# 1994 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1994 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 1994. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1994 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1994 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 30, 1994.

## Conference standings

1994 Big Ten Conference softball standings :
| 1994 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Indiana ‍†‍‍$^y$ 23–5–0 .82149–16–0 .754 Iowa ‍‍‍ 20–8–0 .71435–23–0 .603 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .64340–20–0 .667 Michigan ‍‍‍ 18–10–0 .64334–26–0 .567 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 17–11–0 .60735–21–0 .625 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 6–22–0 .21419–38–0 .333 Penn State ‍‍‍ 6–22–0 .21410–40–0 .200 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 4–24–0 .14319–42–0 .311 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 15, 1994 Rankings from NFCA | 1994 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Arizona ‍†‍‍$^y$ 23–1 .95864–3 .955 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–6 .72743–14 .754 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58343–19 .694 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–12 .50038–22 .633 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–12 .45540–21 .656 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29222–41 .349 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 0–24 .00016–41 .281 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1994 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1994 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT McNeese State* ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–7–1 .75035–24–2 .590 Nicholls State* ‍‍‍ 21–7–0 .75052–17–0 .754 Northeast Louisiana ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66731–29–0 .517 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 20–12–0 .62531–21–0 .596 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50031–31–0 .500 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 13–18–1 .42218–35–1 .343 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36717–37–0 .315 Northwestern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 9–23–0 .28117–42–0 .288 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍ 6–26–0 .18811–42–1 .213 * McNeese won conference regular season championship winning a 3 game tie breaker 2-1. - No conference tournament † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1994 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 1994 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 26 to May 30, 1994 in Oklahoma City.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Arizona | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UIC | 0 $^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UIC | 0 $^5$ | 1 | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | UCLA | 0 | 5 | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fresno State | 1 | | | | 1 | Arizona | 5 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UCLA | 2 | — | | | | | |
| 8 | UIC | 0 $^5$ | | | | | | | | 4 | UCLA | 2 | — | | | | |
| 4 | UCLA | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | UCLA | 9 | 4 | UCLA | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Utah | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cal State Northridge | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 0 $^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cal State Northridge | 0 |
| 6 | Utah | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Utah | 2 | 6 | Utah | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Cal State Northridge | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | Cal State Northridge | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cal State Northridge | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cal State Northridge | 5 | | | | 2 | Cal State Northridge | 2 $^{15}$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 7 | | | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Missouri | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .588 – Sara Graziano, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
* RBIs: 95 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats
* Home runs: 30 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats
Pitching
* Wins: 36-11 – Maureen Brady, Fresno State Bulldogs
* ERA: 0.36 (10 ER/194.0 IP) – Amy Windmiller, Cal State Northridge Matadors
* Strikeouts: 359 – DeeDee Weiman, UCLA Bruins

## Records

NCAA Division I season batting average: .588 – Sara Graziano, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
NCAA Division I season SEASON stolen bases: 80 – Michelle Ward, East Carolina Pirates
NCAA Division I season of perfect stolen bases: 48-48 – Angel McNamara, Morgan State Bears
NCAA Division I season complete games: 62 – Jessica Accord, Santa Clara Broncos
Junior class 7 inning single game strikeouts: 19 – Michelle Collins, Virginia Cavaliers; April 5, 1994
Sophomore class perfect games: 4 – Terri Kobata, Notre Dame Fighting Irish & Audrey West, Boston Terriers
Sophomore class no-hitters: 8 – Terri Kobata, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sophomore class season of perfect stolen bases: 33-33 – Cora Williams, Morgan State Bears
Team single game walks: 26 – Austin Peay Governors, February 24, 1994
Team single game stolen bases: 17 – Nicholls Colonels, April 1, 1994

## Awards

* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Susie Parra, Arizona Wildcats
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 1994 | 33 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 221.1 | 143 | 39 | 33 | 77 | 244 | 1.04 | 0.99 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1994 | 59 | 158 | 30 | 54 | .342 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 106 | .671% | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Susie Parra | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | DeeDee Weiman | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| P | Kyla Hall | SR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| C | Leah Braatz | FR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 1B | Amy Chellevold | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 2B | Jenny Dalton | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 3B | Jennifer Brundage | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| SS | Laura Espinoza | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Kathy Morton | JR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| OF | Robyn Yorke | FR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| OF | Leah O'Brien | FR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| DP | Stephanie DeFeo | FR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| UT | Kim Ward | JR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| AT-L | Amy Windmiller | SR. | CSUN Matadors |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Alison Andrus | FR. | Utah Utes |
| P | Karen Jackson | SR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| P | Brooke Wilkins | FR. | Hawaii Rainbow Wahine |
| C | Michelle Venturella | JR. | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 1B | Cyndi Parus | JR. | UNLV Rebels |
| 2B | Amy Timmel | SR. | Utah Utes |
| 3B | Lynn Britton | SO. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| SS | Kim Maher | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| OF | Becky Burroughs | SR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| OF | Shamalene Wilson | SO. | FSU Seminoles |
| OF | Jen Fredrickson | SR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| DP | Michelle Bolt | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| UT | Krinon Clark | SR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| AT-L | Missy Nowak | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Amy Day | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| P | Terri Kobata | SO. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| P | Maureen Brady | JR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| C | Eileen Schmidt | SR. | Virginia Cavaliers |
| 1B | Alyson Habetz | SR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| 2B | Shari Blackman | SR. | Connecticut Huskies |
| 3B | Crystal Boyd | SR. | Hofstra Pride |
| SS | Shannon Jones | SR. | CSUN Matadors |
| OF | Laura Berg | SO. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| OF | Angie Marzetta | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| OF | Stacy Thurber | SO. | Princeton Tigers |
| DP | Meg Montgomery | FR. | Indiana Hoosiers |
| UT | Tamara Ivie | SR. | CSUN Matadors |
| AT-L | Gillian Boxx | JR. | California Golden Bears |