1998 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsFresno State (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMargie Wright (1st title)
WCWS MOPAmanda Scott (Fresno State)
Seasons

The 1998 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 1998. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1998 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 25, 1998.

Conference standings

1998 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Nebraska ‍†‍‡‍y 16–0–0 1.00048–12–0 .800
No. 11 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 12–5–0 .70649–15–0 .766
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍y 11–5–0 .68849–16–0 .754
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .58845–19–0 .703
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 9–7–0 .56342–19–0 .689
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38928–34–0 .452
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 6–10–1 .38232–25–2 .559
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31316–27–0 .372
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27836–20–0 .643
Baylor ‍‍‍ 2–14–1 .14720–36–1 .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
1998 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–1–0 .95756–7–0 .889
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62534–19–0 .642
No. 16 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 14–9–0 .60948–21–0 .696
No. 19 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 14–9–0 .60938–20–0 .655
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45834–20–0 .630
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41733–23–0 .589
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8–14–0 .36421–28–1 .430
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33329–30–0 .492
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33319–31–1 .382
Indiana ‍‍‍ 7–16–0 .30413–31–1 .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 1998[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1998 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 27–1 .96467–4 .944
No. 3 Washington  ‍‍‍y 19–9 .67952–15 .776
No. 12 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 17–11 .60741–18 .695
No. 22 California  ‍‍‍y 12–14 .46235–27 .565
No. 20 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10–18 .35740–31 .563
No. 15 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9–19 .32138–27 .585
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .30818–27 .400
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28627–28 .491
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1998 Western Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Fresno State  ‍†‍‍ 28–2–0 .93352–11–0 .825
No. 14 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 22–8–0 .73346–15–1 .750
Utah  ‍‍‍ 19–13–0 .59436–21–0 .632
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 16–13–0 .55230–21–0 .588
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 14–17–0 .45224–35–0 .407
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 13–19–0 .40621–30–0 .412
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 11–21–0 .34426–33–0 .441
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26720–36–0 .357
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 8–24–0 .25023–40–0 .365
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[14][15]

Women's College World Series

The 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 21 to May 25, 1998 in Oklahoma City.[16]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
Arizona 1
Oklahoma State 0
Arizona 85
Washington 0
Washington 1
UMass 0
Arizona 5 —
Oklahoma State 0 —
Oklahoma State 6
UMass 0
Michigan 1
Oklahoma State 3
Arizona 0
Fresno State 1
Michigan 7
Texas 2
Michigan 0
Fresno State 85
Nebraska 1
Fresno State 6
Fresno State 1 6
Washington 3 1
Texas 1
Nebraska 2
Washington 3
Nebraska 1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Freshman class runs: 94 – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tide[17]

Senior class runs: 97 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats

Senior class hits: 117 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats

Team stolen bases: 368 – Alabama State Hornets

Awards

Nancy Evans, Arizona Wildcats[18][19]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1998 36 2 42 37 36 20 3 241.2 160 40 34 39 255 0.98 0.82
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1998 69 191 38 70 .366 44 7 1 15 108 .565% 30 8 1 1

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[20]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PJenny VossSO.Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nancy EvansSR.Arizona Wildcats
Christa WilliamsSO.Texas Longhorns
CLeah BraatzSR.Arizona Wildcats
1BTraci ConradJR.Michigan Wolverines
2BNina LindenbergSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
3BToni MascarenasFR.Arizona Wildcats
SSAli ViolaSR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
OFAlison McCutcheonSR.Arizona Wildcats
Laura BergSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Lauren BauerFR.Arizona Wildcats
DPBrandy ArthurSR.North Carolina Tar Heels
UTSara GriffinSR.Michigan Wolverines
AT-LShannon BeelerJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers
Nikki CockrellJR.Texas Longhorns
Jamie FoutchJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Amanda ScottSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Leticia PinedaSR.Arizona Wildcats

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PJennifer SpediacciSO.Washington Huskies
Danielle HendersonJR.UMass Minutewomen
Jamie GravesSO.Washington Huskies
CMelissa GentileSR.Michigan Wolverines
1BKim GutridgeSR.UMass Minutewomen
2BYvette HealyJR.DePaul Blue Demons
3BIsonette PoloniusJR.East Carolina Pirates
SSKelly KretschmanFR.Alabama Crimson Tide
OFSandy ButlerFR.Texas Tech Red Raiders
Tia MorenzSR.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Kellyn TateSR.Michigan Wolverines
DPChristie McCoySR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
UTTarrah BeysterSO.Oregon State Beavers
AT-LDebbie BilbaoSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Sandy RheaSR.Utah Utes
Becky WittFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Jodi ReevesSO.Texas Longhorns
Monica TrinerJR.USF Bulls

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PBecky BlevinsJR.Stanford Cardinal
Lana MoranSO.Oklahoma Sooners
Chelsey SakizzieSR.Florida Gators
CJulie CrandallSR.UNLV Rebels
1BChelo LopezSR.CSUN Matadors
2BJodi OttenSR.LSU Tigers
3BHeather StellaJR.Illinois State Redbirds
SSRosie LeutzingerSO.Washington Huskies
OFMichele AcostaJR.Stanford Cardinal
Wendy HarrisonSO.Missouri Tigers
Jody DeanJR.UNI Panthers
DPMarcy CrouchJR.Stanford Cardinal
UTSamantha IuliSO.UIC Flames
AT-LMonica ArmendarezSR.Indiana Hoosiers
Liza BrownJR.DePaul Blue Demons
Eve GawSR.Washington Huskies
Desarie KnipferSR.Cal Poly Mustangs
Steph MidthunJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers

References

  1. ↑ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1998 IND Season
  3. ↑ 1998 IA Season
  4. ↑ 1998 MICH Season
  5. ↑ 1998 MSU Season
  6. ↑ 1998 MINN Season
  7. ↑ 1998 NOR Season
  8. ↑ 1998 OSU Season
  9. ↑ 1998 PSU Season
  10. ↑ 1998 PUR Season
  11. ↑ 1998 WIS Season
  12. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ↑ 2020 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Week 13". NFCA. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  15. ↑ 2021 Western Athletic Conference Record Book (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. p. 32. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  16. ↑ "1998 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  18. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Final 1998 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  20. ↑ "1998 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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