1992 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (7th (8th overall) title)
Runners-upArizona (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus & Sue Enquist (7th (8th overall) & 3rd title)
Seasons

The 1992 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 1992. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1992 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 26, 1992.

Conference standings

1992 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Michigan ‍†‍‍y 22–6–0 .78637–24–0 .607
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 21–7–0 .75034–10–0 .773
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .64333–25–1 .568
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 16–12–0 .57133–28–1 .540
Indiana ‍‍‍ 14–14–0 .50025–30–0 .455
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39323–36–0 .390
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 4–22–0 .15410–29–0 .256
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–22–0 .1546–38–0 .136
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1992 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 16–2 .88958–7 .892
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14–2 .87554–2 .964
California  ‍‍‍y 8–8 .50047–16 .746
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43821–21 .500
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27826–28 .481
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10013–28 .317
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1992[10]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1992 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1992, in Oklahoma City.[11]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA4
UMass0
UCLA105
California0
Florida State0
California3
UCLA4
Fresno State0
Fresno State48
UCLA115
Kansas1
Fresno State4UMass1
Long Beach State0
Long Beach State1
Arizona0
UCLA2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona0
Long Beach State1
UMass4UMass210
Fresno State0
Florida State2
Arizona1
California1
Kansas0Arizona2
Arizona117

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Freshman class single game triples: 3 – Melissa Scarborough, UMBC Retrievers; April 3, 1992[12]

Sophomore class single game walks: 5 – Coli Turley, Eastern Illinois Panthers; March 31, 1992

Junior class consecutive games hit streak: 30 – Janna Venice, UConn Huskies; March 13-April 26, 1992

Senior class single game stolen bases: 6 – Ronda Carter, Akron Zips; April 24, 1992

Sophomore class winning percentage: 28-0 (100%) – Rebecca Aase, Florida State Seminoles

Junior class shutouts: 26 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

Team winning percentage: 54-2 (96%) – UCLA Bruins

Awards

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[13][14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1992 29 0 30 27 27 22 0 196.1 77 7 4 25 220 0.14 0.52
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1992 56 177 47 71 .401 29 1 4 10 92 .520% 21 5 2 2

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[15]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PDebbie DaySR.Arizona Wildcats
Melanie RocheJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Michele GrangerJR.California Golden Bears
CJody Miller-PruittJR.Arizona Wildcats
1BJoanne AlcinFR.UCLA Bruins
2BDawn MelfiSR.USF Bulls
3BCamille SpitaleriSR.Kansas Jayhawks
SSTiffany TootleJR.South Carolina Gamecocks
OFYvonne GutierrezSR.UCLA Bruins
Dorsey SteamerSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Rachel BrownSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
UTLisa FernandezJR.UCLA Bruins

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PSusie ParraSO.Arizona Wildcats
Stephani WilliamsSO.Kansas Jayhawks
Terry CarpenterSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
CTerrie CissnaJR.Sacramento State Hornets
1BWendee EspinosaJR.Pacific Tigers
2BCathy SconzoSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
3BLezlie WeissJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers
SSChristy ArterburnSO.Kansas Jayhawks
OFJamie HeggenJR.Arizona Wildcats
Kathy EvansFR.UCLA Bruins
Pam StanleySR.Central Michigan Chippewas
UTGillian BoxxFR.California Golden Bears
AT-LToni GutierrezJR.FSU Seminoles

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLori HarriganSR.UNLV Rebels
Kyla HallSO.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Karen SnelgroveSR.Missouri Tigers
Kim MizeskoSR.Connecticut Huskies
CSherri KuchinskasJR.UMass Minutewomen
1BAmy ChellevoldFR.Arizona Wildcats
2BLinda LuncefordSO.Long Beach State 49ers
3BJackie TawneySO.San Jose State Spartans
SSBarb MareanSR.UMass Minutewomen
OFJanna VeniceJR.Connecticut Huskies
Theresa BuscemiSR.North Carolina Tar Heels
Patti BenedictJR.Michigan Wolverines
Noleana WoodwardJR.San Jose State Spartans
UTHolly AprileSR.UMass Minutewomen
AT-LDenise DeWaltJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1992 Indiana Season
  3. ↑ 1992 Iowa Season
  4. ↑ 1992 Michigan Season
  5. ↑ 1992 Michigan State Season
  6. ↑ 1992 Minnesota Season
  7. ↑ 1992 Northwestern Season
  8. ↑ 1992 Ohio State Season
  9. ↑ 1992 Penn State Season
  10. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  11. ↑ "1992 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Final 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. ↑ "1992 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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