1998 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1998 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 1998. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1998 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 25, 1998.

1998 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsFresno State (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMargie Wright (1st title)
WCWS MOPAmanda Scott (Fresno State)
Seasons

Conference standings
1998 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Nebraska ‍†‍‡‍y 16–0–0 1.000  48–12–0 .800
No. 11 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 12–5–0 .706  49–15–0 .766
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍y 11–5–0 .688  49–16–0 .754
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .588  45–19–0 .703
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 9–7–0 .563  42–19–0 .689
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .389  28–34–0 .452
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 6–10–1 .382  32–25–2 .559
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .313  16–27–0 .372
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  36–20–0 .643
Baylor ‍‍‍ 2–14–1 .147  20–36–1 .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]

Women's College World Series

The 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 21 to May 25, 1998 in Oklahoma City.[2]

 
                                       
Arizona 1  
Oklahoma State 0  
  Arizona 85  
  Washington 0  
Washington 1
UMass 0  
  Arizona 5 —  
  Oklahoma State 0 —  
Oklahoma State 6  
UMass 0  
  Michigan 1
  Oklahoma State 3  
  Arizona 0
  Fresno State 1
Michigan 7  
Texas 2  
  Michigan 0
  Fresno State 85  
Nebraska
Fresno State 6  
  Fresno State 1 6
  Washington 3 1  
Texas 1  
Nebraska 2  
  Washington 3
  Nebraska 1  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .519 - Tanisha Kemp, Morgan State Bears

RBIs: 100 - Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats

HOME RUNS: 25 - Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tide & Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats

PITCHING

WINS: 40-9 - Jenny Voss, Nebraska Cornhuskers

ERA: 0.42 (8 ER/132.0 IP) - Liza Brown, DePaul Blue Demons

STRIKEOUTS: 430, Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen

Records

[3]

FRESHMAN CLASS RUNS: 94 - Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tide

SENIOR CLASS RUNS: 97 - Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats

SENIOR CLASS HITS: 117 - Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats

TEAM STOLEN BASES: 368 - Alabama State Hornets

Awards

Nancy Evans, Arizona Wildcats[4][5]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1998 36 2 42 37 36 20 3 241.2 160 40 34 39 255 0.98 0.82
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1998 69 191 38 70 .366 44 7 1 15 108 .565% 30 8 1 1

All America Teams

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

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PJenny VossSO.Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nancy EvansSR.Arizona Wildcats
Christa WilliamsSO.Texas Longhorns
CLeah BraatzSR.Arizona Wildcats
1BTraci ConradJR.Michigan Wolverines
2BNina LindenbergSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
3BToni MascarenasFR.Arizona Wildcats
SSAli ViolaSR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
OFAlison McCutcheonSR.Arizona Wildcats
Laura BergSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Lauren BauerFR.Arizona Wildcats
DPBrandy ArthurSR.North Carolina Tar Heels
UTSara GriffinSR.Michigan Wolverines
AT-LShannon BeelerJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers
Nikki CockrellJR.Texas Longhorns
Jamie FoutchJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Amanda ScottSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Leticia PinedaSR.Arizona Wildcats

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PJennifer SpediacciSO.Washington Huskies
Danielle HendersonJR.UMass Minutewomen
Jamie GravesSO.Washington Huskies
CMelissa GentileSR.Michigan Wolverines
1BKim GutridgeSR.UMass Minutewomen
2BYvette HealyJR.DePaul Blue Demons
3BIsonette PoloniusJR.East Carolina Pirates
SSKelly KretschmanFR.Alabama Crimson Tide
OFSandy ButlerFR.Texas Tech Red Raiders
Tia MorenzSR.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Kellyn TateSR.Michigan Wolverines
DPChristie McCoySR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
UTTarrah BeysterSO.Oregon State Beavers
AT-LDebbie BilbaoSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Sandy RheaSR.Utah Utes
Becky WittFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Jodi ReevesSO.Texas Longhorns
Monica TrinerJR.USF Bulls

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PBecky BlevinsJR.Stanford Cardinal
Lana MoranSO.Oklahoma Sooners
Chelsey SakizzieSR.Florida Gators
CJulie CrandallSR.UNLV Rebels
1BChelo LopezSR.CSUN Matadors
2BJodi OttenSR.LSU Tigers
3BHeather StellaJR.Illinois State Redbirds
SSRosie LeutzingerSO.Washington Huskies
OFMichele AcostaJR.Stanford Cardinal
Wendy HarrisonSO.Missouri Tigers
Jody DeanJR.UNI Panthers
DPMarcy CrouchJR.Stanford Cardinal
UTSamantha IuliSO.UIC Flames
AT-LMonica ArmendarezSR.Indiana Hoosiers
Liza BrownJR.DePaul Blue Demons
Eve GawSR.Washington Huskies
Desarie KnipferSR.Cal Poly Mustangs
Steph MidthunJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "1998 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  3. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  5. "Final 1998 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  6. "1998 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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