1985 NCAA Division I softball season


The 1985 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I level, began in February 1985. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1985 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 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.

Conference standings

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.

Season Leaders

BATTING
BATTING AVERAGE: .488 - Mary Baldauf, Harvard Crimson
RBIs: 50 - Karen Allen, Nicholls State Colonels
HOME RUNS: 18 - Liz Mizera, Texas A&M Aggies
PITCHING
WINS: 48-16 - Rhonda Wheatley, Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
ERA: 0.08 - 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
SOPHOMORE CLASS SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK:
90.0 - Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern Wildcats; 1985
SOPHOMORE CLASS WHIP:
0.39 - Shawn Andaya, Texas A&M Aggies
SENIOR CLASS ERA:
0.08 - Tracy Compton, UCLA Bruins
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
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