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 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) |
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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— Arizona Softball (@ArizonaSoftball) May 31, 2020
Arizona capped off one of the best seasons in @NCAAsoftball history with a 4-0 victory over CSUN in the title game!
The Wildcats went 64-3 and had a record six first-team All-Americans, including National POTY, @escalady11! pic.twitter.com/03X8zDobQP
