# 1993 NCAA Division I softball season

The 1993 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 1993. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1993 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 31, 1993.

## Conference standings

1993 Big East Conference softball standings :
| 1993 Big East Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Connecticut ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–1 .94445–14 .763 Providence ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72234–18 .654 Boston College ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43815–21 .417 Villanova ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38920–20 .500 St. John's ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35011–25 .306 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16717–26 .395 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1993 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–5–0 .80834–26–0 .567 Iowa ‍‍‍ 20–7–0 .74139–15–0 .722 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 16–9–0 .64032–24–0 .571 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 17–11–0 .60734–25–0 .576 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 16–12–0 .57131–25–0 .554 Indiana ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .39328–23–1 .548 Penn State ‍‍‍ 4–24–0 .14314–34–0 .292 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–24–0 .14311–38–0 .224 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1993 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 25–1 .96250–5 .909 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83344–8 .846 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–11 .54234–26 .567 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–10 .54537–20 .649 Oregon ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50018–16 .529 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–13 .31613–19 .406 Washington ‍‍‍ 7–18 .28031–27 .534 Stanford ‍‍‍ 0–22 .0001–41 .024 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 1993 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
| 1993 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Sam Houston State ‍†‍‍ 24–4–0 .85739–15–0 .722 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 18–6–0 .75036–23–0 .610 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 15–6–1 .70532–14–2 .688 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 12–12–1 .50023–28–1 .452 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 10–16–0 .38521–23–0 .477 Northwestern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 7–19–0 .26925–28–0 .472 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23313–32–0 .289 Northeast Louisiana* ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42914–30–1 .322 Stephen F. Austin* ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .4009–26–0 .257 * Northeast Louisiana and Stephen F. Austin not eligible for regular season championship. They did not play the minimum number of conference games required. † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 1993 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 1993 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 28 to May 31, 1993 in Oklahoma City.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Connecticut | 0 | 1 | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Oklahoma State | 1$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | Oklahoma State | 1$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida State | 2 | | | | 4 | Oklahoma State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Arizona | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arizona | 6 | | | | 3 | Arizona | 1$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arizona | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 0 | 3 | Arizona | 2 | | | | 7 | Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cal State Northridge | 2 | 7 | Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Southwestern Louisiana | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Southwestern Louisiana | 0 | 3 | Arizona | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Southwestern Louisiana | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Connecticut | 2$^8$ | 8 | Connecticut | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Connecticut | 2$^8$ | 8 | Connecticut | | 4 | Oklahoma State | 0 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Florida State | 1 | | | | 4 | Oklahoma State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Florida State | 1 | | | | 1 | UCLA | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | | 1 | UCLA | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Long Beach State | 2 | 2 | Cal State Northridge | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Cal State Northridge | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .521 – La'Tosha Williams, Delaware State Hornets
* RBIs: 66 – Marcelina Smith, Florida A&M Lady Rattlers
* Home runs: 19 – Marcelina Smith, Florida A&M Lady Rattlers
Pitching
* Wins: 33-3 & 33-11 – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins & Kim Gonzalez, Texas A&M Aggies
* ERA: 0.25 (9 ER/249.2 IP) – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins
* Strikeouts: 484 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears

## Records

NCAA Division I season no-hitters: 9 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears
NCAA Division I season consecutive games hit streak: 42 – Cathy Frohnheiser, Furman Paladins; March 4-April 17, 1993
Senior class single game triples: 3 – Karrie Irvin, Southern Illinois Salukis; April 24, 1993
Senior class single game strikeouts: 26 – Michele Granger, California Golden Bears; March 20, 1993
Freshman class batting average: .521 – La'Tosha Williams, Delaware State Hornets
Freshman class perfect games: 3 – Terri Kobata, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sophomore class batting average: .583 – Andrea Mollohan, Delaware State Hornets
Junior class stolen bases: 73 – Michelle Ward, East Carolina Pirates

## Awards

* Honda Sports Award Collegiate Woman Athlete of The Year:
Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Lisa Fernandez, UCLA Bruins
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 1993 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 249.2 | 80 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 348 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1993 | 54 | 157 | 43 | 80 | .509 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 129 | .821% | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Susie Parra | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Melanie Roche | JR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| P | Michele Granger | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| C | Gillian Boxx | SO. | California Golden Bears |
| 1B | Cyndi Parus | SO. | UNLV Rebels |
| 2B | Lisa Davidson | JR. | FSU Seminoles |
| 3B | Cathy Frohnheiser | JR. | Furman Paladins |
| SS | Jennifer McFalls | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| OF | Patti Benedict | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| OF | Beth Calcante | JR. | CSUN Matadors |
| OF | Jamie Heggen | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| UT | Lisa Fernandez | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Patricia Conlan | SR. | Connecticut Huskies |
| P | Karen Jackson | JR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| P | Tami Blunt | FR. | Sacramento State Hornets |
| C | Jody Miller-Pruitt | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 1B | Amy Chellevold | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 2B | Kelly Howard | FR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 3B | Lynn Britton | FR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| SS | Laura Espinoza | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Jennifer Brewster | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Keri Kropke | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| OF | Susan Buttery | JR. | FSU Seminoles |
| DP | Kathy Beasley | FR. | Utah State Aggies |
| UT | Janna Venice | SR. | Connecticut Huskies |
| AT-L | Crystal Boyd | JR. | Hofstra Pride |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Kathy Blake | SO. | CSUN Matadors |
| P | Marla Looper | JR. | FSU Seminoles |
| P | DeAnna Earsley | SR. | Utah State Aggies |
| C | Sherri Kuchinskas | SR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| 1B | Niki VanHooreweghe | SO. | Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 2B | Tricia Reimche | SR. | UNLV Rebels |
| 3B | Barb Gaines | SR. | Southwest Missouri State Bears |
| SS | Tiffany Tootle | SR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| OF | Andrea D'Innocenzo | SO. | Connecticut Huskies |
| OF | K. K. McCoy | JR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| OF | Anne Carpenter | JR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| DP | Katy Morgan | FR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| UT | Krinon Clark | JR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| AT-L | Denise DeWalt | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |