1991 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1991 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1991 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, 1991.

1991 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 23–26, 1991
ChampionsArizona (1st title)
Runners-upUCLA (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (1st title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 16–4 .800  50–5 .909
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15–5 .750  43–16 .729
California  ‍‍‍y 14–6 .700  48–18 .727
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11–9 .550  56–16 .778
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4–16 .200  29–29 .500
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0–20 .000  9–43 .173
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 1991[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1991 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1991 in Oklahoma City.[2]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Florida State 0  
  UCLA 1    
      UCLA 0  
      Arizona 19    
  UNLV 0          
  Arizona 113        
      Arizona 18
      Long Beach State 0
  Long Beach State 1        
  Missouri 0          
      Long Beach State 3    
      Fresno State 0  
  Fresno State 2    
  Utah 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Florida State 3  
  UNLV 1     Fresno State 3
    Florida State 0
  Missouri 29  
  Utah 0     Missouri 0
    UCLA 5
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona 0       Arizona 5
  Fresno State 18           UCLA 1
      Fresno State 1    
      UCLA 513  
  Long Beach State 0    
  UCLA 111  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .581 - Stacy Cowen, Manhattan Jaspers

RBIs: 70 - Danielle Yearick, Manhattan Jaspers

HOME RUNS: 12 - Sue Hellman, Wagner Seahawks

PITCHING

WINS: 36-7 - Missi Young, Texas A&M Aggies

ERA: 0.18 (6 ER/232.2 IP) - Karen Snelgrove, Missouri Tigers

STRIKEOUTS: 463, Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

Records

[3]

NCAA DIVISION I SINGLE GAME WALKS: 6 - Wendy Stewart, Utah Utes; May 11, 1991

NCAA DIVISION I 7 INNING SINGLE GAME STRIKEOUTS: 21 - Michele Granger, California Golden Bears; March 22, 1991

NCAA DIVISION I SINGLE GAME INNINGS PITCHED: 31.0 - Kelly Brookhart, Creighton Blue Jays & Janet Womack, Utah Utes; May 11, 1991

FRESHMAN CLASS SINGLE GAME HOME RUNS: 3 - Danielle Yearick, Manhattan Jaspers; April 20, 1991

SOPHOMORE CLASS SINGLE GAME INNINGS PITCHED: 25.0 - Mellissa Halkinrude, Utah Utes; May 12, 1991

JUNIOR CLASS BATTING AVERAGE: .581 - Stacy Cowen, Manhattan Jaspers

Awards

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[4][5]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1991 20 3 26 24 23 16 1 165.2 68 9 6 22 165 0.25 0.54
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1991 63 205 25 70 .341 32 2 1 9 87 .424% 17 2 0 0

All America Teams

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

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PHeather ComptonSO.UCLA Bruins
Terry CarpenterJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Michele GrangerSO.California Golden Bears
CDiane PohlJR.Iowa Hawkeyes
1BJulie CavanaughSR.Oregon Ducks
2BJulie SmithSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
3BCamille SpitaleriJR.Kansas Jayhawks
SSJulie StanderingSR.Arizona Wildcats
OFYvonne GutierrezJR.UCLA Bruins
Pam StanleyJR.Central Michigan Chippewas
Tricia PopowskiSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
UTLisa FernandezSO.UCLA Bruins

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PKaren SnelgroveJR.Missouri Tigers
Karen JacksonFR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Missi YoungSO.Texas A&M Aggies
CErica ZiencinaSR.UCLA Bruins
1BJulie JonesSR.Arizona Wildcats
2BMichelle DellosoSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
3BGina LoPiccoloSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
SSTiffany TootleSO.South Carolina Gamecocks
OFRachel BrownJR.Arizona State Sun Devils
Leigh RossSR.Toledo Rockets
Charmelle GreenSR.Utah Utes
UTKelly BrookhartSR.Creighton Bluejays
AT-LKari BlankJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLori HarriganJR.UNLV Rebels
Debbie DayJR.Arizona Wildcats
Christy LarsenSR.FSU Seminoles
CRhonda RubeJR.Northwestern State Demons
1BJulie LiljebergSR.Western Michigan Broncos
2BMissy PhillipsSR.UCLA Bruins
3BKim KostykJR.Long Beach State 49ers
SSShauna BowmanSR.Ohio State Buckeyes
OFDorsey SteamerJR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Mich DeBreeSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Colleen HollowaySO.Southern Illinois Salukis
UTJulie SextonSR.Northern Illinois Huskies
AT-LChris ParrisSR.UNLV Rebels

References
  1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  2. "1991 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 2020-07-17.
  5. "Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  6. "1991 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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