1999 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1999 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 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.

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

Conference standings
1999 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 [1]
1999 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 22–6 .786  63–6 .913
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19–9 .679  53–16 .768
Washington  ‍‍‍y 15–12 .556  51–18 .739
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 14–14 .500  47–25 .653
California  ‍‍‍y 13–14 .481  51–22 .699
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10–18 .357  40–29 .580
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 10–18 .357  40–25 .615
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 8–20 .286  41–28 .594
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1999[2]; 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.[3]

 
                                       
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

BATTING AVERAGE: .541 - Amanda Michalsky, UTSA Roadrunners

RBIs: 91 - Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins

HOME RUNS: 31 - Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins


PITCHING

WINS: 43-6 - Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles

ERA: 0.24 (8 ER/235.2 IP) - Amanda Scott, Fresno State Bulldogs

STRIKEOUTS: 497, Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Records

[4]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK: 105.0 - Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen; March 16-May 2, 1999

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[5][6]

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.[7]

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCourtney DaleSO.UCLA Bruins
Amanda ScottJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Danielle HendersonSR.UMass Minutewomen
CStacey NuvemanSO.UCLA Bruins
1BAngela CervantezJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
2BJennifer LizamaJR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
3BAshlee DucoteJR.LSU Tigers
SSAmy BermanJR.Southern Miss Golden Eagles
OFJessica MendozaFR.Stanford Cardinal
Becky NewbrySR.Washington Huskies
Kim PietroSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
DPErica BeachFR.Arizona State Sun Devils
UTAmanda FreedFR.UCLA Bruins
AT-LCourtney BladesJR.Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Lynette VelazquezSR.Oklahoma Sooners
Christie AmbrosiJR.UCLA Bruins
Danielle CoxSR.FSU Seminoles
Liza BrownSR.DePaul Blue Demons

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PNicole TerpstraSR.DePaul Blue Demons
Jamie GravesJR.Washington Huskies
Christa WilliamsJR.Texas Longhorns
CKellie WigintonSO.Stanford Cardinal
1BJulie MarshallJR.UCLA Bruins
2BKelsey KollenFR.Michigan Wolverines
3BJulie AdamsJR.UCLA Bruins
SSKelly KretschmanSO.Alabama Crimson Tide
OFCatherine DavieSR.Michigan Wolverines
Tiffany ClarkJR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Amanda MichalskyJR.UTSA Roadrunners
DPShavaughne DeseckiFR.DePaul Blue Demons
UTTarrah BeysterJR.Oregon State Beavers
AT-LSamantha IuliJR.UIC Flames
Kristen HunterFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Kellie WilkersonFR.Mississippi State Bulldogs
Kelli BruceSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Brandee McArthurSR.Pacific Tigers

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PBecky LemkeSO.Arizona Wildcats
Megan MatthewsFR.South Carolina Gamecocks
Kelly ShipmanSR.Maryland Terrapins
CStephenie LittleSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
1BTraci ConradSR.Michigan Wolverines
2BNikki CockrellSR.Texas Longhorns
3BIsonette PoloniusSR.East Carolina Pirates
SSLisa CareySO.Oklahoma Sooners
OFBecky WittSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Nicole GiordanoSO.Arizona Wildcats
Autumn EastesSO.Texas Longhorns
DPCarrie MoremanSR.Alabama Crimson Tide
UTMonica TrinerSR.USF Bulls
AT-LKirsten VoakFR.Arizona State Sun Devils
Lauren BauerSO.Arizona Wildcats
Lovieanne JungFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Kelli MetzgerSR.Akron Zips
Heather StellaSR.Illinois State Redbirds
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References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. "1999 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. "Final 1999 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  7. "1999 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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