1994 NCAA Division I softball season

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1994 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Arizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 26–30, 1994
Champions Arizona (3rd title)
Runners-up Cal State Northridge (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike Candrea (3rd title)
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →

The 1994 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 1994. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1994 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1994 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 30, 1994.

Contents

Conference standings

1994 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Indiana  ‍†‍‍y23–5–0 .82149–16–0 .754
Iowa  ‍‍‍20–8–0 .71435–23–0 .603
Ohio State  ‍‍‍18–10–0 .64340–20–0 .667
Michigan  ‍‍‍18–10–0 .64334–26–0 .567
Northwestern  ‍‍‍17–11–0 .60735–21–0 .625
Michigan State  ‍‍‍6–22–0 .21419–38–0 .333
Penn State  ‍‍‍6–22–0 .21410–40–0 .200
Minnesota  ‍‍‍4–24–0 .14319–42–0 .311
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
As of May 15, 1994 [9]
Rankings from NFCA

1994 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y23–1 .95864–3 .955
UCLA  ‍‍‍y16–6 .72743–14 .754
Washington  ‍‍‍y14–10 .58343–19 .694
Oregon  ‍‍‍y12–12 .50038–22 .633
California  ‍‍‍y10–12 .45540–21 .656
Arizona State  ‍‍‍7–17 .29222–41 .349
Oregon State  ‍‍‍0–24 .00016–41 .281
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1994 [10]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1994 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
McNeese State*  ‍†‍‍y22–7–1 .75035–24–2 .590
Nicholls State*  ‍‍‍21–7–0 .75052–17–0 .754
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍20–10–0 .66731–29–0 .517
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍20–12–0 .62531–21–0 .596
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍15–15–0 .50031–31–0 .500
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍13–18–1 .42218–35–1 .343
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍11–19–0 .36717–37–0 .315
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍9–23–0 .28117–42–0 .288
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍6–26–0 .18811–42–1 .213
* McNeese won conference regular season championship winning a 3 game tie breaker 2-1. - No conference tournament
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1994 [11]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

The 1994 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 26 to May 30, 1994 in Oklahoma City. [12]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 8
8 UIC 0 5
1 Arizona3
5 Fresno State 0
4 UCLA 0
5 Fresno State 1
1 Arizona5—
4 UCLA 2 —
8 UIC 0 5
4 UCLA9
4 UCLA11
6 Utah 1
1 Arizona4
2 Cal State Northridge 0
3 Oklahoma State 0 8
6 Utah 2
6 Utah 1
2 Cal State Northridge5
7 Missouri 3
2 Cal State Northridge 5
2 Cal State Northridge2 154
3 Oklahoma State 32
3 Oklahoma State7
7 Missouri 3
3 Oklahoma State2
5 Fresno State 0

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season batting average:.588 – Sara Graziano, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers [13]

NCAA Division I season SEASON stolen bases:80 – Michelle Ward, East Carolina Pirates

NCAA Division I season of perfect stolen bases:48-48 – Angel McNamara, Morgan State Bears

NCAA Division I season complete games:62 – Jessica Accord, Santa Clara Broncos

Junior class 7 inning single game strikeouts:19 – Michelle Collins, Virginia Cavaliers; April 5, 1994

Sophomore class perfect games:4 – Terri Kobata, Notre Dame Fighting Irish & Audrey West, Boston Terriers

Sophomore class no-hitters:8 – Terri Kobata, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Sophomore class season of perfect stolen bases:33-33 – Cora Williams, Morgan State Bears

Team single game walks:26 – Austin Peay Governors, February 24, 1994

Team single game stolen bases:17 – Nicholls Colonels, April 1, 1994

Awards

Susie Parra, Arizona Wildcats [14] [15]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1994331353333141221.11433933772441.040.99
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1994591583054.342381418106.671%252500

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [16]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Susie ParraSR. Arizona Wildcats
DeeDee WeimanSR. UCLA Bruins
Kyla HallSR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
C Leah BraatzFR. Arizona Wildcats
1B Amy ChellevoldJR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Jenny Dalton SO. Arizona Wildcats
3B Jennifer Brundage JR. UCLA Bruins
SS Laura EspinozaJR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Kathy MortonJR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Robyn YorkeFR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Leah O'Brien FR. Arizona Wildcats
DP Stephanie DeFeoFR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
UT Kim WardJR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
AT-LAmy WindmillerSR. CSUN Matadors

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Alison AndrusFR. Utah Utes
Karen JacksonSR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Brooke Wilkins FR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
C Michelle Venturella JR. Indiana Hoosiers
1B Cyndi ParusJR. UNLV Rebels
2B Amy TimmelSR. Utah Utes
3B Lynn BrittonSO. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
SS Kim MaherSR. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF Becky BurroughsSR. Oklahoma Sooners
Shamalene WilsonSO. FSU Seminoles
Jen FredricksonSR. Ohio State Buckeyes
DP Michelle BoltSR. Fresno State Bulldogs
UT Krinon ClarkSR. Ohio State Buckeyes
AT-LMissy NowakJR. DePaul Blue Demons

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Amy DaySR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Terri KobataSO. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Maureen BradyJR. Fresno State Bulldogs
C Eileen SchmidtSR. Virginia Cavaliers
1B Alyson HabetzSR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2B Shari BlackmanSR. Connecticut Huskies
3B Crystal BoydSR. Hofstra Pride
SS Shannon JonesSR. CSUN Matadors
OF Laura Berg SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Angie MarzettaSR. Washington Huskies
Stacy ThurberSO. Princeton Tigers
DP Meg MontgomeryFR. Indiana Hoosiers
UT Tamara IvieSR. CSUN Matadors
AT-L Gillian Boxx JR. California Golden Bears

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References

  1. ↑ 1994 IND Season
  2. ↑ 1994 IA Season
  3. ↑ 1994 MICH Season
  4. ↑ 1994 MSU Season
  5. ↑ 1994 MINN Season
  6. ↑ 1994 NOR Season
  7. ↑ 1994 OSU Season
  8. ↑ 1994 PSU Season
  9. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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  13. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  14. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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