1990 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1990 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 1990. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1990 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1990 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 27, 1990.

1990 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Duration	May 23–27, 1990
Champions	UCLA (6th (7th overall) title)
Runners-up	Fresno State (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (6th (7th overall) & 2nd title)
Seasons

Conference standings

1990 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT UCLA  ‍†‍‍^y 16 – 2   .889     62 – 7   .899 Arizona  ‍‍‍^y 12 – 6   .667     49 – 17   .742 Oregon  ‍‍‍^y 9 – 9   .500     35 – 23   .603 California  ‍‍‍^y 9 – 9   .500     41 – 28   .594 Arizona State  ‍‍‍^y 10 – 10   .500     43 – 32   .573 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 18   .000     6 – 40   .130 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 31, 1990[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1990 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 1990 in Oklahoma City.[2]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		UCLA	4
		Kent State	0
							UCLA	6
							Long Beach State	0
		Long Beach State	2
		UNLV	0
												UCLA	2
												Oklahoma State	1
		Oklahoma State	3
		Arizona	0
							Oklahoma State	4
							Florida State	1
		Florida State	1
		Fresno State	0
						Loser's Bracket
							UNLV	5
							Kent State	2				Florida State	4
												UNLV	1
							Fresno State	1
							Arizona	0				Long Beach State	0
												Fresno State	2

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

UCLA

3

UCLA

2

Florida State

0

Fresno State

0

UCLA

0

Fresno State

1

Oklahoma State

0

Fresno State

1^10

Season leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .483 - Meg Thompson, Canisius Golden Griffins

RBIs: 57 - Rhonda King-Randolph, Toledo Rockets

HOME RUNS: 13 - Rhonda King-Randolph, Toledo Rockets

PITCHING

WINS: 34-17 - Lisa Kemme, Winthrop Eagles

ERA: 0.27 (7 ER/181.0 IP) - Sue Rybczyk, Connecticut Huskies

STRIKEOUTS: 327, Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

Records

[3]

FRESHMAN CLASS SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK: 63.0 - Heather Compton, UCLA Bruins; March 2-May 9, 1990

SOPHOMORE CLASS SINGLE GAME TRIPLES: 3 - Michelle Shean, Oklahoma State Cowgirls; March 10, 1990

SENIOR CLASS ASSISTS: 222 - Tiffany Cornelius, San Jose State Spartans

Awards

• Honda Sports Award Softball:

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA[4][5]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1990	11	1	15	12	12	8	0	83.0	33	6	3	10	51	0.25	0.52

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
1990	67	213	27	66	.310	22	1	2	7	80	.375%	12	6	1	1

All America Teams

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

FIRST TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Lisa Longaker	SR.	UCLA Bruins
	Stefni Whitton	SR.	Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
	Michele Granger	FR.	California Golden Bears
C	Diane Pohl	SO.	Iowa Hawkeyes
1B	Rhonda King-Randolph	SR.	Toledo Rockets
2B	Julie Smith	JR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
3B	Camille Spitaleri	SO.	Kansas Jayhawks
SS	Martha Noffsinger	SR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
OF	Yvonne Gutierrez	SO.	UCLA Bruins
	Vivian Holm	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Charmelle Green	JR.	Utah Utes
UT	Lisa Fernandez	FR.	UCLA Bruins
AT-L	Michelle Delloso	JR.	South Carolina Gamecocks

SECOND TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Carie Dever	SR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
	Ann Van Dortrecht	SO.	Cal State Fullerton Titans
	Mary Letourneau	FR.	Long Beach State 49ers
C	Shelly Stokes	SR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
1B	Julie Cavanaugh	SO.	Oregon Ducks
2B	Tricia Reimche	JR.	UNLV Rebels
3B	Joy Tiner	JR.	Cal State Fullerton Titans
SS	Vicki Bartolucci	SR.	Connecticut Huskies
OF	Pauline Maurice	JR.	Kent State Golden Flashes
	Tricia Popowski	JR.	South Carolina Gamecocks
	Pam Stanley	SO.	Central Michigan Chippewas
UT	Julie Jones	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
AT-L	Kim Braatz	JR.	New Mexico Lobos
AT-L	Ann Rowman	JR.	Arizona State Sun Devils

THIRD TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Debbie Nichols	SR.	Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
	Darby Degrist	SO.	Kent State Golden Flashes
	Sue Rybczyk	SR.	Connecticut Huskies
C	Margie Ledgerwood	SR.	Indiana Hoosiers
1B	Tracy Van Kannon	JR.	New Mexico Lobos
2B	Beth Bull	JR.	Central Michigan Chippewas
3B	Nicki Dennis	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
SS	Chris Parris	JR.	UNLV Rebels
OF	Michelle Shean	SO.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
	Sharon Cafini	SR.	San Jose State Spartans
	Christi Cammarata	SR.	Indiana Hoosiers
UT	Gina LoPiccolo	JR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
AT-L	Dena Carter	JR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls

References

1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
2. "1990 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
3. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
4. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
5. "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
6. "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.