1995 NCAA Division II softball tournament

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1995 NCAA Division II
softball tournament
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Kennesaw State  (1st title)
Runner-up Bloomsburg (2nd title game)
Winning coach Scott Whitlock  (1st title)
Attendance4,997

The 1995 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 14th annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1995 NCAA Division II softball season. [1]

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The final, six-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.

Emerging from the consolation bracket, Kennesaw State defeated Bloomsburg in both games of the double elimination championship series, 3–0 and 3–2 (after 8 innings), to capture the Owls' first Division II national title.

Bracket

Finals

First rounds'Second roundsSemifinalsChampionship series
Humboldt State 2
Merrimack 5Merrimack1
Nebraska–Omaha 1Humboldt State1
Bloomsburg2
Bloomsburg 8
Kennesaw State 3Wisconsin–Parkside2
Wisconsin–Parkside 4 (8)
Bloomsburg02
Kennesaw State33(8)
First rounds'Second roundsSemifinals
Merrimack3
Humboldt State2
Kennesaw State4
Kennesaw State9(5)Kennesaw State4
Wisconsin–Parkside1
Wisconsin–Parkside4
Nebraska–Omaha2

All-tournament team

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References

  1. "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 19 July 2024.