1996 held at Golden Park in Columbus, Georgia on May 23-27.
Champion – Arizona Wildcats (58-9)
Runner Up – Washington Huskies (59-9)
The 1996 Women’s College World Series was held in Columbus, Georgia from May 23 through May 27 and marked the conclusion of the 1996 NCAA Division I softball season. This marked the last time that the Women’s College World Series was held in a city other than Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and previewed Golden Park’s hosting of softball events for the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Jenny Dalton was 1-2 with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB in the championship game.
- Most Outstanding Player – Jenny Dalton, Arizona
- Batting Leader – Alison Johnsen, Arizona – .533
- RBI Leader – Lety Pineda, Arizona – 6
- RBI Leader – Sara Pickering, Washington – 6
- Home Run Leader – Sara Pickering, Washington – 2
- Home Run Leader – Jenny Dalton, Arizona – 2
- ERA Leader – Cheryl Longeway, Lousiana-Lafeyette – 0.67
- Strikeout Leader – Whitney Floyd, California – 15
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P – Carrie Dolan, Arizona
P – Cheryl Longeway, Southwestern Louisiana
C – Jennifer Cline, Washington
1B – Traci Conrad, Michigan
2B – Jenny Dalton, Arizona
2B – Sara Pickering, Washington
3B – Lynn Britton, Southwestern Louisiana
SS – Tami Storseth, Washington
OF – Mindy Williams, Washington
OF – Lea Twigg, Iowa
OF – Alison Johnsen, Arizona
AL – Krista Gomez, Arizona
AL – Michelle Churnock, Arizona
AL – Lyn Nance, Iowa
SCORES
- Washington 7 Princeton 1
- California 2 Southwestern Louisiana 0
- UCLA 2 Michigan 0
- Arizona 5 Iowa 2
- Washington 9 California 7
- Arizona 4 UCLA 0
- Southwestern Louisiana 7 Princeton 0 – Princeton eliminated
- Iowa 3 Michigan 2 – Michigan eliminated
- UCLA 3 Southwestern Louisiana 2 – Southwestern Louisiana eliminated
- Iowa 1 California 0 – California eliminated
- Washington 8 UCLA 2 – UCLA eliminated
- Arizona 10 Iowa 2 (6 inn.) – Iowa eliminated
- Arizona 6 Washington 4 – Washington eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Arizona Wildcats (4-0)
2. Washington Huskies (3-1)
3. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-2)
4. UCLA Bruins (2-2)
5t. California Golden Bears (1-2)
5t. Southwestern Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (1-2)
7t. Michigan Wolverines (0-2)
7t. Princeton Tigers (0-2)
REGIONALS
Regional No. 1
- Arizona 8 Troy State 0 (5 inn.)
- Florida State 3 South Florida 1
- South Florida 6 Troy State 5 – Troy State eliminated
- Arizona 9 Florida State 6
- Florida State 6 South Florida 0 – South Florida eliminated
- Arizona 10 Florida State 3 – Florida State eliminated
Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 2
- South Carolina 3 Notre Dame 0
- Michigan 3 Central Michigan 1
- Central Michigan 9 Notre Dame 3 – Notre Dame eliminated
- Michigan 1 South Carolina 0
- South Carolina 6 Central Michigan 0 – Central Michigan eliminated
- Michigan 10 South Carolina 1 – South Carolina
Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 3
- Iowa 8 UNLV 0 (5 inn.)
- Oklahoma 8 Northern Illinois 0 (5 inn.)
- Northern Illinois 3 UNLV 1 – UNLV eliminated
- Iowa 1 Oklahoma 0
- Oklahoma 3 Northern Illinois 0 – Northern Illinois eliminated
- Iowa 7 Oklahoma 2 – Oklahoma eliminated
Iowa qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 4
- Southwestern Louisiana 1 Nicholls State 0
- Nebraska 5 Minnesota 0
- Nicholls State 2 Minnesota 1 – Minnesota eliminated
- Southwestern Louisiana 9 Nebraska 4 (8 inn.) – Southwestern Louisiana eliminated
- Nicholls State 2 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated
- Southwestern Louisiana 2 Nicholls State 1
Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 5
- Fresno State 5 Texas A&M 2
- California 4 Long Beach State 1
- Long Beach State 4 Texas A&M 1 – Texas A&M eliminated
- California 1 Fresno State 1
- Fresno State 3 Long Beach State 2 (8 inn.) – Long Beach State eliminated
- California 2 Fresno State 1 (9 inn.) – Fresno State eliminated
California qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
Regional No. 6
- Princeton 1 Boston University 0
- UMass 1 Connecticut 0
- Boston University 5 Connecticut 0 – Connecticut eliminated
- Princeton 4 UMass 0
- Boston University 1 UMass 0 – UMass eliminated
- Princeton 3 Boston University 1 – Boston University
Princeton qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.
Regional No. 7
- Cal State Northridge 5 Southwest Missouri State 0
- Cal State Fullerton 5 UCLA 1
- UCLA 8 Southwest Missouri State 1 – Southwest Missouri State eliminated
- Cal State Fullerton 11 Cal State Northridge 0
- UCLA 7 Cal State Northridge 5 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
- UCLA 14 Cal State Fullerton 1 (5 inn.)
- UCLA 7 Cal State Fullerton 2 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.
Regional No. 8
- Oklahoma State 2 Indiana 1
- Washington 2 Jacksonville State 0
- Indiana 8 Jacksonville State 0 (6 inn.) – Jacksonville State eliminated
- Washington 9 Oklahoma State 3
- Oklahoma State 3 Indiana 0 – Indiana eliminated
- Washington 9 Oklahoma State 1 (5 inn.) – Oklahoma State eliminated
Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.
REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION
- Honda Sports Award – Jenny Dalton, Arizona (.469 BA, 25 HR, 109 RBI)
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM
P – Heather Meyer, Washington
P – B’Ann Burns, UCLA
P – Cheryl Longeway, Louisiana-Lafayette
C – Leticia Pineda, Arizona
1B – Michelle Church, Washington
2B – Jenny Dalton, Arizona
3B – Christine Kubin, North Carolina
SS – Ali Viola, Nebraska
OF – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona
OF – Shamalene Wilson, Florida State
OF – Rachel Nelson, Minnesota
DP – Lisa Dacquisto, Arizona State
UTIL – Sara Griffin, Michigan
AL – Lindsay Parker, Fresno State
AL – Scia Maumausolo, Cal State Northridge
AL – Kendall Richards, Texas A&M
AL – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State
AL – Sara Pickering, Washington
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
P – Trinity Johnson, South Carolina
P – Susie Bugliarello, Sacramento State
P – Carrie Dolan, Arizona
C – Jennifer Cline, Washington
1B – Alleah Poulson, UCLA
2B – Cynthia Smith, Oklahoma State
3B – Krista Gomez, Arizona
SS – Keri Lemasters, Michigan State
OF – Rashunda Taylor, Nicholls State
OF – Amber Hegland, Minnesota
OF – Chanda Lee, South Carolina
DP – Tia Morenz, Hawaii
UTIL – Jennifer Richardson, Cal State Northridge
AL – Brandi Shriver, Arizona
AL – Myssi Calkins, Florida State
AL – Renee Espinoza, Florida State
AL – Jill Most, Oklahoma
AL – Patti Raduenz, Michigan State
ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM
P – Whitney Floyd, California
P – Audrey West, Boston University
P – Gina Ugo, Indiana
C – Stephenie Little, Oklahoma
1B – Kari Knopf, Iowa
2B – Yvette Healy, DePaul
3B – Julie Adams, UCLA
SS – Christy Hebert, Iowa
OF – Kellyn Tate, Michigan
OF – Jenifer Henry, Fresno State
OF – Jamie Foutch, Oklahoma State
DP – Katie Marten, Notre Dame
UT – Erin Field, Texas A&M
AL – Lynn Britton, Louisiana-Lafayette
AL – Kim Rondina, UNLV
AL – Carolyn Wilson, Pacific
AL – Tobin Echo-Hawk, Nebraska
AL – Becky Newbry, Washington
AL – Robyn Yorke, Fresno State
