1992 NCAA Division I softball season

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 Champions	Arizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	UCLA (7th (8th overall) title)
Runners-up	Arizona (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (7th (8th overall) & 3rd title)
Seasons

Conference standings

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[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1992 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1992 in Oklahoma City.[2]

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Winner's Bracket

UCLA

4

UMass

0

UCLA

10^5

California

0

Florida State

0

California

3

UCLA

4

Fresno State

0

Fresno State

4^8

Kansas

1

Fresno State

4

Long Beach State

0

Long Beach State

1

Arizona

0

Loser's Bracket

UMass

4

Florida State

2

Long Beach State

1

UMass

2^10

Kansas

0

Arizona

1^17

California

1

Arizona

2

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

UCLA

11^5

UMass

1

UCLA

2

Arizona

0

Fresno State

0

Arizona

1

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .513 - Crystal Boyd, Hofstra Pride

RBIs: 61 - Dana Fulmore, South Carolina Gamecocks

HOME RUNS: 11 - Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA Bruins & Heather Robinson, Sam Houston State Bearkats

PITCHING

WINS: 38-13 - Jenny Parsons, East Carolina Pirates

ERA: 0.14 (4 ER/196.1 IP) - Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins

STRIKEOUTS: 329, Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

Records

[3]

FRESHMAN CLASS SINGLE GAME TRIPLES: 3 - Melissa Scarborough, UMBC Retrievers; April 3, 1992

SOPHOMORE CLASS SINGLE GAME WALKS: 5 - Coli Turley, Eastern Illinois Panthers; March 31, 1992

JUNIOR CLASS CONSECUTIVE GAMES HIT STREAK: 30 - Janna Venice, Connecticut 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, FSU Seminoles

JUNIOR CLASS SHUTOUTS: 26 - Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

TEAM WINNING PERCENTAGE: 54-2 (96%) - UCLA Bruins

Awards

• Honda Sports Award Softball:

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[4][5]

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

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

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

1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
2. "1992 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 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
6. "1992 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

External links

• UCLA vs. Arizona: 1992 NCAA WCWS National Championship FULL REPLAY on YouTube