 4 Utah 2 (Utah eliminated)
  13. Texas A&M 1 Western Illinois 0 (Western eliminated)
  14. Central Michigan 3 Oklahoma 1 (Oklahoma eliminated)
  15. Michigan 2 U.S. International 1
  16. Oklahoma State 3 California 0
  17. Central Michigan 1 U.S. International 0 (U.S. International eliminated)
  18. Texas A&M 5 California 0 (California eliminated)
  19. Oklahoma State 2 Michigan 1
  20. Texas A&M 2 Central Michigan 0 (Central Michigan eliminated)
  21. Texas A&M 5 Michigan 0 (Michigan eliminated)
  22. Texas A&M 4 Oklahoma State 1
  23. Texas A&M 5 Oklahoma State 3 (Oklahoma State eliminated)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Texas A&M Aggies (7-1)
2. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (4-2)
3. Michigan Wolverines (2-2)
4. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-2)
5t. U.S. International Gulls (2-2)
5t. Oklahoma Sooners (1-2)
7t. California Bears (1-2)
7t. Rhode Island Rams (1-2)
9t. Western Illinois Leathernecks (1-2)
9t. Ohio State Buckeyes (0-2)
9t. Utah Runnin Utes (0-2)
9t. SW Missouri State Bears (0-2)

1981 Women’s College World Series (AIAW)

1981 held at Reaves Park in Norman, Oklahoma on May 21-24.

Champion – Utah State Aggies (34-12)
Runner Up – Cal State Fullerton

Yo Arvizu’s defensive play in the top of the seventh killed a California State-Fullerton rally and gave Utah State a 4-3 win in the finals of the AIAW Division I Women’s College World Series in Norman, Oklahoma on Sunday.

With runners on first and third and no outs, Arvizu fielded a ground ball and tagged a runner going to second. She then tossed the ball to first for the double play. One run was scored on the play.

The Aggies scored what proved to be the winning run in the fourth when Janet Lelsing reached second on a throwing error by Cal-Fullerton third baseman Jan Tierrini and scored on a double by Jackie Weigand.

The Bears rallied for one run in the seventh to make the final margin 4-3.

Cal-Fullerton forced the second game with a 6-1 win over Utah State on Sunday afternoon. The Titans had moved into the finals with a 5-4 win over UCLA on Sunday morning.

  • MVP – N/A
  • Leading Hitter – Sue Lewis, Cal-State Fullerton (14-22, .636, 3 HR)
  • HR Champion – Sue Lewis, Cal-State Fullerton – 3

1981 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

N/A

SCORES

  1. Oklahoma 1 New Mexico 0
  2. California 3 Illinois State 0
  3. Western Michigan 2 Creighton 0
  4. Cal St-Fullerton 7 New Mexico State 6
  5. Utah State 2 Texas A&M 1
  6. UCLA 3 South Carolina 0
  7. Missouri 3 Rutgers 0
  8. Oklahoma State 5 Michigan State 1
  9. New Mexico 1 Illinois State 0 (Illinois State eliminated)
  10. Creighton 4 New Mexico State 2 (New Mexico State eliminated)
  11. Texas A&M 4 South Carolina 0 (South Carolina eliminated)
  12. Michigan State 6 Rutgers 2 (Rutgers eliminated)
  13. California 4 Oklahoma 1
  14. Cal St-Fullerton 2 Western Michigan 0
  15. Utah State 1 UCLA 0
  16. Missouri 5 Oklahoma State 1
  17. Michigan State 8 Oklahoma 1 (Oklahoma eliminated)
  18. Texas A&M 1 Western Michigan 0 (Western Michigan eliminated)
  19. UCLA 2 Creighton 1 (Creighton eliminated)
  20. Oklahoma State 5 New Mexico 2 (New Mexico eliminated)
  21. Cal St-Fullerton 1 California 0
  22. Utah State 4 Missouri 2
  23. UCLA 5 Oklahoma State 0 (Oklahoma State eliminated)
  24. Texas A&M 3 Michigan State 2 (Michigan State eliminated)
  25. UCLA 2 California 0 (California eliminated)
  26. Texas A&M 1 Missouri 0 (Missouri eliminated)
  27. Utah State 2 Cal St-Fullerton 0
  28. UCLA 1 Texas A&M 0 (Texas A&M eliminated)
  29. Cal St-Fullerton 5 UCLA 4 (UCLA eliminated)
  30. Cal St-Fullerton 6 Utah State 1
  31. Utah State 4 Cal St-Fullerton 3 (Cal State-Fullerton eliminated)

FINAL STANDINGS

1 Utah State Aggies (5-1)
2 Cal St-Fullerton Titans (5-2)
3 UCLA Bruins (5-2)
4 Texas A&M Aggies (4-2)
5t. California Bears (2-2)
5t. Michigan State Spartans (2-2)
7t. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
7t. Missouri Tigers (2-2)
9t. Oklahoma Sooners (1-2)
9t. Western Michigan Broncos (1-2)
9t. New Mexico Aggies (1-2)
9t. Creighton Blue Jays (1-2)
13t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
13t. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-2)
13t. New Mexico State Aggies (0-2)
13t. Illinois State Redbirds (0-2)

1980 Women’s College World Series (AIAW)

1980 held at Reaves Park in Norman, Oklahoma on May 22-25.

Champion – Utah State Aggies (35-16)
Runner Up – Indiana Hoosiers

Norman, Oklahoma hosted the WCWS year and it was first time it was played at a location other than Omaha, Nebraska, where it had been held for its first 11 years. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to meet in the AIAW national collegiate softball championship. The tournament was also split into three divisions (I, II, and III) with each conducting their own championship.

The Utah State Aggies, behind the pitching of Mary Lou Ramm, won its first national championship, emerging from the losers’ bracket to defeat Indiana with 1–0 and 2–1 wins in the final. Ramm was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Utah State’s only loss had been to Indiana in the fourth round, forcing the Aggies to defeat top-seeded Texas A&M in order to again face the Hoosiers in the final.

  • MVP – Mary Lou Ramm, Utah State
  • Leading Hitter – N/A
  • HR Champion – N/A

1980 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Mary Lou Ramm, Utah State
Shari Fisher, California
Pam Reinoehl, California
Kim Bowles, Cal-Poly Pomona
Linda Berndt, Western Michigan
Patti Rendine, Western Michigan
Bonni Kinne, Western Michigan
Dot Richardson, Western Illinois
Pat Stoffel, Western Illinois
Linda Spagnolo, Indiana
Donna Michalek, Indiana
Jan Drummond, Oklahoma State
Lori Stoll, Texas A&M

SCORES

  • Texas A&M 1, SW Missouri State 0
  • Indiana 5, South Carolina 2
  • Oklahoma State 5, Western Michigan 4
  • Cal St Poly-Pomona 3, New Mexico 1
  • Cal St-Fullerton 5, Creighton 0
  • Western Illinois 1, Oklahoma 0
  • Oregon 7, Massachusetts 3
  • Utah State 4, California 1
  • SW Missouri State 4, South Carolina 0 (South Carolina eliminated)
  • Western Michigan 1, New Mexico 0 (New Mexico eliminated)
  • Creighton 3, Oklahoma 0 (Oklahoma eliminated)
  • California 2, Massachusetts 0 (Massachusetts eliminated)
  • Indiana 1, Texas A&M 0
  • Oklahoma State 1, Cal St Poly-Pomona 0
  • Western Illinois 2, Cal St-Fullerton 0
  • Utah State 5, Oregon 0
  • Cal St Poly-Pomona 3, Creighton 0 (Creighton eliminated)
  • Texas A&M 1, California 0 (California eliminated)
  • Indiana 8, Oklahoma State 0
  • Oregon 2, SW Missouri State 1 (SW Missouri State eliminated)
  • Western Michigan 3, Cal St-Fullerton 2 (Cal-State Fullerton eliminated)
  • Utah State 2, Western Illinois 0
  • Texas A&M 3, Cal St Poly-Pomona 2 (Cal St Poly-Pomona eliminated)
  • Western Michigan 1, Oregon 0 (Oregon eliminated)
  • Texas A&M 2, Western Illinois 0 (Western Illinois eliminated)
  • Western Michigan 1, Oklahoma State 0 (Oklahoma State eliminated)
  • Indiana 3, Utah State 2
  • Texas A&M 1, Western Michigan 0 (Western Michigan eliminated)
  • Utah State 1, Texas A&M 0 (Texas A&M eliminated)
  • Utah State 1, Indiana 0
  • Utah State 2, Indiana 1 (Indiana eliminated)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Utah State Aggies (6-1)
2. Indiana Hoosiers (4-2)
3. Texas A&M Aggies (5-2)
4. Western Michigan Broncos (4-2)
5t. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
5t. Western Illinois Leathernecks (2-2)
7t. Cal St Poly-Pomona Broncos (2-2)
7t. Oregon Ducks (2-2)
9t. California Bears (1-2)
9t. Creighton Blue Jays (1-2)
9t. SW Missouri State Bears (1-2)
9t. Cal St-Fullerton Titans (1-2)
13t. Oklahoma Sooners (0-2)
13t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
13t. New Mexico Lobos (0-2)
13t. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-2)

1979 Women’s College World Series (AIAW)

1979 held at Dill Softball Center in Omaha, Nebraska on May 24-27.

Champion – Texas Woman’s Pioneers (71-5)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (24-9)

Texas Woman’s University, newly named the Pioneers in February after years as the Tessies, won its first national championship behind the pitching of Kathy Arendsen, emerging from the losers’ bracket to defeat defending champion UCLA with a pair of 1–0 wins in the final. On the final day, Arendsen pitched all 21 innings in three games.

Kathy Arendsen pitched three games yesterday, allowed a total of four hits and led Texas Woman’s University to the championship in the Women’s College World Series. Arendsen shut out UCLA twice by 1-0 scores in the afternoon after eliminating top-seeded Cal Poly of Pomona, 2-0, in the morning. Arendson did not allow an earned run in more than 400 innings at one point this season.

Arendsen also won the 1979 Broderick Award for the nation’s outstanding female college athlete.

Cal-Poly Pomona entered the tournament with a 40-2-2 record and was led by new coach and legendary player Carol Spanks. By the time Spanks was finished coaching she amassed a 577-309-8 record with 11 WCWS appearances and ranked as the 4th winningest coach in NCAA history.

Rutgers sported a perfect 24-0 record entering the WCWS.

The Pioneers won the championship game with an unearned run in the first inning. UCLA third baseman Marcia Pontoni overthrew first base after fielding Sue Redding’s grounder. The Texas Woman’s leadoff batter went to third on the play, kicked the return throw from first baseman Kathy Maurice out of P9ntoni’s glove and scored as the ball rolled away.

  • MVP – N/A
  • Leading Hitter – Sue Reinders, Nebraska-Omaha (6-11, .545)
  • HR Champion – N/A

OTHERS

Batting Leaders

Sue Reinders, Nebraska-Omaha (.545, 6-11, 1 RBI)
Susan Bachman, Western Illinois (.417, 5-12, 2 RBI)
Gail Coleman, Western Illinois (.417, 5-12, 3 RBI)
Jill Larson, Kansas (.400, 4-10)
Melinda Farm, Oregon State (.364, 4-11, 1 RBI)
Denise Smail, Oregon State (.364, 4-11)
Gail Edson, UCLA (.350, 7-20, 1 RBI)
Chris Abrahamson, Western Illinois (.333, 4-12)
Diane Stephenson, Indiana (.313, 5-16, 2 RBI)
Suzie Gaw, Arizona State (.308, 4-13)
Linda King, Cal Poly Pamona (.308, 4-13 1 RBI)
Barb Reinalda, Cal Poly Pamoa (.308, 4-13 2 RBI)
Meg Seng, Indiana (.308, 4-13)
Sue Sherman, UCLA (.308, 4-13)
Julie Woodman, Kansas (.300, 3-10)

Leaders

Most Hits – Gail Edson, UCLA; Willie Rucker, Texas Woman’s; Val List, Texas Woman’s (7)
Most Doubles – Liz Zemanek, Texas A&M (2)
Most Triples – Pam Brown, Texas Woman’s; Gail Coleman, Western Illinois; Diane Stephenson, Indiana (2)
Most Home Runs – Gail Coleman, Western Illinois; Jackie Crescio, Western Illinois; Bridget Ellis, Rutgers; Kim Metcalf, Northern Colorado; Diane Ninemire, Nebraska-Omaha; Lisa Slate, Texas Woman’s; Linda Spagnola, Indiana (1)
Most RBI: Linda Spagnolo, Indiana (4)
Most Stolen Bases: Julie Hudson, Indiana (3)

Pitching Leaders

Kathy Arendsen, Texas Woman’s (6-1, 5 shutouts, 77 K, 0.00 ERA)
Barb Reinalda, Cal Poly (3-2, 16 K, 0.00 ERA)
Karen Andrews, UCLA (2-1, 13K, 0.00 ERA)
Phylllis Schachterle, Northern Colorado (2-0, 4 K, 0.00 ERA)
Shelley Sinclair, Kansas (1-1, 10K, 0.00 ERA)
Lucy Casarez, Arizona State (1-1, 14 K, 0.32 ERA)
Jan Jeffers, UCLA (2-1, 6 K, 0.33 ERA)
Lou Piel, Northern Colorado (1-2, 21 K, 0.58 ERA)
Denise Smail, Oregon State (2-2, 13 K, 0.75 ERA)
Hallie Cohan, Rutgers (0-2, 13 K, 0.81 ERA)

SCORES

Cal St Poly-Pomona 6, Nebraska-Omaha 0
Western Illinois 4, Emporia State 0
Arizona State 2, Oregon State 0
Texas Woman’s 4, South Carolina 2
Kansas 2, Arizona 0
UCLA 5, Texas A&M 0
Indiana 8, Chapman 1
Northern Colorado 3, Rutgers 2
Nebraska-Omaha 4, Emporia State 3
Oregon State 1, South Carolina 0
Texas A&M 6, Arizona 2
Rutgers 1, Chapman 0
Cal St Poly-Pomona 1, Western Illinois 0
Texas Woman’s 1, Arizona State 0
UCLA 2, Kansas 0
Northern Colorado 4, Indiana 1
Texas A&M 2, Arizona State 0
Western Illinois 3, Rutgers 2
Indiana 4, Nebraska-Omaha 2
Oregon State 1, Kansas 0
Cal St Poly-Pomona 1, Texas Woman’s 0
UCLA 2, Northern Colorado 0
Texas A&M 4, Western Illinois 2
Indiana 2, Oregon State 1
Northern Colorado 2, Texas A&M 0
Texas Woman’s 2, Indiana 1
UCLA 1, Cal St Poly-Pomona 0
Texas Woman’s 1, Northern Colorado 0
Texas Woman’s 2, Cal St Poly-Pomona 0
Texas Woman’s 1, UCLA 0
Texas Woman’s 1, UCLA 0

FINAL STANDINGS

1 Texas Woman’s Pioneers (7-1)
2 UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3 Cal-State Poly Pomona Broncos (3-2)
4 Northern Colorado Bears (3-2)
5t.Texas A&M Aggies (3-2)
5t. Indiana Hoosiers (3-2)
7t. Oregon State Beavers (2-2)
7t. Western Illinois Leathernecks (2-2)
9t. Kansas Jayhawks (1-2)
9t. Arizona State Sun Devils (1-2)
9t. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-2)
9t. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (1-2)
13t. Arizona Wildcats (0-2)
13t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
13t. Chapman Panthers (0-2)
13t. Emporia State Hornets (0-2)

1978 Women’s College World Series (AIAW)

1978 held at Dill Softball Center in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25-28.

Champion – UCLA Bruins (31-3)
Runner Up – Northern Colorado (24-6)

UCLA swept through the Women’s College World Series of Softball undefeated and added the title to the national basketball championship it won earlier this spring.

The Bruins stopped Northern Colorado 3-0 Monday in the title game of the 16-team Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women double-elimination tournament that was plagued by weather throughout its five-day run.

Jan Jeffers stopped the Bears in the trophy game for her third victory in the tourney. UCLA, 5-0 in the meet, got three-hit pitching from Jeffers, who struck out three and walked none. Bruin batters collected six safeties off Brooks Swanson and Lou Piel, who relieved in the third inning.

The champions got all the runs they needed when Gail Edson singled home Jeffers and Sue Enquist in the first inning. UCLA added a run in the fifth when Kathy Maurice singled and Swanson, then playing left field, erred on the pickup attempt to allow Enquist to score from second base.

Piel pitched a three-hitter earlier Monday as Northern Colorado eliminated Minnesota, 3-1. Northern Colorado finished at 5-2 and Minnesota 3-2 in the tournament.

Linda Witt contributed 3-for-3 batting as Piel won her fifth game of the tournament without a loss with the support of Northern Colorado hits.

Witt’s triple drove in two rims in a three run fourth inning and the Bears scored in the fifth when Jan Breckenridge singled home Mary Jackson.

Minnesota loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh inning and a fielder’s choice scored the Gophers’ only run before two fly balls to the infield ended the game. Vicki Swanson was the losing pitcher. The Sunday program ended after one game. Northern Colorado eliminated Texas Woman’s University 7-3 before tourney officials called a halt because of rain and a tornado threat. The funnel cloud did not touch down.

Tournament officials estimated that the total attendance for the event cleared the 10,000 spectator barrier for the first time.

  • Most Outstanding Player – Sue Enquist, UCLA
  • Batting Leader – Sue Enquist, UCLA (8-19) – .421
  • HR Champion – N/A

1978 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

N/A

SCORES

  1. SW Missouri State 11 Massachusetts 2
  2. UCLA 4 Texas Woman’s 0
  3. Arizona State 10 Portland State 0
  4. Utah State 11 South Carolina 0
  5. Southern Illinois 2 Stephen F. Austin 1
  6. Minnesota 2 Cal St Poly-Pomona 1
  7. Nebraska-Omaha 2 Illinois State 1
  8. Northern Colorado 3 Oregon State 0
  9. Texas Woman’s 1 Massachusetts 0
  10. Portland State 10 South Carolina 7
  11. Cal St Poly-Pomona 2 Stephen F. Austin 1
  12. Oregon State 4 Illinois State 2
  13. UCLA 1 SW Missouri State 0
  14. Utah State 2 Arizona State 0
  15. Minnesota 6 Southern Illinois 2
  16. Northern Colorado 3 Nebraska-Omaha 2
  17. Texas Woman’s 4 Nebraska-Omaha 0
  18. Southern Illinois 4 Portland State 1
  19. Cal St Poly-Pomona 1 Arizona State 0
  20. SW Missouri State 1 Oregon State 0
  21. UCLA 7 Utah State 0
  22. Minnesota 4 Northern Colorado 1
  23. Texas Woman’s 3 Southern Illinois 1
  24. Cal St Poly-Pomona 2 SW Missouri State 1
  25. Texas Woman’s 3 Utah State 0
  26. Northern Colorado 4 Cal St Poly-Pomona 3
  27. Northern Colorado 7 Texas Woman’s 3
  28. UCLA 3 Minnesota 0
  29. Northern Colorado 3 Minnesota 1
  30. UCLA 3 Northern Colorado 0

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-0)
2. Northern Colorado Bears (5-2)
3. Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-2)
4. Texas Woman’s Tessies (4-2)
5t. Cal-State Poly-Pomona Broncos (3-2)
5t. Southern Illinois Salukis (2-2)
7t. Utah State Aggies (2-2)
7t. SW Missouri State Bears (2-2)
9t. Arizona State Sun Devils (1-2)
9t. Oregon State Beavers (1-2)
9t. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (1-2)
9t. Portland State Vikings (1-2)
13t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
13t. Illinois State Redbirds (0-2)
13t. Massachusetts Minutemen (0-2)
13t. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0-2)

1977 Women’s College World Series (AIAW)

1977 held at Dill Softball Center in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25-29.

Champion – Northern Iowa Panthers (30-2)
Runner Up – Arizona Wildcats

The 1977 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25–29. Sixteen college softball teams met in the AIAW fastpitch softball tournament. This was the first WCWS in which regional tournaments were conducted for teams to qualify for the final tournament.

After appearing in three previous WCWS in 1973, 1975, and 1976, Northern Iowa won its first national championship by defeating Arizona, 7-0, in the “if necessary” game behind pitcher Pat Stockman.

Legendary Michigan head coach Carol Hutchins participated in the WCWS with Michigan State.

Paid attendance for the series was 5,251.

  • MVP – N/A
  • Batting Leader – Gayle Barrons, Michigan State (9-20, .450)
  • HR Leader – 6 tied at 1 (Brenda Marshall, Texas-Arlington; Cindy Salisbury, West Chester; Lisa Nicholson, Southwest Missouri State; June Koleber, Kansas; Gloria Graves, Kansas; DJ Parker, Northern Iowa)

OTHERS

Venus Jennings, Northern Colorado (.428, 9-21, 4 RBI)
Carmen King, Michigan State (.421, 8-19)
Jan Nelson, Southwest Missouri State (.417, 5-12, 4 RBI)
Kathy Drickey, Nebraska-Omaha (.409, 9-22, 2 RBI)
Kristie Koenig, Cal-State Sacramento (.400, 4-10)
Barb Wahlstrom, Northern Iowa (.375, 6-16, 1 RBI)
Lisa Nelson, Southwest Missouri State (.357, 5-14, 2 RBI)
Anne Davenport, Arizona (.350, 7-20, 3 RBI)
Connie Wichman, Nebraska-Omaha (.349, 8-23, 2 RBI)
Ann Anderson, Michigan State (.333, 6-18, 3 RBI)
Pat Bromley, Nebraska-Omaha (.333, 5-15, 1 RBI)
Carol Hutchins, Michigan State (.316, 6-19, 1 RBI)
Kris McCartney, Northern Iowa (.313, 5-16, 1 RBI)
Laurie Zoodsma, Michigan State (.300, 6-20, 2 RBI)
Paula Woodworth, Kansas (.300, 3-10)
Pat Stockman, Northern Iowa (3-1, 0.00 ERA, 3 shutouts)
Lou Piel, Northern Colorado (3-1, 0.00 ERA)
Gloria Graves, Kansas (2-0, 0.00 ERA)
Melanie Kyler, Arizona State (3-2, 0.49 ERA)
Penny Clayton, Southwest Missouri State (1-1, 1.06 ERA)
Marlene McCauley, Nebraska-Omaha (3-1, 1.16 ERA)
Michelle Thomas, Northern Iowa (2-0, 1.28 ERA)
Laurel Hills, Michigan State (2-1, 1.91 ERA)
Nancy Lyons, Michigan State (2-1, 1.93 ERA)
Tonja Adreon, Arizona (1-1, 2.04 ERA)
Phyliss Schachterle, Northern Colorado (1-1, 2.04 ERA)

Most Hits (9) Gayle Barrons, Michigan State; Venus Jennings, Northern Colorado; Kathy Drickey, Nebraska-Omaha.
Most Doubles (2) Anne Davenport, Arizona
Most Triples (2) Shelly Van Drimmelen, Cal-State Sacramento
Most RBI (5) Pat Stockman, Northern Iowa
Most Stolen Bases (4) Venus Jennings, Northern Colorado

SCORES

  1. Nebraska-Omaha 6 Western Illinois 0
  2. Arizona 4 Texas-Arlington 3
  3. Southwest Missouri State 5 Springfield College 2
  4. Arizona State 2 Cal-State Sacramento 1 (9 innings)
  5. Northern Iowa 3 Southern Illinois 0
  6. Kansas 1 Oklahoma State 0
  7. Michigan State 6 West Chester State 2
  8. Northern Colorado 6 Oregon State 0
  9. Arizona 7 Nebraska-Omaha 4
  10. Arizona State 2 Southwest Missouri State 0
  11. Northern Iowa 4 Kansas 0
  12. Michigan State 5 Northern Colorado 4 (8 innings)
  13. Texas-Arlington 4 Western Illinois 1 (Western Illinois eliminated)
  14. Cal-State Sacramento 6 Springfield 0 (Springfield eliminated)
  15. Oklahoma State 3 Southern Illinois 2 (Southern Illinois eliminated)
  16. Oregon State 8 West Chester State 6 (West Chester State eliminated)
  17. Arizona 1 Arizona State 0
  18. Northern Iowa 7 Michigan State 3
  19. Northern Iowa 1 Arizona 0 (8 innings)
  20. Northern Colorado 6 Texas-Arlington 0 (Texas-Arlington eliminated)
  21. Kansas 5 Cal-State Sacramento 1 (Cal-State Sacramento eliminated)
  22. Southwest Missouri State 3 Oklahoma State 1 (Oklahoma State eliminated)
  23. Nebraska-Omaha 6 Oregon 0 (Oregon eliminated)
  24. Northern Colorado 2 Kansas 1 (Kansas eliminated)
  25. Nebraska-Omaha 2 Southwest Missouri State 1 (Southwest Missouri State eliminated, 10 innings)
  26. Arizona State 2 Northern Colorado (Northern Colorado eliminated)
  27. Michigan State 5 Nebraska-Omaha 1 (Nebraska-Omaha eliminated)
  28. Michigan State 3 Arizona State 2 (Arizona State eliminated)
  29. Arizona 2 Michigan State (Michigan State eliminated)
  30. Northern Colorado 3 Nebraska-Omaha 0 (5th place game)
  31. Arizona 1 Northern Iowa 0 (9 innings)
  32. Northern Iowa 7 Arizona 0 (Arizona eliminated)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Northern Iowa Panthers (5-1)
2. Arizona Wildcats (5-2)
3. Michigan State Spartans (4-2)
4. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-2)
5. Northern Colorado Bears (4-2)
6. Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks (3-3)
7t. Kansas Jayhawks (2-2)
7t. Southwest Missouri State (2-2)
9t. Texas–Arlington (1-2)
9t. CSU–Sacramento (1-2)
9t. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (1-2)
9t. Oregon State Beavers (1-2)
13t. Southern Illinois (0-2)
13t. West Chester State (0-2)
13t. Springfield College (0-2)
13t. Western Illinois (0-2)