1993 Connecticut Huskies softball team

1993 Connecticut Huskies softball
1993 Connecticut Huskies softball
Big East Conference champion; Big East tournament champion; NCAA Regional champion
Women's College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	45–14 (17–1 Big East)
Head coach	Karen Mullins (10th season);
Home stadium	Connecticut Softball Stadium
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 Connecticut Huskies softball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were led by Karen Mullins in her 10th year as head coach, and played as part of the Big East Conference. Connecticut posted a 45–14 record (17–1 in conference) and earned an invitation to the 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament. They won their regional with victories over Hofstra and UNLV to earn a berth in the Women's College World Series, their first appearance in the ultimate college softball event. The Huskies lost their first game against eventual runner-up UCLA, defeated Florida State and were eliminated by eventual third-place finisher Southwestern Louisiana.

1993 Big East Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	1	.944	45	–	14	.763
Providence ‍‍‍	13	–	5	.722	34	–	18	.654
Boston College ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	15	–	21	.417
Villanova ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	20	–	20	.500
St. John's ‍‍‍	7	–	13	.350	11	–	25	.306
Seton Hall ‍‍‍	3	–	15	.167	17	–	26	.395

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993 Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Roster

1993 Connecticut Huskies roster^[1]

1993 Connecticut Huskies Softball Game Log^[2]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	BE Record
Mar 12	vs Miami (OH)*	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 7–3	1–0
Mar 12	vs Notre Dame*	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	L 2–3	1–1
Mar 13	vs Temple*	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 11–1	2–1
Mar 14	vs North Carolina*	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	W 3–0	3–1
Mar 14	vs Sam Houston State*	USF Softball Field • Tampa, FL	L 3–1	3–2
Mar 16	at Florida State*	Tallahassee, FL	L 0–1⁸	3–3
Mar 16	at Florida State*	Tallahassee, FL	L 0–8	3–4
Mar 19	vs Rider*	Tallahassee, FL	W 4–1	4–4
Mar 19	vs Northern Iowa*	Tallahassee, FL	W 7–0	5–4
Mar 19	vs Northeast Louisiana*	Tallahassee, FL	W 2–0	6–4
Mar 20	vs Furman*	Tallahassee, FL	W 4–1	7–4
Mar 20	vs Kent State*	Tallahassee, FL	L 0–2	7–5
Mar 20	vs Nicholls State*	Tallahassee, FL	L 0–4	7–6
Mar 27	vs Rutgers*	Philadelphia, PA	W 2–1⁸	9–6
Mar 27	vs Rutgers*	Philadelphia, PA	W 7–3	9–6
Mar 28	at Temple*	Philadelphia, PA	L 0–1⁸	9–7
Mar 28	at Temple*	Philadelphia, PA	W 10–5	10–7
Mar 30	at Providence	Providence, RI	W 1–0	11–7	1–0
Mar 30	at Providence	Providence, RI	W 6–1	12–7	2–0
Mar 31	Boston College	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 2–0	13–7	3–0
Mar 31	Boston College	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 6–1	14–7	4–0

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	BE Record
Apr 3	Seton Hall	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 11–1	15–7	5–0
Apr 3	Seton Hall	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 10–5	16–7	6–0
Apr 4	Villanova	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 3–0	17–7	7–0
Apr 4	Villanova	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 8–1	18–7	8–0
Apr 5	St. John's	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 5–2	19–7	9–0
Apr 5	St. John's	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 2–0	20–7	10–0
Apr 8	UMass*	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 4–0	21–7
Apr 8	UMass*	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 2–0	22–7
Apr 13	Providence	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 3–0	23–7	11–0
Apr 13	Providence	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	L 0–1	23–8	11–1
Apr 14	at Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	W 9–0	24–8	12–1
Apr 14	at Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	W 12–0	25–8	13–1
Apr 17	at Seton Hall	South Orange, NJ	W 6–0	26–8	14–1
Apr 17	at Seton Hall	South Orange, NJ	W 5–2	27–8	15–1
Apr 18	at St. John's	Jamaica, NY	W 12–0	28–8	16–1
Apr 18	at St. John's	Jamaica, NY	W 10–0	29–8	17–1

Post-season

Big East Tournament
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	BET Record
Apr 24	(4) Villanova	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 2–1	30–8	1–0
Apr 24	(2) Providence	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 7–1	31–8	2–0
Apr 25	(4) Villanova	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 9–0	32–8	3–0

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 27	Adelphi	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 6–1	33–7
Apr 27	Adelphi	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 6–2	34–8
Apr 29	at Central Connecticut	New Britain, CT	W 9–1	35–8
Apr 29	at Central Connecticut	New Britain, CT	W 2–0	36–8

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 1	vs Florida State	Amherst, MA	W 4–1	37–8
May 1	at UMass	Amherst, MA	W 2–0	38–8
May 2	vs South Florida	Amherst, MA	W 2–1⁸	39–8
May 3	at UMass	Amherst, MA	W 1–0^[a]	40–8
May 3	at UMass	Amherst, MA	W 2–1	41–8
May 5	at Hofstra	Hempstead, NY	L 1–2	41–9
May 8	Princeton	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	L 0–1	41–10
May 8	Princeton	Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT	L 2–4	41–11

Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 27	(1) UCLA	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–3	44–13	0–1
May 29	(5) Florida State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 2–1⁸	45–13	1–1
May 30	(7) Southwestern Louisiana	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–1	45–14	1–2

^ 2018 UConn Softball Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 31. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^ 2018 UConn Softball Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 38. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

1993 Connecticut Huskies softball
Big East Conference champion Big East tournament champion NCAA Regional champion
Women's College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	45–14 (17–1 Big East)
Head coach	Karen Mullins (10th season)
Home stadium	Connecticut Softball Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →