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.

1992 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	Arizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	UCLA (7th (8th overall) title)
Runners-up	Arizona (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Sharron Backus & Sue Enquist (7th (8th overall) & 3rd title)
Seasons

Conference standings

1992 Big Ten Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Michigan ‍†‍‍y 22 – 6 – 0   .786 37 – 24 – 0   .607 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 21 – 7 – 0   .750 34 – 10 – 0   .773 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 33 – 25 – 1   .568 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12 – 0   .571 33 – 28 – 1   .540 Indiana ‍‍‍ 14 – 14 – 0   .500 25 – 30 – 0   .455 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 23 – 36 – 0   .390 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22 – 0   .154 10 – 29 – 0   .256 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22 – 0   .154 6 – 38 – 0   .136 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

1992 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 2   .889 58 – 7   .892 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14 – 2   .875 54 – 2   .964 California  ‍‍‍y 8 – 8   .500 47 – 16   .746 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 21 – 21   .500 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 26 – 28   .481 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 18   .100 13 – 28   .317 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

1992 Southland Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Nicholls State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 9 – 0   .654 36 – 16 – 1   .689 Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 41 – 21 – 0   .661 Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 39 – 35 – 0   .527 Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 37 – 21 – 1   .636 Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12 – 0   .571 32 – 30 – 0   .516 Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 21 – 26 – 0   .447 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18 – 0   .280 22 – 30 – 0   .423 McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 22 – 0   .214 18 – 36 – 0   .333 Texas–San Antonio*  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 15 – 36 – 0   .294 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament * UTSA did not compete for 1992 conference regular season championship.

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.^[10]

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	UCLA		4
	UMass		0
						UCLA		105
						California		0
	Florida State		0
	California		3
											UCLA		4
											Fresno State		0
	Fresno State		48
																UCLA		115
	Kansas		1
						Fresno State		4								UMass		1
						Long Beach State		0
	Long Beach State		1
	Arizona		0
																					UCLA		2
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Arizona		0
											Long Beach State		1
						UMass		4			UMass		210
																Fresno State		0
						Florida State		2
																Arizona		1
											California		1
						Kansas		0			Arizona		2
						Arizona		117

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^[11]

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^[12][13]

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.^[14]

First Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Debbie Day	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Melanie Roche	JR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
	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
	Dorsey Steamer	SR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
	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
	Stephani Williams	SO.	Kansas Jayhawks
	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
	Kathy Evans	FR.	UCLA Bruins
	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
	Kyla Hall	SO.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
	Karen Snelgrove	SR.	Missouri Tigers
	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
	Theresa Buscemi	SR.	North Carolina Tar Heels
	Patti Benedict	JR.	Michigan Wolverines
	Noleana Woodward	JR.	San Jose State Spartans
UT	Holly Aprile	SR.	UMass Minutewomen
AT-L	Denise DeWalt	JR.	Cal State Fullerton Titans