2004 NCAA Softball Records Book
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OFFICIAL 2004 THE OFFICIAL 2004 NCAA NCAA ® SOFTBALL RECORDS BOOK SOFTBALL Individual & Team Records Includes Single-Game, Season and Career Statistics All-Americans & Awards Coaching Records All-Time Leaders & Top Active Coaches Home Attendance Leaders & Annual Home Attendance Champions 2003 Statistical Leaders 2003 Conference Standings Championship Results & Individual, Team Championship Records RECORDS THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222 317/917-6222 www.ncaa.org Photo courtesy of Illinois Wesleyan Sports Information Compiled By: Leading Division III in hits for 2003, Brynn Hasse batted .472 and cranked out 77 hits as Bonnie Senappe, Assistant Director of Statistics. a sophomore for Illinois Wesleyan. Edited By: Heather Perry, Assistant Director of Publishing. Production By: Mandy Keller, Production Designer II. Cover Design By: Wayne Davis, Associate Director of Graphics. Cover Photography By: Clarkson and Associates. Distributed to sports information directors and conference publicity directors. NCAA, NCAA logo and National Collegiate Athletic Association are registered marks of the Association and use in any manner is prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Association. Copyright, 2004, by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Printed in the United States of America. ISSN 0267-1017 NCAA 17128-1/03 2 2004 NCAA SOFTBALL RECORDS Contents Division I Softball Records................................... 5 Division II Softball Records.................................. 39 Division III Softball Records ................................. 69 Collegiate Records .............................................. 99 2004 Softball Statistical Leaders .........................111 Softball Coaches’ Records...................................135 Photo courtesy of St. Cloud State Sports Information Junior Brooke Gentzler hit 17 home runs in 2004 Softball Conference Standings ...................143 2003 for St. Cloud State. Softball Award Winners .....................................151 Attendance Records............................................ 161 Softball Championships ......................................165 CONTENTS 3 Division I Softball Records Individual Records .............................................. 6 Individual Leaders .............................................. 7 Annual Individual Champions............................. 22 Team Records ..................................................... 27 Team Leaders ..................................................... 27 Annual Team Champions.................................... 33 Most Improved Teams......................................... 36 USA Today/National Softball Coaches Association Division I Final Polls ...................... 37 Statistical Trends ................................................. 37 6 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS DOUBLES RUNS BATTED IN Individual Records Game Game 3—67 times, most recent: Ivette Hernandez, Utah vs. 11—Tiffany Whittall, La.-Lafayette vs. Samford, April UNLV, April 18, 2003; Andrea Hillsey, Purdue vs. Tex. 15, 1995 Officia NCAA softball records began with the A&M-Corp. Chris.., March 3, 2002; Renee Rosemeier, Season 1982 season and are based on information Bowling Green vs. Buffalo, April 28, 2002; Sara 128—Laura Espinoza, Arizona, 1995 (72 games) submitted to the NCAA statistics service by insti- Carlson, Villanova vs. Drexel, April 10, 2002; Dede Career Justice, Mississippi vs. Southern Miss., April 2, 2002; 328—Jenny Dalton, Arizona, 1993-96 (251 games) tutions participating in the statistics rankings. Melissa Stahnke, Utah vs. Brigham Young, May 5, Official career records of players include only RUNS BATTED IN PER GAME 2001; Lisa Fischer, Boston College vs. Harvard, May Season 3, 2001; Kenya Gray, Hampton vs. Morgan St., April those years in which they competed in Division 1.83—Erika Yearby, Southern U., 1997 (53 in 29 I. Annual individual champions in runs, bases 29, 2001; Stacie Cooper, Ga. Southern vs. UNC games) Wilmington, April 14, 2001; Sayaka Umemura, Career on balls, toughest to strike out, slugging per- Hampton vs. Delaware St., April 12, 2001; Breanne centage and saves were added in 1989, along 1.31—Jenny Dalton, Arizona, 1993-96 (328 in 251 Nasti, Buffalo vs. IUPUI, March 18, 2001 games) with annual team champions in home runs, Season triples, doubles, stolen bases, slugging percent- 29—Nina Lindenberg, Fresno St., 1996 (62 games) BASES ON BALLS age and double plays. In statistical rankings, Career Game 91—Sara Pickering, Washington, 1994-97 (271 6—Wendy Stewart, Utah vs. Creighton, May 12, the rounding of percentages and/or averages games) 1991 (25 inn.); Oli Keohohou, BYU vs. Utah (10 may indicate ties where none exist. In these innings) May 12, 2001 DOUBLES PER GAME Season cases, the numerical order of the rankings is Season accurate. 108—Veronica Nelson, California, 2002 (73 games) 0.55—Veronica Harris, Chicago St., 1987 (11 in 20 Career games) 395—Veronica Nelson, California, 2000-03 (285 Career games) Batting 0.37—Crystal Boyd, Hofstra, 1991-94 (68 in 183 games) BASES ON BALLS PER GAME Season TRIPLES GAMES 1.62—Veronica Nelson, California, 2003 (107 in 66 Game games) Career 3—Seven times, most recent: Jennifer Milo, San Diego 304—Stefanie Christoferson, Ill.-Chicago, 1998-2001 Career vs. Pt. Loma Nazarene, April 20, 1995 1.39—Veronica Nelson, California, 2000-03 (395 in AT-BATS Season 285 games) Game 16—Jennifer Egan, Monmouth (N.J.), 1995 (57 14—Amy Timmel, Jennifer Fotheringham, Laurel games); Barb Marean, Massachusetts, 1992 (55 STOLEN BASES Game Simmons and Gaylyn Hoshide, all Utah vs. games) 7—Adrienne Noll, Eastern Ill. vs. Tennessee St., April Creighton, May 11, 1991 (31 inn.) Career 9, 1999; Lisa Guillory, Nicholls St. vs. Jackson St., Season 51—Tricia Popowski, South Carolina, 1988-91 (247 Feb. 20, 1997; Stacy Hughes, Tennessee Tech vs. 264—Trish Charbonneau, Ill.-Chicago, 1997 (80 games) N.C. A&T, April 14, 1996 games) TRIPLES PER GAME Season Career Season 80—Michelle Ward, East Caro., 1994 (61 games) 977—Martha Noffsinger, Fresno St., 1987-90 (291 0.36—Vi Lovello, Connecticut, 1983 (10 in 28 games) Career games) Career 198—Nicole Barber, Georgia, 2001-03 (206 games) 0.25—Vi Lovello, Connecticut, 1983-85 (23 in 93 RUNS games) STOLEN BASES PER GAME Game Season 7—Ellen Burns, Michelle Lafornara and Stephanie HOME RUNS 1.92—La’Tosha Williams, Delaware St., 1995 (50 in Riggins, Cornell vs. Coppin St., March 19, 1995 Game 26 games) Season 4—Jill Iacono, Canisius vs. St. Francis (Pa.), April 5, 101—Jenny Dalton, Arizona, 1995 (72 games) 2002 Career Season 293—Jenny Dalton, Arizona, 1993-96 (251 games) 37—Laura Espinoza, Arizona, 1995 (72 games) Career RUNS PER GAME 90—Stacey Nuveman, UCLA, 1997, 99, 2001-02 Season (264 games) 2.03—Tamara Square, Southern U., 1997 (61 in 30 games) HOME RUNS PER GAME Career Season 1.58—La’Tosha Williams, Delaware St., 1993-95, 97 0.51—Laura Espinoza, Arizona, 1995 (37 in 72 (166 in 105 games) games) Career HITS 0.34—Stacey Nuveman, UCLA, 1997, 99, 2001-02 Game (90 in 264 games) 8—Carrie Moreman, Alabama vs. Arkansas, March GRAND SLAMS 21, 1999 (19 inn.) Inning Season 2—Staci Wattie, Southwest Mo. St. vs. Wichita St. 132—Alison McCutcheon, Arizona, 1997 (66 games) (sixth inning), April 29, 2000 Career 405—Alison McCutcheon, Arizona, 1995-98 (256 TOTAL BASES games) Game 16—Jill Iacono, Canisius vs. St. Francis (Pa.), April 5, BATTING AVERAGE 2002; Laurie Miller, Canisius vs. Manhattan, April Season (Min. 70 at-bats) 28, 1990 .589—Sara Graziano, Coastal Caro., 1994 (103 of Season 175) 232—Laura Espinoza, Arizona, 1995 (72 games) Career Career .530—Stacy Cowen, Manhattan, 1991-92 (160 of 653—Stacey Nuveman, UCLA, 1997, 99, 2001-02 302) (264 games) Photo courtesy of California Sports Information CONSECUTIVE GAMES HITTING STREAK SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Season Season (Min. 70 at-bats) No player in collegiate softball history gar- 42—Cathy Frohnheiser, Furman, March 4-April 17, 1.045—Stacey Nuveman, UCLA, 2002 (164 total nered more bases on balls than Veronica 1993 bases in 157 at bats) Nelson. Her 395 free trips to first base are 155 Career Career more than that of the next player on the career 43—Sara Graziano, Coastal Caro., April 8, 1993- .945—Stacey Nuveman, UCLA, 1997, 99, 2001-02 list. As a junior in 2002, she was walked a March 24, 1994 (653 total bases in 691 at bats) record 108 times. INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 7 Career Career 1.53—La’Tosha Williams, Delaware St., 1993-95, 97 50—Rebecca Aase, Florida St., Feb. 25, 1991-April (161 in 105 games) 24, 1993 STOLEN-BASE PERCENTAGE WINNING PERCENTAGE Best Perfect Season Best Perfect Season (Min. 0.5 attempts per game played by team) 1.000—Jennie Finch, Arizona, 2001 (32-0) 1.000—Angel McNamara, Morgan St., 1994 (48 of 48 in 28 games) 1.000—Lisa Fernandez, UCLA, 1992 (29-0) Career (Min. 50 attempts) Career (Min. 75 decisions) 1.000—Jen Dean, Northern Iowa, 1994-97 (64 of 64) .938—Nancy Evans, Arizona, 1994-95, 97-98 (120- 8) CONSECUTIVE SUCCESSFUL STOLEN BASES Career SAVES 73—Nicole Barber, Georgia, April 25, 2001-April 27, Season 2002 14—Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi St., 2002 (41 HIT BY PITCH games) Season Career 44—Cheryl Wyrick, Liberty, 2000 (62 games) 32—Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi St., 1999-2002 (105 games) EARNED-RUN AVERAGE Pitching Season 0.04—Tracy Compton, UCLA, 1983 (one earned run GAMES in 168.0 inn.) Season Career 66—Courtney Blades, Southern Miss., 2000 0.15—Tracy Compton, UCLA, 1982-85 (13 earned Career runs in 612.1 inn.) 215—Courtney Blades, Southern Miss./Nicholls