The 1988 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 1988. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1988 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Sunnyvale, California at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 29, 1988.
Conference standings
Women's College World Series The 1988 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 1988 in Sunnyvale, California.
Season leaders Batting Batting average: .484 – Jill Justin, Northern Illinois Huskies RBIs: 59 – Dori Beach, Charleston Southern Buccaneers Home runs: 9 – Luevenia Moore, Florida A&M Lady Rattlers & Michele Smith, Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Pitching Wins: 50-8 – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters ERA: 0.29 (11 ER/259.1 IP) – Lisa Longaker, UCLA Bruins Strikeouts: 294 – Debby Day, UTA Mavericks
Records NCAA Division I season shutouts: 36 – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
NCAA Division I season assists: 237 – Charis Monroe, Cal State Fullerton Titans
Freshman class triples: 13 – Tricia Popowski, South Carolina Gamecocks
Freshman class assists: 230 – Julie Standering, Arizona Wildcats
Sophomore class assists: 229 – Carie Dever, Fresno State Bulldogs
Sophomore class wins: 50 – Debbie Nichols, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
Junior class innings pitched: 425.0 – Julie Carpenter, Texas A&M Aggies
Awards Honda Sports Award Softball: Lisa Longaker, UCLA Bruins
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP 1988 31 4 39 34 34 23 3 259.1 136 14 11 31 240 0.29 0.64
All America Teams The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team Position Player Class School P Lisa Longaker SO. UCLA Bruins Melanie Parrent SR. Fresno State Bulldogs Debbie Nichols SO. Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters C Karen Sanchelli SR. South Carolina Gamecocks 1B Jody Schwartz SR. Creighton Bluejays 2B Alison Stowell SR. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos 3B Janice Parks JR. UCLA Bruins SS Liz Mizeria SR. Texas A&M Aggies OF Jill Justin JR. Northern Illinois Huskies Lorraine Maynez FR. UCLA Bruins Dee Brewer FR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls UT Michele Smith JR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Second Team Position Player Class School P Gretchen Koenig SR. South Carolina Gamecocks Teresa Cherry SR. Arizona Wildcats Carie Dever SO. Fresno State Bulldogs C Kris Tipmore SR. Central Michigan Chippewas 1B Gena Strang SR. Fresno State Bulldogs 2B Julie Thomas SR. Sam Houston State Bearkats 3B Valerie Douglas SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans SS Shari Johnson JR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls OF Linda Smolka JR. Princeton Tigers Amy Lienhardt SR. Bowling Green Falcons Angie McDonald SR. Eastern Michigan Eagles UT Kris Peterson SR. Adelphi Panthers
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