1988 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1988 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 1988. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1988 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 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 29, 1988.

1988 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsTexas A&M
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 25–29, 1988
ChampionsUCLA (4th (5th overall) title)
Runners-upFresno State (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus (4th (5th overall) title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1988 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .833  53–8 .869
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15–5 .750  54–18 .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .450  32–26 .552
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .400  26–25 .510
California  ‍‍‍y 7–11 .389  38–22 .633
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 2–14 .125  13–32 .289
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 1988[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1988 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 1988 in Sunnyvale, California.[2]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  UCLA 1  
  Northern Illinois 0    
      UCLA 6  
      Fresno State 1    
  Fresno State 3          
  Texas A&M 0        
      UCLA 5
      Arizona 0
  Arizona 1        
  Adelphi 0          
      Arizona 4    
      Cal State Pomona 1  
  Cal Poly Pomona 3    
  Nebraska 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Northern Illinois 0  
  Texas A&M 3     Cal Poly Pomona 1
    Texas A&M 0
  Adelphi 1  
  Nebraska 5     Fresno State 19
    Nebraska 0
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  UCLA 4       Fresno State 0
  Cal Poly Pomona 1           UCLA 3
      UCLA 1    
      Fresno State 2  
  Arizona 0    
  Fresno State 4  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .484 - Jill Justin, Northern Illinois Huskies

RBIs: 59 - Dori Beach, Charleston Southern Buccaneers

HOME RUNS: 9 - Luevenia Moore, FAMU Rattlers & Michele Smith, Oklahoma State Cowgirls


PITCHING

WINS: 50-8 - Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

ERA: 0.29 (11 ER/259.1 IP) - Lisa Longaker, UCLA Bruins

STRIKEOUTS: 294, Debby Day, UTA Mavericks

Records

[3]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON SHUTOUTS: 36 - Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON ASSISTS: 237 - Charis Monroe, Cal State Fullerton Titans

FRESHMAN CLASS TRIPLES: 13 - Tricia Popowski, South Carolina Gamecocks

FRESHMAN CLASS ASSISTS: 230 - Julie Standering, Arizona Wildcats

SOPHOMORE CLASS ASSISTS: 229 - Carie Dever, Fresno State Bulldogs

SOPHOMORE CLASS WINS: 50 - Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

JUNIOR CLASS INNINGS PITCHED: 425.0 - Julie Carpenter, Texas A&M Aggies

Awards

Lisa Longaker, UCLA Bruins[4][5]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1988 31 4 39 34 34 23 3 259.1 136 14 11 31 240 0.29 0.64

All America Teams

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

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLisa LongakerSO.UCLA Bruins
Melanie ParrentSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Debbie NicholsSO.Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
CKaren SanchelliSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
1BJody SchwartzSR.Creighton Bluejays
2BAlison StowellSR.Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
3BJanice ParksJR.UCLA Bruins
SSLiz MizeriaSR.Texas A&M Aggies
OFJill JustinJR.Northern Illinois Huskies
Lorraine MaynezFR.UCLA Bruins
Dee BrewerFR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
UTMichele SmithJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PGretchen KoenigSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
Teresa CherrySR.Arizona Wildcats
Carie DeverSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
CKris TipmoreSR.Central Michigan Chippewas
1BGena StrangSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
2BJulie ThomasSR.Sam Houston State Bearkats
3BValerie DouglasSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
SSShari JohnsonJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
OFLinda SmolkaJR.Princeton Tigers
Amy LienhardtSR.Bowling Green Falcons
Angie McDonaldSR.Eastern Michigan Eagles
UTKris PetersonSR.Adelphi Panthers
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References
  1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. "1988 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 2020-07-16.
  5. "FINAL 1988 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. "1988 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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