1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twelfth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1993, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1993 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their second championship by defeating defending champions UCLA 1–0 in the final game.^[1][2]

1993 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	20
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	Arizona (2nd title)
Runner-up	UCLA (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Mike Candrea (2nd title)
← 1992  NCAA Division I softball tournament 1994 →

Qualifying

Main article: 1993 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Regional No. 1 Team G1 G2 G3 – UCLA 210 1 — – Cal State Fullerton 1 0 — UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 2 Team G1 G2 G3 – Cal State Northridge 2 0 2 – Fresno State 2 2 0 Cal State Northridge qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Regional No. 3 Team G1 G2 G3 – Arizona 1 7 — – Arizona State 0 2 — Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 4 Team G1 G2 G3 – Oklahoma State 4 4 — – Utah State 0 2 — Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 5 First elimination round Kansas 110, Florida State 0 Kansas 3, Iowa 1 Florida State 515, Iowa 3 Second elimination round Team G1 G2 – Florida State 58 2 – Kansas 0 1 Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 6 First elimination round UNLV 2, Connecticut 1 Connecticut 2, Hofstra 1 UNLV 6, Hofstra 0 Second elimination round Team G1 G2 – Connecticut 2 2 – UNLV 0 0 Connecticut qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 7 First elimination round Long Beach State 1, Sacramento State 0 California 19, Sacramento State 0 Long Beach State 5, California 2 Second elimination round Team G1 G2 – Long Beach State 0 2 – California 1 1 Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 8 First elimination round Southwestern Louisiana 7, Bowling Green 3 Michigan 8, Bowling Green 2 Southwestern Louisiana 6, Michigan 5 Second elimination round Team G1 G2 – Southwestern Louisiana 2 — – Michigan 1 — Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

1. UCLA
2. Cal State Northridge
3. Arizona
4. Oklahoma State
5. Florida State
6. Long Beach State
7. Southwestern Louisiana
8. Connecticut

Game results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	1	UCLA	3
	8	Connecticut	0
						1	UCLA	0
						4	Oklahoma State	113
	4	Oklahoma State	5
	5	Florida State	2
											4	Oklahoma State	0
											3	Arizona	19
	3	Arizona	6
																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	4																							1	UCLA	0
																					7	Southwestern Louisiana	0			3	Arizona	1
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										1	UCLA	1
											7	Southwestern Louisiana	1
						8	Connecticut	28			8	Connecticut	0
																4	Oklahoma State	0
						5	Florida State	1
																1	UCLA	5
											1	UCLA	2
						6	Long Beach State	2			2	Cal State Northridge	0
						2	Cal State Northridge	4

Championship Game

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School	Top Batter	Stats.
Arizona Wildcats	Leah O'Brien (DP)	1-3 RBI
UCLA Bruins	Lisa Fernandez (P)	1-2 BB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB
Arizona Wildcats	Susie Parra (W)	7.0	2	0	0	2	6	22
UCLA Bruins	Lisa Fernandez (L)	6.0	1	1	0	1	4	19

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team^[4]

Pos	Name	School
P	Lisa Fernandez	UCLA
	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
	Kathy Morton	Southwestern Louisiana
	Andrea D’Innocenzo	Connecticut
AL	Melanie Roche	Oklahoma State
	Kyla Hall	Southwestern Louisiana

See also

• 1993 NCAA Division II softball tournament
• 1993 NCAA Division III softball tournament
• 1993 NAIA softball tournament
• 1993 NCAA Division I baseball tournament