1994 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the thirteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1994, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1994 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 26 through May 30 and marked the conclusion of the 1994 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their third championship, and second consecutive, by defeating Cal State Northridge 4–0 in the final game. It was the first final game since 1986 to not feature UCLA. [1][2]
Teams | 32 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Arizona (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Cal State Northridge (2nd WCWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Mike Candrea (3rd title) |
MOP | , |
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
UIC | 58 | |||||||||||||
DePaul | 4 | |||||||||||||
UIC | 112 | |||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 0 | |||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 38 | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||
UIC | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
DePaul | 4 | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 6 | |||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 0 | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 85 | |||||||||||||
- UIC qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 2
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
UNLV | 28 | |||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||
UNLV | 19 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | |||||||||||||
Georgia State | 1 | |||||||||||||
UNLV | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
UCLA | 28 | 3 | ||||||||||||
South Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||||
Georgia State | 1 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||
- UCLA qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 3
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 0 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 95 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 85 | |||||||||||||
Maine | 0 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Washington | 106 | |||||||||||||
Maine | 0 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 4 | |||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | |||||||||||||
- Cal State Northridge qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 4
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Utah | 110 | |||||||||||||
Princeton | 0 | |||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | |||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 19 | |||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 3 | |||||||||||||
McNeese State | 0 | |||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Utah | 38 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Princeton | 2 | |||||||||||||
McNeese State | 0 | |||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | |||||||||||||
Princeton | 1 | |||||||||||||
- Utah qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 5
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Missouri | 1 | |||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 1 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 2 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 1 | |||||||||||||
Drake | 0 | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Missouri | 313 | 28 | ||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | |||||||||||||
Drake | 0 | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 1 | |||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | |||||||||||||
- Missouri qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 6
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | |||||||||||||
California | 2 | |||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 3 | |||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||
Fresno State | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
California | 86 | |||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||
Oregon | 220 | |||||||||||||
California | 1 | |||||||||||||
- Fresno State qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 7
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 3 | |||||||||||||
Florida State | 1 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 3 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 1 | |||||||||||||
Providence | 0 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | |||||||||||||
Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 4 | |||||||||||||
Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||
- Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS
Women's College World Series
Participants
Bracket
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | UIC | 0 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Fresno State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Fresno State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
8 | UIC | 0 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Arizona | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Cal State Northridge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 0 8 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Utah | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Cal State Northridge | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Missouri | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Cal State Northridge | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Cal State Northridge | 2 15 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Missouri | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Fresno State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Championship Game
School | Top Batter | Stats. |
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Arizona | Laura Espinoza (SS) &
Leah Braatz (C) |
1-3 RBI K |
Cal State Northridge | Beth Calcante (LF) | 1-3 2B 2Ks |
School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
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Arizona | Susie Parra (W) | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 23 |
Cal State Northridge | Jennifer Richardson (L) | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 21 |
Cal State Northridge | Amy Windmiller | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
Pos | Name | School |
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P | Susie Parra | Arizona |
Amy Day | Oklahoma State | |
C | Leah Braatz | Arizona |
1B | Amy Chellevold | Arizona |
2B | Jenny Dalton | Arizona |
3B | Shannon Jones | Cal State Northridge |
SS | April Austin | Oklahoma State |
OF | Leah O'Brien | Arizona |
Jen Fleming | Cal State Northridge | |
Beth Calcante | Cal State Northridge | |
AL | Ginny Mike | UCLA |
Kim Ward | Oklahoma State |
References
- 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- "1994 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 4, 2017.