1986 NCAA Division I softball season

1986 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runners-upTexas A&M (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJudi Garman (1st title)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →

The 1986 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 1986. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1986 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Omaha, Nebraska at Seymour Smith Park, ended on May 25, 1986.

Conference standings

1986 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Indiana ‍†‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 45 – 18 – 0   .714
Northwestern ‍†‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 33 – 17 – 0   .660
Minnesota ‍†‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 28 – 23 – 0   .549
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 29 – 20 – 0   .592
Michigan ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 32 – 17 – 0   .653
Iowa ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 26 – 19 – 0   .578
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 3 – 21 – 0   .125 12 – 33 – 1   .272
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 5 – 1   .804 57 – 9 – 1   .858
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 18 – 9 – 0   .667 39 – 18 – 0   .684
Cal Poly Pomona  ‍‍‍y 18 – 9 – 1   .661 36 – 19 – 1   .652
Pacific  ‍‍‍y 17 – 10 – 0   .630 34 – 18 – 1   .651
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 20 – 30 – 0   .400
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17 – 0   .370 18 – 32 – 0   .360
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 22 – 36 – 0   .379
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 7 – 21 – 0   .250 9 – 27 – 0   .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1986 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwestern Louisiana  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 2   .833 30 – 19   .612
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 2   .833 25 – 25   .500
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 16 – 19   .457
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 19 – 24   .442
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 9 – 25   .265
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍ 3 – 9   .250 17 – 32   .347
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12   .000 3 – 28   .097
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1986[10]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1986 NCAA Women's College World Series took place May 21–25, 1986 in Omaha, Nebraska.[11]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Northwestern0
California2
California0
Cal State Fullerton3
Cal State Fullerton19
Long Beach State0
Cal State Fullerton3
Texas A&M0
Texas A&M110
Cal State Fullerton38
Creighton0
Texas A&M6Indiana1
Indiana0
Indiana110
Louisiana Tech0
Cal State Fullerton3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M0
Indiana210
Northwestern0Long Beach State0
Texas A&M110
Long Beach State110
California0
California18
Creighton413Creighton0
Louisiana Tech3

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season WHIP: 0.36 (58 H+13 BB/195.0 IP) – Virginia Augusta, North Carolina Tar Heels[12]

NCAA Division I single game triples: 3 – Lynna Hallick, Northwestern Wildcats; April 18, 1986

Junior class perfect games: 3 – Virginia Augusta, North Carolina Tar Heels

Team single game triples: 7 – UMass Minutewomen; March 17, 1986

Awards

Susan LeFebvre, Cal State Fullerton Titans[13][14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1986 31 6 39 36 34 25 0 284.2 106 18 11 59 208 0.27 0.58

All America Teams

The following players were members of the first All-American Teams.[15]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Stacey Johnson SR. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
Amy Unterbrink SR. Indiana Hoosiers
Susan LeFebvre SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
C Alicia Seegert JR. Michigan Wolverines
1B Kathy Dyer SR. New Mexico Lobos
2B Alison Stowell SO. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
3B Cindy Cooper SR. Texas A&M Aggies
SS Leslie Kanter SR. USF Bulls
OF Kathy Escarcega JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Chenita Rogers JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Karleen Moore SR. Indiana Hoosiers
UT Tracy Bunge SR. Kansas Jayhawks

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Lori Sippel SO. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Melanie Parrent SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Rhonda Wheatley JR. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
C Kelly Downs JR. Kansas Jayhawks
1B Gena Strang SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
2B Lori Richins JR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B Mary Hammen SO. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
SS Kelly Smith JR. Utah State Aggies
OF Sheila Connelly JR. Kansas Jayhawks
Kris Schmidt SO. Missouri Tigers
Sally Mahar SR. UMass Minutewomen
UT Barb Drake JR. Minnesota Golden Gophers

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ 1986 Indiana Season
  3. ^ 1986 Iowa Season
  4. ^ 1986 Michigan Season
  5. ^ 1986 Michigan State Season
  6. ^ 1986 Minnesota Season
  7. ^ 1986 Northwestern Season
  8. ^ 1986 Ohio State Season
  9. ^ 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 2. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "1986 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  12. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  15. ^ "1986 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 1, 2020.