# 1989 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1989 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 1989. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1989 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1989 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Sunnyvale, California at Twin Creeks Sports Complex, ended on May 28, 1989.

## Conference standings

1989 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1989 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Iowa ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–7–0 .70840–21–0 .656 Michigan ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66742–20–0 .677 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58326–25–0 .510 Indiana ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54231–21–0 .596 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45827–29–0 .482 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29223–29–0 .442 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25015–36–0 .294 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1989 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–2 .90048–4 .923 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–7 .65054–18 .750 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–9 .55048–19 .716 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–10 .50038–26 .594 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–13 .35034–26 .567 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 1–19 .0507–30 .189 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1989 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1989 Pacific Coast Athletic Association softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Fresno State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 29–7–0 .80658–14–0 .806 Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍$^y$ 28–8–0 .77847–15–0 .758 Cal Poly Pomona ‍‍‍$^y$ 24–12–0 .66743–23–0 .652 Long Beach State ‍‍‍$^y$ 22–14–0 .61136–23–0 .610 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 21–15–0 .58336–26–0 .581 UNLV ‍‍‍ 17–19–0 .47232–28–0 .533 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 14–22–0 .38925–29–0 .463 Hawaii ‍‍‍ 10–26–0 .27816–35–0 .314 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 9–27–0 .25018–38–1 .325 Pacific ‍‍‍ 6–30–0 .16722–37–0 .373 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament |
| 1989 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Texas–Arlington ‍†‍‍ 10–2–0 .83334–19–0 .642 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75037–20–0 .649 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66737–15–0 .712 Northwestern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .41732–29–0 .525 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .41727–36–0 .429 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‡‍ 5–7–0 .41716–30–0 .348 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 0–14–0 .0009–45–0 .167 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1989 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 1989 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 24 to May 28, 1989 in Sunnyvale, California.
| 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 |
| UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 0 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 12$^5$ | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 12$^5$ | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| Toledo | Toledo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 |
| | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | | | | | | 4 |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | Oregon | Oregon | | | | | | 0 |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | Oregon | Oregon | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 0 | | 0 |
| | | | Oregon | Oregon | 1 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 0 | |
| | | | Oregon | Oregon | 1 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 7 | |
| | | | | | | Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 7 | 1 | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 3 | Fresno State | Fresno State | | | | | 5 | |
| | | | Toledo | Toledo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .477 – Jocelyn Kondrotas, Maine Black Bears
* RBIs: 56 – Nicki Dennis, Arizona Wildcats
* Home runs: 9 – Julie Sherman, UConn Huskies
Pitching
* Wins: 42-13 – Katie Wiese, Oregon Ducks
* ERA: 0.24 (5 ER/146.0 IP) – Tiffany Boyd, UCLA Bruins
* Strikeouts: 256 – Lisa Kemme, Winthrop Eagles

## Records

Freshman class innings pitched: 393.0 – Dana Mitchell, Texas A&M Aggies
Senior class at bats: 255 – Kathy Mayer, Fresno State Bulldogs

## Awards

* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Janice Parks, UCLA Bruins
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1989 | 52 | 162 | 32 | 69 | .426 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 99 | .611% | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Katie Wiese | FR. | Oregon Ducks |
| P | Terry Carpenter | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| P | Michele Smith | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| C | Lisa Harvey | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| 1B | Missy Coombes | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| 2B | Michelle Delloso | SO. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 3B | Janice Parks | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| SS | Shari Johnson | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| OF | Jill Justin | SR. | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| OF | Carey Hess | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| OF | Tricia Popowski | SO. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| UT | Jenny Allard | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Carie Dever | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| P | Stefni Whitton | JR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| P | Debbie Nichols | JR. | Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters |
| C | Delanna Lightfoot | JR. | UTA Mavericks |
| 1B | Julie Liljeberg | SO. | Western Michigan Broncos |
| 2B | Beth Bull | JR. | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| 3B | Karla Ismay | SR. | New Mexico Lobos |
| SS | Tiffany Daniels | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| OF | Shanna Flynn | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Jenny Condon | JR. | Iowa State Cyclones |
| OF | Shonta Garr | SO. | Sam Houston State Bearkats |
| UT | Kim Manning | FR. | Oregon Ducks |