1998 NCAA Division I softball season | |
Defendingchampions: | Arizona |
Tournament Link: | 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament |
Tournament: | Tournament |
Wcws Link: | 1998 Women's College World Series |
Wcws: | Women's College World Series |
Wcwschamp: | Fresno State |
Wcwstitlecount: | 1st |
Wcwsrunnerup: | Arizona |
Wcwscount: | 11th |
Wcwscoach: | Margie Wright |
Wcwscoachcount: | 1st |
Wcwsmop: | Amanda Scott |
Mopteam: | Fresno State |
Prevseason Year: | 1997 |
Nextseason Year: | 1999 |
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.
The 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 21 to May 25, 1998 in Oklahoma City.[1]
.519 – Tanisha Kemp, Morgan State Bears
100 – Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats
40-9 – Jenny Voss, Nebraska Cornhuskers
0.42 (8 ER/132.0 IP) – Liza Brown, DePaul Blue Demons
Freshman class runs:94 – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tide[2]
Senior class runs:97 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats
Senior class hits:117 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats
Team stolen bases:368 – Alabama State Hornets
Nancy Evans, Arizona Wildcats[3] [4]
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 |
The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[5]
First Team
Position | Player | Class | School |
---|---|---|---|
Jenny Voss | SO. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
Nancy Evans | SR. | Arizona Wildcats | |
SO. | Texas Longhorns | ||
C | Leah Braatz | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
1B | Traci Conrad | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
2B | Nina Lindenberg | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
3B | Toni Mascarenas | FR. | Arizona Wildcats |
SS | SR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
OF | Alison McCutcheon | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs | ||
Lauren Bauer | FR. | Arizona Wildcats | |
DP | Brandy Arthur | SR. | North Carolina Tar Heels |
UT | SR. | Michigan Wolverines | |
AT-L | Shannon Beeler | JR. | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
Nikki Cockrell | JR. | Texas Longhorns | |
Jamie Foutch | JR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | |
Amanda Scott | SO. | Fresno State Bulldogs | |
Leticia Pineda | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
Second Team
Position | Player | Class | School |
---|---|---|---|
SO. | Washington Huskies | ||
JR. | UMass Minutewomen | ||
Jamie Graves | SO. | Washington Huskies | |
C | Melissa Gentile | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
1B | Kim Gutridge | SR. | UMass Minutewomen |
2B | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons | |
3B | Isonette Polonius | JR. | East Carolina Pirates |
SS | FR. | Alabama Crimson Tide | |
OF | Sandy Butler | FR. | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
Tia Morenz | SR. | Hawaii Rainbow Wahine | |
Kellyn Tate | SR. | Michigan Wolverines | |
DP | Christie McCoy | SR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
UT | Tarrah Beyster | SO. | Oregon State Beavers |
AT-L | Debbie Bilbao | SR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
Sandy Rhea | SR. | Utah Utes | |
Becky Witt | FR. | Fresno State Bulldogs | |
Jodi Reeves | SO. | Texas Longhorns | |
Monica Triner | JR. | USF Bulls |
Third Team
Position | Player | Class | School |
---|---|---|---|
Becky Blevins | JR. | Stanford Cardinal | |
Lana Moran | SO. | Oklahoma Sooners | |
Chelsey Sakizzie | SR. | Florida Gators | |
C | Julie Crandall | SR. | UNLV Rebels |
1B | Chelo Lopez | SR. | CSUN Matadors |
2B | Jodi Otten | SR. | LSU Tigers |
3B | Heather Stella | JR. | Illinois State Redbirds |
SS | Rosie Leutzinger | SO. | Washington Huskies |
OF | Michele Acosta | JR. | Stanford Cardinal |
Wendy Harrison | SO. | Missouri Tigers | |
Jody Dean | JR. | UNI Panthers | |
DP | Marcy Crouch | JR. | Stanford Cardinal |
UT | Samantha Iuli | SO. | UIC Flames |
AT-L | Monica Armendarez | SR. | Indiana Hoosiers |
Liza Brown | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons | |
Eve Gaw | SR. | Washington Huskies | |
Desarie Knipfer | SR. | Cal Poly Mustangs | |
Steph Midthun | JR. | Minnesota Golden Gophers |