1993 National Champions
1993 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
The Wildcats nearly defend their first conference championship (16-2 in 1992), yet again come through with a solid post-season run to win the bigger title.
The power-hitting Wildcats win the NCAA home run title with 36 round-trippers in their 52 games, and run production leads the way to a 44-8 season and a 15-3 record for second place in the Pac-10. Pitching was not a problem either, as junior Susie Parra sparkled with a 28-3 record, 3 saves and an outstanding earned run average of 0.63. Freshman Leah O'Brien added a 16-5 mark. Catcher Jody (Miller) Pruitt held opponents to 6 stolen bases, the Cats hit a then school-record .328 as a team. Sophomore Laura Espinoza hit the scene in a big way with 12 home runs and Amy Chellevold led a solid group of hitters with a .379 batting average.
The Cats opened the year 22-2 to earn the school's first No. 1 ranking and Arizona later proved it was an accurate peg with an NCAA title-game victory over another No. 1-ranked team, UCLA.
Chellevold and O'Brien (.374) put their names atop the UA single-season batting chart at the time.
1993 ROSTER
| # | Name | Year | Position | Hometown (Last School) |
| 1 | Susie ParraAA1, AC1 | Jr. | P | Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral H.S.) |
| 4 | Michelle Martinez | Jr. | C | Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) |
| 5 | Susie Duarte | Jr. | 3B | Tucson, Ariz. (Pueblo H.S.) |
| 7 | Valerie Zepeda | Jr. | OF | Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) |
| 8 | Krista Gomez | Fr. | INF/OF | Sylmar, Calif. (Alemany Hills H.S.) |
| 10 | Renee Rosas | Sr. | OF/C | Yuma, Ariz. (Kofa H.S.) |
| 11 | Lisa Guise | Sr. | OF | Santa Maria, Calif. (Righetti H.S.) |
| 13 | Amy ChellevoldAA2, AC1 | So. | IB | Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks H.S.) |
| 15 | Jody Miller-PruittAA2, AC2 | Sr. | C | Phoenix, Ariz. (Moon Valley H.S.) |
| 16 | Jenny DaltonAC1 | Fr. | INF | Valencia, Calif. (Glendale H.S.) |
| 20 | Leah O'BrienAC1 | Fr. | P/OF | Chino, Calif. (Don Lugo H.S.) |
| 23 | Stacy Redondo | Sr. | OF | Tucson, Ariz. (Cholla H.S.) |
| 24 | Jamie HeggenAA1, AC1 | Sr. | OF | Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Moorpark J.C.) |
| 30 | Laura EspinozaAA2, AC1 | So. | SS | Wilmington, Calif. (Banning H.S.) |
| HC: | Mike Candrea (8th season) | |||
| AC: | Larry Ray (8th season) | |||
| AC: | Bill Barth (2nd season) |
TUCSON REGIONAL
| Game 1 (May 21) | (3) Arizona 1, Arizona State 0 | Box Score |
| Game 2 (May 22) | (3) Arizona 7, Arizona State 2 | Box Score |
WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
| Game 1 (May 28) | (3) Arizona 6, (6) Long Beach State 0 | Box Score |
| Game 2 (May 29) | (3) Arizona 2, (7) Louisiana-Lafayette 1 (10 innings) | Box Score |
| Game 3 (May 29) | (3) Arizona 1, (4) Oklahoma State 0 (9 innings) | Box Score |
| Game 4 (May 30) | (7) Louisiana-Lafayette 1, (3) Arizona 0 | Box Score |
| Game 5 (May 31) | (3) Arizona 1, (1) UCLA 0 | Box Score |
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— Arizona Softball (@ArizonaSoftball) May 31, 2020
Arizona used one well-timed hit, a @leah20usa first-inning RBI single, and a @escalady11 shutout to take down top-ranked UCLA and win its second championship in three years! pic.twitter.com/xZ0NGCsyoC
