1993 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1993 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 1993. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1993 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1993 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 31, 1993.

1993 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Duration	May 27–31, 1993
Champions	Arizona (2nd title)
Runners-up	UCLA (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Mike Candrea (2nd title)
Seasons

Conference standings

1993 Big East Conference softball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍^y 17 – 1   .944     45 – 14   .763 Providence  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722     34 – 18   .654 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438     15 – 21   .417 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389     20 – 20   .500 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13   .350     11 – 25   .306 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167     17 – 26   .395 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll

1993 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT UCLA  ‍†‍‍^y 25 – 1   .962     50 – 5   .909 Arizona  ‍‍‍^y 15 – 3   .833     44 – 8   .846 Arizona State  ‍‍‍^y 13 – 11   .542     34 – 26   .567 California  ‍‍‍^y 12 – 10   .545     37 – 20   .649 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500     18 – 16   .529 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13   .316     13 – 19   .406 Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18   .280     31 – 27   .534 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 22   .000     1 – 41   .024 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 31, 1993[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1993 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 28 to May 31, 1993 in Oklahoma City.[2]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
	1	UCLA	3
	8	Connecticut	0
						1	UCLA	0
						4	Oklahoma State	1^13
	4	Oklahoma State	5
	5	Florida State	2
											4	Oklahoma State	0
											3	Arizona	1^9
	3	Arizona	6
	6	Long Beach State	0
						3	Arizona	2
						7	Southwestern Louisiana	1
	2	Cal State Northridge	2
	7	Southwestern Louisiana	4
						Loser's Bracket
						8	Connecticut	2^8
						5	Florida State	1			7	Southwestern Louisiana	1
											8	Connecticut	0
						6	Long Beach State	2
						2	Cal State Northridge	4			1	UCLA	2
											4	Cal State Northridge	0

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
	3	Arizona	0								1	UCLA	0
	7	Southwestern Louisiana	1								3	Arizona	1
						7	Southwestern Louisiana	0
						1	UCLA	1
	4	Oklahoma State	0
	1	UCLA	5

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .521 - La'Tosha Williams, Delaware State Hornets

RBIs: 66 - Marcelina Smith, FAMU Rattlers

HOME RUNS: 19 - Marcelina Smith, FAMU Rattlers

PITCHING

WINS: 33-3 & 33-11 - Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins & Kim Gonzalez, Texas A&M

ERA: 0.25 (9 ER/249.2 IP) - Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins

STRIKEOUTS: 484, Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

Records

[3]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON NO HITTERS: 9 - Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON CONSECUTIVE GAMES HIT STREAK: 42 - Cathy Frohnheiser, Furman Paladins; March 4-April 17, 1993

SENIOR CLASS SINGLE GAME TRIPLES: 3 - Karrie Irvin, Southern Illinois Salukis; April 24, 1993

SENIOR CLASS SINGLE GAME STRIKEOUTS: 26 - Michele Granger, California Golden Bears; March 20, 1993

FRESHMAN CLASS BATTING AVERAGE: .521 - La'Tosha Williams, Delaware State Hornets

FRESHMAN CLASS PERFECT GAMES: 3 - Terri Kobata, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

SOPHOMORE CLASS BATTING AVERAGE: .583 - Andrea Mollohan, Delaware State Hornets

JUNIOR CLASS STOLEN BASES: 73 - Michelle Ward, East Carolina Pirates

Awards

• Honda Sports Award Collegiate Woman Athlete of The Year:

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins

• Honda Sports Award Softball:

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[4][5]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1993	33	3	36	33	33	28	0	249.2	80	10	9	46	348	0.25	0.50

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
1993	54	157	43	80	.509	45	11	2	12	129	.821%	35	3	0	0

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[6]

FIRST TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Susie Parra	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Melanie Roche	JR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
	Michele Granger	SR.	California Golden Bears
C	Gillian Boxx	SO.	California Golden Bears
1B	Cyndi Parus	SO.	UNLV Rebels
2B	Lisa Davidson	JR.	FSU Seminoles
3B	Cathy Frohnheiser	JR.	Furman Paladins
SS	Jennifer McFalls	JR.	Texas A&M Aggies
OF	Patti Benedict	SR.	Michigan Wolverines
	Beth Calcante	JR.	CSUN Matadors
	Jamie Heggen	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
UT	Lisa Fernandez	SR.	UCLA Bruins

SECOND TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Patricia Conlan	SR.	Connecticut Huskies
	Karen Jackson	JR.	Iowa Hawkeyes
	Tami Blunt	FR.	Sacramento State Hornets
C	Jody Miller-Pruitt	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
1B	Amy Chellevold	SO.	Arizona Wildcats
2B	Kelly Howard	FR.	UCLA Bruins
3B	Lynn Britton	FR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
SS	Laura Espinoza	SO.	Arizona Wildcats
OF	Jennifer Brewster	SO.	UCLA Bruins
	Keri Kropke	SR.	California Golden Bears
	Susan Buttery	JR.	FSU Seminoles
DP	Kathy Beasley	FR.	Utah State Aggies
UT	Janna Venice	SR.	Connecticut Huskies
AT-L	Crystal Boyd	JR.	Hofstra Pride

THIRD TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Kathy Blake	SO.	CSUN Matadors
	Marla Looper	JR.	FSU Seminoles
	DeAnna Earsley	SR.	Utah State Aggies
C	Sherri Kuchinskas	SR.	UMass Minutewomen
1B	Niki VanHooreweghe	SO.	Northern Illinois Huskies
2B	Tricia Reimche	SR.	UNLV Rebels
3B	Barb Gaines	SR.	Southwest Missouri State Bears
SS	Tiffany Tootle	SR.	South Carolina Gamecocks
OF	Andrea D'Innocenzo	SO.	Connecticut Huskies
	K. K. McCoy	JR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
	Anne Carpenter	JR.	Northwestern Wildcats
DP	Katy Morgan	FR.	Iowa Hawkeyes
UT	Krinon Clark	JR.	Ohio State Buckeyes
AT-L	Denise DeWalt	SR.	Cal State Fullerton Titans

References

1. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
2. "1993 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
3. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
4. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
5. "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
6. "1993 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

External links

• Arizona vs. UCLA: 1993 Women's College World Series FULL REPLAY on YouTube