# 1999 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1999 NCAA Division I softball season, the play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1999. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1999 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 31, 1999.

## Conference standings

1999 Big 12 Conference softball standings :
| 1999 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 23 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–3 .78640–16 .714 No. 18 Texas ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 10–4 .71445–17 .726 No. 15 Missouri ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–5 .66741–21 .661 No. 20 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–8 .55635–21 .625 Kansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–8 .50031–30 .508 No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–7 .46236–31 .537 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–11 .38941–22 .651 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33321–24 .467 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31323–30 .434 Baylor ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31330–25 .545 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 1999 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 16 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–3–0 .87551–13–1 .792 No. 22 Minnesota ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–8–0 .66748–20–0 .706 Penn State ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62535–22–0 .614 No. 14 Michigan State ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–9–0 .59141–23–0 .641 Iowa ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58346–26–1 .637 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .47829–21–0 .580 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45830–31–0 .492 Purdue ‍‍‍ 9–14–0 .39130–26–0 .536 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20820–32–0 .385 Indiana ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .12517–40–0 .298 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 1999 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 1999 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–6 .78663–6 .913 No. 6 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–9 .67953–16 .768 No. 2 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–12 .55651–18 .739 No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–14 .50047–25 .653 No. 4 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–14 .48151–22 .699 No. 25 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–18 .35740–29 .580 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–18 .35740–25 .615 No. 7 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–20 .28641–28 .594 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1999 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 1999 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northwestern State ‍†‍‍ 19–7–0 .73131–26–0 .544 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 19–8–0 .70426–24–0 .520 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63031–25–0 .554 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59330–34–0 .469 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 14–11–0 .56026–34–0 .433 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–13–0 .51934–31–0 .523 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48120–30–0 .400 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 8–18–0 .30825–29–0 .463 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .25913–47–0 .217 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .22218–38–0 .321 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1999 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 1999 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 1999 in Oklahoma City.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| UCLA | 3$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| DePaul | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| DePaul | 2 | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | 1 | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | 0 | | | UCLA | 2$^8$ | — | | | | |
| | | | | DePaul | 1 | — | | | | |
| DePaul | 1 | | | | | | DePaul | 1 | — | | | |
| Southern Miss | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | 0 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | DePaul | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | UCLA | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Washington | 2 |
| Washington | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Washington | 2 |
| Arizona State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | 1 | Washington | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | 3 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | |
| California | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| California | 0 | | | Washington | 3 | — | | | | |
| | | | | California | 0 | — | | | | |
| Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | California | 0 | — | | | |
| California | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| California | 2 | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | California | 1 | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .541 – Amanda Michalsky, UTSA Roadrunners
* RBIs: 91 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins
* Home runs: 31 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins
Pitching
* Wins: 43-6 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles
* ERA: 0.24 (8 ER/235.2 IP) – Amanda Scott, Fresno State Bulldogs
* Strikeouts: 497 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles

## Records

NCAA Division I season consecutive scoreless innings streak: 105.0 – Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen; March 16-May 2, 1999
NCAA Division I single game hits: 8 – Carrie Moreman, Alabama Crimson Tide; March 21, 1999
Freshman class at bats: 259 – Jennifer Tiffany, UIC Flames
Sophomore class home runs: 31 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins

## Awards

* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 1999 | 30 | 4 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 234.0 | 72 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 465 | 0.39 | 0.48 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Courtney Dale | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| P | Amanda Scott | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| P | Danielle Henderson | SR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| C | Stacey Nuveman | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| 1B | Angela Cervantez | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 2B | Jennifer Lizama | JR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 3B | Ashlee Ducote | JR. | LSU Tigers |
| SS | Amy Berman | JR. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| OF | Jessica Mendoza | FR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| OF | Becky Newbry | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| OF | Kim Pietro | SR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| DP | Erica Beach | FR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| UT | Amanda Freed | FR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Courtney Blades | JR. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| AT-L | Lynette Velazquez | SR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Christie Ambrosi | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Danielle Cox | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| AT-L | Liza Brown | SR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Nicole Terpstra | SR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| P | Jamie Graves | JR. | Washington Huskies |
| P | Christa Williams | JR. | Texas Longhorns |
| C | Kellie Wiginton | SO. | Stanford Cardinal |
| 1B | Julie Marshall | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 2B | Kelsey Kollen | FR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3B | Julie Adams | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| SS | Kelly Kretschman | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| OF | Catherine Davie | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| OF | Tiffany Clark | JR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| OF | Amanda Michalsky | JR. | UTSA Roadrunners |
| DP | Shavaughne Desecki | FR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| UT | Tarrah Beyster | JR. | Oregon State Beavers |
| AT-L | Samantha Iuli | JR. | UIC Flames |
| AT-L | Kristen Hunter | FR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Kellie Wilkerson | FR. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Kelli Bruce | SR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| AT-L | Brandee McArthur | SR. | Pacific Tigers |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Becky Lemke | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Megan Matthews | FR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| P | Kelly Shipman | SR. | Maryland Terrapins |
| C | Stephenie Little | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| 1B | Traci Conrad | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2B | Nikki Cockrell | SR. | Texas Longhorns |
| 3B | Isonette Polonius | SR. | East Carolina Pirates |
| SS | Lisa Carey | SO. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| OF | Becky Witt | SO. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| OF | Nicole Giordano | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Autumn Eastes | SO. | Texas Longhorns |
| DP | Carrie Moreman | SR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| UT | Monica Triner | SR. | USF Bulls |
| AT-L | Kirsten Voak | FR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| AT-L | Lauren Bauer | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| AT-L | Lovieanne Jung | FR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Kelli Metzger | SR. | Akron Zips |
| AT-L | Heather Stella | SR. | Illinois State Redbirds |