# 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.

## Conference standings

1991 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1991 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Minnesota ‍†‍‍$^y$ 20–4–0 .83348–27–0 .640 Iowa ‍‍‍$^y$ 19–5–0 .79253–11–0 .828 Michigan ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62536–19–0 .655 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41720–32–0 .385 Indiana ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37523–31–0 .426 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37521–33–0 .389 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 2–22–0 .08311–41–0 .212 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1991 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–4 .80050–5 .909 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–5 .75043–16 .729 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–6 .70048–18 .727 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–9 .55056–16 .778 Oregon ‍‍‍ 4–16 .20029–29 .500 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 0–20 .0009–43 .173 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1991 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1991 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northwestern Louisiana ‍†‍‍ 18–5–0 .78344–18–0 .710 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 18–6–0 .75037–23–0 .617 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 17–6–0 .73938–16–0 .704 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41717–37–0 .315 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37521–38–0 .356 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 5–17–0 .22711–33–0 .250 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 4–18–0 .18221–36–0 .368 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1991 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.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1 | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | UNLV | 0 | Arizona | Arizona | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1$^{13}$ | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 1 | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 1 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 0 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 3 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1$^8$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 2 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah | Utah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | UCLA | UCLA | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 5$^{13}$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 1 | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 1 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^{11}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | | UCLA | UCLA | 1$^{11}$ | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 2$^9$ | UCLA | UCLA | | | | | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Utah | Utah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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

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 Bluejays & 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

* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins
| 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.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Heather Compton | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| P | Terry Carpenter | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| P | Michele Granger | SO. | California Golden Bears |
| C | Diane Pohl | JR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 1B | Julie Cavanaugh | SR. | Oregon Ducks |
| 2B | Julie Smith | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 3B | Camille Spitaleri | JR. | Kansas Jayhawks |
| SS | Julie Standering | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Yvonne Gutierrez | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Pam Stanley | JR. | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| OF | Tricia Popowski | SR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| UT | Lisa Fernandez | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Karen Snelgrove | JR. | Missouri Tigers |
| P | Karen Jackson | FR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| P | Missi Young | SO. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| C | Erica Ziencina | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 1B | Julie Jones | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 2B | Michelle Delloso | SR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 3B | Gina LoPiccolo | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| SS | Tiffany Tootle | SO. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| OF | Rachel Brown | JR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| OF | Leigh Ross | SR. | Toledo Rockets |
| OF | Charmelle Green | SR. | Utah Utes |
| UT | Kelly Brookhart | SR. | Creighton Bluejays |
| AT-L | Kari Blank | JR. | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lori Harrigan | JR. | UNLV Rebels |
| P | Debbie Day | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Christy Larsen | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| C | Rhonda Rube | JR. | Northwestern State Demons |
| 1B | Julie Liljeberg | SR. | Western Michigan Broncos |
| 2B | Missy Phillips | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 3B | Kim Kostyk | JR. | Long Beach State 49ers |
| SS | Shauna Bowman | SR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| OF | Dorsey Steamer | JR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| OF | Mich DeBree | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| OF | Colleen Holloway | SO. | Southern Illinois Salukis |
| UT | Julie Sexton | SR. | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| AT-L | Chris Parris | SR. | UNLV Rebels |