1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament

American college softball tournament

The 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twelfth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1993, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1993 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their second championship by defeating defending champions UCLA 1–0 in the final game.[1][2]

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1

Team G1 G2 G3
– UCLA 210 1 —
– Cal State Fullerton 1 0 —
  • UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 2

Team G1 G2 G3
– Cal State Northridge 2 0 2
– Fresno State 2 2 0
  • Cal State Northridge qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Regional No. 3

Team G1 G2 G3
– Arizona 1 7 —
– Arizona State 0 2 —
  • Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 4

Team G1 G2 G3
– Oklahoma State 4 4 —
– Utah State 0 2 —
  • Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 5

First elimination round

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Florida State 58 2
– Kansas 0 1
  • Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 6

First elimination round

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Connecticut 2 2
– UNLV 0 0
  • Connecticut qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 7

First elimination round

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Long Beach State 0 2
– California 1 1
  • Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 8

First elimination round

Second elimination round

Team G1 G2
– Southwestern Louisiana 2 —
– Michigan 1 —
  • Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

  1. UCLA
  2. Cal State Northridge
  3. Arizona
  4. Oklahoma State
  5. Florida State
  6. Long Beach State
  7. Southwestern Louisiana
  8. Connecticut

Game results

Bracket

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

Championship Game

[3]

School Top Batter Stats.
Arizona Wildcats Leah O'Brien (DP) 1-3 RBI
UCLA Bruins Lisa Fernandez (P) 1-2 BB
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB
Arizona Wildcats Susie Parra (W) 7.0 2 0 0 2 6 22
UCLA Bruins Lisa Fernandez (L) 6.0 1 1 0 1 4 19

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos Name School
P Lisa Fernandez UCLA
Susie Parra Arizona
C Jody Pruitt Arizona
1B Amy Chellevold Arizona
2B Krista Gomez Arizona
3B Nichole Victoria UCLA
SS April Austin Oklahoma State
OF Stacy Redondo Arizona
Kathy Morton Southwestern Louisiana
Andrea D’Innocenzo Connecticut
AL Melanie Roche Oklahoma State
Kyla Hall Southwestern Louisiana

References

  1. ^ 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. ^ 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "1993 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved September 24, 2016.