1993 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1993 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 27-31.

Champion – Arizona Wildcats (44-8)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (50-5)

The two best pitchers in the country — UA’s Susie Parra (28-3) and UCLA’s Lisa Fernandez (33-3) — faced each other in the Women’s College World Series title game, with Arizona winning 1-0 in a softball purist’s delight.

Parra threw 75 pitches in the win, giving up two hits, striking out six and walking two. No Bruin advanced beyond second base. She struck out the side in the seventh inning to clinch Arizona’s second national championship.

Parra went 4-1 in Oklahoma City, pitching 39 innings and giving up one earned run on 17 hits while striking out 51 and walking only six.

Fernandez was nearly as good. UCLA’s ace gave up one hit, one run, walked one and struck out four in the title game. Leah O’Brien’s first-inning single to center delivered the UA’s only run.

The 1993 WCWS was the latest chapter in the Arizona-UCLA rivalry. The Wildcats beat the Bruins for the 1991 title, with UCLA returning the favor in 1992.
  • Honda Sports Award – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA (33-3, 0.25 ERA, 348 K, .509 BA, 11 HR 45 RBI)
  • Batting Leader – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – .429
  • RBI Leader – Leah O’Brien, Arizona – 4
  • Home Run Leader – 5 tied with 1 Kyla Hall, Louisiana-Lafayette; Lisa Fernandez, UCLA; Andrea D’Innocenzo, Connecticut; Janae Deffenbaugh, UCLA; Jennifer Brewster, UCLA
  • ERA Leader – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – 0.15
  • Strikeout Leader – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA – 59

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA
P – 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
OF – Kathy Morton, Southwestern Louisiana
OF – Andrea D’Innocenzo, Connecticut
AL – Melanie Roche, Oklahoma State
AL – Kyla Hall, Southwestern Louisiana

SCORES

  1. UCLA 3 Connecticut 0
  2. Oklahoma State 5 Florida State 2
  3. Arizona 6 Long Beach State 0
  4. Southwestern Louisiana 4 Cal State Northridge 2
  5. Connecticut 2 Florida State 1 (8 inn.) – Florida State eliminated
  6. Cal State Northridge 4 Long Beach State 2 – Long Beach State eliminated
  7. Oklahoma State 1 UCLA 0 (13 inn.)
  8. Arizona 2 Southwestern Louisiana 1
  9. Southwestern Louisiana 1 Connecticut 0 – Connecticut eliminated
  10. UCLA 2 Cal State Northridge 0 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
  11. Arizona 1 Oklahoma State 0 (9 inn.)
  12. Southwestern Louisiana 1 Arizona 0
  13. UCLA 5 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated
  14. UCLA 1 Southwestern Louisiana 0 – Southwestern Louisiana
  15. Arizona 1 UCLA 0 – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Wildcats (4-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Southwestern Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-2)
4. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
5t. Connecticut Huskies (1-2)
5t. Cal State Northridge Matadors (1-2)
7t. Long Beach State 49ers (0-2)
7t. Florida State Seminoles (0-2)

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1

  1. UCLA 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 (10 inn.)
  2. UCLA 1 Cal State Fullerton 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 2

  1. Cal State Northridge 2 Fresno State 1
  2. Fresno State 2 Cal State Northridge 0
  3. Cal State Northridge 2 Fresno State 0

Cal State Northridge qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Regional No. 3

  1. Arizona 1 Arizona State 0
  2. Arizona 7 Arizona State 2

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 4

  1. Oklahoma State 4 Utah State 0
  2. Oklahoma State 4 Utah State 2

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Regional No. 5

  1. Kansas 1 Florida State 0 (10 inn.)
  2. Kansas 3 Iowa 1
  3. Florida State 5 Iowa 3 (15 inn.) – Iowa eliminated
  4. Florida State 5 Kansas 0
  5. Florida State 2 Kansas 1 – Kansas eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 6

  1. UNLV 2 Connecticut 1
  2. Connecticut 2 Hofstra 1
  3. UNLV 6 Hofstra 0 – Hofstra eliminated
  4. Connecticut 2 UNLV 0
  5. Connecticut 2 UNLV 0 – UNLV eliminated

Connecticut qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 7

  1. Long Beach State 1 Sacramento State 0
  2. California 1 Sacramento State 0 (9 inn.) – Sacramento State eliminated
  3. Long Beach State 5 California 2
  4. California 1 Long Beach State 0
  5. Long Beach State 2 California 1 – California eliminated

Long Beach State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 8

  1. Southwestern Louisiana 7 Bowling Green 3
  2. Michigan 8 Bowling Green 2 – Bowling Green eliminated
  3. Southwestern Louisiana 6 Michigan 5
  4. Southwestern Louisiana 2 Michigan 1 – Michigan eliminated

Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Susie Parra, Arizona
P – Melanie Roche, Oklahoma State
P – Michele Granger, California
C – Gillian Boxx, California
1B – Cyndi Parus, UNLV
2B – Lisa Davidson, Florida State
3B – Cathy Frohnheiser, Furman
SS – Jennifer McFalls, Texas A&M
OF – Patti Benedict, Michigan
OF – Beth Calcante, Cal State Northridge
OF – Jamie Heggen, Arizona
UTIL – Lisa Fernandez, UCLA

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Patricia Conlan, Connecticut
P – Karen Jackson, Iowa
P – Tami Blunt, Sacramento State
C – Jody Miller-Pruitt, Arizona
1B – Amy Chellevold, Arizona
2B – Kelly Howard, UCLA
3B – Lynn Britton, Louisiana-Lafayette
SS – Laura Espinoza, Arizona
OF – Jennifer Brewster, UCLA
OF – Keri Kropke, California
OF – Susan Buttery, Florida State
DP – Kathy Beasley, Utah State
UTIL – Janna Venice, Connecticut
AL – Crystal Boyd, Hofstra

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Kathy Blake, Cal State Northridge
P – Marla Looper, Florida State
P – DeAnna Earsley, Utah State
C – Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass
1B – Niki VanHooreweghe, Northern Illinois
2B – Tricia Reimche, UNLV
3B – Barb Gaines, Southwest Missouri State
SS – Tiffany Tootle, South Carolina
OF – Andrea D’Innocenzo, Connecticut
OF – K. K. McCoy, Oklahoma State
OF – Anne Carpenter, Northwestern
DP – Katy Morgan, Iowa
UTIL – Krinon Clark, Ohio State
AL – Denise DeWalt, Cal State Fullerton

 

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