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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
← 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.

Conference standings

1994 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Indiana ‍†‍‍y 23 – 5 – 0   .821 49 – 16 – 0   .754
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 20 – 8 – 0   .714 35 – 23 – 0   .603
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 40 – 20 – 0   .667
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 18 – 10 – 0   .643 34 – 26 – 0   .567
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11 – 0   .607 35 – 21 – 0   .625
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 22 – 0   .214 19 – 38 – 0   .333
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 22 – 0   .214 10 – 40 – 0   .200
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 4 – 24 – 0   .143 19 – 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 23 – 1   .958 64 – 3   .955
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 – 6   .727 43 – 14   .754
Washington  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 43 – 19   .694
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 38 – 22   .633
California  ‍‍‍y 10 – 12   .455 40 – 21   .656
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 22 – 41   .349
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 24   .000 16 – 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

Position Player Class School
P Susie Parra SR. Arizona Wildcats
DeeDee Weiman SR. UCLA Bruins
Kyla Hall SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
C Leah Braatz FR. Arizona Wildcats
1B Amy Chellevold JR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Jenny Dalton SO. Arizona Wildcats
3B Jennifer Brundage JR. UCLA Bruins
SS Laura Espinoza JR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Kathy Morton JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Robyn Yorke FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Leah O'Brien FR. Arizona Wildcats
DP Stephanie DeFeo FR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
UT Kim Ward JR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
AT-L Amy Windmiller SR. CSUN Matadors

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Alison Andrus FR. Utah Utes
Karen Jackson SR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Brooke Wilkins FR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
C Michelle Venturella JR. Indiana Hoosiers
1B Cyndi Parus JR. UNLV Rebels
2B Amy Timmel SR. Utah Utes
3B Lynn Britton SO. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
SS Kim Maher SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF Becky Burroughs SR. Oklahoma Sooners
Shamalene Wilson SO. FSU Seminoles
Jen Fredrickson SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
DP Michelle Bolt SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
UT Krinon Clark SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
AT-L Missy Nowak JR. DePaul Blue Demons

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Amy Day SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Terri Kobata SO. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Maureen Brady JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
C Eileen Schmidt SR. Virginia Cavaliers
1B Alyson Habetz SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2B Shari Blackman SR. Connecticut Huskies
3B Crystal Boyd SR. Hofstra Pride
SS Shannon Jones SR. CSUN Matadors
OF Laura Berg SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Angie Marzetta SR. Washington Huskies
Stacy Thurber SO. Princeton Tigers
DP Meg Montgomery FR. Indiana Hoosiers
UT Tamara Ivie SR. CSUN Matadors
AT-L Gillian Boxx JR. 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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