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1995 NCAA Division I softball season
Preseason No. 1Arizona
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Most conference bidsPac-10 (4)
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (8th (10th overall) *VACATED title)
Runners-upArizona (8th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSharron Backus (8th (10th overall) title)
WCWS MOPTanya Harding (UCLA)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →

The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1995 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 29, 1995.

Conference standings

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1995 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 6 – 0   .786 50 – 12 – 0   .806
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 19 – 9 – 0   .679 38 – 19 – 0   .667
No. 6 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 18 – 10 – 0   .643 41 – 26 – 1   .610
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13 – 0   .536 27 – 29 – 0   .482
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14 – 14 – 0   .500 27 – 28 – 0   .491
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 33 – 30 – 0   .524
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18 – 0   .357 23 – 26 – 0   .469
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 19 – 0   .321 24 – 29 – 0   .453
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20 – 0   .286 23 – 31 – 0   .426


† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of May 1995[10]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


1995 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 24 – 4   .857 66 – 6   .917
No. 1 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 23 – 4   .852 50 – 6   .893
No. 14 California  ‍‍‍y 20 – 8   .714 41 – 21   .661
No. 15 Washington  ‍‍‍y 17 – 11   .607 50 – 23   .685
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 25 – 26   .490
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 29 – 26   .527
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 26   .133 13 – 41   .241
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 1 – 27   .036 14 – 36   .280
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[11]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1995 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Nicholls State  ‍†‍‍y 28 – 2 – 0   .933 56 – 9 – 0   .862
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 21 – 9 – 0   .700 34 – 23 – 1   .595
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 22 – 10 – 0   .688 37 – 25 – 0   .597
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 17 – 15 – 0   .531 30 – 18 – 1   .622
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 17 – 0   .469 19 – 33 – 0   .365
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14 – 18 – 0   .438 24 – 27 – 0   .471
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 23 – 0   .281 22 – 34 – 0   .393
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 23 – 0   .281 17 – 35 – 0   .327
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 12 – 36 – 0   .250
No conference tournament
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1995[12]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

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The 1995 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 26, 1995 in Oklahoma City.[13]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 95
8 Princeton 1
1 Arizona 114
5 Cal State Fullerton 0
4 UNLV 0
5 Cal State Fullerton 1
1 Arizona 86 —
UNLV 0 —
8 Princeton 1
4 UNLV 2
3 Southwestern Louisiana 1
4 UNLV 5
1 Arizona 2
2 UCLA 4
3 Southwestern Louisiana 5
6 Michigan 0
3 Southwestern Louisiana 0
2 UCLA 3
2 UCLA 2
7 Iowa 1
2 UCLA 5 —
7 Iowa 0 —
6 Michigan 7
7 Iowa 9
5 Cal State Fullerton 5
7 Iowa 69

Season leaders

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Batting

Pitching

Records

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NCAA Division I season runs: 101 – Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats[14]

NCAA Division I season RBIs: 128 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats

NCAA Division I season home runs: 37 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats

NCAA Division I season total bases: 232 – Laura Espinoza, Arizona Wildcats

NCAA Division I single game RBIs: 11 – Tiffany Whittall, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns; April 15, 1995

NCAA Division I single game SINGLE GAME runs: 7 – Ellen Burns, Michelle Lafomara & Stephanie Riggins, Cornell Big Red; March 19, 1995

Sophomore class single game hits: 7 – Michelle Lafomara, Cornell Big Red; March 19, 1995

Sophomore class consecutive games hit streak: 35 – Robyn Yorke, Fresno State Bulldogs; February 12-April 1, 1995

Sophomore class hits: 114 – Robyn Yorke, Fresno State Bulldogs

Sophomore class triples: 16 – Jennifer Egan, Monmouth Hawks

Team hits: 765 – Arizona Wildcats

Team RBIs: 566 – Arizona Wildcats

Team triples: 47 – Monmouth Hawks

Awards

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Jennifer Brundage, UCLA Bruins[15][16]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1995 56 168 59 87 .518 60 14 3 15 150 .893% 37 17 6 9

All America Teams

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The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[17]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Brooke Wilkins SO. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Carrie Dolan SO. Arizona Wildcats
Cheryl Longeway JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
C Gillian Boxx SR. California Golden Bears
1B Amy Chellevold SR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Jenny Dalton JR. Arizona Wildcats
3B Jennifer Brundage SR. UCLA Bruins
SS Laura Espinoza SR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Laura Berg SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Robyn Yorke SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Leah O'Brien SO. Arizona Wildcats
DP Kathy Morton SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
UT Sara Griffin FR. Michigan Wolverines
AT-L Kelly Kovach SR. Michigan Wolverines
Cyndi Parus SR. UNLV Rebels
Kim Rondina SO. UNLV Rebels
Leah Braatz SO. Arizona Wildcats
Missy Nowak SR. DePaul Blue Demons

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Terri Kobata JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Susie Bugliarello SO. Sacramento State Hornets
Whitney Floyd SO. California Golden Bears
C Tiffany Whittall SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
1B Stephanie DeFeo SO. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2B Kelly Howard JR. UCLA Bruins
3B Tobin Echo-Hawk JR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
SS Ali Viola FR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
OF Sara Mallett JR. UNLV Rebels
Dana Fulmer SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Lana Jimenez SO. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
DP Jen Ackley FR. California Golden Bears
UT Scia Maumausolo JR. CSUN Matadors
AT-L Amie Stewart SR. UNLV Rebels
Lynn Britton JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Nicole Odom SO. UCLA Bruins
Tanya Harding JR. UCLA Bruins
Kim Ward SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Trinity Johnson SO. South Carolina Gamecocks
Jodi Burch SR. Illinois State Redbirds
Brea Moore SR. Oklahoma Sooners
C Julie Crandall FR. UNLV Rebels
1B Alleah Poulson SO. UCLA Bruins
2B Chris Zboril JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
3B Cindy Lawton SR. FSU Seminoles
SS Jen Babik SR. Princeton Tigers
OF Andrea D'Innocenzo SR. Connecticut Huskies
Shamalene Wilson JR. FSU Seminoles
Rachel Nelson SO. Minnesota Golden Gophers
DP Katie Marten SO. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UT Debbie Bilbao FR. Iowa Hawkeyes
AT-L Michelle Venturella SR. Indiana Hoosiers
Tina Plew SO. South Carolina Gamecocks
Karie Langelier SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Mandy Pfeiffer SO. Princeton Tigers
Tasha Reents JR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Kari Knopf SO. Iowa Hawkeyes

References

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  1. ^ 1995 IND Season
  2. ^ 1995 IA Season
  3. ^ 1995 MICH Season
  4. ^ 1995 MSU Season
  5. ^ 1995 MINN Season
  6. ^ 1995 NOR Season
  7. ^ 1995 OSU Season
  8. ^ 1995 PSU Season
  9. ^ 1995 PUR Season
  10. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  12. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "1995 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "Final 1995 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  17. ^ "1995 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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