1998 NCAA Division I softball season

American college softball season August 2023 1998 NCAA Division I softball season Arizona 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament Tournament 1998 Women's College World Series Women's College World Series Fresno State 1st Arizona 11th Margie Wright 1st Amanda Scott Fresno State 1997 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. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 21 to May 25, 1998 in Oklahoma City.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_stats/1998/confstat.htm 1998 Women's College World Series Ncaa.org 2020-08-02 Season leaders Batting Batting average: .519 – Tanisha Kemp, Morgan State Bears RBIs: 100 – Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats Home runs: 25 – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tide & Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats Pitching Wins: 40-9 – Jenny Voss, Nebraska Cornhuskers ERA: 0.42 (8 ER/132.0 IP) – Liza Brown, DePaul Blue Demons Strikeouts: 430 – Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen Records Freshman class runs: 94 – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tidehttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/SB_Records/2020/D1.pdf Division I Softball Records Ncaa.org 2020-07-18 Senior class runs: 97 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats Senior class hits: 117 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats Team stolen bases: 368 – Alabama State Hornets Awards Honda Sports Award Softball: Nancy Evans, Arizona Wildcatshttps://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/softball PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL Collegiatewomensportsawards.com 2020-08-02http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1998_29_University%20of%20Arizona.pdf Final 1998 Women's Softball Statistics Report Ncaa.org 2020-08-02 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 All America Teams The following players were members of the All-American Teams.https://nfca.org/awards/awards-history/1998-di-all-american-teams-4428 1998 NSCA Division I All-America Teams Nfca.org 2020-08-02 First Team Position Player Class School P Jenny Voss SO. Nebraska Cornhuskers Nancy Evans SR. Arizona Wildcats Christa Williams 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 Ali Viola SR. Nebraska Cornhuskers OF Alison McCutcheon SR. Arizona Wildcats Laura Berg SR. Fresno State Bulldogs Lauren Bauer FR. Arizona Wildcats DP Brandy Arthur SR. North Carolina Tar Heels UT Sara Griffin SR. Michigan WolverinesAT-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 P Jennifer Spediacci SO. Washington Huskies Danielle Henderson JR. UMass Minutewomen Jamie Graves SO. Washington Huskies C Melissa Gentile SR. Michigan Wolverines 1B Kim Gutridge SR. UMass Minutewomen 2B Yvette Healy JR. DePaul Blue Demons 3B Isonette Polonius JR. East Carolina Pirates SS Kelly Kretschman 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 BeaversAT-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 P 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 FlamesAT-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 References 30em