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 Champions	Fresno State
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	UCLA (9th (11th overall) title)
Runners-up	Washington (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Sue Enquist (5th title)
WCWS MOP	Julie Adams (UCLA)
Seasons

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 [1]

1999 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings Conf     Overall Team W   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	3^9
		DePaul	2
							UCLA	1
							Fresno State	0
		Fresno State	1
		Southern Miss	0
												UCLA	2^8	—
											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

• Honda Sports Award Softball:

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

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. 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.