1994 NCAA Division I softball season

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.

1994 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 26–30, 1994
ChampionsArizona (3rd title)
Runners-upCal State Northridge (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (3rd title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1994 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Indiana ‍†‍‍y 23–5–0 .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  ‍†‍‍y 23–1 .95864–3 .955
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16–6 .72743–14 .754
Washington  ‍‍‍y 14–10 .58343–19 .694
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 12–12 .50038–22 .633
California  ‍‍‍y 10–12 .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

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.[11]

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

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season batting average: .588 – Sara Graziano, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers[12]

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[13][14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1994 33 1 35 33 33 14 1 221.1 143 39 33 77 244 1.04 0.99
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1994 59 158 30 54 .342 38 14 1 8 106 .671% 25 25 0 0

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[15]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PSusie ParraSR.Arizona Wildcats
DeeDee WeimanSR.UCLA Bruins
Kyla HallSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
CLeah BraatzFR.Arizona Wildcats
1BAmy ChellevoldJR.Arizona Wildcats
2BJenny DaltonSO.Arizona Wildcats
3BJennifer BrundageJR.UCLA Bruins
SSLaura EspinozaJR.Arizona Wildcats
OFKathy MortonJR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Robyn YorkeFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Leah O'BrienFR.Arizona Wildcats
DPStephanie DeFeoFR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
UTKim WardJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
AT-LAmy WindmillerSR.CSUN Matadors

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PAlison AndrusFR.Utah Utes
Karen JacksonSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Brooke WilkinsFR.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
CMichelle VenturellaJR.Indiana Hoosiers
1BCyndi ParusJR.UNLV Rebels
2BAmy TimmelSR.Utah Utes
3BLynn BrittonSO.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
SSKim MaherSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
OFBecky BurroughsSR.Oklahoma Sooners
Shamalene WilsonSO.FSU Seminoles
Jen FredricksonSR.Ohio State Buckeyes
DPMichelle BoltSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
UTKrinon ClarkSR.Ohio State Buckeyes
AT-LMissy NowakJR.DePaul Blue Demons

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PAmy DaySR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Terri KobataSO.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Maureen BradyJR.Fresno State Bulldogs
CEileen SchmidtSR.Virginia Cavaliers
1BAlyson HabetzSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2BShari BlackmanSR.Connecticut Huskies
3BCrystal BoydSR.Hofstra Pride
SSShannon JonesSR.CSUN Matadors
OFLaura BergSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Angie MarzettaSR.Washington Huskies
Stacy ThurberSO.Princeton Tigers
DPMeg MontgomeryFR.Indiana Hoosiers
UTTamara IvieSR.CSUN Matadors
AT-LGillian BoxxJR.California Golden Bears

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. "1994 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  12. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  13. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  14. "Final 1994 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. "1994 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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