1995 NCAA Division I softball season

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.

1995 NCAA Division I softball season
Preseason No. 1Arizona
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Most conference bidsPac-10 (4)
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (8th (10th overall) *VACATED title)
Runners-upArizona (8th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus (8th (10th overall) title)
WCWS MOPTanya Harding (UCLA)
Seasons

Conference standings
1995 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–6–0 .78650–12–0 .806
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 19–9–0 .67938–19–0 .667
No. 6 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 18–10–0 .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  ‍†‍‍y 24–4 .85766–6 .917
No. 1 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 23–4 .85250–6 .893
No. 14 California  ‍‍‍y 20–8 .71441–21 .661
No. 15 Washington  ‍‍‍y 17–11 .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

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.[12]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 95
8 Princeton 1
1 Arizona 114
5 Cal State Fullerton 0
4 UNLV 0
5 Cal State Fullerton 1
1 Arizona 86 —
UNLV 0 —
8 Princeton 1
4 UNLV 2
3 Southwestern Louisiana 1
4 UNLV 5
1 Arizona 2
2 UCLA 4
3 Southwestern Louisiana 5
6 Michigan 0
3 Southwestern Louisiana 0
2 UCLA 3
2 UCLA 2
7 Iowa 1
2 UCLA 5 —
7 Iowa 0 —
6 Michigan 7
7 Iowa 9
5 Cal State Fullerton 5
7 Iowa 69

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season runs: 101 – Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats[13]

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[14][15]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1995 56 168 59 87 .518 60 14 3 15 150 .893% 37 17 6 9

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PBrooke WilkinsSO.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Carrie DolanSO.Arizona Wildcats
Cheryl LongewayJR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
CGillian BoxxSR.California Golden Bears
1BAmy ChellevoldSR.Arizona Wildcats
2BJenny DaltonJR.Arizona Wildcats
3BJennifer BrundageSR.UCLA Bruins
SSLaura EspinozaSR.Arizona Wildcats
OFLaura BergSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Robyn YorkeSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Leah O'BrienSO.Arizona Wildcats
DPKathy MortonSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
UTSara GriffinFR.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
PTerri KobataJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Susie BugliarelloSO.Sacramento State Hornets
Whitney FloydSO.California Golden Bears
CTiffany WhittallSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
1BStephanie DeFeoSO.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2BKelly HowardJR.UCLA Bruins
3BTobin Echo-HawkJR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
SSAli ViolaFR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
OFSara MallettJR.UNLV Rebels
Dana FulmerSR.South Carolina Gamecocks
Lana JimenezSO.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
DPJen AckleyFR.California Golden Bears
UTScia MaumausoloJR.CSUN Matadors
AT-LAmie StewartSR.UNLV Rebels
Lynn BrittonJR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Nicole OdomSO.UCLA Bruins
Tanya HardingJR.UCLA Bruins
Kim WardSR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PTrinity JohnsonSO.South Carolina Gamecocks
Jodi BurchSR.Illinois State Redbirds
Brea MooreSR.Oklahoma Sooners
CJulie CrandallFR.UNLV Rebels
1BAlleah PoulsonSO.UCLA Bruins
2BChris ZborilJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
3BCindy LawtonSR.FSU Seminoles
SSJen BabikSR.Princeton Tigers
OFAndrea D'InnocenzoSR.Connecticut Huskies
Shamalene WilsonJR.FSU Seminoles
Rachel NelsonSO.Minnesota Golden Gophers
DPKatie MartenSO.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UTDebbie BilbaoFR.Iowa Hawkeyes
AT-LMichelle VenturellaSR.Indiana Hoosiers
Tina PlewSO.South Carolina Gamecocks
Karie LangelierSR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Mandy PfeifferSO.Princeton Tigers
Tasha ReentsJR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Kari KnopfSO.Iowa Hawkeyes

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. "1995 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  13. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  14. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  15. "Final 1995 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  16. "1995 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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