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1990 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 23–27, 1990
ChampionsUCLA (6th (7th overall) title)
Runners-upFresno State (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus & Sue Enquist (6th (7th overall) & 2nd title)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 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 1990. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1990 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1990 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 27, 1990.

Conference standings

1990 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 2   .889 62 – 7   .899
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 49 – 17   .742
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 9 – 9   .500 35 – 23   .603
California  ‍‍‍y 9 – 9   .500 41 – 28   .594
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 10   .500 43 – 32   .573
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 18   .000 6 – 40   .130
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1990[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1990 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 1990 in Oklahoma City.[2]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA4
Kent State0
UCLA6
Long Beach State0
Long Beach State2
UNLV0
UCLA2
Oklahoma State1
Oklahoma State3
UCLA3
Arizona0
Oklahoma State4Florida State0
Florida State1
Florida State1
Fresno State0
UCLA02
Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State170
Florida State4
UNLV5UNLV1
Oklahoma State0
Kent State2
Fresno State110
Long Beach State0
Fresno State1Fresno State2
Arizona0

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .483 - Meg Thompson, Canisius Golden Griffins

RBIs: 57 - Rhonda King-Randolph, Toledo Rockets

HOME RUNS: 13 - Rhonda King-Randolph, Toledo Rockets


PITCHING

WINS: 34-17 - Lisa Kemme, Winthrop Eagles

ERA: 0.27 (7 ER/181.0 IP) - Sue Rybczyk, Connecticut Huskies

STRIKEOUTS: 327, Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

Records

[3]

FRESHMAN CLASS SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK: 63.0 - Heather Compton, UCLA Bruins; March 2-May 9, 1990

SOPHOMORE CLASS SINGLE GAME TRIPLES: 3 - Michelle Shean, Oklahoma State Cowgirls; March 10, 1990

SENIOR CLASS ASSISTS: 222 - Tiffany Cornelius, San Jose State Spartans

Awards

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[4][5]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1990 11 1 15 12 12 8 0 83.0 33 6 3 10 51 0.25 0.52
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1990 67 213 27 66 .310 22 1 2 7 80 .375% 12 6 1 1

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[6]

FIRST TEAM

Position Player Class School
P Lisa Longaker SR. UCLA Bruins
Stefni Whitton SR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Michele Granger FR. California Golden Bears
C Diane Pohl SO. Iowa Hawkeyes
1B Rhonda King-Randolph SR. Toledo Rockets
2B Julie Smith JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
3B Camille Spitaleri SO. Kansas Jayhawks
SS Martha Noffsinger SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF Yvonne Gutierrez SO. UCLA Bruins
Vivian Holm SR. Arizona Wildcats
Charmelle Green JR. Utah Utes
UT Lisa Fernandez FR. UCLA Bruins
AT-L Michelle Delloso JR. South Carolina Gamecocks

SECOND TEAM

Position Player Class School
P Carie Dever SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Ann Van Dortrecht SO. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Mary Letourneau FR. Long Beach State 49ers
C Shelly Stokes SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
1B Julie Cavanaugh SO. Oregon Ducks
2B Tricia Reimche JR. UNLV Rebels
3B Joy Tiner JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
SS Vicki Bartolucci SR. Connecticut Huskies
OF Pauline Maurice JR. Kent State Golden Flashes
Tricia Popowski JR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Pam Stanley SO. Central Michigan Chippewas
UT Julie Jones JR. Arizona Wildcats
AT-L Kim Braatz JR. New Mexico Lobos
AT-L Ann Rowman JR. Arizona State Sun Devils

THIRD TEAM

Position Player Class School
P Debbie Nichols SR. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
Darby Degrist SO. Kent State Golden Flashes
Sue Rybczyk SR. Connecticut Huskies
C Margie Ledgerwood SR. Indiana Hoosiers
1B Tracy Van Kannon JR. New Mexico Lobos
2B Beth Bull JR. Central Michigan Chippewas
3B Nicki Dennis SR. Arizona Wildcats
SS Chris Parris JR. UNLV Rebels
OF Michelle Shean SO. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Sharon Cafini SR. San Jose State Spartans
Christi Cammarata SR. Indiana Hoosiers
UT Gina LoPiccolo JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
AT-L Dena Carter JR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

References

  1. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "1990 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  4. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  5. ^ "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  6. ^ "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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