American college softball season
The 2018 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 2018. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2018 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 4, 2018.
Conference standings
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2018 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
W |
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L |
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PCT |
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W |
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L |
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PCT
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No. 6 Oregon †y
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21 |
– |
3 |
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.875 |
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53 |
– |
10 |
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.841
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No. 3 UCLA y
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20 |
– |
4 |
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.833 |
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58 |
– |
7 |
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.892
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No. 7 Arizona State y
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16 |
– |
8 |
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.667 |
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48 |
– |
13 |
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.787
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No. 2 Washington y
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15 |
– |
8 |
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.652 |
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52 |
– |
10 |
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.839
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No. 11 Arizona y
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13 |
– |
11 |
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.542 |
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43 |
– |
16 |
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.729
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Oregon State y
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9 |
– |
14 |
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.391 |
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30 |
– |
28 |
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.517
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California y
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7 |
– |
16 |
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.304 |
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35 |
– |
21 |
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.625
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Stanford
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3 |
– |
21 |
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.125 |
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24 |
– |
31 |
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.436
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Utah
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2 |
– |
21 |
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.087 |
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20 |
– |
30 |
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.400
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† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2018[6] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[7]
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2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
W |
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L |
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PCT |
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W |
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L |
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PCT
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No. 4 Florida †‡y
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20 |
– |
4 |
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.833 |
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|
47 |
– |
8 |
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.855
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No. 8 Georgia
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16 |
– |
8 |
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.667 |
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|
43 |
– |
10 |
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.811
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No. 12 South Carolina
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15 |
– |
9 |
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.625 |
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43 |
– |
13 |
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.768
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No. 7 Tennessee
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14 |
– |
10 |
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.583 |
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44 |
– |
11 |
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.800
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No. 11 LSU
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13 |
– |
10 |
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.565 |
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|
40 |
– |
13 |
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.755
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No. 14 Texas A&M
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13 |
– |
11 |
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.542 |
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|
40 |
– |
15 |
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.727
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No. 18 Arkansas
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12 |
– |
12 |
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.500 |
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37 |
– |
14 |
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.725
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No. 13 Alabama
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12 |
– |
12 |
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.500 |
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32 |
– |
17 |
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.653
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No. 15 Auburn
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11 |
– |
12 |
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.478 |
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40 |
– |
14 |
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.741
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No. 19 Kentucky
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8 |
– |
15 |
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.348 |
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31 |
– |
18 |
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.633
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No. 25 Mississippi State
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7 |
– |
17 |
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.292 |
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35 |
– |
20 |
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.636
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Ole Miss
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7 |
– |
17 |
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.292 |
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30 |
– |
22 |
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.577
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Missouri
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6 |
– |
17 |
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.261 |
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28 |
– |
27 |
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.509
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† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of Mar. 25, 2018[8] Rankings from NFCA
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National Invitational Softball Championship
Loyola Marymount Lions defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders in the championship; Hannah Bandimere was named MVP for the series.
Women's College World Series
The 2018 Women's College World Series began on June 1–4 in Oklahoma City.[11]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| 1
| Oregon
| 11
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| 8
| Arizona State
| 6
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| | 1
| Oregon
| 2
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| | | 5
| Washington
| 6
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| 4
| Oklahoma
| 0
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| 5
| Washington
| 2
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| | 5
| Washington
| 3
| —
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| | | 4
| Oklahoma
| 0
| —
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| 8
| Arizona State
| 0
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| 4
| Oklahoma
| 2
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| | 2
| Florida
| 0
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| | | 4
| Oklahoma
| 2
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| | 5
| Washington
| 0
| 3
| —
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| | | 6
| Florida State
| 1
| 8
| —
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| 3
| UCLA
| 7
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| 6
| Florida State
| 4
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| | 3
| UCLA
| 6
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| | | 2
| Florida
| 5
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| 2
| Florida
| 11(5)
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| 7
| Georgia
| 3
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| | 3
| UCLA
| 1
| 6
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| | | 6
| Florida State
| 3
| 12
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| 6
| Florida State
| 7
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| 7
| Georgia
| 2
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| | 1
| Oregon
| 1
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| | | 6
| Florida State
| 4
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Season leaders
Batting
Pitching
Records
NCAA Division I single game combined strikeouts:
46 – Brianna Jones, Southern Illinois Salukis (20) & Morgan Florey, Evansville Purple Aces (26); April 28, 2018 (16 innings)[12]
Senior class single game walks:
6 – Ivie Drake, Georgia State Panthers; April 18, 2018
Senior class 7 inning single game strikeouts:
21 – Alexis Osorio, Alabama Crimson Tide; March 10, 2018
Freshman class doubles:
29 – Sydney Sherrill, Florida State Seminoles
Freshman class saves:
15 – Taylor Bauman, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Team walks:
360 – Florida Gators
Awards
Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[13]
Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[14]
Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[15]
- espnW National Player of The Year:
Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[16]
Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Sooners[17]
Gwen Svekis, Oregon[18]
Cortni Emanuel, Georgia[19]
All America Teams
The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[20]
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
References
- ^ "Standings & Leaders". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "2018 ACC Softball Standings". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "2018 USA Today / NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll (Final)". NFCA. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Softball". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ 2020 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "2018 USA Today / NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll (Final)". nfca.org. National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
- ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Southland Conference Softball Standings". Southland.org. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "SCHUTT SPORTS / NFCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "From ERA to RBIs, espnW Player of The Year Rachel Garcia did a Number on UCLA's Opponents". Espn.com. May 23, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "OU's Alo named 2018 Schutt Sports/NFCA DI National Freshman of the Year". nfca.org. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Fifty-four student-athletes named 2018 NFCA DI All-Americans". nfca.org. June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Fifty-four student-athletes named 2018 NFCA DI All-Americans". nfca.org. May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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