The 1998 NCAA Division I softball season, play of

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(NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1998. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1998 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in

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, ended on May 25, 1998.

Conference standings

Women's College World Series

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Season leaders

Batting *

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: ''.519 – Tanisha Kemp,

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: ''100 – Leah Braatz,

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s: ''25 – Kelly Kretschman,

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& Leah Braatz,

'' Pitching * Wins: ''40-9 – Jenny Voss,

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'' * ERA: ''0.42 (8 ER/132.0 IP) – Liza Brown,

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'' * Strikeouts: ''430 – Danielle Henderson, UMass Minutewomen''

Records

Freshman class runs: ''94 – Kelly Kretschman,

'' Senior class runs: ''97 – Alison McCutcheon,

'' Senior class

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: ''117 – Alison McCutcheon,

'' Team stolen bases: ''368 –

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Awards

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Softball: Nancy Evans,

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. First Team Second Team Third Team

References

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