The 1993

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was the twelfth annual tournament to determine the national champion of

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women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1993, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a

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format. The 1993 Women's College World Series was held in

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from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season.

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won their second championship by defeating defending champions

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1–0 in the final game.

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1

*UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 2

*Cal State Northridge qualifies for WCWS, 2–1

Regional No. 3

*Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 4

*Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0

Regional No. 5

First elimination round

* 1¹⁰, 0 *Kansas 3, 1 *Florida State 5¹⁵, Iowa 3

Second elimination round

*Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 6

First elimination round

* 2,

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1 *Connecticut 2, 1 *UNLV 6, Hofstra 0

Second elimination round

*Connecticut qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 7

First elimination round

* 1, 0 * 1⁹, Sacramento State 0 *Long Beach State 5, California 2

Second elimination round

*Long Beach State qualifies for WCWS, 3–1

Regional No. 8

First elimination round

* 7, 3 * 8, Bowling Green 2 *Southwestern Louisiana 6, Michigan 5

Second elimination round

*Southwestern Louisiana qualifies for WCWS, 3–0

Women's College World Series

Participants

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Game results

Bracket

Championship Game

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team

References

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