# 1987 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1987 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 1987. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1987 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Omaha, Nebraska at Seymour Smith Park, ended on May 24, 1987.

## Conference standings

1987 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1987 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northwestern ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–6–0 .75025–23–0 .521 Michigan ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70843–13–0 .768 Indiana ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62537–23–0 .617 Iowa ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50030–26–1 .535 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41722–25–0 .468 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33321–36–0 .368 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–20–0 .16713–34–0 .277 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1987 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT California ‍†‍‍$^y$ 8–2 .80034–15 .694 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–3 .70050–10 .833 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–4 .60042–16 .724 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–4 .60041–15 .732 Oregon ‍‍‍ 2–8 .20023–30 .434 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 1–9 .10016–21 .432 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1987 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1987 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Southwestern Louisiana ‍†‍‡‍ 10–2 .83331–18 .633 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 9–3 .75036–27 .571 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66723–14 .622 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66719–26 .422 Lamar ‍‍‍ 3–9 .2509–26 .257 North Texas ‍‍‍ 3–9 .25015–32 .319 Arkansas State ‍‍‍ 1–11 .0833–23 .115 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1987 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 1987 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 20 to May 24, 1987 in Omaha, Nebraska.
| 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 | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 1 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2 | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2 | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 2$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 3 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 2$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | | | | | | 2 |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 4 | | 1 |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 3 | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 4 | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 3 | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | |
| | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | 2 | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 0 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | | | | | 1 | |
| | | | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .503 – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois Huskies
* RBIs: 45 – Jeanne Weinsheim, San Diego Toreros
* Home runs: 10 – Tiffany Daniels, Florida State Seminoles
Pitching
* Wins: 36-6 – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies
* ERA: 0.30 (8 ER/185.1 IP) – Kristen Peterson, Adelphi Panthers
* Strikeouts: 326 – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies

## Awards

* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton Titans
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 1987 | 33 | 5 | 47 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 283.0 | 133 | 29 | 19 | 70 | 261 | 0.47 | 0.71 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lisa Longaker | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| P | Connie Clark | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| P | Shawn Andaya | SR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| C | Karen Sanchelli | JR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 1B | Gena Strang | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 2B | Julie Smith | FR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 3B | Janice Parks | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| SS | Liz Mizeria | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| OF | Jill Justin | SO. | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| OF | Sheila Connelly | SR. | Kansas Jayhawks |
| OF | Chenita Rogers | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| UT | Kristie Skoglund | SR. | Utah State Aggies |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lori Sippel | JR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| P | Lisa Ishikawa | SR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| P | Lori Romeiro-Gardner | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| C | Alicia Seegert | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| 1B | Jodi Rathburn | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 2B | Lori Richins | SR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 3B | Lisa Wunar | SO. | USF Bulls |
| SS | Tiffany Daniels | SO. | FSU Seminoles |
| OF | Sandra Arledge | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Pipi Hollingsworth | SR. | Utah Utes |
| OF | Alison Stowell | JR. | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos |
| UT | Vicki Morrow | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |