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1992 NCAA Division I softball season

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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.

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
← 1991
1993 →

Conference standings

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1992 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Michigan ‍†‍‍y 22 – 6 – 0   .786 37 – 24 – 0   .607
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 21 – 7 – 0   .750 34 – 10 – 0   .773
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 33 – 25 – 1   .568
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12 – 0   .571 33 – 28 – 1   .540
Indiana ‍‍‍ 14 – 14 – 0   .500 25 – 30 – 0   .455
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 23 – 36 – 0   .390
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22 – 0   .154 10 – 29 – 0   .256
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22 – 0   .154 6 – 38 – 0   .136
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1992 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 2   .889 58 – 7   .892
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14 – 2   .875 54 – 2   .964
California  ‍‍‍y 8 – 8   .500 47 – 16   .746
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 21 – 21   .500
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 26 – 28   .481
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 18   .100 13 – 28   .317
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1992[10]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1992 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Nicholls State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 9 – 0   .654 36 – 16 – 1   .689
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 41 – 21 – 0   .661
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 39 – 35 – 0   .527
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 37 – 21 – 1   .636
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12 – 0   .571 32 – 30 – 0   .516
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 21 – 26 – 0   .447
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18 – 0   .280 22 – 30 – 0   .423
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 22 – 0   .214 18 – 36 – 0   .333
Texas–San Antonio*  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 15 – 36 – 0   .294
* UTSA did not compete for 1992 conference regular season championship.
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1992[11]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll



Women's College World Series

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The 1992 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1992, in Oklahoma City.[12]

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

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Batting

Pitching

Records

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Freshman class single game triples: 3 – Melissa Scarborough, UMBC Retrievers; April 3, 1992[13]

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

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Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[14][15]

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

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The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[16]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Debbie Day SR. Arizona Wildcats
Melanie Roche JR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Michele Granger JR. California Golden Bears
C Jody Miller-Pruitt JR. Arizona Wildcats
1B Joanne Alcin FR. UCLA Bruins
2B Dawn Melfi SR. USF Bulls
3B Camille Spitaleri SR. Kansas Jayhawks
SS Tiffany Tootle JR. South Carolina Gamecocks
OF Yvonne Gutierrez SR. UCLA Bruins
Dorsey Steamer SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Rachel Brown SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Lisa Fernandez JR. UCLA Bruins

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Susie Parra SO. Arizona Wildcats
Stephani Williams SO. Kansas Jayhawks
Terry Carpenter SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
C Terrie Cissna JR. Sacramento State Hornets
1B Wendee Espinosa JR. Pacific Tigers
2B Cathy Sconzo SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
3B Lezlie Weiss JR. Minnesota Golden Gophers
SS Christy Arterburn SO. Kansas Jayhawks
OF Jamie Heggen JR. Arizona Wildcats
Kathy Evans FR. UCLA Bruins
Pam Stanley SR. Central Michigan Chippewas
UT Gillian Boxx FR. California Golden Bears
AT-L Toni Gutierrez JR. FSU Seminoles

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Lori Harrigan SR. UNLV Rebels
Kyla Hall SO. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Karen Snelgrove SR. Missouri Tigers
Kim Mizesko SR. Connecticut Huskies
C Sherri Kuchinskas JR. UMass Minutewomen
1B Amy Chellevold FR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Linda Lunceford SO. Long Beach State 49ers
3B Jackie Tawney SO. San Jose State Spartans
SS Barb Marean SR. UMass Minutewomen
OF Janna Venice JR. Connecticut Huskies
Theresa Buscemi SR. North Carolina Tar Heels
Patti Benedict JR. Michigan Wolverines
Noleana Woodward JR. San Jose State Spartans
UT Holly Aprile SR. UMass Minutewomen
AT-L Denise DeWalt JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

References

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  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. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "1992 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Final 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  16. ^ "1992 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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