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1994 National Champions

1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS


The Cats 'chuck-and-duck' hitting attack displays one of the most awesome punches in the history of the college game. The Cats sock their way to an NCAA-record 64 victories (against 3 losses), start the year with a school-record 27-game winning streak and end the campaign undefeated (7-0) in post-season play for the first time. 

Along the way, Arizona blasts 93 home runs, led by junior shortstop Laura Espinoza's jersey-number feat (30), 18 by freshman catcher Leah Braatz, 16 by sophomore second baseman Jenny Dalton and 14 by senior Susie Parra, who capped a remarkable career with National Player of the Years honors by winning the Honda Softball Award.

Parra dominated from the pitching circle, completing a 33-1 season. She did not allow an earned run in three CWS victories, plus struck out 13 in the NCAA title game. She threw the seventh and eighth no-hitters of her career.

Junior first baseman Amy Chellevold hit .504 in the leadoff spot and sophomore center fielder Leah O'Brien hit .416 batting second. Dalton hit .434. Arizona set a then-national record with its .380 team batting average. Espinoza knocked in an incredible 95 runs in 66 games. Freshmen pitchers Nancy Evans and Carrie Dolan made marks with 17-0 and 11-2 records.
 
The Cats had five players in the Pac-10's top 10 in hitting and UA was ranked No. 1 from start to finish.
 
1994 Softball National Championship



1994 ROSTER
# Name Year  Position  Hometown (Last School)
1 Susie ParraAA1, AC1 Sr P Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral H.S.)
3 Carrie Dolan  Fr. P Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos H.S.)
4 Michelle Martinez  Sr.  C Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.)
5 Susie Duarte  Sr.  3B Tucson, Ariz. (Pueblo H.S.)
7 Valerie Zepeda  Sr.  OF Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.)
8 Krista GomezAC2  So.  OF/2B Sylmar, Calif. (Alemany Hills H.S.)
13 Amy ChellevoldAA1, AC1 Jr.  1B Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks H.S.)
16 Jenny DaltonAA1, AC1  So.  2B Valencia, Calif. (Glendale H.S.)
20 Leah O'BrienAA1, AC1  So.  P/CF Chino, Calif. (Don Lugo H.S.)
22 Andrea Doty  Fr. RF  Midway City, Calif. (Westminster H.S.)
26 Brandi Shriver  Fr.  OF Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley H.S.)
30 Laura EspinozaAA1, AC1  Jr.  SS Wilmington, Calif. (Banning H.S.)
31 Leah BraatzAA1, AC1  Fr.  C Costa Mesa, Calif. (Estancia H.S.)
32 Nancy EvansAC1  Fr.  P/UTL Glendale, Calif. (Hoover H.S.)
HC: Mike Candrea (9th season)
AC: Larry Ray (9th season)
AC: Jody Pruitt (1st season)

1994 Softball National Championship


TUCSON REGIONAL
Game 1 (May 20) (1) Arizona 7, Canisius 0 Box Score
Game 2 (May 21) (1) Arizona 5, Texas A&M 0 Box Score
Game 3 (May 22) (1) Arizona 6, Texas A&M 0 Box Score

WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Game 1 (May 26) (1) Arizona 8, (8) Illinois-Chicago 0 (5 innings) Box Score
Game 2 (May 27) (1) Arizona 3, (5) Fresno State 0 Box Score
Game 3 (May 29) (1) Arizona 0, (4) UCLA 2 Box Score
Game 4 (May 30) (1) Arizona 4, (2) Cal State Northridge 0 Box Score
  
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