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2003 NCAA Division I Softball Final Trends

(Through 2003 season)

 

 

Final Mid-Season Final

 

2002

2003

2003

Teams

251

259

* 259

Average Number of Games

 

 

 

Played Per Team

53.7

44.3

51.9

 

 

 

 

BATTING

 

 

 

Batting Average

.257

.254

.253

Scoring

3.52

3.59

3.53

Home Runs Per Game

0.38

0.44

* 0.44

Stolen Bases Per Game

0.92

0.90

0.87

 

 

 

 

PITCHING

 

 

 

Earned-Run Average

2.58

2.69

2.69

Strikeouts Per Seven Innings

4.93

5.06

* 5.06

 

 

 

 

FIELDING

 

 

 

Fielding Percentage

.953

.954

* .954

 Averages are per game and per team. * Record high for completed season.


CONFERENCE LEADERS


Batting Average

1. Pacific-10

.281

 

2. Atlantic Coast

.271

 

3. Big Ten

.270

 

 

 

Scoring

1. Pacific-10

4.52

 

2. Atlantic Coast

4.16

 

3. Mid-Eastern

4.12

 

 

 

Home Runs Per Game

1. Pacific-10

0.89

 

2. Big 12

0.67

 

3. Southeastern

0.58

 

 

 

Stolen Bases Per Game

1. Southwestern

1.73

 

2. Mid-Eastern

1.27

 

3. Atlantic Coast

1.12

 

 

 

Earned-Run Average

1. Pacific-10

1.81

 

2. Atlantic Coast

1.83

 

3. Big Ten

1.90

 

 

 

Strikeouts Per Seven Innings

1. Atlantic Coast

6.62

 

2. Big 12

6.49

 

3. Pacific-10

6.48

 

 

 

Fielding Percentage

1. Big Ten

.965

 

2. Pacific-10

.963

 

3. Colonial

.963