1993 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1993 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 1993. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1993 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 31, 1993.

1993 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 27–31, 1993
ChampionsArizona (2nd title)
Runners-upUCLA (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (2nd title)
Seasons

Conference standings
1993 Big East Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–1 .94445–14 .763
Providence  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72234–18 .654
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43815–21 .417
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38920–20 .500
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35011–25 .306
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16717–26 .395
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1993
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1993 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Michigan ‍†‍‍y 21–5–0 .80834–26–0 .567
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 20–7–0 .74139–15–0 .722
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 16–9–0 .64032–24–0 .571
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 17–11–0 .60734–25–0 .576
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 16–12–0 .57131–25–0 .554
Indiana ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39328–23–1 .548
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 4–24–0 .14314–34–0 .292
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–24–0 .14311–38–0 .224
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1993 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 25–1 .96250–5 .909
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15–3 .83344–8 .846
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54234–26 .567
California  ‍‍‍y 12–10 .54537–20 .649
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50018–16 .529
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6–13 .31613–19 .406
Washington  ‍‍‍ 7–18 .28031–27 .534
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0–22 .0001–41 .024
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 1993[10]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 1993 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 28 to May 31, 1993 in Oklahoma City.[11]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
1UCLA3
8Connecticut0
1UCLA0
4Oklahoma State113
4Oklahoma State5
5Florida State2
4Oklahoma State0
3Arizona19
3Arizona6
3Arizona0
6Long Beach State0
3Arizona27Southwestern Louisiana1
7Southwestern Louisiana1
2Cal State Northridge2
7Southwestern Louisiana41UCLA0
7Southwestern Louisiana03Arizona1
Lower round 1Lower round 21UCLA1
7Southwestern Louisiana1
8Connecticut288Connecticut0
4Oklahoma State0
5Florida State1
1UCLA5
1UCLA2
6Long Beach State22Cal State Northridge0
2Cal State Northridge4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season no-hitters: 9 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears[12]

NCAA Division I season consecutive games hit streak: 42 – Cathy Frohnheiser, Furman Paladins; March 4-April 17, 1993

Senior class single game triples: 3 – Karrie Irvin, Southern Illinois Salukis; April 24, 1993

Senior class single game strikeouts: 26 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears; March 20, 1993

Freshman class batting average: .521 – La'Tosha Williams, Delaware State Hornets

Freshman class perfect games: 3 – Terri Kobata, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Sophomore class batting average: .583 – Andrea Mollohan, Delaware State Hornets

Junior class stolen bases: 73 – Michelle Ward, East Carolina Pirates

Awards

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins

Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins[13][14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1993 33 3 36 33 33 28 0 249.2 80 10 9 46 348 0.25 0.50
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1993 54 157 43 80 .509 45 11 2 12 129 .821% 35 3 0 0

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PSusie ParraJR.Arizona Wildcats
Melanie RocheJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Michele GrangerSR.California Golden Bears
CGillian BoxxSO.California Golden Bears
1BCyndi ParusSO.UNLV Rebels
2BLisa DavidsonJR.FSU Seminoles
3BCathy FrohnheiserJR.Furman Paladins
SSJennifer McFallsJR.Texas A&M Aggies
OFPatti BenedictSR.Michigan Wolverines
Beth CalcanteJR.CSUN Matadors
Jamie HeggenSR.Arizona Wildcats
UTLisa FernandezSR.UCLA Bruins

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PPatricia ConlanSR.Connecticut Huskies
Karen JacksonJR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Tami BluntFR.Sacramento State Hornets
CJody Miller-PruittSR.Arizona Wildcats
1BAmy ChellevoldSO.Arizona Wildcats
2BKelly HowardFR.UCLA Bruins
3BLynn BrittonFR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
SSLaura EspinozaSO.Arizona Wildcats
OFJennifer BrewsterSO.UCLA Bruins
Keri KropkeSR.California Golden Bears
Susan ButteryJR.FSU Seminoles
DPKathy BeasleyFR.Utah State Aggies
UTJanna VeniceSR.Connecticut Huskies
AT-LCrystal BoydJR.Hofstra Pride

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PKathy BlakeSO.CSUN Matadors
Marla LooperJR.FSU Seminoles
DeAnna EarsleySR.Utah State Aggies
CSherri KuchinskasSR.UMass Minutewomen
1BNiki VanHoorewegheSO.Northern Illinois Huskies
2BTricia ReimcheSR.UNLV Rebels
3BBarb GainesSR.Southwest Missouri State Bears
SSTiffany TootleSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
OFAndrea D'InnocenzoSO.Connecticut Huskies
K. K. McCoyJR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Anne CarpenterJR.Northwestern Wildcats
DPKaty MorganFR.Iowa Hawkeyes
UTKrinon ClarkJR.Ohio State Buckeyes
AT-LDenise DeWaltSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans

References
  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. 1993 Indiana Season
  3. 1993 Iowa Season
  4. 1993 Michigan Season
  5. 1993 Michigan State Season
  6. 1993 Minnesota Season
  7. 1993 Northwestern Season
  8. 1993 Ohio State Season
  9. 1993 Penn State Season
  10. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  11. "1993 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  13. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  14. "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. "1993 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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