1995 NCAA Division I softball season

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1995 NCAA Division I softball season
Preseason No. 1 Arizona
Defending Champions Arizona
Tournament
Most conference bids Pac-10 (4)
Women's College World Series
Champions UCLA (8th (10th overall) *VACATED title)
Runners-up Arizona (8th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Sharron Backus (8th (10th overall) title)
WCWS MOP Tanya Harding (UCLA)
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →

The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1995 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 29, 1995.

Contents

Conference standings

1995 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y22–6–0 .78650–12–0 .806
Northwestern  ‍‍‍19–9–0 .67938–19–0 .667
No. 6 Iowa  ‍‍‍y18–10–0 .64341–26–1 .610
Minnesota  ‍‍‍15–13–0 .53627–29–0 .482
Indiana  ‍‍‍14–14–0 .50027–28–0 .491
Ohio State  ‍‍‍11–17–0 .39333–30–0 .524
Penn State  ‍‍‍10–18–0 .35723–26–0 .469
Michigan State  ‍‍‍9–19–0 .32124–29–0 .453
Purdue  ‍‍‍8–20–0 .28623–31–0 .426


† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
As of May 1995 [10]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

1995 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y24–4 .85766–6 .917
No. 1 UCLA  ‍‍‍y23–4 .85250–6 .893
No. 14 California  ‍‍‍y20–8 .71441–21 .661
No. 15 Washington  ‍‍‍y17–11 .60750–23 .685
Oregon  ‍‍‍12–15 .44425–26 .490
Arizona State  ‍‍‍10–18 .35729–26 .527
Oregon State  ‍‍‍4–26 .13313–41 .241
Stanford  ‍‍‍1–27 .03614–36 .280
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995 [11]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1995 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Nicholls State  ‍†‍‍y28–2–0 .93356–9–0 .862
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍21–9–0 .70034–23–1 .595
McNeese State  ‍‍‍22–10–0 .68837–25–0 .597
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍17–15–0 .53130–18–1 .622
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍15–17–0 .46919–33–0 .365
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍14–18–0 .43824–27–0 .471
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍9–23–0 .28122–34–0 .393
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍9–23–0 .28117–35–0 .327
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍6–24–0 .20012–36–0 .250
No conference tournament
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1995 [12]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1995 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1995 in Oklahoma City. [13]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 95
8 Princeton 1
1 Arizona114
5 Cal State Fullerton 0
4 UNLV 0
5 Cal State Fullerton 1
1 Arizona86—
UNLV 0 —
8 Princeton 1
4 UNLV2
3 Southwestern Louisiana1
4 UNLV5
1 Arizona 2
2 UCLA4
3 Southwestern Louisiana 5
6 Michigan 0
3 Southwestern Louisiana0
2 UCLA3
2 UCLA 2
7 Iowa 1
2 UCLA5—
7 Iowa 0 —
6 Michigan 7
7 Iowa9
5 Cal State Fullerton 5
7 Iowa69

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season runs:101 – Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats [14]

NCAA Division I season RBIs:128 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats

NCAA Division I season home runs:37 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats

NCAA Division I season total bases:232 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats

NCAA Division I single game RBIs:11 – Tiffany Whittall, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns; April 15, 1995

NCAA Division I single game SINGLE GAME runs:7 – Ellen Burns, Michelle Lafomara & Stephanie Riggins, Cornell Big Red; March 19, 1995

Sophomore class single game hits:7 – Michelle Lafomara, Cornell Big Red; March 19, 1995

Sophomore class consecutive games hit streak:35 – Robyn Yorke, Fresno State Bulldogs; February 12-April 1, 1995

Sophomore class hits:114 – Robyn Yorke, Fresno State Bulldogs

Sophomore class triples:16 – Jennifer Egan, Monmouth Hawks

Team hits:765 – Arizona Wildcats

Team RBIs:566 – Arizona Wildcats

Team triples:47 – Monmouth Hawks

Awards

Jennifer Brundage, UCLA Bruins [15] [16]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1995561685987.5186014315150.893%371769

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [17]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Brooke Wilkins SO. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Carrie DolanSO. Arizona Wildcats
Cheryl LongewayJR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
C Gillian Boxx SR. California Golden Bears
1B Amy ChellevoldSR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Jenny Dalton JR. Arizona Wildcats
3B Jennifer Brundage SR. UCLA Bruins
SS Laura EspinozaSR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Laura Berg SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Robyn YorkeSO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Leah O'Brien SO. Arizona Wildcats
DP Kathy MortonSR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
UT Sara Griffin FR. Michigan Wolverines
AT-LKelly KovachSR. Michigan Wolverines
Cyndi ParusSR. UNLV Rebels
Kim RondinaSO. UNLV Rebels
Leah BraatzSO. Arizona Wildcats
Missy NowakSR. DePaul Blue Demons

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Terri KobataJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Susie BugliarelloSO. Sacramento State Hornets
Whitney FloydSO. California Golden Bears
C Tiffany WhittallSR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
1B Stephanie DeFeoSO. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2B Kelly HowardJR. UCLA Bruins
3B Tobin Echo-HawkJR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
SS Ali Viola FR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
OF Sara MallettJR. UNLV Rebels
Dana FulmerSR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Lana JimenezSO. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
DP Jen AckleyFR. California Golden Bears
UT Scia MaumausoloJR. CSUN Matadors
AT-LAmie StewartSR. UNLV Rebels
Lynn BrittonJR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Nicole OdomSO. UCLA Bruins
Tanya Harding JR. UCLA Bruins
Kim WardSR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Trinity JohnsonSO. South Carolina Gamecocks
Jodi BurchSR. Illinois State Redbirds
Brea MooreSR. Oklahoma Sooners
C Julie CrandallFR. UNLV Rebels
1B Alleah PoulsonSO. UCLA Bruins
2B Chris ZborilJR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
3B Cindy LawtonSR. FSU Seminoles
SS Jen BabikSR. Princeton Tigers
OF Andrea D'InnocenzoSR. Connecticut Huskies
Shamalene WilsonJR. FSU Seminoles
Rachel NelsonSO. Minnesota Golden Gophers
DP Katie MartenSO. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UT Debbie BilbaoFR. Iowa Hawkeyes
AT-L Michelle Venturella SR. Indiana Hoosiers
Tina PlewSO. South Carolina Gamecocks
Karie LangelierSR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Mandy PfeifferSO. Princeton Tigers
Tasha ReentsJR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Kari KnopfSO. Iowa Hawkeyes

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References

  1. ↑ 1995 IND Season
  2. ↑ 1995 IA Season
  3. ↑ 1995 MICH Season
  4. ↑ 1995 MSU Season
  5. ↑ 1995 MINN Season
  6. ↑ 1995 NOR Season
  7. ↑ 1995 OSU Season
  8. ↑ 1995 PSU Season
  9. ↑ 1995 PUR Season
  10. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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  14. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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