1992 NCAA Division I softball season

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| DefendingChampions = Arizona

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| tournament_link = 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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| WCWS_link = 1992 Women's College World Series

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| WCWSChamp = UCLA

| WCWSTitleCount = 7th (8th overall)

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| WCWSCount = 5th

| WCWSCoach = Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist

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| prevseason_year = 1991

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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

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|valign="top" width=25em|{{1992 Big Ten Conference softball standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1992 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1992 Southland Conference softball standings}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_stats/1992/confstat.htm |title=1992 Women's College World Series |location=Ncaa.org |date= |accessdate=2020-07-17}}

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{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/SB_Records/2020/D1.pdf |title=Division I Softball Records |website=Ncaa.org |date= |accessdate=2020-07-16}}

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{{cite web |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/softball |title=PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL |location=Collegiatewomensportsawards.com |date= |accessdate=2020-07-17}}{{cite web |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1992_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf |title=Final 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report |website=Ncaa.org |date= |accessdate=2020-07-29}}

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YEAR

| W

| L

| GP

| GS

| CG

| SHO

| SV

| IP

| H

| R

| ER

| BB

| SO

| ERA

| WHIP

1992

| 29

| 0

| 30

| 27

| 22

| 0

| 196.1

| 77

| 7

| 4

| 25

| 220

| 0.14

| 0.52

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| YEAR

| G

| AB

| R

| H

| BA

| RBI

| HR

| 3B

| 2B

| TB

| SLG

| BB

| SO

| SB

| SBA

align=center

| 1992

| 56

| 177

| 47

| 71

| .401

| 29

| 1

| 4

| 10

| 92

| .520%

| 21

| 5

| 2

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.{{cite web |url=https://nfca.org/awards/awards-history/1992-di-all-american-teams-4653 |title=1992 NSCA Division I All-America Teams |location=Nfca.org |date= |accessdate=2020-07-25}}

First Team

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Class !! School
align=center \|rowspan=3\| P	Debbie Day	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
align=center \| Melanie Roche	JR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
align=center \| Michele Granger	JR.	California Golden Bears
align=center \| rowspan=1\| C	Jody Miller-Pruitt	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 1B	Joanne Alcin	FR.	UCLA Bruins
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 2B	Dawn Melfi	SR.	USF Bulls
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 3B	Camille Spitaleri	SR.	Kansas Jayhawks
align=center \|rowspan=1\| SS	Tiffany Tootle	JR.	South Carolina Gamecocks
align=center \|rowspan=3\| OF	Yvonne Gutierrez	SR.	UCLA Bruins
align=center \| Dorsey Steamer	SR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
align=center \| Rachel Brown	SR.	Arizona State Sun Devils
align=center \|rowspan=1\| UT	Lisa Fernandez	JR.	UCLA Bruins

Second Team

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Class !! School
align=center \| rowspan=3\| P	Susie Parra	SO.	Arizona Wildcats
align=center \| Stephani Williams	SO.	Kansas Jayhawks
align=center \| Terry Carpenter	SR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
align=center \| rowspan=1\| C	Terrie Cissna	JR.	Sacramento State Hornets
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 1B	Wendee Espinosa	JR.	Pacific Tigers
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 2B	Cathy Sconzo	SR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 3B	Lezlie Weiss	JR.	Minnesota Golden Gophers
align=center \|rowspan=1\| SS	Christy Arterburn	SO.	Kansas Jayhawks
align=center \|rowspan=3\| OF	Jamie Heggen	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
align=center \| Kathy Evans	FR.	UCLA Bruins
align=center \| Pam Stanley	SR.	Central Michigan Chippewas
align=center \|rowspan=1\| UT	Gillian Boxx	FR.	California Golden Bears
align=center \|rowspan=1\|AT-L	Toni Gutierrez	JR.	FSU Seminoles

Third Team

class="wikitable" ! Position !! Player !! Class !! School
align=center \| rowspan=4\| P	Lori Harrigan	SR.	UNLV Rebels
align=center \| Kyla Hall	SO.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
align=center \| Karen Snelgrove	SR.	Missouri Tigers
align=center \| Kim Mizesko	SR.	Connecticut Huskies
align=center \| rowspan=1\| C	Sherri Kuchinskas	JR.	UMass Minutewomen
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 1B	Amy Chellevold	FR.	Arizona Wildcats
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 2B	Linda Lunceford	SO.	Long Beach State 49ers
align=center \| rowspan=1\| 3B	Jackie Tawney	SO.	San Jose State Spartans
align=center \|rowspan=1\| SS	Barb Marean	SR.	UMass Minutewomen
align=center \|rowspan=4\| OF	Janna Venice	JR.	Connecticut Huskies
align=center \| Theresa Buscemi	SR.	North Carolina Tar Heels
align=center \| Patti Benedict	JR.	Michigan Wolverines
align=center \| Noleana Woodward	JR.	San Jose State Spartans
align=center \|rowspan=1\| UT	Holly Aprile	SR.	UMass Minutewomen
align=center \|rowspan=1\|AT-L	Denise DeWalt	JR.	Cal State Fullerton Titans

References

External links

{{youTube|ymc8Ak&t|UCLA vs. Arizona: 1992 NCAA WCWS National Championship FULL REPLAY}}