1995 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

1995 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals Site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Champions	UCLA (8th (9th overall) title)
Runner-Up	Arizona(12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus (8th (9th overall) title)
MOP	Tanya Harding UCLA

The 1995 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the fourteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1995, 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 1995 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eighth NCAA championship, and ninth overall, by defeating Arizona 4–2 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Tanya Harding was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player, the first time the honor was awarded by the NCAA.^[1]^[2] The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA.^[3]

Regionals

Regional No. 1

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

Notre Dame

5

UIC

2

Notre Dame

0

Michigan

2

Michigan

6

DePaul

0

Michigan

15⁵

—

Notre Dame

6

—

UIC

10⁶

DePaul

0

Notre Dame

8⁹

UIC

5

Michigan qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 2

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

	Connecticut	3
	UMass	0
				Connecticut	0

				Princeton	10⁶
	Princeton	9

	Hofstra	5
							Princeton	6	—

							Connecticut	2	—
	UMass	0

	Hofstra	3
				Connecticut	3⁸

				Hofstra	2

Princeton qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 3

First Round

Semi-Finals

Finals

Nebraska

'5

Florida State

1

Nebraska

1

Arizona

9⁶

Arizona

8⁵

Ohio

0

Arizona

15⁵

—

Florida State

0

—

Florida State

2

Ohio

0

Florida State

6

Nebraska

2

Arizona qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 4

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

	Cal State Fullerton	9⁶
	Illinois State	1
				Cal State Fullerton	1

				Cal State Northridge	0
	Cal State Northridge	2

	Missouri	1
							Cal State Fullerton	2⁸	—

							Cal State Northridge	1	—
	Illinois State	5

	Missouri	1
				Cal State Northridge	11

				Illinois State	4

Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 5

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

	Washington	1
	Louisiana Tech	0
				Washington	6

				Southwestern Louisiana	7
	Southwestern Louisiana	5

	Nicholls State	1
							Southwestern Louisiana	3	—

							Washington	1	—
	Louisiana Tech	1

	Nicholls State	4
				Washington	7

				Nicholls State	2

Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 6

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

	Iowa	3
	Sacramento State	0
				Iowa	1

				Fresno State
	Fresno State	2

	California	1
							Iowa	0	2⁹

							Fresno State	1	1
	Sacramento State	1

	California	2
				Fresno State	2

				California	0

Iowa qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 7

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

	Oklahoma State	3
	Utah	0
				Oklahoma State	0

				UNLV	5
	UNLV	10⁶

	Oklahoma	2
							UNLV	1	2

							Oklahoma	2	0
	Utah	1

	Oklahoma	7
				Oklahoma State	0

				Oklahoma	2

UNLV qualifies for WCWS

Regional No. 8

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

	Hawaii	3
	South Carolina	2
				Hawaii	0

				UCLA	9⁶
	UCLA	8⁵

	Campbell	0
							UCLA	4	—

							Hawaii	3	—
	South Carolina	4

	Campbell	1
				Hawaii	2

				South Carolina	0

UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket



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

All-Tournament Team

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

Pos	Name	School
P	Tanya Harding	UCLA
P	Amie Stewart	UNLV
C	Leah Braatz	Arizona
1B	Kari Knopf	Iowa
2B	Kelly Howard	UCLA
3B	Jennifer Brundage	UCLA
SS	Julie Williams	Cal State Fullerton
OF	Leah O'Brien	Arizona
	Brandi Macias	Iowa
	Alison Johnsen	Arizona
AL	Nancy Evans	Arizona
AL	Brandi Shriver	Arizona

References

↑ 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
↑ 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
↑ Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
↑ 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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[1] 2015 WCWS Records: 1990s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[2] 2015 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[3] Julie Cart (May 7, 1997). "NCAA Hits Bruins Softball Hard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

[4] 2015 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and Women's College World Series
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Teams	32
Finals Site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	UCLA (8th (9th overall) title)
Runner-Up	Arizona(12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sharron Backus (8th (9th overall) title)
MOP	Tanya Harding UCLA