# 1990 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1990 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 1990. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1990 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1990 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 27, 1990.

## Conference standings

1990 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1990 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Ohio State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–7–0 .70839–25–0 .609 Iowa ‍†‍‍ 17–7–0 .70843–28–0 .606 Indiana ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66745–18–0 .714 Michigan ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50029–27–0 .518 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50031–32–0 .492 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20816–35–0 .314 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .2089–45–0 .167 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1990 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–2 .88962–7 .899 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–6 .66749–17 .742 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9 .50035–23 .603 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9 .50041–28 .594 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–10 .50043–32 .573 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 0–18 .0006–40 .130 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1990 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1990 Pacific Coast Athletic Association softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Fresno State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 29–7 .80662–15 .805 Long Beach State ‍‍‍$^y$ 28–8 .77848–19 .716 Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍$^y$ 22–13 .62945–23 .662 UNLV ‍‍‍$^y$ 21–15 .58341–27 .603 San Jose State ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–18 .50034–28 .548 Cal Poly Pomona ‍‍‍ 16–20 .44434–32 .515 Pacific ‍‍‍ 15–21 .41730–28 .517 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 11–24 .31421–38 .356 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 11–25 .30623–34 .404 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 8–28 .22224–41 .369 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament |
| 1990 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Sam Houston State ‍†‍‍ 9–3–0 .75025–32–0 .439 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70027–24–0 .529 Northwestern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66743–17–0 .717 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‡‍ 6–4–0 .60025–20–0 .556 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .41719–47–0 .288 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .3337–37–0 .159 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 2–13–0 .13310–38–0 .208 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1990 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 1990 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 1990 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 | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| UCLA | UCLA | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 2 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | UNLV | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | UNLV | 0 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 0 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 1 | Florida State | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 0 | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 17 | 0 |
| | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | | | | | | 4 |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 5 | UNLV | UNLV | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 5 | UNLV | UNLV | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 0 | | 1 |
| | | | Kent State | Kent State | 2 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 0 | |
| | | | Kent State | Kent State | 2 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1$^{10}$ | |
| | | | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1$^{10}$ | 0 | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | 2 | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .483 – Meg Thompson, Canisius Golden Griffins
* RBIs: 57 – Rhonda King-Randolph, Toledo Rockets
* Home runs: 13 – Rhonda King-Randolph, Toledo Rockets
Pitching
* WINS: 34-17 – Lisa Kemme, Winthrop Eagles
* ERA: 0.27 (7 ER/181.0 IP) - Sue Rybczyk, UConn Huskies
* Strikeouts: 327, Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

## Records

Freshman class scoreless innings streak: 63.0 – Heather Compton, UCLA Bruins; March 2-May 9, 1990
Sophomore class single game triples: 3 – Michelle Shean, Oklahoma State Cowgirls; March 10, 1990
Senior class assists: 222 – Tiffany Cornelius, San Jose State Spartans

## Awards

* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Lisa Fernandez, UCLA
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 1990 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 83.0 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 0.25 | 0.52 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1990 | 67 | 213 | 27 | 66 | .310 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 80 | .375% | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lisa Longaker | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| P | Stefni Whitton | SR. | Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns |
| P | Michele Granger | FR. | California Golden Bears |
| C | Diane Pohl | SO. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 1B | Rhonda King-Randolph | SR. | Toledo Rockets |
| 2B | Julie Smith | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 3B | Camille Spitaleri | SO. | Kansas Jayhawks |
| SS | Martha Noffsinger | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| OF | Yvonne Gutierrez | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Vivian Holm | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Charmelle Green | JR. | Utah Utes |
| UT | Lisa Fernandez | FR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Michelle Delloso | JR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Carie Dever | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| P | Ann Van Dortrecht | SO. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| P | Mary Letourneau | FR. | Long Beach State 49ers |
| C | Shelly Stokes | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| 1B | Julie Cavanaugh | SO. | Oregon Ducks |
| 2B | Tricia Reimche | JR. | UNLV Rebels |
| 3B | Joy Tiner | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| SS | Vicki Bartolucci | SR. | UConn Huskies |
| OF | Pauline Maurice | JR. | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| OF | Tricia Popowski | JR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| OF | Pam Stanley | SO. | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| UT | Julie Jones | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| AT-L | Kim Braatz | JR. | New Mexico Lobos |
| AT-L | Ann Rowman | JR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Debbie Nichols | SR. | Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters |
| P | Darby Degrist | SO. | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| P | Sue Rybczyk | SR. | UConn Huskies |
| C | Margie Ledgerwood | SR. | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 1B | Tracy Van Kannon | JR. | New Mexico Lobos |
| 2B | Beth Bull | JR. | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| 3B | Nicki Dennis | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| SS | Chris Parris | JR. | UNLV Rebels |
| OF | Michelle Shean | SO. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| OF | Sharon Cafini | SR. | San Jose State Spartans |
| OF | Christi Cammarata | SR. | Indiana Hoosiers |
| UT | Gina LoPiccolo | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Dena Carter | JR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |