1991 NCAA Division I softball season

1991 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 23–26, 1991
ChampionsArizona (1st title)
Runners-upUCLA (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (1st title)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →

The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1991 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1991 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 26, 1991.

Conference standings

1991 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Minnesota ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4 – 0   .833 48 – 27 – 0   .640
Iowa ‍‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 53 – 11 – 0   .828
Michigan ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 36 – 19 – 0   .655
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Indiana ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 23 – 31 – 0   .426
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 21 – 33 – 0   .389
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 22 – 0   .083 11 – 41 – 0   .212
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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

1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 4   .800 50 – 5   .909
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 5   .750 43 – 16   .729
California  ‍‍‍y 14 – 6   .700 48 – 18   .727
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11 – 9   .550 56 – 16   .778
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16   .200 29 – 29   .500
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 20   .000 9 – 43   .173
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1991[9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1991 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 5 – 0   .783 44 – 18 – 0   .710
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6 – 0   .750 37 – 23 – 0   .617
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17 – 6 – 0   .739 38 – 16 – 0   .704
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 17 – 37 – 0   .315
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 21 – 38 – 0   .356
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17 – 0   .227 11 – 33 – 0   .250
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 4 – 18 – 0   .182 21 – 36 – 0   .368
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1991[10]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

The 1991 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1991 in Oklahoma City.[11]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Florida State0
UCLA1
UCLA0
Arizona19
UNLV0
Arizona113
Arizona18
Long Beach State0
Long Beach State1
Arizona0
Missouri0
Long Beach State3Fresno State18
Fresno State0
Fresno State2
Utah0Arizona5
Fresno State1UCLA1
Lower round 1Lower round 2UCLA513
Fresno State3
Florida State3Florida State0
Long Beach State0
UNLV1
UCLA111
Missouri0
Missouri29UCLA5
Utah0

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I single game walks: 6 – Wendy Stewart, Utah Utes; May 11, 1991[12]

NCAA Division I 7 inning single game strikeouts: 21 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears; March 22, 1991

NCAA Division I single game innings pitched: 31.0 – Kelly Brookhart, Creighton Bluejays & Janet Womack, Utah Utes; May 11, 1991

Freshman class single game home runs: 3 – Danielle Yearick, Manhattan Jaspers; April 20, 1991

Sophomore class single game innings pitched: 25.0 – Mellissa Halkinrude, Utah Utes; May 12, 1991

Junior class batting average: .581 – Stacy Cowen, Manhattan Jaspers

Awards

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[13][14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1991 20 3 26 24 23 16 1 165.2 68 9 6 22 165 0.25 0.54
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1991 63 205 25 70 .341 32 2 1 9 87 .424% 17 2 0 0

All America Teams

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

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Heather Compton SO. UCLA Bruins
Terry Carpenter JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Michele Granger SO. California Golden Bears
C Diane Pohl JR. Iowa Hawkeyes
1B Julie Cavanaugh SR. Oregon Ducks
2B Julie Smith SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
3B Camille Spitaleri JR. Kansas Jayhawks
SS Julie Standering SR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Yvonne Gutierrez JR. UCLA Bruins
Pam Stanley JR. Central Michigan Chippewas
Tricia Popowski SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
UT Lisa Fernandez SO. UCLA Bruins

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Karen Snelgrove JR. Missouri Tigers
Karen Jackson FR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Missi Young SO. Texas A&M Aggies
C Erica Ziencina SR. UCLA Bruins
1B Julie Jones SR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Michelle Delloso SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
3B Gina LoPiccolo SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
SS Tiffany Tootle SO. South Carolina Gamecocks
OF Rachel Brown JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Leigh Ross SR. Toledo Rockets
Charmelle Green SR. Utah Utes
UT Kelly Brookhart SR. Creighton Bluejays
AT-L Kari Blank JR. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Lori Harrigan JR. UNLV Rebels
Debbie Day JR. Arizona Wildcats
Christy Larsen SR. FSU Seminoles
C Rhonda Rube JR. Northwestern State Demons
1B Julie Liljeberg SR. Western Michigan Broncos
2B Missy Phillips SR. UCLA Bruins
3B Kim Kostyk JR. Long Beach State 49ers
SS Shauna Bowman SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
OF Dorsey Steamer JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Mich DeBree SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Colleen Holloway SO. Southern Illinois Salukis
UT Julie Sexton SR. Northern Illinois Huskies
AT-L Chris Parris SR. UNLV Rebels

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ 1991 Indiana Season
  3. ^ 1991 Iowa Season
  4. ^ 1991 Michigan Season
  5. ^ 1991 Michigan State Season
  6. ^ 1991 Minnesota Season
  7. ^ 1991 Northwestern Season
  8. ^ 1991 Ohio State Season
  9. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "1991 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "1991 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.