1994 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament Teams 32 Finals site ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Champions Arizona (3rd title)Runner-up Cal State Northridge (2nd WCWS Appearance) Winning coach Mike Candrea (3rd title)MOP ()
The 1994 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the thirteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball . Held during May 1994, 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 1994 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 26 through May 30 and marked the conclusion of the 1994 NCAA Division I softball season . Arizona won their third championship, and second consecutive, by defeating Cal State Northridge 4–0 in the final game. It was the first final game since 1986 to not feature UCLA. [1] [2]
Qualifying [ ]
Regionals [ ]
Regional No. 1 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
UIC
5 8
DePaul
4
UIC
1 12
Notre Dame
0
Notre Dame
3 8
Indiana
0
UIC
2
7
Indiana
4
3
DePaul
4
Indiana
6
Notre Dame
0
Indiana
8 5
Regional No. 2 [ ]
Regional No. 3 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Cal State Fullerton
2
Washington
1
Cal State Fullerton
0
Cal State Northridge
9 5
Cal State Northridge
8 5
Maine
0
Cal State Northridge
0
4
Cal State Fullerton
2
0
Washington
10 6
Maine
0
Cal State Fullerton
4
Washington
0
Cal State Northridge qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 4 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Utah
1 10
Princeton
0
Utah
0
Southwestern Louisiana
1 9
Southwestern Louisiana
3
McNeese State
0
Southwestern Louisiana
2
0
Utah
3 8
2
Princeton
2
McNeese State
0
Utah
2
Princeton
1
Regional No. 5 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Missouri
1
Kansas
0
Missouri
1
Hawaii
2
Hawaii
1
Drake
0
Hawaii
1
1
Missouri
3 13
2 8
Kansas
3
Drake
0
Missouri
1
Kansas
0
Missouri qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 6 [ ]
Fresno State qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 7 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Oklahoma
3
Florida State
1
Oklahoma
3
Oklahoma State
4
Oklahoma State
1
Providence
0
Oklahoma State
2
—
Oklahoma
1
—
Florida State
0
Providence
4
Oklahoma
4
Providence
1
Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS
Regional No. 8 [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
Texas A&M
6
Rutgers
2
Texas A&M
0
Arizona
5
Arizona
7
Canisius
0
Arizona
6
—
Texas A&M
0
—
Rutgers
3
Canisius
4 9
Texas A&M
9
Canisius
0
Arizona qualifies for WCWS
Women's College World Series [ ]
Participants [ ]
Arizona
Cal State Northridge
Oklahoma State
UCLA
Fresno State
Utah
Missouri
UIC
Bracket [ ]
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
1
Arizona
8
8
UIC
0 5
1
Arizona
3
5
Fresno State
0
4
UCLA
0
5
Fresno State
1
1
Arizona
5
—
4
UCLA
2
—
8
UIC
0 5
4
UCLA
9
4
UCLA
11
6
Utah
1
1
Arizona
4
2
Cal State Northridge
0
3
Oklahoma State
0 8
6
Utah
2
6
Utah
1
2
Cal State Northridge
5
7
Missouri
3
2
Cal State Northridge
5
2
Cal State Northridge
2 15
4
3
Oklahoma State
3
2
3
Oklahoma State
7
7
Missouri
3
3
Oklahoma State
2
5
Fresno State
0
Championship Game [ ]
[3]
School
Top Batter
Stats.
Arizona
Laura Espinoza (SS) &
Leah Braatz (C)
1-3 RBI K
Cal State Northridge
Beth Calcante (LF)
1-3 2B 2Ks
School
Pitcher
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
AB
BF
Arizona
Susie Parra (W)
7.0
1
0
0
1
13
22
23
Cal State Northridge
Jennifer Richardson (L)
4.0
7
4
4
0
3
19
21
Cal State Northridge
Amy Windmiller
2.0
0
0
0
0
3
6
6
All-Tournament Team [ ]
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
Pos
Name
School
P
Susie Parra
Arizona
Amy Day
Oklahoma State
C
Leah Braatz
Arizona
1B
Amy Chellevold
Arizona
2B
Jenny Dalton
Arizona
3B
Shannon Jones
Cal State Northridge
SS
April Austin
Oklahoma State
OF
Leah O'Brien
Arizona
Jen Fleming
Cal State Northridge
Beth Calcante
Cal State Northridge
AL
Ginny Mike
UCLA
Kim Ward
Oklahoma State
References [ ]
NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
1993–94 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship