# 1992 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1992 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 1992. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1992 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, 1992.

## Conference standings

1992 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1992 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–6–0 .78637–24–0 .607 Iowa ‍‍‍ 21–7–0 .75034–10–0 .773 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .64333–25–1 .568 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 16–12–0 .57133–28–1 .540 Indiana ‍‍‍ 14–14–0 .50025–30–0 .455 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39323–36–0 .390 Penn State ‍‍‍ 4–22–0 .15410–29–0 .256 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–22–0 .1546–38–0 .136 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1992 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Arizona ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–2 .88958–7 .892 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–2 .87554–2 .964 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–8 .50047–16 .746 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43821–21 .500 Oregon ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27826–28 .481 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10013–28 .317 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1992 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Nicholls State ‍†‍‍ 17–9–0 .65436–16–1 .689 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .64341–21–0 .661 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .64339–35–0 .527 Northwestern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59337–21–1 .636 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 16–12–0 .57132–30–0 .516 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39321–26–0 .447 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 7–18–0 .28022–30–0 .423 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 6–22–0 .21418–36–0 .333 Texas–San Antonio* ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –15–36–0 .294 * UTSA did not compete for 1992 conference regular season championship. † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1992 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 1992 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1992, 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 |
| UCLA | UCLA | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | UMass | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | UMass | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 10$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | California | California | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | California | California | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 3 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 4$^8$ | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 4$^8$ | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 11$^5$ | | |
| Kansas | Kansas | 1 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 11$^5$ | | |
| Kansas | Kansas | 1 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 4 | | | | UMass | UMass | 1 | | |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 1 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 |
| | | | | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | UMass | UMass | 4 | UMass | UMass | | | | | | 2$^{10}$ |
| | | | UMass | UMass | 4 | UMass | UMass | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | 2$^{10}$ |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | |
| | | | | | | California | California | | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | 1 | |
| | | | Kansas | Kansas | 0 | Arizona | Arizona | | | | | 2 | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1$^{17}$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .513 – Crystal Boyd, Hofstra Pride
* RBIs: 61 – Dana Fulmore, South Carolina Gamecocks
* Home runs: 11 – Yvonne Gutierrez, UCLA Bruins & Heather Robinson, Sam Houston State Bearkats
Pitching
* Wins: 38-13 – Jenny Parsons, East Carolina Pirates
* ERA: 0.14 (4 ER/196.1 IP) – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins
* Strikeouts: 329 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

## Records

Freshman class single game triples: 3 – Melissa Scarborough, UMBC Retrievers; April 3, 1992
Sophomore class single game walks: 5 – Coli Turley, Eastern Illinois Panthers; March 31, 1992
Junior class consecutive games hit streak: 30 – Janna Venice, UConn Huskies; March 13-April 26, 1992
Senior class single game stolen bases: 6 – Ronda Carter, Akron Zips; April 24, 1992
Sophomore class winning percentage: 28-0 (100%) – Rebecca Aase, Florida State Seminoles
Junior class shutouts: 26 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears
Team winning percentage: 54-2 (96%) – UCLA Bruins

## 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 |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 196.1 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 220 | 0.14 | 0.52 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1992 | 56 | 177 | 47 | 71 | .401 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 92 | .520% | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Debbie Day | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Melanie Roche | JR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| P | Michele Granger | JR. | California Golden Bears |
| C | Jody Miller-Pruitt | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 1B | Joanne Alcin | FR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 2B | Dawn Melfi | SR. | USF Bulls |
| 3B | Camille Spitaleri | SR. | Kansas Jayhawks |
| SS | Tiffany Tootle | JR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| OF | Yvonne Gutierrez | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Dorsey Steamer | SR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| OF | Rachel Brown | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| UT | Lisa Fernandez | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Susie Parra | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Stephani Williams | SO. | Kansas Jayhawks |
| P | Terry Carpenter | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| C | Terrie Cissna | JR. | Sacramento State Hornets |
| 1B | Wendee Espinosa | JR. | Pacific Tigers |
| 2B | Cathy Sconzo | SR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| 3B | Lezlie Weiss | JR. | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| SS | Christy Arterburn | SO. | Kansas Jayhawks |
| OF | Jamie Heggen | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Kathy Evans | FR. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Pam Stanley | SR. | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| UT | Gillian Boxx | FR. | California Golden Bears |
| AT-L | Toni Gutierrez | JR. | FSU Seminoles |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lori Harrigan | SR. | UNLV Rebels |
| P | Kyla Hall | SO. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| P | Karen Snelgrove | SR. | Missouri Tigers |
| P | Kim Mizesko | SR. | Connecticut Huskies |
| C | Sherri Kuchinskas | JR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| 1B | Amy Chellevold | FR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 2B | Linda Lunceford | SO. | Long Beach State 49ers |
| 3B | Jackie Tawney | SO. | San Jose State Spartans |
| SS | Barb Marean | SR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| OF | Janna Venice | JR. | Connecticut Huskies |
| OF | Theresa Buscemi | SR. | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| OF | Patti Benedict | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| OF | Noleana Woodward | JR. | San Jose State Spartans |
| UT | Holly Aprile | SR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| AT-L | Denise DeWalt | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |