1999 NCAA Division I softball season

1999 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsFresno State
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (9th (11th overall) title)
Runners-upWashington (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSue Enquist (5th title)
WCWS MOPJulie Adams (UCLA)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →

The 1999 NCAA Division I softball season, the play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1999. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1999 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 31, 1999.

Conference standings

1999 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 11 – 3   .786 40 – 16   .714
No. 18 Texas ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 4   .714 45 – 17   .726
No. 15 Missouri ‍‍‍y 10 – 5   .667 41 – 21   .661
No. 20 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10 – 8   .556 35 – 21   .625
Kansas ‍‍‍y 8 – 8   .500 31 – 30   .508
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 6 – 7   .462 36 – 31   .537
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 7 – 11   .389 41 – 22   .651
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333 21 – 24   .467
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 23 – 30   .434
Baylor ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 30 – 25   .545
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
1999 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 16 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 3 – 0   .875 51 – 13 – 1   .792
No. 22 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 48 – 20 – 0   .706
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 35 – 22 – 0   .614
No. 14 Michigan State ‍‍‍y 13 – 9 – 0   .591 41 – 23 – 0   .641
Iowa ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 46 – 26 – 1   .637
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 29 – 21 – 0   .580
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 30 – 31 – 0   .492
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14 – 0   .391 30 – 26 – 0   .536
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Indiana ‍‍‍ 3 – 21 – 0   .125 17 – 40 – 0   .298
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 1999[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


1999 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 6   .786 63 – 6   .913
No. 6 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19 – 9   .679 53 – 16   .768
No. 2 Washington  ‍‍‍y 15 – 12   .556 51 – 18   .739
No. 10 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 14 – 14   .500 47 – 25   .653
No. 4 California  ‍‍‍y 13 – 14   .481 51 – 22   .699
No. 25 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10 – 18   .357 40 – 29   .580
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 10 – 18   .357 40 – 25   .615
No. 7 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 20   .286 41 – 28   .594
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1999 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 7 – 0   .731 31 – 26 – 0   .544
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8 – 0   .704 26 – 24 – 0   .520
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 31 – 25 – 0   .554
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 30 – 34 – 0   .469
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 11 – 0   .560 26 – 34 – 0   .433
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍y 14 – 13 – 0   .519 34 – 31 – 0   .523
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 20 – 30 – 0   .400
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18 – 0   .308 25 – 29 – 0   .463
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20 – 0   .259 13 – 47 – 0   .217
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21 – 0   .222 18 – 38 – 0   .321
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1999[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

The 1999 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 1999 in Oklahoma City.[15]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
UCLA 39
DePaul 2
UCLA 1
Fresno State 0
Fresno State 1
Southern Miss 0
UCLA 28 —
DePaul 1 —
DePaul 1
Southern Miss 0
Arizona 0
DePaul 1
UCLA 3
Washington 2
Washington 4
Arizona State 1
Washington 3
Arizona 0
Arizona 3
California 0
Washington 3 —
California 0 —
Arizona State 0
California 2
Fresno State 0
California 1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season consecutive scoreless innings streak: 105.0 – Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen; March 16-May 2, 1999[16]

NCAA Division I single game hits: 8 – Carrie Moreman, Alabama Crimson Tide; March 21, 1999

Freshman class at bats: 259 – Jennifer Tiffany, UIC Flames

Sophomore class home runs: 31 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins

Awards

Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen[17][18]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1999 30 4 37 33 33 22 0 234.0 72 15 13 40 465 0.39 0.48

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[19]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Courtney Dale SO. UCLA Bruins
Amanda Scott JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Danielle Henderson SR. UMass Minutewomen
C Stacey Nuveman SO. UCLA Bruins
1B Angela Cervantez JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
2B Jennifer Lizama JR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B Ashlee Ducote JR. LSU Tigers
SS Amy Berman JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
OF Jessica Mendoza FR. Stanford Cardinal
Becky Newbry SR. Washington Huskies
Kim Pietro SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
DP Erica Beach FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Amanda Freed FR. UCLA Bruins
AT-L Courtney Blades JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Lynette Velazquez SR. Oklahoma Sooners
Christie Ambrosi JR. UCLA Bruins
Danielle Cox SR. FSU Seminoles
Liza Brown SR. DePaul Blue Demons

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Nicole Terpstra SR. DePaul Blue Demons
Jamie Graves JR. Washington Huskies
Christa Williams JR. Texas Longhorns
C Kellie Wiginton SO. Stanford Cardinal
1B Julie Marshall JR. UCLA Bruins
2B Kelsey Kollen FR. Michigan Wolverines
3B Julie Adams JR. UCLA Bruins
SS Kelly Kretschman SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
OF Catherine Davie SR. Michigan Wolverines
Tiffany Clark JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Amanda Michalsky JR. UTSA Roadrunners
DP Shavaughne Desecki FR. DePaul Blue Demons
UT Tarrah Beyster JR. Oregon State Beavers
AT-L Samantha Iuli JR. UIC Flames
Kristen Hunter FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Kellie Wilkerson FR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Kelli Bruce SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Brandee McArthur SR. Pacific Tigers

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Becky Lemke SO. Arizona Wildcats
Megan Matthews FR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Kelly Shipman SR. Maryland Terrapins
C Stephenie Little SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
1B Traci Conrad SR. Michigan Wolverines
2B Nikki Cockrell SR. Texas Longhorns
3B Isonette Polonius SR. East Carolina Pirates
SS Lisa Carey SO. Oklahoma Sooners
OF Becky Witt SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Nicole Giordano SO. Arizona Wildcats
Autumn Eastes SO. Texas Longhorns
DP Carrie Moreman SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Monica Triner SR. USF Bulls
AT-L Kirsten Voak FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Lauren Bauer SO. Arizona Wildcats
Lovieanne Jung FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Kelli Metzger SR. Akron Zips
Heather Stella SR. Illinois State Redbirds

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ 1999 IND Season
  3. ^ 1999 IA Season
  4. ^ 1999 MICH Season
  5. ^ 1999 MSU Season
  6. ^ 1999 MINN Season
  7. ^ 1999 NOR Season
  8. ^ 1999 OSU Season
  9. ^ 1999 PSU Season
  10. ^ 1999 PUR Season
  11. ^ 1999 WIS Season
  12. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "1999 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  17. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  18. ^ "Final 1999 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  19. ^ "1999 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.