2018 NCAA Division I softball season

2018 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	Oklahoma
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	Florida State (1st title)
Runners-up	Washington (13th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Lonni Alameda (1st title)
WCWS MOP	Jessica Warren (Florida State)
Seasons

The 2018 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 2018. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2018 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 4, 2018.

Women's College World Series

The 2018 Women's College World Series began on June 1-4 in Oklahoma City.[1]

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

1	Oregon	11
8	Arizona State	6
			1	Oregon	2

			5	Washington	6
4	Oklahoma	0

5	Washington	2
						5	Washington	3	X

						4	Oklahoma	0	X
8	Arizona State	0

4	Oklahoma	2
			2	Florida	0

			4	Oklahoma	2



										5	Washington	0	3	X

										6	Florida State	1	8	X
3	UCLA	7

6	Florida State	4
			3	UCLA	6

			2	Florida	5
2	Florida	11

7	Georgia	3⁽⁵⁾
						3	UCLA	1	6

						6	Florida State	3	12
6	Florida State	7

7	Georgia	2
			1	Oregon	1

			6	Florida State	4

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .483 - Holly Speers, Kent State Golden Flashes

RBIs: 76 - Brook Miko, Towson Tigers

HOME RUNS: 30 - Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Sooners

PITCHING

WINS: 33-6 - Meghan Beaubien, Michigan Wolverines

ERA: 0.48 (7 ER/102.1 IP) - Brittany Gray, Georgia Bulldogs

STRIKEOUTS: 353, Lindsey Bert, Furman Paladins

Records

[2]

NCAA DIVISION I SINGLE GAME COMBINED STRIKEOUTS: 46 - Brianna Jones, Southern Illinois Salukis (20) & Morgan Florey, Evansville Purple Aces (26); April 28, 2018 (16 innings)

SENIOR CLASS SINGLE GAME WALKS: 6 - Ivie Drake, Georgia State Panthers; April 18, 2018

SENIOR CLASS 7 INNING SINGLE GAME STRIKEOUTS: 21 - Alexis Osorio, Alabama Crimson Tide; March 10, 2018

FRESHMAN CLASS DOUBLES: 29 - Sydney Sherrill, FSU Seminoles

FRESHMAN CLASS SAVES: 15 - Taylor Bauman, FGCU Eagles

TEAM WALKS: 360 - Florida Gators

Awards

USA Collegiate Player of The Year:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[3]

Honda Sports Award Softball:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[4]

National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Player of The Year:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[5]

espnW National Player of The Year:

Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[6]

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2018	61	174	29	59	.339	54	11	0	6	98	.563%	23	26	0	0

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2018	29	4	39	27	21	9	2	208.0	104	48	39	48	315	1.31	0.73

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[7]

FIRST TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Kelly Barnhill	JR.	Florida Gators
	Megan Kleist	JR.	Oregon Ducks
	Giselle Juarez	SO.	Arizona State Sun Devils
C	Gwen Svekis	SR.	Oregon Ducks
1B	Alyssa Palomino	SO.	Arizona Wildcats
2B	Aubrey Leach	JR.	Tennessee Lady Vols
3B	Sydney Romero	JR.	Oklahoma Sooners
SS	Sis Bates	SO.	Washington Huskies
OF	Aaliyah Jordan	FR.	UCLA Bruins
	Jessie Scroggins	SR.	Baylor Bears
	Amanda Lorenz	JR.	Florida Gators
UT	Rachel Garcia	SO.	UCLA Bruins
UT	Jocelyn Alo	FR.	Oklahoma Sooners
AT-L	Holly Speers	JR.	Kent State Golden Flashes
	Paige Parker	SR.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Vanessa Shippy	SR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
	Meghan Beaubien	FR.	Michigan Wolverines
	Ivie Drake	SR.	Georgia State Panthers

SECOND TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Miranda Elish	SO.	Oregon Ducks
	Kylee Hanson	SR.	FSU Seminoles
	Brittany Gray	SR.	Georgia Bulldogs
C	Kendyl Lindaman	SO.	Minnesota Golden Gophers
1B	Victoria Vidales	SR.	Texas A&M Aggies
2B	Kylee Perez	SR.	UCLA Bruins
3B	Nicole DeWitt	SR.	Florida Gators
SS	Lili Piper	JR.	Ohio State Buckeyes
OF	Kaylee Tow	FR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Cortni Emanuel	SR.	Georgia Bulldogs
	Annie Murphy	SR.	Boston College Eagles
UT	Savannah Heebner	JR.	Houston Cougars
UT	Taylor Rowland	SO.	Long Beach State 49ers
AT-L	Allie Walljasper	SR.	LSU Tigers
	Rachel Lewis	FR.	Northwestern Wildcats
	Jessica Warren	SR.	FSU Seminoles
	Janae Jefferson	FR.	Texas Longhorns
	Taran Alvelo	JR.	Washington Huskies

THIRD TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Carly Hoover	SR.	LSU Tigers
	Nicole Newman	JR.	Drake Bulldogs
	Randi Rupp	SR.	Texas State Bobcats
C	Libby Sugg	JR.	BYU Cougars
1B	Jessica Hartwell	JR.	Texas Tech Red Raiders
2B	Sydney Sherrill	FR.	FSU Seminoles
3B	Jena Cozza	SR.	UMass Minutewomen
SS	Alyssa DiCarlo	JR.	Georgia Bulldogs
OF	Kara Shutt	SR.	Elon Phoenix
	Kate Gordon	SO.	James Madison Dukes
	Paige Murphy	SR.	Eastern Kentucky Colonels
UT	Odicci Alexander	SO.	James Madison Dukes
UT	Maddie Roth	JR.	Kennesaw State Owls
AT-L	Meghan Gregg	SR.	Tennessee Lady Vols
	Faith Canfield	JR.	Michigan Wolverines
	Gabbie Plain	FR.	Washington Huskies
	Katie Prebble	FR.	Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
	Jenna Lilley	SR.	Oregon Ducks

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References

"2018 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
"Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
"Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
"PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
"SCHUTT SPORTS / NFCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
"From ERA to RBIs, espnW Player of The Year Rachel Garcia did a Number on UCLA's Opponents". Espn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
"2018 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

External Links

Florida State vs. Washington: 2018 Women's College World Series FULL REPLAY on YouTube

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[1] "2018 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[2] "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[3] "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[4] "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[5] "SCHUTT SPORTS / NFCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[6] "From ERA to RBIs, espnW Player of The Year Rachel Garcia did a Number on UCLA's Opponents". Espn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

[7] "2018 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

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