2019 NCAA Division I softball season
The 2019 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 February 7, 2019. The season will progress through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and will conclude with the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2019 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament will be held annually in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , will end in June 2019. Conference standings. Conference winners and tournaments. Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that sponsor baseball, 27 end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. Four conferences, the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference do not hold a conference tournament. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference regular-season champions, receive automatic invitations to the 2019 NCAA  Division I Softball Tournament. National Invitational Softball Championship. UTA Mavericks defeated the Iowa State Cyclones in the championship; Aileen Garcia was named MVP for the series. Women's College World Series. Participants. † = "From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results" Bracket. The 2019 Women's College World Series will begin on May 30 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Season leaders. Batting Pitching Records. NCAA Division I season perfect games: "5 – Nicole Newman, Drake Bulldogs" Freshman class single game strikeouts: "27 – Kelly Nelson, Holy Cross Crusaders; March 6, 2019 (16 innings)" Team consecutive wins streak: "41 – Oklahoma Sooners; February  24-May 19, 2019" Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins Abbey Cheek, Kentucky Giselle Juarez, Oklahoma Sooners Danielle Williams, Northwestern Wildcats Danielle Williams, Northwestern Wildcats All America Teams. The following players were members of the All-American Teams. First Team Second Team Third Team Coaching changes. This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2019 season until the day before the first day of the 2020 season. 2019 NCAA Division I softball season