1996 NCAA Division I softball season

1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of May 31, 1996[2]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1996 Big 12 Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; Rankings from NFCA [1]

1996 NCAA Division I softball season
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	Arizona (4th title)
Runners-up	Washington (1st WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Mike Candrea (4th title)
WCWS MOP	Jenny Dalton (Arizona)
Seasons

The 1996 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 1996. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1996 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1996 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Columbus, Georgia at Golden Park, ended on May 27, 1996.

Conference standings

Women's College World Series

The 1996 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 37, 1996 in Columbus, Georgia. The event was held at the same venue that would later host the softball events of the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3][4]



1	Washington	7
8	Princeton	1
			1	Washington	9

			5	California	7
4	Southwestern Louisiana	0

5	California	2
						1	Washington	8	—

						3	UCLA	2	—
8	Princeton	0

4	Southwestern Louisiana	7
			3	UCLA	3

			4	Southwestern Louisiana	2



										1	Washington	4

										2	Arizona	6
3	UCLA	2

6	Michigan	0
			3	UCLA	0

			2	Arizona	4
2	Arizona	5

7	Iowa	2
						2	Arizona	10⁶	—

						7	Iowa	2	—
6	Michigan	2

7	Iowa	3
			5	California	0

			7	Iowa	1

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .514 - Jennifer Weaver, Towson Tigers

RBIs: 109 - Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats

HOME RUNS: 25 - Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats

PITCHING

WINS: 35-6 - Carrie Dolan, Arizona Wildcats

ERA: 0.48 (16 ER/230.2 IP) - Trinity Johnson, South Carolina Gamecocks

STRIKEOUTS: 351, Audrey West, Boston Terriers

Records

[5]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON DOUBLES: 29 - Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State Bulldogs

NCAA DIVISION I SINGLE GAME STOLEN BASES: 7 - Stacy Hughes, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles; April 14, 1996

SOPHOMORE CLASS RBIs: 96 - Leticia Pineda, Arizona Wildcats

SENIOR CLASS SEASON OF PERFECT STOLEN BASES: 47-47 - Gina Freeman, South Carolina State Bulldogs

TEAM DOUBLES: 142 - Tennessee Lady Vols

Awards

Honda Sports Award Softball:

Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats[6][7]

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
1996	67	179	84	84	.469	109	25	1	12	173	.966%	64	11	19	20

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[8]

FIRST TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Heather Meyer	SR.	Washington Huskies
	B'Ann Burns	JR.	UCLA Bruins
	Cheryl Longeway	SR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
C	Leticia Pineda	SO.	Arizona Wildcats
1B	Michelle Church	SR.	Washington Huskies
2B	Jenny Dalton	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
3B	Christine Kubin	SR.	North Carolina Tar Heels
SS	Ali Viola	SO.	Nebraska Cornhuskers
OF	Alison McCutcheon	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Shamalene Wilson	SR.	FSU Seminoles
	Rachel Nelson	JR.	Minnesota Golden Gophers
DP	Lisa Dacquisto	JR.	Arizona State Sun Devils
UT	Sara Griffin	SO.	Michigan Wolverines
AT-L	Lindsay Parker	FR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
	Scia Maumausolo	SR.	CSUN Matadors
	Kendall Richards	SR.	Texas A&M Aggies
	Nina Lindenberg	SO.	Fresno State Bulldogs
	Sara Pickering	JR.	Washington Huskies

SECOND TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Trinity Johnson	JR.	South Carolina Gamecocks
	Susie Bugliarello	JR.	Sacramento State Hornets
	Carrie Dolan	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
C	Jennifer Cline	SR.	Washington Huskies
1B	Alleah Poulson	JR.	UCLA Bruins
2B	Cynthia Smith	SR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
3B	Krista Gomez	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
SS	Keri Lemasters	JR.	Michigan State Spartans
OF	Rashunda Taylor	SR.	Nicholls State Colonels
	Amber Hegland	SO.	Minnesota Golden Gophers
	Chanda Lee	JR.	South Carolina Gamecocks
DP	Tia Morenz	SO.	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
UT	Jennifer Richardson	SR.	CSUN Matadors
AT-L	Brandi Shriver	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Myssi Calkins	JR.	FSU Seminoles
	Renee Espinoza	SR.	FSU Seminoles
	Jill Most	JR.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Patti Raduenz	SR.	Michigan State Spartans

THIRD TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Whitney Floyd	JR.	California Golden Bears
	Audrey West	SR.	Boston Terriers
	Gina Ugo	SR.	Indiana Hoosiers
C	Stephenie Little	SO.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1B	Kari Knopf	JR.	Iowa Hawkeyes
2B	Yvette Healy	FR.	DePaul Blue Demons
3B	Julie Adams	FR.	UCLA Bruins
SS	Christy Hebert	JR.	Iowa Hawkeyes
OF	Kellyn Tate	SO.	Michigan Wolverines
	Jenifer Henry	SR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
	Jamie Foutch	FR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
DP	Katie Marten	JR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UT	Erin Field	SR.	Texas A&M Aggies
AT-L	Lynn Britton	SR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
	Kim Rondina	JR.	UNLV Rebels
	Carolyn Wilson	SO.	Pacific Tigers
	Tobin Echo-Hawk	SR.	Nebraska Cornhuskers
	Becky Newbry	FR.	Washington Huskies
	Robyn Yorke	JR.	Fresno State Bulldogs

References

"2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
"1996 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
Chuck Williams (May 30, 1996). "College softball's a hit; so is Columbus". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
"Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
"PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
"Final 1996 Softball Statisitics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
"1996 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

External links

Arizona vs. Washington: 1996 Women's College World Series FULL REPLAY on YouTube

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[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 December 25, 2019.

[3] "1996 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[4] Chuck Williams (May 30, 1996). "College softball's a hit; so is Columbus". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

[5] "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[6] "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[7] "Final 1996 Softball Statisitics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.

[8] "1996 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

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