1985 NCAA Division I softball season
1985 NCAA Division I softball season | |
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Defending Champions | Women's College World Series |
Duration | May 22–26, 1985 |
Champions | UCLA (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title) |
Runners-up | Nebraska (3rd WCWS Appearance) |
Winning Coach | Sharron Backus (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title) |
Seasons |
The 1985 NCAA Division I softball season, play of
Conference standings
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Women's College World Series
The 1985 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 1985 in Omaha, Nebraska.[3]
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | Nebraska | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | UCLA | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelphi | 1 | Adelphi | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 18 | Northwestern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season leaders
- Batting average: .488 – Mary Baldauf, Harvard Crimson
- RBIs: 50 – Karen Allen, Nicholls Colonels
- Home runs: 18 – Liz Mizera, Texas A&M Aggies
- WINS: 48-16 – Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
- ERA: 0.08 (2 ER/167.1 IP) – Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins
- Strikeouts: 337 – Julie Buldoc, Adelphi Panthers
Records
NCAA Division I season innings pitched: 434.1 – Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona Broncos[4]
Sophomore class scoreless innings streak: 90.0 – Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern Wildcats; 1985
Sophomore class WHIP: 0.39 (66
Senior class ERA: 0.08 (2 ER/167.1 IP) – Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins
Team double plays: 82 – UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Team single game hits: 41 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985
Team single game runs: 48 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985
Team single game
Team largest victory margin: 43 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985
Awards
- Honda Sports Award Softball:
Denise Eckert, Nebraska Cornhuskers[5][6]
YEAR | G | AB
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R | H | BA | RBI | HR
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3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
1985 | 49 | 145 | 29 | 52 | .358 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 100 | .689% | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
References
- ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "1985 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.