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1987 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1987 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 1987. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1987 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1987 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 24, 1987.

1987 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsCal State Fullerton
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsTexas A&M (2nd NCAA (3rd overall) WCWS title)
Runners-upUCLA (5th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBob Brock (2nd title)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →

Conference standings

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1987 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northwestern ‍†‍‍y 18 – 6 – 0   .750 25 – 23 – 0   .521
Michigan ‍‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 43 – 13 – 0   .768
Indiana ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 37 – 23 – 0   .617
Iowa ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 30 – 26 – 1   .535
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 22 – 25 – 0   .468
Minnesota ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 21 – 36 – 0   .368
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20 – 0   .167 13 – 34 – 0   .277
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1987 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 2   .800 34 – 15   .694
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 7 – 3   .700 50 – 10   .833
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 6 – 4   .600 42 – 16   .724
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 6 – 4   .600 41 – 15   .732
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 23 – 30   .434
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9   .100 16 – 21   .432
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1987[9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1987 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwestern Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍ 10 – 2   .833 31 – 18   .633
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 3   .750 36 – 27   .571
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 23 – 14   .622
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 19 – 26   .422
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 9 – 26   .257
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 15 – 32   .319
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 11   .083 3 – 23   .115
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1987[10]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

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The 1987 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 20 to May 24, 1987 in Omaha, Nebraska.[11]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
UCLA19
Arizona State0
UCLA3
Nebraska0
Nebraska1
Fresno State0
UCLA1
Texas A&M0
Cal State Fullerton3
UCLA2
Florida State0
Cal State Fullerton1Cal State Fullerton1
Texas A&M213
Texas A&M3
Central Michigan0
UCLA01
Lower round 1Lower round 2Texas A&M14
Cal State Fullerton2
Arizona State0Fresno State1
Texas A&M4
Fresno State3
Nebraska0
Nebraska2
Florida State0Central Michigan1
Central Michigan1

Season leaders

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Batting

Pitching

Awards

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Connie Clark, Cal State Fullerton Titans[12][13]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1987 33 5 47 36 32 21 4 283.0 133 29 19 70 261 0.47 0.71

All America Teams

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The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[14]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Lisa Longaker JR. UCLA Bruins
Connie Clark SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Shawn Andaya SR. Texas A&M Aggies
C Karen Sanchelli JR. South Carolina Gamecocks
1B Gena Strang JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
2B Julie Smith FR. Texas A&M Aggies
3B Janice Parks SO. UCLA Bruins
SS Liz Mizeria JR. Texas A&M Aggies
OF Jill Justin SO. Northern Illinois Huskies
Sheila Connelly SR. Kansas Jayhawks
Chenita Rogers SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
UT Kristie Skoglund SR. Utah State Aggies

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Lori Sippel JR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lisa Ishikawa SR. Northwestern Wildcats
Lori Romeiro-Gardner SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
C Alicia Seegert SR. Michigan Wolverines
1B Jodi Rathburn SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
2B Lori Richins SR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B Lisa Wunar SO. USF Bulls
SS Tiffany Daniels SO. FSU Seminoles
OF Sandra Arledge SR. UCLA Bruins
Pipi Hollingsworth SR. Utah Utes
Alison Stowell JR. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
UT Vicki Morrow SR. Michigan Wolverines

References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ 1987 Indiana Season
  3. ^ 1987 Iowa Season
  4. ^ 1987 Michigan Season
  5. ^ 1987 Michigan State Season
  6. ^ 1987 Minnesota Season
  7. ^ 1987 Northwestern Season
  8. ^ 1987 Ohio State Season
  9. ^ 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "1987 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "FINAL 1987 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "1987 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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