There are currently 74 pitchers and 47 records in the sub-1.00 ERA club: Note every player on the list played four seasons (except those currently with one year eligibility remaining) totaling at least 600 innings pitched.

Earned Run Average Pitcher School(s)Years0.15Tracy ComptonUCLA Bruins1982–1985 0.29Debbie DoomUCLA Bruins1982–1985 0.33Susan LeFebvreCal State Fullerton Titans1983–1986 0.37Stacey JohnsonLouisiana Tech Lady Techsters1983–1986 0.38Karen SnelgroveMissouri Tigers1989–1992 0.39Lisa LongakerUCLA Bruins1987–1990 0.40Rhonda WheatleyCal Poly Pomona Broncos1984–1987 0.42Terry CarpenterFresno State Bulldogs1989–1992 0.43Shawn AndayaTexas A&M Aggies1984–19870.44Leslie PartchCalifornia Golden Bears1979–1982 0.45Julie BuldocAdelphi Panthers1984–1987 0.46Michele GrangerCalifornia Golden Bears1989–1993 0.47Lisa IshikawaNorthwestern Wildcats1984–1987 0.48Virginia AugustaNorth Carolina Tar Heels1984–1987 0.50Kyla HallULL Ragin' Cajuns1991–1994 0.50Cat OstermanTexas Longhorns2002–2006 0.51Jamie SouthernFresno State Bulldogs2001–2005 0.53Amy UnterbrinkIndiana Hoosiers1983–1986 0.54Amanda ScottFresno State Bulldogs1997–2000 0.54Terri WhitmarshMissouri State Bears1983–1986 0.55Carie DeverFresno State Bulldogs1987–1990 0.56Melanie ParrentFresno State Bulldogs1985–1988 0.57Tami JohnstonToledo Rockets1984–1987 0.63Debby DayUTA Mavericks & Arizona Wildcats1988–1992 0.63Susie ParraArizona Wildcats1991–1994 0.65Stefni WhittonULL Ragin' Cajuns1987–1990 0.66Debbie DeJohnFSU Seminoles1987–1990 0.66Marcie GreenFresno State Bulldogs1990–19930.67Shelley MahoneyPacific Tigers1982–1985 0.68Julie LarsenFSU Seminoles1985–1988 0.68Stephani WilliamsKansas Jayhawks1991–1994 0.69Tiffany BoydUCLA Bruins & Cal State Fullerton Titans1989–1993 0.69Tracy BungeKansas Jayhawks1983–1986 0.69Laura DavisNicholls State Colonels1982–1985 0.69Sarah PaulyCorpus Christi Islanders2003–2005 0.70Karen JacksonIowa Hawkeyes1991–1994 0.71Danielle HendersonUMass Minutewomen1996–19990.74Margaret SutterCalifornia Golden Bears1981–1984 0.74Alexandra MogillEastern Illinois Panthers1985–19880.75Michele SmithOklahoma State Cowgirls1986–1989 0.77Kathy BlakeCSUN Matadors1992–1995 0.77Lori HarriganUNLV Rebels1989–1992 0.78Sarah DawsonULM Warhawks1994–1997 0.78Angela TincherVirginia Tech Hokies2005–2008 0.79Monica AbbottTennessee Lady Vols2004–2007 0.79Debbie NicholsLouisiana Tech Lady Techsters1987–1990 0.80Keira GoerlUCLA Bruins2001–2004 0.80Sandy GreenStephen F. Austin Ladyjacks1987–1990 0.81Terri McFarlandIowa Hawkeyes1989–19920.84Christy LarsenFSU Seminoles1988–19910.86NiJaree CanadyStanford Cardinal & Texas Tech Red Raiders2023–2025 0.86Lindsay ChouinardDePaul Blue Demons2000–2003 0.87Alicia HollowellArizona Wildcats2003–2006 0.87Mary LetourneauLong Beach State 49ers1990–19930.88Cheryl LongewayCal State Fullerton Titans & ULL Ragin' Cajuns1992–19960.89DeAnna EarsleyUtah State Aggies1990–1993 0.89Britni SneedLSU Tigers1999–2002 0.91Teresa CherryArizona Wildcats1985–1988 0.91Leigh PodlesnyUIC Flames1989–1992 0.92Trinity JohnsonCal State Fullerton Titans & South Carolina Gamecocks1994–1997 0.94Amanda FreedUCLA Bruins1999–2002 0.94Vicki MorrowMichigan Wolverines1984–1987 0.94Lisa PalmerVirginia Cavaliers1986–1989 0.95Bernie CoffmanBall State Cardinals1986–1989 0.95Monica TrinerUSF Bulls1996–1999 0.96Bonnie EbenkampCal Poly Pomona Broncos1990–1993 0.97Courtney BladesNicholls State Colonels & Southern Miss Golden Eagles1997–2000 0.98Maureen BradyFresno State Bulldogs1992–1995 0.98Jennie RitterMichigan Wolverines2003–2006 0.98Nicole TerpstraDePaul Blue Demons1996–1999 0.99Brandice BalschmiterUMass Minutewomen2006–2009 0.99Kristy BurchMiami RedHawks1987–1990 0.99Nicole MyersFAU Owls1999–2002 0.99Stacey NelsonFlorida Gators2006–2009

Progression Debbie Doom ended her career pitching a 9-inning win in the 1985 Women's College World Series final vs. the Nebraska Cornhuskers. She only allowed an unearned run to solidify her career ERA in 725.2 innings. She was one of the first NCAA Division I pitchers to accomplish a sub-1.00 ERA for a four-year career Debby Day and Christy Larsen were the first to pitch their entire careers from 43 ft., whereas all others prior to the 1988 season pitched from 40 ft. distance to the mound.

Shutouts In addition, there are currently 24 pitchers in the sub-1.00 ERAs club that amassed at least 60 career shutouts:

Monica Abbott – 112; Michele Granger – 94; Cat Osterman – 85; Debbie Nichols – 84; Rhonda Wheatly – 83; Alicia Hollowell – 81; Jamie Southern – 79; Courtney Blades – 77; Sarah Dawson 74; Shawn Andaya – 73; Terry Carpenter – 73; Danielle Henderson – 71; Debby Day – 70; Brandice Balschmiter – 68; Amanda Scott – 68; Debbie Doom – 66; Keira Goerl – 64; Stephani Williams – 64; Leslie Partch - 63; Stacey Johnson – 62; Lisa Longaker – 61; Susie Parra – 61; Amy Unterbrink – 61; Stacey Nelson – 60.

Records & Milestones Courtney Blades won the most games with an NCAA record 52 and 0.89 ERA in 2000 and also has the most earned runs in a career for the list at 176. As a sophomore in 1988, Debbie Nichols tossed another NCAA all-time and Sophomore Class record 36 shutouts, producing an 0.53 ERA. Rhonda Wheatly pitched the all-time and Sophomore Class record 434.1 innings and had an 0.27 ERA. Maureen Brady threw just 41.1 innings as a freshman in a non-injury season and had an 0.85 ERA. Debbie Doom set the all-time Junior Class ERA record in 1984 by giving up a list best 3 earned runs for a 0.10 ERA; Melanie Parrent matched that earned run total as a freshman and had an 0.25 ERA. Doom also surrendered the fewest earned runs on the list for a career at 30. The most earned runs allowed by a pitcher on the list is 66 by Nicole Myers in her freshman campaign for a 2.05 ERA. Stacey Nelson had the highest ERA on the list in her freshman year of 2006 at 2.10. The most career innings thrown by a pitcher on the list is Monica Abbott's NCAA record 1448.0; Vicki Morrow pitched 700.2 for her career, the minimal innings of any pitcher on the list.

Along with Doom's 1984 ERA, Karen Snelgrove (0.18 ERAs in 1991–1992) and Tami Johnston (0.21 ERA in 1985) rank in the top-10 for an NCAA season in ERA. Additionally, Lisa Longaker (0.29 ERA in 1988), Tiffany Boyd (0.24 ERA in 1989), Snelgrove in 1991, Trinity Johnson (0.37 ERA in 1997), Amanda Scott (0.24 and 0.40 ERAs in 1999–2000), Amanda Freed (0.46 ERA in 2001), Jamie Southern (0.44 and 0.54 ERAs in 2002, 2004), Cat Osterman (0.37, 0.36 and 0.41 ERAs in 2003, 2005–2006), Angela Tincher (0.56 and 0.63 ERAs in 2007–2008) and Stacey Nelson (0.61 ERA in 2009) were tops for those NCAA seasons.

Finally, Doom (0.31, 0.10 and 0.27 ERAs in 1982 and 1984–1985), Susan LeFebvre (0.27 ERA in 1986), Shawn Andaya (0.44 ERA in 1987), Boyd (0.29 ERA in 1989), Debby Day (0.49 ERA in 1991), Susie Parra (0.43, 0.63 and 1.04 ERAs in 1991, 1993–1994), Scott (0.79 ERA in 1998), Freed (0.96 ERA in 1999), Keira Goerl (0.63 and 1.02 ERAs in 2003–2004), Jennie Ritter (0.92 ERA in 2005) and Alicia Hollowell (0.89 ERA in 2006) all won NCAA National Championships those years; Marcie Green and Parra each matched the Women's College World Series record with a zero ERA in 1990 and 1992 respectively, each throwing the second-most innings pitched without allowing an earned run at a series. For their careers, Lisa Ishikawa (Big 10), Scott (WAC), Terri Whitmarsh (MVC), Johnston (MAC), Sarah Pauly (Big South), Danielle Henderson (A-10), Abbott (SEC), Lindsay Chouinard (USA), Nicole Terpstra (Summit) and Nicole Myers (A-Sun) all hold their conference crowns for earned run average.

See also List of NCAA Division I softball career strikeout leaders List of NCAA Division I softball career win leaders

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