1985 NCAA Division I softball season

1985 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
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

The 1985 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 1985. The season progressed through a regular season, various conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1985 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and the 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 Big Eight Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nebraska  ‍†‍‡‍y 38 – 11   .776 11 – 1   .917
Kansas  ‍‍‍y 38 – 17   .691 7 – 5   .583
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 29 – 23   .558 6 – 6   .500
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 35 – 19   .648 6 – 6   .500
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 30 – 15   .667 6 – 6   .500
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 24 – 18   .571 5 – 7   .417
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ –   – 1 – 11   .083
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1985 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northwestern ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4 – 0   .833 40 – 12 – 1   .764
Indiana ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 49 – 18 – 1   .728
Michigan ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 28 – 20 – 0   .583
Iowa ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 22 – 26 – 0   .458
Minnesota ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 25 – 24 – 0   .510
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 18 – 29 – 0   .383
Ohio State ‍‍‍ 3 – 21 – 0   .125 10 – 35 – 0   .222
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
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 NCAA tournament

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.[14]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Cal State Fullerton18
Adelphi0
Cal State Fullerton2
UCLA0
Utah0
UCLA1
Cal State Fullerton1
Nebraska5
Northwestern3
Nebraska0
Cal Poly Pomona6
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[15]

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[16][17]

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. ^ 2025 Nebraska Softball Media Guide (PDF). Nebraska Cornhuskers. p. 67. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  3. ^ "1985 Softball Schedule". Missouri Tigers. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  4. ^ "1985 Softball Schedule". Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. ^ 1985 Indiana Season
  7. ^ 1985 Iowa Season
  8. ^ 1985 Michigan Season
  9. ^ 1985 Michigan State Season
  10. ^ 1985 Minnesota Season
  11. ^ 1985 Northwestern Season
  12. ^ 1985 Ohio State Season
  13. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "1985 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  15. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  16. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  17. ^ "FINAL 1985 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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