1986 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runners-upTexas A&M (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJudi Garman (1st title)
Seasons

The 1986 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 1986. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1986 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 25, 1986.

Conference standings

1986 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Indiana ‍†‍‍y 15–9–0 .62545–18–0 .714
Northwestern ‍†‍‍y 15–9–0 .62533–17–0 .660
Minnesota ‍†‍‍ 15–9–0 .62528–23–0 .549
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58329–20–0 .592
Michigan ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50032–17–0 .653
Iowa ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41726–19–0 .578
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .12512–33–1 .272
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 22–5–1 .80457–9–1 .858
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 18–9–0 .66739–18–0 .684
Cal Poly Pomona  ‍‍‍y 18–9–1 .66136–19–1 .652
Pacific  ‍‍‍y 17–10–0 .63034–18–1 .651
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39320–30–0 .400
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37018–32–0 .360
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .22222–36–0 .379
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 7–21–0 .2509–27–0 .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

Women's College World Series

The 1986 NCAA Women's College World Series took place May 21–25, 1986 in Omaha, Nebraska.[9]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Northwestern0
California2
California0
Cal State Fullerton3
Cal State Fullerton19
Long Beach State0
Cal State Fullerton3
Texas A&M0
Texas A&M110
Cal State Fullerton38
Creighton0
Texas A&M6Indiana1
Indiana0
Indiana110
Louisiana Tech0
Cal State Fullerton3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M0
Indiana210
Northwestern0Long Beach State0
Texas A&M110
Long Beach State110
California0
California18
Creighton413Creighton0
Louisiana Tech3

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season WHIP: 0.36 (58 H+13 BB/195.0 IP) – Virginia Augusta, North Carolina Tar Heels[10]

NCAA Division I single game triples: 3 – Lynna Hallick, Northwestern Wildcats; April 18, 1986

Junior class perfect games: 3 – Virginia Augusta, North Carolina Tar Heels

Team single game triples: 7 – UMass Minutewomen; March 17, 1986

Awards

Susan LeFebvre, Cal State Fullerton Titans[11][12]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1986 31 6 39 36 34 25 0 284.2 106 18 11 59 208 0.27 0.58

All America Teams

The following players were members of the first All-American Teams.[13]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PStacey JohnsonSR.Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
Amy UnterbrinkSR.Indiana Hoosiers
Susan LeFebvreSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
CAlicia SeegertJR.Michigan Wolverines
1BKathy DyerSR.New Mexico Lobos
2BAlison StowellSO.Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
3BCindy CooperSR.Texas A&M Aggies
SSLeslie KanterSR.USF Bulls
OFKathy EscarcegaJR.Arizona State Sun Devils
Chenita RogersJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Karleen MooreSR.Indiana Hoosiers
UTTracy BungeSR.Kansas Jayhawks

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLori SippelSO.Nebraska Cornhuskers
Melanie ParrentSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Rhonda WheatleyJR.Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
CKelly DownsJR.Kansas Jayhawks
1BGena StrangSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
2BLori RichinsJR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
3BMary HammenSO.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
SSKelly SmithJR.Utah State Aggies
OFSheila ConnellyJR.Kansas Jayhawks
Kris SchmidtSO.Missouri Tigers
Sally MaharSR.UMass Minutewomen
UTBarb DrakeJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1986 Indiana Season
  3. ↑ 1986 Iowa Season
  4. ↑ 1986 Michigan Season
  5. ↑ 1986 Michigan State Season
  6. ↑ 1986 Minnesota Season
  7. ↑ 1986 Northwestern Season
  8. ↑ 1986 Ohio State Season
  9. ↑ "1986 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  11. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  12. ↑ "FINAL 1986 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  13. ↑ "1986 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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