1996 Washington Huskies softball team

The 1996 Washington Huskies softball team represented the University of Washington in the 1996 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were coached by Teresa Wilson, who led her fourth season. The Huskies finished with a record of 59–9, and won the Pacific-10 Conference with a 23–4 record.

2018 Washington Huskies softball
Pac-10 champion NCAA Regional No. 8 champion
Women's College World Series, runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	59–9 (23–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Teresa Wilson (4th season)
Home stadium	Husky Softball Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

1996 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Washington  ‍†‍‍y	23	–	4		.852			59	–	9		.868
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y	23	–	5		.821			58	–	9		.866
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍y	20	–	7		.741			47	–	11		.810
No. 6 California  ‍‍‍y	14	–	12		.538			41	–	23		.641
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	10	–	18		.357			34	–	27		.557
Stanford  ‍‍‍	7	–	19		.269			24	–	29		.453
Oregon  ‍‍‍	5	–	18		.217			21	–	30		.412
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	3	–	22		.120			15	–	35		.300
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1996[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The Huskies were invited to the 1996 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they swept the NCAA Regional No. 8 and then completed a run to the title game of the Women's College World Series where they fell to champion Arizona.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1996 Washington Huskies roster[2][3]
	Pitchers 3 - Eve Gaw - Sophomore 18 - Stephanie Burns - Senior 19 - Heather Meyer - Senior Catchers 11 - Jeanine Giordano - Freshman 14 - Jennifer Cline - Senior	Infielders 6 - Becky Newbry - Freshman 7 - Sara Pickering - Junior 12 - Tami Storseth - Senior 13 - Michelle Church - Senior 15 - Jamie Nyblod - Freshman 17 - Monika Ota - Freshman 21 - Dana Schellenger - Freshman 22 - Heather Tarr - Junior 44 - Leanne Rosser - Junior		Outfielders 10 - Mindy Williams - Senior 16 - Marie Smith - Freshman 20 - Shelley Brown - Junior 24 - Rochelle Rahal - Junior 28 - Leah Francis - Sophomore Utility 9 - Allison Mick - Senior

Coaches

2018 Washington Huskies softball coaching staff[2]
Teresa Wilson - Head coach - 4th season John Rittman - Assistant coach - 3rd season Katie Wiese - Graduate assistant coach - 1st season

Schedule

Legend
	Washington win
	Washington loss
*	Non-Conference game

1996 Washington Huskies Softball Game Log[2][4]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 16 vs Florida State* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajikawa Classic) W 13–6 1–0 Feb 16 vs Ohio State* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajikawa Classic) W 17–4 2–0 Feb 16 vs San Diego State* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajikawa Classic) W 3–2 3–0 Feb 17 vs Utah State* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajikawa Classic) W 12–1 4–0 Feb 17 vs Purdue* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajikawa Classic) W 9–4 5–0 Feb 18 vs UNLV* Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Kajikawa Classic) W 4–0 6–0 Feb 23 vs New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Classic) W 6–1 7–0 Feb 23 vs Ohio State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Classic) W 6–3 8–0 Feb 24 vs New Mexico State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Classic) W 5–2 9–0 Feb 24 at No. 2 Arizona* No. 4 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Classic) L 1–4 9–1 Feb 25 vs Ohio State* Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Arizona Classic) W 3–2 10–1
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 1 vs No. 13 Florida State* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 3–1 11–1 Mar 1 vs Long Beach State* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 4–0 12–1 Mar 2 vs UMass* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 6–1 13–1 Mar 2 vs Notre Dame* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 7–1 14–1 Mar 3 vs No. 14 South Carolina* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 4–1 15–1 Mar 3 vs Indiana* No. 4 Golden Park • Columbus, GA (NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 10–0 16–1 Mar 15 vs Northern Illinois* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA (National Invitational Softball Tournament) W 8–4 17–1 Mar 15 vs Pacific* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA (National Invitational Tournament) W 13–3 18–1 Mar 15 vs Saint Mary's* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA (National Invitational Tournament) W 19–0 19–1 Mar 16 vs Colorado State* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA (National Invitational Tournament) W 9–2 20–1 Mar 16 vs California* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA (National Invitational Tournament) W 7–2 21–1 Mar 16 vs Northern Illinois* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA (National Invitational Tournament) W 12–4 22–1 Mar 17 vs Colorado State* No. 3 Twin Creeks Sports Complex • Sunnyvale, CA (National Invitational Tournament) W 2–0 23–1 Mar 19 at California No. 3 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA W 5–0 24–1 1–0 Mar 19 at California No. 3 Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–1 24–2 1–1 Mar 21 vs No. 9 Southwestern Louisiana* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Pony/Kia Klassic) L 1–4 24–3 Mar 21 vs Georgia State* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Pony/Kia Klassic) W 7–1 25–3 Mar 22 vs No. 5 Cal State Northridge* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Pony/Kia Klassic) L 1–2 25–4 Mar 23 vs DePaul* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Pony/Kia Klassic) W 4–0 26–4 Mar 23 vs Oklahoma State* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Pony/Kia Klassic) W 7–3 27–4 Mar 24 at No. 7 Cal State Fullerton* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Pony/Kia Klassic) W 1–0 28–4 Mar 24 vs No. 1 Arizona* No. 2 Titan Softball Complex • Fullerton, CA (Pony/Kia Klassic) L 0–9 28–5 Mar 26 at Stanford No. 2 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 7–0 29–5 2–1 Mar 26 at Stanford No. 2 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA W 3–0 30–5 3–1 Mar 30 at No. 20 Arizona State No. 3 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–4 31–5 4–1 Mar 30 at No. 20 Arizona State No. 3 Sun Devil Club Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–1 32–5 5–1 Mar 31 at No. 1 Arizona No. 3 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10–4 33–5 6–1 Mar 31 at No. 1 Arizona No. 3 Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4–7 33–6 6–2
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 6 at No. 3 UCLA No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–1 34–6 7–2 Apr 6 at No. 3 UCLA No. 2 Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 3–4 34–7 7–3 Apr 13 No. 12 California No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 3–0 35–7 8–3 Apr 13 No. 12 California No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 3–2 36–7 9–3 Apr 14 Pacific Lutheran* No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 1–0 37–7 Apr 14 Pacific Lutheran* No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 16–0 38–7 Apr 20 No. 1 Arizona No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 2–1 39–7 10–3 Apr 20 No. 1 Arizona No. 2 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 7–0 40–7 11–3 Apr 27 at Oregon No. 1 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 8–0 41–7 12–3 Apr 27 at Oregon No. 1 Howe Field • Eugene, OR W 9–4 42–7 13–3 Apr 28 at Oregon State No. 1 Corvallis, OR W 2–1 43–7 14–3 Apr 28 at Oregon State No. 1 Corvallis, OR W 5–0 44–7 15–3 Apr 30 Simon Fraser* No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 7–1 45–7
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 2 Oregon No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 8–0 46–7 16–3 May 2 Oregon No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 12–0 47–7 17–3 May 5 Stanford No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 6–0 48–7 18–3 May 5 Stanford No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 9–1 49–7 19–3 May 8 Oregon State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 11–2 50–7 20–3 May 8 Oregon State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13–0 51–7 21–3 May 11 Arizona State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 3–0 52–7 22–3 May 11 Arizona State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 4–0 53–7 23–3 May 12 No. 4 UCLA No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA L 5–8 53–8 23–4
Post-season
NCAA Regional No. 8 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 17 Jacksonville State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 2–0 54–8 1–0 May 18 No. 17 Oklahoma State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 9–3 55–8 2–0 May 19 No. 17 Oklahoma State No. 1 Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA W 9–1 56–8 3–0
NCAA Women's College World Series Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS Record May 23 vs No. 24 (8) Princeton No. 1 (1) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 7–1 57–8 1–0 May 24 No. 11 (5) California No. 1 (1) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 8–7 58–8 2–0 May 26 No. 4 (3) UCLA No. 1 (1) Golden Park • Columbus, GA W 9–2 59–8 3–0 May 27 No. 2 (2) Arizona No. 1 (1) Golden Park • Columbus, GA L 4–6 59–9 3–1

Ranking movements

Main article: 1996 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
NFCA/USA Today	4	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2