1996 Big 10 Statistics

1996 Final Standings

                    Conf. Games          All Games
                    W   L    PCT   GB    W    L   T     PCT
 1. Michigan        20  4   .833   --    51  12        .810
 2. Minnesota       17  6   .739   --    44  18        .710    
 3. Iowa            17  7   .708   --    47  17        .734
 4. Indiana         16  7   .696   --    37  24        .607
 5. Michigan State  14  10  .583   --    37  19        .661
 6. Purdue          12  11  .522   --    36  21        .632    
 7. Northwestern     8  16  .333   --    19  33        .365    
 8. Ohio State       6  18  .250   --    19  43        .365
 9. Penn State       5  18  .217   --    24  26        .480
10. Wisconsin        3  21  .143   --    14  39   1    .269

1996 All-Big Ten Softball Team

FIRST TEAM                      POSITION       SECOND TEAM
Kari Knopf, Iowa                First Base     Traci Conrad, Michigan
Candice Kollen, Ohio State      Second Base    Samantha Mercier, Purdue
Christy Hebert, Iowa            Shortstop      Monica Armendarez, Indiana
Melissa Wielandt, Iowa          Third Base     Patti Raduenz, Michigan State
Rachel Nelson, Minnesota        Outfield       Amber Hegland, Minnesota
Lea Twigg, Iowa                 Outfield       Mandy Smart, Purdue
Kellyn Tate, Michigan           Outfield       Jodi  Dolan, Ohio State
Amy Haug, Ohio State            Catcher        Kelley Green, Northwestern
Gina Ugo, Indiana               Pitcher        Debbie Bilbao, Iowa
Jenn Markert, Purdue            Pitcher        Steph Klaviter, Minnesota
Sara Griffin, Michigan          Utility        Wendy Logue, Minnesota
Keri Lemasters, Michigan State  At-large       Tracy Carr, Michigan
Player-of-the-Year:    Sara Griffin, Michigan  
Freshman-of-the-Year:  Traci Conrad, Michigan
Coach-of-the-Year:     Carol Hutchins, Michigan 
Pitcher-of-the-Year:   Gina Ugo, Indiana

1996 Big Ten Individual Statistics - (Top Returnees in 1997)

Hitting

Batting Average
1.  Amber Hegland, Minnesota       .441
3.  Rachel Nelson, Minnesota       .422
4.  Sara Griffin, Michigan         .421
Runs Scored
1.  Rachel Nelson, Minnesota        64 
2.  Traci Conrad, Michigan          53
3.  Keri Lemasters, Michigan State  51
Hits
1.  Rachel Nelson, Minnesota        92
2.  Amber hegland, Minnesota        82
3.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          82
Doubles
1.  Amber Hegland, Minnesota        24
2.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          23
3.  Ronee Sbrocco, Minnesota        15
Triples
1.  Keri Lemasters, Michigan State   9
2.  Rachel Nelson, Minnesota         7
3.  Christy Herbert, Iowa            6
Home Runs
2.  Shannon Beeler, Minnesota       10
    Monica  Armendarez, Indiana     10
4.  Shannon Salsburg, Penn State     9
Runs Batted In
1.  Shannon Beeler, Minnesota       62
2.  Amber Hegland, Minnesota        61
3.  Christy Hebert, Iowa            49
Base on Balls
2.  Shannon Salsburg, Penn State    29
3.  Monica Armendarez, Indiana      26
4.  Candace Kollen, Ohio State      25
Stolen Bases
2.  Aimee Lonigro, Indiana          34-38
3.  Katie Ballman, Northwestern     30-36
4.  Jody Meister, Purdue            20-22
Slugging Percentage
2.  Amber Hegland, Minnesota       .688
3.  Monica  Armendarez, Indiana    .643
4.  Keri Lemasters, Michigan State .630
On-Base Percentage
2.  Amber Hegland, Minnesota       .512
3.  Rchel Nelson, Minnesota        .481
4.  Sara Griffin, Michigan         .479
 
Pitching

Earned Run Average
2.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          1.11
3.  Deborah Bilboa, Iowa            1.22
4.  Stacey Smith, Michigan State    1.50
Appearances
2.  Deborah Bilboa, Iowa            43
3.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          39
4.  Stephanie Klaviter, Minnesota   38
Complete Games
2.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          28
3.  Stacey Smith, Michigan State    25
4.  Ashley Fauser, Wisconsin        22
Innings Pitched
2.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          239.1
3.  Stacey Smith, Michigan State    223.1
4.  Deborah Bilboa, Iowa            207.1
Wins
1.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          32
3.  Stephanie Klaviter, Minnesota   25
4.  Stacey Smith, Michigan State    22
Strikeouts
2.  Jennifer Johnson, Minnesota     180
3.  Jenn Markert, Purdue            179
4.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          163
Strikeouts Per 7 Innings
1.  Jennifer Johnson, Minnesota     8.48
2.  Jenn Markert, Purdue            8.37
4.  Sheryl Scheve, Purdue           5.80
Hits Per 7 Innings
1.  Jenny McMahon,Iowa              4.29
2.  Sara Griffin, Michigan          4.33
3.  Deborah Bilboa                  4.53
Walks Per 7 Innings
1.  Jenny McMahon, Iowa             0.64
2.  Wendy Logue, Minnesota          0.68
3.  Angie Schwab, Penn State        0.76
Saves
1.  Heidi Hanna, Penn State         4
    Jennifer Johnson, Minnesota     4
    Deborah Bilboa, Iowa            4