The Cal State Northridge softball team, behind pitcher Kathy Slaten, defeated Akron in 1985 to win its third consecutive NCAA Division II title. Slaten, a junior, was 41-11 and had 533

strikeouts in 410 1/3 innings. She finished her career the following season as a four-time Division II All-American and three-time Division II player of the year. Slaten’s career record at

Northridge was 133-33-1 and she gave up only 41 earned runs in 1,221 2/3 innings--an 0.23 earned-run average In her Northridge career, she had 97 shutouts and 1,537 strikeouts. MORE TO READ