1996 NCAA Division I softball season

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1996 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (4th title)
Runners-upWashington (1st WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (4th title)
WCWS MOPJenny Dalton (Arizona)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →

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[edit]

1996 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Oklahoma ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 5   .773 50 – 20   .714
No. 15 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍y 17 – 5   .773 37 – 20   .649
Missouri ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 31 – 22   .585
No. 17 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10 – 8   .556 42 – 23   .646
No. 21 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 11 – 11   .500 39 – 21   .650
Kansas ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 31 – 26   .544
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6 – 13   .316 17 – 28   .378
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 1 – 20   .048 4 – 44   .083
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
1996 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 4 – 0   .833 51 – 14 – 0   .785
No. 19 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6 – 0   .739 43 – 18 – 0   .705
No. 4 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 49 – 19 – 0   .721
No. 23 Indiana  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 37 – 24 – 0   .607
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 37 – 19 – 0   .661
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 0   .522 36 – 21 – 0   .632
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 19 – 33 – 0   .365
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 19 – 43 – 0   .306
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18 – 0   .217 24 – 26 – 0   .480
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21 – 0   .125 14 – 39 – 1   .269
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 1996[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Washington  ‍†‍‍y 23 – 4   .852 59 – 9   .868
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 23 – 5   .821 58 – 9   .866
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 20 – 7   .741 47 – 11   .810
No. 6 California  ‍‍‍y 14 – 12   .538 41 – 23   .641
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 34 – 27   .557
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19   .269 24 – 29   .453
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 21 – 30   .412
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 22   .120 15 – 35   .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1996[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1996 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Nicholls State  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5 – 0   .792 42 – 17 – 1   .708
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 31 – 22 – 0   .585
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 34 – 22 – 0   .607
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 36 – 20 – 0   .643
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 23 – 25 – 0   .479
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 28 – 30 – 0   .483
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 18 – 40 – 0   .310
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 10 – 41 – 0   .196
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20 – 0   .167 12 – 40 – 0   .231
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1996[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series[edit]

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.[15][16]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
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[edit]

Batting

Pitching

Records[edit]

NCAA Division I season doubles: 29 – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State Bulldogs[17]

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 Lady Bulldogs

Team doubles: 142 – Tennessee Volunteers

Awards[edit]

Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats[18][19]

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[edit]

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[20]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ 1996 IND Season
  3. ^ 1996 IA Season
  4. ^ 1996 MICH Season
  5. ^ 1996 MSU Season
  6. ^ 1996 MINN Season
  7. ^ 1996 NOR Season
  8. ^ 1996 OSU Season
  9. ^ 1996 PSU Season
  10. ^ 1996 PUR Season
  11. ^ 1996 WIS Season
  12. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "1996 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  16. ^ Chuck Williams (May 30, 1996). "College softball's a hit; so is Columbus". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  18. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "Final 1996 Softball Statisitics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  20. ^ "1996 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

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