1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament

1995 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Champions	UCLA (8th (9th overall) title)
Runner-up	Arizona (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus (8th (9th overall) title)
MOP	Tanya Harding (UCLA)

The 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1995, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1995 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eighth NCAA championship, and ninth overall, by defeating Arizona 4–2 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Tanya Harding was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player, the first time the honor was awarded by the NCAA.[1][2] The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.[3]

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

Notre Dame

5

UIC

2

Notre Dame

0

Michigan

2

Michigan

6

DePaul

0

Michigan

15⁵

—

Notre Dame

6

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Notre Dame

8⁹

UIC

10⁶

UIC

5

DePaul

0

Michigan qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 2

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

Connecticut

3

UMass

0

Connecticut

0

Princeton

10⁶

Princeton

9

Hofstra

5

Princeton

6

—

Connecticut

2

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Connecticut

3⁸

UMass

0

Hofstra

2

Hofstra

3

Princeton qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 3

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

Nebraska

5

Florida State

1

Nebraska

1

Arizona

9⁶

Arizona

8⁵

Ohio

0

Arizona

15⁵

—

Florida State

0

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Florida State

6

Florida State

2

Nebraska

2

Ohio

0

Arizona qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 4

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

Cal State Fullerton

9⁶

Illinois State

1

Cal State Fullerton

1

Cal State Northridge

0

Cal State Northridge

2

Missouri

1

Cal State Fullerton

2⁸

—

Cal State Northridge

1

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Cal State Northridge

11

Illinois State

5

Illinois State

4

Missouri

1

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 5


First Round		Semi-Finals		Finals



Washington	1

Louisiana Tech	0
		Washington	6

		Southwestern Louisiana	7
Southwestern Louisiana	5

Nicholls State	1
				Southwestern Louisiana	3	—

				Washington	1	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Washington	7

Louisiana Tech	1	Nicholls State	2

Nicholls State	4

Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 6


First Round		Semi-Finals		Finals



Iowa	3

Sacramento State	0
		Iowa	1

		Fresno State	0
Fresno State	2

California	1
				Iowa	0	2⁹

				Fresno State	1	1
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Fresno State	2

Sacramento State	1	California	0

California	2

Iowa qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 7


First Round		Semi-Finals		Finals



Oklahoma State	3

Utah	0
		Oklahoma State	0

		UNLV	5
UNLV	10⁶

Oklahoma	2
				UNLV	1	2

				Oklahoma	2	0
Lower round 1		Lower final



		Oklahoma State	0

Utah	1	Oklahoma	2

Oklahoma	7

UNLV qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 8

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

Hawaii

3

South Carolina

2

Hawaii

0

UCLA

9⁶

UCLA

8⁵

Campbell

0

UCLA

4

—

Hawaii

3

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Hawaii

2

South Carolina

4

South Carolina

0

Campbell

1

UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket

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

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]

Pos	Name	School
P	Tanya Harding	UCLA
P	Amie Stewart	UNLV
C	Leah Braatz	Arizona
1B	Kari Knopf	Iowa
2B	Kelly Howard	UCLA
3B	Jennifer Brundage	UCLA
SS	Julie Williams	Cal State Fullerton
OF	Leah O'Brien	Arizona
	Brandi Macias	Iowa
	Alison Johnsen	Arizona
AL	Nancy Evans	Arizona
AL	Brandi Shriver	Arizona

References

2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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[1] 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[2] 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[3] Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[4] 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2017.