# 1985 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1985 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 1985. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1985 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 26, 1985.

## Conference standings

1985 Southland Conference softball standings :
| 1985 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Southwestern Louisiana ‍†‍‍ 12–0 1.00039–13 .750 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66727–22 .551 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‡‍ 7–5 .58334–32 .515 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58319–31 .380 Lamar ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50014–28 .333 North Texas ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1679–28 .243 Arkansas State ‍‍‍ 0–12 .0002–27 .069 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1985 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1985 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–0 1.00054–10 .844 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–3 .75041–9 .820 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–6 .50038–17 .691 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50025–19 .568 Arizona ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41717–16 .515 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33337–38 .493 Stanford ‍‍‍ 0–12 .00010–51 .164 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 1985 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 1985 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 | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 1$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adelphi | Adelphi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adelphi | Adelphi | 0 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah | Utah | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 3 | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 3 | | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 6 | | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 6 | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 0 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | UCLA | UCLA | 2$^9$ |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | | | | | | 1$^8$ | | | | | |
| | | | Adelphi | Adelphi | 1 | Adelphi | Adelphi | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Adelphi | Adelphi | 1 | Adelphi | Adelphi | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 2$^8$ | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Utah | Utah | 0 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 2$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | Utah | Utah | 0 | | | | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 1$^8$ | Northwestern | Northwestern | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .488 – Mary Baldauf, Harvard Crimson
* RBIs: 50 – Karen Allen, Nicholls Colonels
* Home runs: 18 – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M Aggies
Pitching
* WINS: 48-16 – Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
* ERA: 0.08 (2 ER/167.1 IP) – Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins
* Strikeouts: 337 – Julie Buldoc, Adelphi Panthers

## Records

NCAA Division I season innings pitched: 434.1 – Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
Sophomore class scoreless innings streak: 90.0 – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern Wildcats; 1985
Sophomore class WHIP: 0.39 (66 H+50 BB/298.0 IP) – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies
Senior class ERA: 0.08 (2 ER/167.1 IP) – Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins
Team double plays: 82 – UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Team single game hits: 41 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985
Team single game runs: 48 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985
Team single game RBIs: 39 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985
Team largest victory margin: 43 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985

## Awards

* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Denise Eckert, Nebraska Cornhuskers
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1985 | 49 | 145 | 29 | 52 | .358 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 100 | .689% | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 |