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1989 NCAA Division I softball season

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1989 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 24–28, 1989
ChampionsUCLA (5th (6th overall) title)
Runners-upFresno State (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus & Sue Enquist (5th (6th overall) & 1st title)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →

The 1989 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 1989. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1989 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1989 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 Twin Creeks Sports Complex, ended on May 28, 1989.

Conference standings

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1989 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Iowa ‍‍‍y 17 7 0   .708 40 21 0   .656
Michigan ‍‍‍ 16 8 0   .667 42 20 0   .677
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 26 25 0   .510
Indiana ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 31 21 0   .596
Minnesota ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 29 0   .482
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 23 29 0   .442
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 15 36 0   .294
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1989 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 18 2   .900 48 4   .923
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 13 7   .650 54 18   .750
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11 9   .550 48 19   .716
California  ‍‍‍y 10 10   .500 38 26   .594
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 7 13   .350 34 26   .567
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 1 19   .050 7 30   .189
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1989[9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1989 Pacific Coast Athletic Association softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Fresno State  ‍‍‍y 29 7 0   .806 58 14 0   .806
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 28 8 0   .778 47 15 0   .758
Cal Poly Pomona  ‍‍‍y 24 12 0   .667 43 23 0   .652
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 22 14 0   .611 36 23 0   .610
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 21 15 0   .583 36 26 0   .581
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 17 19 0   .472 32 28 0   .533
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 14 22 0   .389 25 29 0   .463
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 10 26 0   .278 16 35 0   .314
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 9 27 0   .250 18 38 1   .325
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 30 0   .167 22 37 0   .373
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1989 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 10 2 0   .833 34 19 0   .642
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 9 3 0   .750 37 20 0   .649
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 8 4 0   .667 37 15 0   .712
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 5 7 0   .417 32 29 0   .525
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 5 7 0   .417 27 36 0   .429
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍ 5 7 0   .417 16 30 0   .348
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 0 14 0   .000 9 45 0   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1989[11]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

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The 1989 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 24 to May 28, 1989 in Sunnyvale, California.[12]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA3
South Carolina0
UCLA9
Cal Poly Pomona0
Cal Poly Pomona1
Oregon0
UCLA2
Oklahoma State1
Arizona125
UCLA3
Fresno State0
Arizona0Arizona0
Oklahoma State48
Oklahoma State3
Toledo1
UCLA1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State0
Arizona4
South Carolina0Oregon0
Oklahoma State0
Oregon1
Fresno State7
Cal Poly Pomona1
Fresno State3Fresno State5
Toledo0

Season leaders

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Batting

Pitching

Records

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Freshman class innings pitched: 393.0 – Dana Mitchell, Texas A&M Aggies[13]

Senior class at bats: 255 – Kathy Mayer, Fresno State Bulldogs

Awards

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Janice Parks, UCLA Bruins[14][15]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1989 52 162 32 69 .426 36 2 7 10 99 .611% 19 7 2 3

All America Teams

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The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[16]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Katie Wiese FR. Oregon Ducks
Terry Carpenter SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Michele Smith SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
C Lisa Harvey SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1B Missy Coombes JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
2B Michelle Delloso SO. South Carolina Gamecocks
3B Janice Parks SR. UCLA Bruins
SS Shari Johnson SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
OF Jill Justin SR. Northern Illinois Huskies
Carey Hess JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Tricia Popowski SO. South Carolina Gamecocks
UT Jenny Allard JR. Michigan Wolverines

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Carie Dever JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Stefni Whitton JR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Debbie Nichols JR. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
C Delanna Lightfoot JR. UTA Mavericks
1B Julie Liljeberg SO. Western Michigan Broncos
2B Beth Bull JR. Central Michigan Chippewas
3B Karla Ismay SR. New Mexico Lobos
SS Tiffany Daniels SR. FSU Seminoles
OF Shanna Flynn SO. UCLA Bruins
Jenny Condon JR. Iowa State Cyclones
Shonta Garr SO. Sam Houston State Bearkats
UT Kim Manning FR. Oregon Ducks

References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ 1989 Indiana Season
  3. ^ 1989 Iowa Season
  4. ^ 1989 Michigan Season
  5. ^ 1989 Michigan State Season
  6. ^ 1989 Minnesota Season
  7. ^ 1989 Northwestern Season
  8. ^ 1989 Ohio State Season
  9. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  10. ^ 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "1989 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  15. ^ "FINAL 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  16. ^ "1989 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.