# 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.

## Conference standings

1995 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1995 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 As of May 1995 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 1995 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 1995 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Nicholls State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 28–2–0 .93356–9–0 .862 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 21–9–0 .70034–23–1 .595 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 22–10–0 .68837–25–0 .597 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 17–15–0 .53130–18–1 .622 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 15–17–0 .46919–33–0 .365 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 14–18–0 .43824–27–0 .471 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 9–23–0 .28122–34–0 .393 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍ 9–23–0 .28117–35–0 .327 Northwestern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 6–24–0 .20012–36–0 .250 No conference tournament † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1995 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## 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.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Arizona | 9$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Princeton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Princeton | 1 | 1 | Arizona | 11$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | UNLV | 0 | 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | | | 1 | Arizona | 8$^6$ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | UNLV | 0 | — | | | | | |
| 8 | Princeton | 1 | | | | | | | | | UNLV | 0 | — | | | | |
| 4 | UNLV | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | UNLV | 2 | 3 | Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | UNLV | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 4 |
| 3 | Southwestern Louisiana | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | UCLA | 4 |
| 6 | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Michigan | 0 | 3 | Southwestern Louisiana | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Iowa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Iowa | 1 | | | | 2 | UCLA | 5 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Iowa | 0 | — | | | | | |
| 6 | Michigan | 7 | | | | | | | | 7 | Iowa | 0 | — | | | | |
| 7 | Iowa | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Iowa | 9 | 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Iowa | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .518 - Jennifer Brundage, UCLA Bruins
* RBIs: 128 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats
* Home runs: 37 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats
Pitching
* Wins: 33-3 – Carrie Dolan, Arizona Wildcats
* ERA: 0.50 (9 ER/126.0 IP) - Tanya Harding, UCLA Bruins
* Strikeouts: 367, Trinity Johnson, South Carolina Gamecocks

## Records

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

* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Jennifer Brundage, UCLA Bruins
| 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.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Brooke Wilkins | SO. | Hawaii Rainbow Wahine |
| P | Carrie Dolan | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Cheryl Longeway | JR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| C | Gillian Boxx | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| 1B | Amy Chellevold | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 2B | Jenny Dalton | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 3B | Jennifer Brundage | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| SS | Laura Espinoza | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Laura Berg | SO. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| OF | Robyn Yorke | SO. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| OF | Leah O'Brien | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| DP | Kathy Morton | SR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| UT | Sara Griffin | FR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| AT-L | Kelly Kovach | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| AT-L | Cyndi Parus | SR. | UNLV Rebels |
| AT-L | Kim Rondina | SO. | UNLV Rebels |
| AT-L | Leah Braatz | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| AT-L | Missy Nowak | SR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Terri Kobata | JR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| P | Susie Bugliarello | SO. | Sacramento State Hornets |
| P | Whitney Floyd | SO. | California Golden Bears |
| C | Tiffany Whittall | SR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| 1B | Stephanie DeFeo | SO. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| 2B | Kelly Howard | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 3B | Tobin Echo-Hawk | JR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| SS | Ali Viola | FR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| OF | Sara Mallett | JR. | UNLV Rebels |
| OF | Dana Fulmer | SR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| OF | Lana Jimenez | SO. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| DP | Jen Ackley | FR. | California Golden Bears |
| UT | Scia Maumausolo | JR. | CSUN Matadors |
| AT-L | Amie Stewart | SR. | UNLV Rebels |
| AT-L | Lynn Britton | JR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| AT-L | Nicole Odom | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Tanya Harding | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Kim Ward | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Trinity Johnson | SO. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| P | Jodi Burch | SR. | Illinois State Redbirds |
| P | Brea Moore | SR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| C | Julie Crandall | FR. | UNLV Rebels |
| 1B | Alleah Poulson | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| 2B | Chris Zboril | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| 3B | Cindy Lawton | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| SS | Jen Babik | SR. | Princeton Tigers |
| OF | Andrea D'Innocenzo | SR. | Connecticut Huskies |
| OF | Shamalene Wilson | JR. | FSU Seminoles |
| OF | Rachel Nelson | SO. | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| DP | Katie Marten | SO. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| UT | Debbie Bilbao | FR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| AT-L | Michelle Venturella | SR. | Indiana Hoosiers |
| AT-L | Tina Plew | SO. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| AT-L | Karie Langelier | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| AT-L | Mandy Pfeiffer | SO. | Princeton Tigers |
| AT-L | Tasha Reents | JR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| AT-L | Kari Knopf | SO. | Iowa Hawkeyes |