1993 NCAA Division I softball season

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1993 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 27–31, 1993
Champions Arizona (2nd title)
Runners-up UCLA (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike Candrea (2nd title)
Seasons
←  1992
1994  →

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.

Contents

Conference standings

1993 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍y17–1 .94445–14 .763
Providence  ‍‍‍13–5 .72234–18 .654
Boston College  ‍‍‍7–9 .43815–21 .417
Villanova  ‍‍‍7–11 .38920–20 .500
St. John's  ‍‍‍7–13 .35011–25 .306
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍3–15 .16717–26 .395
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1993 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Michigan  ‍†‍‍y21–5–0 .80834–26–0 .567
Iowa  ‍‍‍20–7–0 .74139–15–0 .722
Minnesota  ‍‍‍16–9–0 .64032–24–0 .571
Northwestern  ‍‍‍17–11–0 .60734–25–0 .576
Ohio State  ‍‍‍16–12–0 .57131–25–0 .554
Indiana  ‍‍‍11–17–0 .39328–23–1 .548
Penn State  ‍‍‍4–24–0 .14314–34–0 .292
Michigan State  ‍‍‍4–24–0 .14311–38–0 .224
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

1993 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y25–1 .96250–5 .909
Arizona  ‍‍‍y15–3 .83344–8 .846
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y13–11 .54234–26 .567
California  ‍‍‍y12–10 .54537–20 .649
Oregon  ‍‍‍8–8 .50018–16 .529
Oregon State  ‍‍‍6–13 .31613–19 .406
Washington  ‍‍‍7–18 .28031–27 .534
Stanford  ‍‍‍0–22 .0001–41 .024
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1993 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Sam Houston State  ‍†‍‍24–4–0 .85739–15–0 .722
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍18–6–0 .75036–23–0 .610
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍15–6–1 .70532–14–2 .688
McNeese State  ‍‍‍12–12–1 .50023–28–1 .452
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍10–16–0 .38521–23–0 .477
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍7–19–0 .26925–28–0 .472
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍7–23–0 .23313–32–0 .289
Northeast Louisiana*  ‍‍‍9–12–0 .42914–30–1 .322
Stephen F. Austin*  ‍‍‍8–12–0 .4009–26–0 .257
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
* Northeast Louisiana and Stephen F. Austin not eligible for regular season championship. They did not play the minimum number of conference games required.


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. [10]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
1 UCLA 3
8 Connecticut 0
1UCLA0
4Oklahoma State113
4 Oklahoma State 5
5 Florida State 2
4Oklahoma State0
3Arizona19
3 Arizona 6
3Arizona0
6 Long Beach State 0
3Arizona27Southwestern Louisiana1
7Southwestern Louisiana1
2 Cal State Northridge 2
7 Southwestern Louisiana 41UCLA0
7Southwestern Louisiana03Arizona1
Lower round 1Lower round 21UCLA1
7Southwestern Louisiana1
8Connecticut288Connecticut0
4Oklahoma State0
5Florida State1
1UCLA5
1UCLA2
6Long Beach State22Cal State Northridge0
2Cal State Northridge4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season no-hitters:9 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears [11]

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

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins [12] [13]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1993333363333280249.280109463480.250.50
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1993541574380.5094511212129.821%35300

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [14]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Susie ParraJR. Arizona Wildcats
Melanie RocheJR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Michele Granger SR. California Golden Bears
C Gillian Boxx SO. California Golden Bears
1B Cyndi ParusSO. UNLV Rebels
2B Lisa DavidsonJR. FSU Seminoles
3B Cathy FrohnheiserJR. Furman Paladins
SS Jennifer McFalls JR. Texas A&M Aggies
OF Patti Benedict SR. Michigan Wolverines
Beth CalcanteJR. CSUN Matadors
Jamie HeggenSR. Arizona Wildcats
UT Lisa Fernandez SR. UCLA Bruins

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Patricia ConlanSR. Connecticut Huskies
Karen JacksonJR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Tami BluntFR. Sacramento State Hornets
C Jody Miller-PruittSR. Arizona Wildcats
1B Amy ChellevoldSO. Arizona Wildcats
2B Kelly HowardFR. UCLA Bruins
3B Lynn BrittonFR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
SS Laura EspinozaSO. Arizona Wildcats
OF Jennifer BrewsterSO. UCLA Bruins
Keri KropkeSR. California Golden Bears
Susan ButteryJR. FSU Seminoles
DP Kathy BeasleyFR. Utah State Aggies
UT Janna VeniceSR. Connecticut Huskies
AT-LCrystal BoydJR. Hofstra Pride

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Kathy BlakeSO. CSUN Matadors
Marla LooperJR. FSU Seminoles
DeAnna EarsleySR. Utah State Aggies
C Sherri KuchinskasSR. UMass Minutewomen
1B Niki VanHoorewegheSO. Northern Illinois Huskies
2B Tricia ReimcheSR. UNLV Rebels
3B Barb GainesSR. Southwest Missouri State Bears
SS Tiffany TootleSR. South Carolina Gamecocks
OF Andrea D'InnocenzoSO. Connecticut Huskies
K. K. McCoyJR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Anne CarpenterJR. Northwestern Wildcats
DP Katy MorganFR. Iowa Hawkeyes
UT Krinon ClarkJR. Ohio State Buckeyes
AT-LDenise DeWaltSR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ 1993 Indiana Season
  3. ↑ 1993 Iowa Season
  4. ↑ 1993 Michigan Season
  5. ↑ 1993 Michigan State Season
  6. ↑ 1993 Minnesota Season
  7. ↑ 1993 Northwestern Season
  8. ↑ 1993 Ohio State Season
  9. ↑ 1993 Penn State Season
  10. ↑ "1993 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  12. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. ↑ "1993 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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