1996 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (4th title)
Runners-upWashington (1st WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (4th title)
WCWS MOPJenny Dalton (Arizona)
Seasons

The 1996 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 1996. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1996 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Columbus, Georgia at Golden Park, ended on May 27, 1996.

Conference standings

1996 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Oklahoma ‍†‍‡‍y 17–5 .77350–20 .714
No. 15 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍y 17–5 .77337–20 .649
Missouri ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55631–22 .585
No. 17 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10–8 .55642–23 .646
No. 21 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 11–11 .50039–21 .650
Kansas ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45531–26 .544
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6–13 .31617–28 .378
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 1–20 .0484–44 .083
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
1996 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–4–0 .83351–14–0 .785
No. 19 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 17–6–0 .73943–18–0 .705
No. 4 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 17–7–0 .70849–19–0 .721
No. 23 Indiana  ‍‍‍y 16–7–0 .69637–24–0 .607
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58337–19–0 .661
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52236–21–0 .632
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33319–33–0 .365
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25019–43–0 .306
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 5–18–0 .21724–26–0 .480
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .12514–39–1 .269
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 1996[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Washington  ‍†‍‍y 23–4 .85259–9 .868
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 23–5 .82158–9 .866
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 20–7 .74147–11 .810
No. 6 California  ‍‍‍y 14–12 .53841–23 .641
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .35734–27 .557
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7–19 .26924–29 .453
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21721–30 .412
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 3–22 .12015–35 .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1996[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Women's College World Series

The 1996 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 37, 1996 in Columbus, Georgia. The event was held at the same venue that would later host the softball events of the 1996 Summer Olympics.[14][15]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
1 Washington 7
8 Princeton 1
1 Washington 9
5 California 7
4 Southwestern Louisiana 0
5 California 2
1 Washington 8 —
3 UCLA 2 —
8 Princeton 0
4 Southwestern Louisiana 7
3 UCLA 3
4 Southwestern Louisiana 2
1 Washington 4
2 Arizona 6
3 UCLA 2
6 Michigan 0
3 UCLA 0
2 Arizona 4
2 Arizona 5
7 Iowa 2
2 Arizona 106 —
7 Iowa 2 —
6 Michigan 2
7 Iowa 3
5 California 0
7 Iowa 1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season doubles: 29 – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State Bulldogs[16]

NCAA Division I single game stolen bases: 7 – Stacy Hughes, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles; April 14, 1996

Sophomore class RBIs: 96 – Leticia Pineda, Arizona Wildcats

Senior class season of perfect stolen bases: 47-47 – Gina Freeman, South Carolina Lady Bulldogs

Team doubles: 142 – Tennessee Volunteers

Awards

Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats[17][18]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1996 67 179 84 84 .469 109 25 1 12 173 .966% 64 11 19 20

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[19]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PHeather MeyerSR.Washington Huskies
B'Ann BurnsJR.UCLA Bruins
Cheryl LongewaySR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
CLeticia PinedaSO.Arizona Wildcats
1BMichelle ChurchSR.Washington Huskies
2BJenny DaltonSR.Arizona Wildcats
3BChristine KubinSR.North Carolina Tar Heels
SSAli ViolaSO.Nebraska Cornhuskers
OFAlison McCutcheonJR.Arizona Wildcats
Shamalene WilsonSR.FSU Seminoles
Rachel NelsonJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers
DPLisa DacquistoJR.Arizona State Sun Devils
UTSara GriffinSO.Michigan Wolverines
AT-LLindsay ParkerFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Scia MaumausoloSR.CSUN Matadors
Kendall RichardsSR.Texas A&M Aggies
Nina LindenbergSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Sara PickeringJR.Washington Huskies

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PTrinity JohnsonJR.South Carolina Gamecocks
Susie BugliarelloJR.Sacramento State Hornets
Carrie DolanJR.Arizona Wildcats
CJennifer ClineSR.Washington Huskies
1BAlleah PoulsonJR.UCLA Bruins
2BCynthia SmithSR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
3BKrista GomezSR.Arizona Wildcats
SSKeri LemastersJR.Michigan State Spartans
OFRashunda TaylorSR.Nicholls State Colonels
Amber HeglandSO.Minnesota Golden Gophers
Chanda LeeJR.South Carolina Gamecocks
DPTia MorenzSO.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
UTJennifer RichardsonSR.CSUN Matadors
AT-LBrandi ShriverJR.Arizona Wildcats
Myssi CalkinsJR.FSU Seminoles
Renee EspinozaSR.FSU Seminoles
Jill MostJR.Oklahoma Sooners
Patti RaduenzSR.Michigan State Spartans

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PWhitney FloydJR.California Golden Bears
Audrey WestSR.Boston Terriers
Gina UgoSR.Indiana Hoosiers
CStephenie LittleSO.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1BKari KnopfJR.Iowa Hawkeyes
2BYvette HealyFR.DePaul Blue Demons
3BJulie AdamsFR.UCLA Bruins
SSChristy HebertJR.Iowa Hawkeyes
OFKellyn TateSO.Michigan Wolverines
Jenifer HenrySR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Jamie FoutchFR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
DPKatie MartenJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UTErin FieldSR.Texas A&M Aggies
AT-LLynn BrittonSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Kim RondinaJR.UNLV Rebels
Carolyn WilsonSO.Pacific Tigers
Tobin Echo-HawkSR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
Becky NewbryFR.Washington Huskies
Robyn YorkeJR.Fresno State Bulldogs

References

  1. ↑ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1996 IND Season
  3. ↑ 1996 IA Season
  4. ↑ 1996 MICH Season
  5. ↑ 1996 MSU Season
  6. ↑ 1996 MINN Season
  7. ↑ 1996 NOR Season
  8. ↑ 1996 OSU Season
  9. ↑ 1996 PSU Season
  10. ↑ 1996 PUR Season
  11. ↑ 1996 WIS Season
  12. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  14. ↑ "1996 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  15. ↑ Chuck Williams (May 30, 1996). "College softball's a hit; so is Columbus". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  17. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Final 1996 Softball Statisitics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  19. ↑ "1996 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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