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
← 1989 1991 →

Conference standings

1990 Big Ten Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Ohio State ‍†‍‍^y 17 – 7 – 0   .708 39 – 25 – 0   .609 Iowa ‍†‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 43 – 28 – 0   .606 Indiana ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 45 – 18 – 0   .714 Michigan ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 29 – 27 – 0   .518 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 31 – 32 – 0   .492 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 16 – 35 – 0   .314 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 9 – 45 – 0   .167 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	1990 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings v t e 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^[9] Rankings from Coaches' Poll	1990 Pacific Coast Athletic Association softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fresno State  ‍†‍‍^y 29 – 7   .806 62 – 15   .805 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍^y 28 – 8   .778 48 – 19   .716 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍^y 22 – 13   .629 45 – 23   .662 UNLV  ‍‍‍^y 21 – 15   .583 41 – 27   .603 San Jose State  ‍‍‍^y 18 – 18   .500 34 – 28   .548 Cal Poly Pomona  ‍‍‍ 16 – 20   .444 34 – 32   .515 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 15 – 21   .417 30 – 28   .517 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 24   .314 21 – 38   .356 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 11 – 25   .306 23 – 34   .404 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 8 – 28   .222 24 – 41   .369 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1990 Southland Conference softball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 25 – 32 – 0   .439 Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 0   .700 27 – 24 – 0   .529 Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 43 – 17 – 0   .717 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‡‍ 6 – 4 – 0   .600 25 – 20 – 0   .556 Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7 – 0   .417 19 – 47 – 0   .288 Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333 7 – 37 – 0   .159 McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 13 – 0   .133 10 – 38 – 0   .208 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1990^[11] 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.^[12]

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	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
																UCLA		3
	Arizona		0
						Oklahoma State		4								Florida State		0
						Florida State		1
	Florida State		1
	Fresno State		0
																					UCLA		0	2
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Fresno State		17	0
											Florida State		4
						UNLV		5			UNLV		1
																Oklahoma State		0
						Kent State		2
																Fresno State		1^10
											Long Beach State		0
						Fresno State		1			Fresno State		2
						Arizona		0

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, UConn Huskies
• Strikeouts: 327, Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

Records

Freshman class scoreless innings streak: 63.0 – Heather Compton, UCLA Bruins; March 2-May 9, 1990^[13]

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^[14][15]

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.^[16]

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.	UConn 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.	UConn 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. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
2. 1990 Indiana Season
3. 1990 Iowa Season
4. 1990 Michigan Season
5. 1990 Michigan State Season
6. 1990 Minnesota Season
7. 1990 Northwestern Season
8. 1990 Ohio State Season
9. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
10. 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). Big West Conference. p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
11. "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
12. "1990 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
13. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
14. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
15. "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
16. "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.