1985 NCAA Division I softball season

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1985 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 22–26, 1985
ChampionsUCLA (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title)
Runners-upNebraska (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus (3rd NCAA (4th overall) WCWS title)
Seasons
← 1984
 →

The 1985 NCAA Division I softball season, play of

1985 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 26, 1985.[1]

Conference standings

1985 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwestern Louisiana
 ‍‍‍
12 0   1.000 39 13   .750
Texas–Arlington
 ‍‍‍
8 4   .667 27 22   .551
Northeast Louisiana
 ‍‍
7 5   .583 34 32   .515
McNeese State
 ‍‍‍
7 5   .583 19 31   .380
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500 14 28   .333
North Texas
 ‍‍‍
2 10   .167 9 28   .243
Arkansas State
 ‍‍‍
0 12   .000 2 27   .069
† – Conference champion
‡ –
Coaches' Poll
1985 Western Collegiate Athletic Association softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 12 0   1.000 54 10   .844
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 9 3   .750 41 9   .820
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 6 6   .500 38 17   .691
Long Beach State
 ‍‍‍
6 6   .500 25 19   .568
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 17 16   .515
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 4 8   .333 37 38   .493
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 12   .000 10 51   .164
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the
Coaches' Poll


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 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Cal Poly Pomona
6
Cal Poly Pomona0UCLA3
Nebraska2
Louisiana Tech0
Nebraska6Nebraska1
UCLA1UCLA29
Lower round 1Lower round 2Cal State Fullerton0
Cal Poly Pomona18
Adelphi1Adelphi0
Cal State Fullerton28
Utah0
Cal Poly Pomona1
UCLA1
Northwestern18Northwestern0
Louisiana Tech0

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

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

H+50 BB/298.0 IP) – Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies

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

RBIs
: 39 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985

Team largest victory margin: 43 – Canisius Golden Griffins, May 1, 1985

Awards

Denise Eckert, Nebraska Cornhuskers[5][6]

YEAR G
AB
R H BA RBI
HR
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

  1. ^ 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "1985 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.