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
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.
Season leaders Batting Batting average: .483 – Holly Speers, Kent State Golden Flashes RBIs: 76 – Brook Miko, Towson Tigers Home runs: 30 – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Sooners
Pitching Wins: 33-6 – Meghan Beaubien, Michigan Wolverines ERA: 0.48 (7 ER/102.1 IP) – Brittany Gray, Georgia Bulldogs Strikeouts: 353 – Lindsey Bert, Furman Paladins
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)
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 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year: Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins
Honda Sports Award Softball: Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins
NFCA National Player of the Year: Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins
espnW National Player of The Year: Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA 2018 61 174 29 59 .339 54 11 0 6 98 .563% 23 26 0 0
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP 2018 29 4 39 27 21 9 2 208.0 104 48 39 48 315 1.31 0.73
NFCA National Freshman of the Year: Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Sooners YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA 2018 62 174 64 73 .445 72 30 0 7 170 .977% 49 19 4 5
NFCA Catcher of the Year: Gwen Svekis, Oregon
NFCA Golden Shoe Award: Cortni Emanuel, Georgia
All America Teams The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team Position Player Class School P Kelly Barnhill JR. Florida Gators Megan Kleist JR. Oregon Ducks Giselle Juarez SO. Arizona State Sun Devils C Gwen Svekis SR. Oregon Ducks 1B Alyssa Palomino SO. Arizona Wildcats 2B Aubrey Leach JR. Tennessee Lady Vols 3B Sydney Romero JR. Oklahoma Sooners SS Sis Bates SO. Washington Huskies OF Aaliyah Jordan FR. UCLA Bruins Jessie Scroggins SR. Baylor Bears Amanda Lorenz JR. Florida Gators UT Rachel Garcia SO. UCLA Bruins Jocelyn Alo FR. Oklahoma SoonersAT-L Holly Speers JR. Kent State Golden Flashes Paige Parker SR. Oklahoma Sooners Vanessa Shippy SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls Meghan Beaubien FR. Michigan Wolverines Ivie Drake SR. Georgia State Panthers
Second Team Position Player Class School P Miranda Elish SO. Oregon Ducks Kylee Hanson SR. FSU Seminoles Brittany Gray SR. Georgia Bulldogs C Kendyl Lindaman SO. Minnesota Golden Gophers 1B Victoria Vidales SR. Texas A&M Aggies 2B Kylee Perez SR. UCLA Bruins 3B Nicole DeWitt SR. Florida Gators SS Lili Piper JR. Ohio State Buckeyes OF Kaylee Tow FR. Alabama Crimson Tide Cortni Emanuel SR. Georgia Bulldogs Annie Murphy SR. Boston College Eagles UT Savannah Heebner JR. Houston Cougars Taylor Rowland SO. Long Beach State 49ersAT-L Allie Walljasper SR. LSU Tigers Rachel Lewis FR. Northwestern Wildcats Jessie Warren SR. FSU Seminoles Janae Jefferson FR. Texas Longhorns Taran Alvelo JR. Washington Huskies
Third Team Position Player Class School P Carly Hoover SR. LSU Tigers Nicole Newman JR. Drake Bulldogs Randi Rupp SR. Texas State Bobcats C Libby Sugg JR. BYU Cougars 1B Jessica Hartwell JR. Texas Tech Red Raiders 2B Sydney Sherrill FR. FSU Seminoles 3B Jena Cozza SR. UMass Minutewomen SS Alyssa DiCarlo JR. Georgia Bulldogs OF Kara Shutt SR. Elon Phoenix Kate Gordon SO. James Madison Dukes Paige Murphy SR. Eastern Kentucky Colonels UT Odicci Alexander SO. James Madison Dukes Maddie Roth JR. Kennesaw State OwlsAT-L Meghan Gregg SR. Tennessee Lady Vols Faith Canfield JR. Michigan Wolverines Gabbie Plain FR. Washington Huskies Katie Prebble FR. Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Jenna Lilley SR. Oregon Ducks
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