1988 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1988 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 1988. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1988 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Sunnyvale, California at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 29, 1988.

1988 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	Texas A&M
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Duration	May 25–29, 1988
Champions	UCLA (4th (5th overall) title)
Runners-up	Fresno State (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Sharron Backus (4th (5th overall) title)
Seasons

Conference standings

1988 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT UCLA  ‍†‍‍^y 15 – 3   .833     53 – 8   .869 Arizona  ‍‍‍^y 15 – 5   .750     54 – 18   .750 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450     32 – 26   .552 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400     26 – 25   .510 California  ‍‍‍^y 7 – 11   .389     38 – 22   .633 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14   .125     13 – 32   .289 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 31, 1988[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1988 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 1988 in Sunnyvale, California.[2]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		UCLA	1
		Northern Illinois	0
							UCLA	6
							Fresno State	1
		Fresno State	3
		Texas A&M	0
												UCLA	5
												Arizona	0
		Arizona	1
		Adelphi	0
							Arizona	4
							Cal State Pomona	1
		Cal Poly Pomona	3
		Nebraska	0
						Loser's Bracket
							Northern Illinois	0
							Texas A&M	3				Cal Poly Pomona	1
												Texas A&M	0
							Adelphi	1
							Nebraska	5				Fresno State	1^9
												Nebraska	0

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		UCLA	4									Fresno State	0
		Cal Poly Pomona	1									UCLA	3
							UCLA	1
							Fresno State	2
		Arizona	0
		Fresno State	4

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .484 - Jill Justin, Northern Illinois Huskies

RBIs: 59 - Dori Beach, Charleston Southern Buccaneers

HOME RUNS: 9 - Luevenia Moore, FAMU Rattlers & Michele Smith, Oklahoma State Cowgirls

PITCHING

WINS: 50-8 - Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

ERA: 0.29 (11 ER/259.1 IP) - Lisa Longaker, UCLA Bruins

STRIKEOUTS: 294, Debby Day, UTA Mavericks

Records

[3]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON SHUTOUTS: 36 - Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON ASSISTS: 237 - Charis Monroe, Cal State Fullerton Titans

FRESHMAN CLASS TRIPLES: 13 - Tricia Popowski, South Carolina Gamecocks

FRESHMAN CLASS ASSISTS: 230 - Julie Standering, Arizona Wildcats

SOPHOMORE CLASS ASSISTS: 229 - Carie Dever, Fresno State Bulldogs

SOPHOMORE CLASS WINS: 50 - Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

JUNIOR CLASS INNINGS PITCHED: 425.0 - Julie Carpenter, Texas A&M Aggies

Awards

• Honda Sports Award Softball:

Lisa Longaker, UCLA Bruins[4][5]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1988	31	4	39	34	34	23	3	259.1	136	14	11	31	240	0.29	0.64

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[6]

FIRST TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Lisa Longaker	SO.	UCLA Bruins
	Melanie Parrent	SR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
	Debbie Nichols	SO.	Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
C	Karen Sanchelli	SR.	South Carolina Gamecocks
1B	Jody Schwartz	SR.	Creighton Bluejays
2B	Alison Stowell	SR.	Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
3B	Janice Parks	JR.	UCLA Bruins
SS	Liz Mizeria	SR.	Texas A&M Aggies
OF	Jill Justin	JR.	Northern Illinois Huskies
	Lorraine Maynez	FR.	UCLA Bruins
	Dee Brewer	FR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
UT	Michele Smith	JR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls

SECOND TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Gretchen Koenig	SR.	South Carolina Gamecocks
	Teresa Cherry	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Carie Dever	SO.	Fresno State Bulldogs
C	Kris Tipmore	SR.	Central Michigan Chippewas
1B	Gena Strang	SR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
2B	Julie Thomas	SR.	Sam Houston State Bearkats
3B	Valerie Douglas	SR.	Cal State Fullerton Titans
SS	Shari Johnson	JR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
OF	Linda Smolka	JR.	Princeton Tigers
	Amy Lienhardt	SR.	Bowling Green Falcons
	Angie McDonald	SR.	Eastern Michigan Eagles
UT	Kris Peterson	SR.	Adelphi Panthers

References

1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
2. "1988 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
3. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
4. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
5. "FINAL 1988 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
6. "1988 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.