| 1987 NCAA Division I softball season | |
| Defendingchampions: | Cal State Fullerton |
| Tournament Link: | 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament |
| Tournament: | Tournament |
| Wcws Link: | 1987 Women's College World Series |
| Wcws: | Women's College World Series |
| Wcwschamp: | Texas A&M |
| Wcwstitlecount: | 2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS |
| Wcwsrunnerup: | UCLA |
| Wcwscount: | 5th |
| Wcwscoach: | Bob Brock |
| Wcwscoachcount: | 2nd |
| Prevseason Year: | 1986 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1988 |
The 1987 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 1987. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1987 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Omaha, Nebraska at Seymour Smith Park, ended on May 24, 1987.
The 1987 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 20 to May 24, 1987 in Omaha, Nebraska.[1]
.503 – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois Huskies
45 – Jeanne Weinsheim, San Diego Toreros
36-6 – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies
0.30 (8 ER/185.1 IP) – Kristen Peterson, Adelphi Panthers
Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton Titans[2] [3]
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | |
| 1987 | 33 | 5 | 47 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 283.0 | 133 | 29 | 19 | 70 | 261 | 0.47 | 0.71 |
The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[4]
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Longaker | JR. | |||
| SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans | |||
| Shawn Andaya | SR. | Texas A&M Aggies | ||
| C | Karen Sanchelli | JR. | South Carolina Gamecocks | |
| 1B | Gena Strang | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs | |
| 2B | FR. | Texas A&M Aggies | ||
| 3B | Janice Parks | SO. | UCLA Bruins | |
| SS | Liz Mizeria | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies | |
| OF | SO. | Northern Illinois Huskies | ||
| Sheila Connelly | SR. | Kansas Jayhawks | ||
| Chenita Rogers | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans | ||
| UT | Kristie Skoglund | SR. | Utah State Aggies |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Sippel | JR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | ||
| Lisa Ishikawa | SR. | Northwestern Wildcats | ||
| Lori Romeiro-Gardner | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs | ||
| C | SR. | Michigan Wolverines | ||
| 1B | Jodi Rathburn | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils | |
| 2B | Lori Richins | SR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
| 3B | Lisa Wunar | SO. | USF Bulls | |
| SS | Tiffany Daniels | SO. | FSU Seminoles | |
| OF | Sandra Arledge | SR. | UCLA Bruins | |
| Pipi Hollingsworth | SR. | Utah Utes | ||
| Alison Stowell | JR. | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | ||
| UT | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |